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Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: Fianna Fáil opened the door.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: The Minister of State missed the key point. I did not describe the centres as Magdalen laundries. Rather, the NGOs which deal with refugees seeking protection in this State did so. They are right to point out that direct provision centres are the modern-day equivalent of Magdalen laundries. The problem is that the Government is turning to the private sector to address the accommodation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I am deeply concerned that instead of trying to dismantle the shameful and unacceptable direct provision system, the Government is hell-bent on expanding the number of centres operating across the State. Direct provision is the incarceration of innocent people and, with good reason, it is often referred to as the Magdalen laundries of our generation. I received an email last week from the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of housing projects that had been under construction by a company (details supplied) before it went into examinership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47046/18]

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

John Brady: I published a proposal for a stand-alone child maintenance service.

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

John Brady: I sent it to the Minister. I would like to get her views on introducing something similar to what is in place in Britain. Would the Minister consider rolling that out?

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

John Brady: As the Minister may be aware, in 2017 the UN made a recommendation that endorses my proposal for a child maintenance service. I accept that is not necessarily the responsibility of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection but that of the Department of Justice and Equality. I have sat down with officials from the Department and they have said it is not on their radar. It...

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...