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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 482. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the possibility of introducing free public transport; if there are costings on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10835/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to the local employment service in 2018, by office. [10322/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the three year rule for those aged over 55 years of age engaged in community employment in which they are providing a service in their community that otherwise would not be available; if there is discretion in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 553 of 13 November 2018, if the payment will be disregarded in the means test for social welfare payments for those that were in receipt of a payment before she approved disregarding it in view of the fact the payment is still being taken as means from social welfare payments (details...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 5 February 2019, timeframe for the publication of the econometric review of JobPath which was due to be published at the end of January 2019; if she has read the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath to date; the number of persons referred for a second time to date; and if a person has been referred more than twice. [10510/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons engaged with the JobPath companies. [10511/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have commenced employment through JobPath to date; the number of these jobs that were sustained for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [10512/19]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 1 of Act 2015 12.Section 1 of the Act of 2015 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7): “(7) Part 9 shall come into operation 54 months from enactment or on such earlier day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: The Minister referred to the Bill being fast-tracked and to her hope of having it in place before the timeframe of 6 October that I have laid out in my amendment. Unfortunately, we cannot take that at face value. Assurances, guarantees, timeframes and deadlines have been given before and have all fallen by the wayside. It is important that a timeframe be built into the legislation. That...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: It must then be enacted.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: They certainly feel vulnerable.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: I take on board what the Minister has said. I will withdraw my amendment and resubmit it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: Yes.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

John Brady: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation from the perspective of what it will mean in the context of social protection in particular. More than 132,000 people living here are in receipt of state pensions from England. Approximately 1,000 people living here receive child benefit payments from Britain in respect of children residing in this State. There are 28,760...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

John Brady: We will not be preached to by Fianna Fáil, that is for sure.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

John Brady: There are no salaries being availed of.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test Regulation (26 Feb 2019)

John Brady: 566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason motorbikes are exempt from a NCT test or a similar test as required by other vehicles; if introducing such a test has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9624/19]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Convention on Social Security between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (21 Feb 2019)

John Brady: The Minister gave a very thorough overview of the legislation and convention yesterday so I will not dwell on too many points. The figures given by the Minister today and yesterday show how important it is that there is certainty and a seamless transition through very uncertain times for everyone. I will home in on one area, namely, the provision relating to overlapping. I have some...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Convention on Social Security between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (21 Feb 2019)

John Brady: So the Minister is saying that she will be seeking to change things so that people will not be able to avail of both payments. That will be really concerning for many people. We will wait and see what is in the legislation once it is published tomorrow but I would have concerns. We will wait and have a look but it would be of grave concern to the 132,000 Irish people who worked in the UK....