Results 5,641-5,660 of 7,444 for speaker:John Brady
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: A Programme for a Partnership Government mentions the word "poverty" 19 times. We know from this year's Society of St. Vincent de Paul budget submission that more than 780,000 Irish citizens are living below the poverty line. That is 16.5% of the population. Interestingly, 105,051 of those citizens are currently in employment. Alarmingly, the pre-budget submission from St. Vincent de Paul...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Support Payments (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 827. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the child care supports available to lone parents; the criteria to access such supports; the costs involved; and the age limitations in place. [30843/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 866. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the age limit for the one parent family payment to 12 and 18 years of age, respectively. [30332/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 867. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending child benefit beyond 18 years of age for those in full-time education. [30333/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the social welfare payments in place specifically for lone parents; and the criteria in place to qualify for each. [30838/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 892. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment and the working family payment. [30839/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 893. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her views on the Indecon report showing the impact that changes to the one-parent family payment have had on lone parents with regard to levels of deprivation. [30840/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 896. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the steps being taken to tackle poverty in lone-parent families. [30844/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 894. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the supports in place to assist lone parents returning to education and returning to work. [30841/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (10 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 895. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the working family payment, formerly FIS, has been reviewed since its introduction. [30842/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (4 Jul 2018)
John Brady: 330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of administering the working family payment scheme; and the percentage of the annual spend on the scheme. [29471/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Crosscare Emigrant Support Service: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. Theirs is an excellent piece of work and long overdue. It is an issue in respect of which I get people coming to my constituency offices expressing concern and frustration at how their cases are being handled and in many ways stymied. This is all reflected in the experiences highlighted in Crosscare's submission. Cases similar to all...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the weekly State pension by €5 per week to build towards achieving the commitment in the national pensions framework of a State pension set at 35% of average weekly earnings. [28433/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of ensuring the final 15% of the Christmas bonus is restored as a double week payment for Christmas 2019 for all social welfare recipients. [28434/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €3 per week. [28435/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the over 80s allowance by €2 per week. [28436/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of reversing the changes introduced in 2012 to the State pension system by reducing the number of bands from six to four. [28437/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of restoring the bereavement grant. [28438/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Expenditure (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of restoring the fuel allowance to 32 weeks. [28439/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (28 Jun 2018)
John Brady: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the funding for the free travel scheme by €5 million to make it more attractive for operators to join and to ensure that it continues to address passenger needs. [28440/18]