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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

John Brady: -----essentially to grind to a standstill or to sit down with the trade unions representing the CE supervisors.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

John Brady: I will finish on this. I was told by a SIPTU representative that at least two requests have been submitted to the office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, seeking meetings in order to try to address this issue once and for all. Those requests have not even been acknowledged.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

John Brady: The Taoiseach must stop this protest and address this serious problem immediately.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (11 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 194. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for the decision to increase the pension age to 67 years of age in 2021 and 68 years of age in 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17003/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (11 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been referred to JobPath for a second and third time. [17004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (11 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a half-rate carer's payment is assessed as means under HAP but not under rent supplement in circumstances in which those being transferred from rent supplement to HAP are having their half-rate carer's payment assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (10 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 136. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of primary care centres in Greystones and Arklow, County Wicklow further to the announcement of a developer (details supplied) not to proceed with the Arklow centre; the impact this will have on the development of both centres and the planned timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16878/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: Yesterday, Action Health Enterprises, which is engaged by the HSE to build primary care centres in Arklow and Greystones in County Wicklow, made the announcement it is not going ahead with those projects. In January, it had been granted full planning permission after a number of delays to go ahead with the Arklow primary health care centre. If anything, it gives us another reason that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: We welcome any provision that will mean additional financial security for workers when they reach old age. That said, we have some concerns in regard to the Strawman that was published and we made a submission on that. To come to the crux of the issue, there is poor coverage and only one out of three employees have a private pension in the private sector. When we take into account the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: Hopefully, the Minister will publish that document and she has said she will furnish it to the joint committee. I look forward to seeing it and scrutinising it. The crucial elements are the contributions from the three sides - the employer, the employee and the State - and how this will be teased out and expanded upon. Obviously, from the perspective of my party, fund management is one of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 11. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to introduce auto-enrolment; the stage plans are at; the next steps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15638/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: I wish to ask the Minister about the status of her plans to introduce auto-enrolment. The consultation period ended last November. What are the next steps? I call on the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: To hear the Minister put forward arguments from employers that there have been genuine errors in classifying people as self-employed reminds me of when IBEC appeared before the committee last week and stated that it does not believe legislation is necessary. That the Minister is considering bringing forward legislation must be welcomed, and it also shows that she and her Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals she recently brought to Cabinet regarding bogus self-employment; her plans to progress these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15639/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: Discussions might find joint solutions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 2. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the proposals put forward in the Social Welfare Commission Bill 2018 in order to ensure the adequacy of social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15742/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: Last October, I introduced the Social Welfare Commission Bill 2018. The intention behind it is to enure adequacy in social welfare payments across the board. Has the Minister had an opportunity to look at the Bill and will she make a statement on it?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: I thank the Minister for her reply. It was the top priority at last year's pre-budget forum meeting in July that there would be adequacy in the setting of social welfare payments right across the board. There have been reports in the last while that the Minister is looking at linking payments to the consumer price index, CPI, only. If that is true, it would be a retrograde step and would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: I thank the Minister for that. In the context of the Bill I introduced last October, I carried out an extensive engagement with all of the groups involved, including Social Justice Ireland, the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the European Anti-Poverty Network. I consulted across the board and I note that there is a broad consensus in support...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Rates (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: Is it a strategy to launch it a few days before the European elections?