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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will be carried out on the M11-N11 in response to the findings of a needs assessment report commissioned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in support of the M11-N11 corridor study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been secured to allow works to commence on the N81 secondary road between Tallaght and Hollywood Cross in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47779/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 430. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will commence on the N81 secondary road between Tallaght and Hollywood Cross in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision regarding the extension of the Luas to Bray, County Wicklow will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is experiencing severe morning sickness, thereby making it difficult to attend work, can avail of State assistance such as illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when child maintenance was changed from income for the child to assessable parental income; the way in which this change came about; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households availing of rent supplement in County Donegal in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [47944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households availing of family income supplement in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form. [47945/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1212 of 7 November 2017, if a company (details supplied) currently seeking funding under the community services programme to promote tourism in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal was established by an organisation. [48054/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1212 of 7 November 2017, if three listed directors of an organisation (details supplied) were board members of a company at the time that the company had its funding removed under the community services programme following an independent review. [48055/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 521. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the clause regarding payment of water charges in order to qualify for the tenant purchase scheme will be removed; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48150/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (14 Nov 2017)

John Brady: 522. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are schemes to provide central heating in local authority housing and if not, if funding will be made available for the installation of central heating in local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48151/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: I thank the witnesses for attending. Community employment is certainly a scheme that works and rarely gives rise to complaints. The biggest complaint I get is the difficulties in accessing it, particularly in relation to JobPath. It does Trojan work in communities the length and breadth of the State. It throws open many challenges for the State. People on CE schemes are doing work that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: Okay. Supervisors have a serious issue with their entitlement to pensions. I believe the WRC made a ruling on pensions for supervisors and assistant supervisors. What work is the Department doing to address that? I believe JobPath is having a very detrimental impact. Does the Department view the training within JobPath as being satisfactory? I have not met anyone who has voluntarily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: I suggest the first preference of people who have to sign on, having being forced out of employment due to the nature of their contracts, would have been to stay on in their employment. That would certainly be preferable to being forced onto a community employment scheme. The fix that is probably needed in this respect probably involves banning mandatory retirement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: The vetting process is one of the big issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: Yes, for JobPath and with respect to where people are to go. I take on board what was said about the process of the year lead-up to that. Many people have called to my constituency offices, and the same applies to other Deputies, who have told me they want to participate on community employment schemes. They have identified that themselves, whether it be to get a QQI qualification or to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Further Revised) (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: I bid everyone a good morning and thank the Minister for attending. Yesterday, I asked her about the changes to pensions which were made in 2012. She outlined the process whereby the Department was going through the figures and the data and said that it was cumbersome. She said she hoped to have some figures this week or next week. I submitted a parliamentary question, the reply to which...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Further Revised) (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: That was certainly very interesting. What are the Minister's views on it? While the figure is growing every year, the 35,000 figure was only provided recently by the Department. It grows every year, but not at that rate. Where has the figure come from? It is a matter of concern. The Minister said she hopes to bring forward the employment (miscellaneous provisions) Bill before...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Further Revised) (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: It is not a real court of law. It does not have the powers. The Minister would be aware that, based on the now infamous 2013 Supreme Court ruling on joint labour committees setting national wage rates for certain industries, such as construction, restaurants and hotels, we know the Labour Court is not a court of law. The WRC is a voluntary body. How can the Minister punish an employer for...