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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Discussion: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: -----below a certain temperature, an automatic payment would kick in such as is the case in the UK and in a number of other-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Discussion: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: There is uncertainty.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to commence Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38364/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Programme (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects to publish legislation based on the recommendations of the report of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the artist’s social welfare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38365/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for the artist's social welfare pilot scheme; the number of persons in receipt of welfare payments in respect of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1252 of 7 September 2018, if consultations took place with general practitioners and their representatives before her Department changed the forms for illness benefit. [38366/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (25 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers who have been referred to JobPath for the second time after completing the scheme in full; the length of time after the scheme is completed that JobPath can re-invite former participants to participate again; if jobseekers must participate the second time; and if she will make a statement on the...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

John Brady: The BusConnects proposals affecting north Wicklow are a mixed bag. I know the Minister is familiar with some of the issues which BusConnects presents for the public transport users of County Wicklow because I saw a tweet he sent in 2017 when he used the No. 44 bus. I am unsure whether he has used it again since then. The proposals will impact severely on some of the most vulnerable people...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

John Brady: The Minister should deal with the issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

John Brady: As of 5 September 2018, when the school year was recommenced in most schools, 10,470 people were waiting on a decision on their application for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. Over the summer, people waiting on a decision had been unable to talk to anyone within the Department regarding the status of their application because all the phone lines were down. The Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

John Brady: Well, that is even worse.

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

John Brady: The decision to close another 159 post offices across the State is a continuation of the flawed policy perpetrated by Fine Gael's co-partners in government, Fianna Fáil. However, rural communities across the State will not take this lying down. They are mobilising and planning on fighting back for their survival. It is planned to close the post offices in Donard and Coolboy in my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 1254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the wait time for same; the number of applications to be processed; the date on which all applications will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36259/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (7 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 1251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that have been taken to provide community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors with pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36255/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 1252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date on which it was decided to change the application forms for illness benefit; the consultations that took place; the persons or bodies with which consultation took place; the dates on which consultations took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36257/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (7 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 1253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for all social welfare payments. [36258/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (7 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 1255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a cross-departmental and cross-party working group to examine child maintenance and issues in regard to these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36260/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

John Brady: As someone who engaged in the entire process, from when the heads of the Bill were published all the way to Committee Stage, who tabled numerous amendments in an attempt to strengthen this legislation, including in areas dealing with banded hours contracts and the look-back period, among other issues, I certainly will not be lectured to by anyone who has played a minimal part-----

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

John Brady: -----in this critical legislation where anyone could put forward amendments at Report Stage. Something has to be done about bogus self-employment. The Minister has acknowledged that, even though no legislation has been brought forward to that end. This legislation will go to the Seanad, with or without this amendment. A number of amendments will be made in the Seanad by Sinn Féin and...