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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: It is totally wrong for child maintenance to be considered in assessing means for social welfare payments. That is her responsibility. The Department of Justice and Equality-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: ----- is responsible in other areas, but that is her responsibility.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: It is a Government colleague.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is engaging in work regarding child maintenance payments; the process in place for seeking such maintenance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46857/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I want to ask about child maintenance payments and whether the Minister has examined the area. What are her intentions in this respect?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Maintenance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: There is a crossover between the Departments of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and Justice and Equality. The Minister said earlier that she will meet officials in the Department of Justice and Equality this month, which I welcome. The Minister stated that she carried out a review. It would be helpful if details of that review could be circulated to Members. The Minister will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 107. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process in place to address the issue of the 2012 pension changes through the total contributions approach; the timeframe for the issuing of correspondence to those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46856/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: The Minister might find it surprising that I welcome the fact that 11,000 letters have issued as of last week. Hopefully, we will see multiples of that number this week. A total of 79,000 letters need to be issued prior to Christmas and 70,000 of those are to issue to people who currently live in the State. That is welcome news but it has been a long time coming. There are, however, still...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I will get the Minister in the next round.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I agree with Deputy Curran's point. It is a critical one and we will come back to that in other discussions and debates in the near future. I want a categorical assurance, as do many of the 79,000 people who are entitled to see their money restored to the rate it should be, that those backdated payments will be made in the first quarter of next year. Can the Minister give a categorical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the wait time for processing appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46860/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: Will the Minister outline the current waiting times for the appeals process across all social welfare payments?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I am looking at a reply I received to a parliamentary question last September and the appeal times are absolutely ludicrous and unacceptable. They vary from 17 to 64 weeks. A carer who appeals a decision, for example, must wait 29 weeks without a penny for a decision. A jobseeker must wait 37 weeks. That is ludicrous. I heard the Minister's response but what is going on in the appeals...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: Some measures have been taken to deal with the crisis across the board. The Minister knows, however, that when somebody applies to the community welfare officer, the matter is at the officer's discretion, in the first instance, and, second, it is means tested. Not everyone will get a penny from the community welfare officer. That is not the solution to the failure within the Department to...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: Turas Nua and Seetec must be rubbing their hands together and laughing with glee. The Minister implied in her answer that they are getting paid a second time when people sign the personal progression plan. What is the figure for this? How much is being paid out for the 15,000 people referred for a second time? What is the difference between the training in the first stint, which has...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: They are very different. The Minister should not muddy the water between community employment and JobPath.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: The Minister and I will probably never see eye to eye on the privatisation of the sector. The two companies are rubbing their hands together with glee. The Minister failed to answer the questions I put to her on the training given to a person referred for a second time round. There is no difference whatsoever between the training on the first occasion and the second? Do the State and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: The individuals are in part-time work.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons are being referred to JobPath for a second time having already completed the scheme in full; the number of persons that have been referred for a second time; the associated costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47050/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: Why are people being referred to JobPath for a second time having already completed the scheme in full? How many people have been referred? How much did that cost?