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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

John Brady: On the basis of the statement made by the Minister when announcing this change a number of weeks ago, it seemed to be a positive story, so much so that Fianna Fáil was very quick to jump in and claim credit for it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

John Brady: On reading the details and having listened to the Minister, it is clear that the problems experienced by people locked into JobPath will continue. We know that underemployed persons are being actively targeted to join the JobPath programme. We are being told that people locked into JobPath can participate in Tús and community employment schemes, but they will be treated in the same way...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

John Brady: I have another question. Obviously someone participating in a community employment scheme can avail of education to upskill. People are being actively targeted by JobPath to enter full-time employment as per the terms of reference; that is what they are supposed to be doing. What happens to a person who is engaged in an education course under a community employment scheme for a major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Brady: No. I would just like to apologise. It was unfortunate that the two clashed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Brady: I read through the opening statements and I will have a look over the contributions of all the witnesses. I will briefly address the statistic that 26% of people with a disability live in consistent poverty. From my perspective, as a member of the social protection committee and this being my area of work, this is enough to set off alarm bells. Some positive moves are happening, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Brady: No. I would just like to apologise. It was unfortunate that the two clashed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Brady: I read through the opening statements and I will have a look over the contributions of all the witnesses. I will briefly address the statistic that 26% of people with a disability live in consistent poverty. From my perspective, as a member of the social protection committee and this being my area of work, this is enough to set off alarm bells. Some positive moves are happening, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Brady: No. I would just like to apologise. It was unfortunate that the two clashed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Brady: I read through the opening statements and I will have a look over the contributions of all the witnesses. I will briefly address the statistic that 26% of people with a disability live in consistent poverty. From my perspective, as a member of the social protection committee and this being my area of work, this is enough to set off alarm bells. Some positive moves are happening, and I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (3 May 2018)

John Brady: 19. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the conclusion of talks between her Department and an organisation (details supplied) dealing specifically with the agreed financial arrangement put in place; her plans to distribute the funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19259/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (3 May 2018)

John Brady: 23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the protections in place for employees who are members of defined benefit pension schemes in which a pension scheme is due to wind-down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19258/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (3 May 2018)

John Brady: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare payments that take child maintenance payments into account as means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19257/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (3 May 2018)

John Brady: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for applications submitted for carer's allowance, disability allowance and domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19260/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (3 May 2018)

John Brady: 47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns held by those in Money Advice and Budgeting Services and Citizens Information Services regarding the restructuring process underway by the CIB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19261/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

John Brady: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which was referred to the select committee over seven months ago. 1 o’clock This Bill needs to be amended to include protections for members of defined benefit pension schemes whose employers attempt to wind down such schemes and walk away from their pension obligations. A recent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending a pension payment of €243.30 to all persons resident here who are 66 years of age and over and are not in receipt of a State pension payment either in their own right or as a qualified adult based on the latest CSO population projections. [19195/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending a pension payment of €243.30 to all persons resident here who are 65 years of age and over and are not currently in receipt of a State pension payment either in their own right or as a qualified adult based on the latest CSO population projections. [19196/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) rate to 35% of the average industrial wage. [19197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) rate to 40% of the average industrial wage. [19198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of a payment of €216.38 to all persons in receipt of the State pension who are receiving a State pension less than that amount including qualified adults. [19199/18]