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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: I thank the Chair and members for bringing this Bill forward for scrutiny by the committee. I would also like to acknowledge the support, assistance and advice I received from a number of organisations ahead of the debate on this Bill in the Dáil on 23 February last, including Age Action Ireland, Active Retirement Ireland, the National Women’s Council of Ireland and SIPTU. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan and acknowledge and welcome his comments about the Bill. The sole purpose of the Bill is to give workers choice because up to now, the choice has been in the hands of the employer. There are many people who feel they have many more years of work in them. Their decision is based on a number of grounds, be they financial, personal or to prevent isolation. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: I welcome Deputy Chambers's overall comments in support of the Bill. We will do away with any age restrictions because age is a figure on a piece of paper. In many circumstances, people do not feel as old as that piece of paper states. To use a terrible cliché, 80 is the new 70 and 70 is the new 60. That is the case for many people because of healthier lifestyles. The Bill will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: It would be done by the Employment Appeals Tribunal which up to this point has been adjudicating on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: No, only where there are difficulties within the employment and if the employer is forcing the hand of the employee to retire. Ultimately, that is where it will lead. The difficulty up to now is that the directive from the EU, which was passed 17 years ago, was only incorporated into legislation here in 2015. The courts have tended to be interpret it in the employer's favour. There have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: Many of the organisations I referred to in my opening address, such as Age Action Ireland, have been calling for the abolition of mandatory retirement to give workers the choice. The issues around schoolteachers and others in the public service who are being brought back as consultants to work clearly shows that for a multitude of reasons they feel that they must continue working whether...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: There is none in particular. On the point that Deputy O'Brien mentioned around the isolation when people are forced into retirement, I want to acknowledge the fantastic work of Active Retirement Ireland in trying to make the process of retirement easier for so many people. I acknowledge the fantastic work it does right across the State in helping to keep people active and in breaking down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

John Brady: The Chairman touched on it all himself. I know there are so many people watching this debate. I have been inundated. I do not say that to overplay this Bill's importance, but since I brought it to the floor of the House I have been inundated by people who are turning 65 this year, including schoolteachers who are turning 65 in September and who are hoping that this Bill is passed before...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 89. To ask the Taoiseach if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; if so, the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; and the total cost of the trip including travel and accommodation in addition to other expenses incurred. [19139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to allow a school (details supplied) to recruit a teacher from beyond the immediate education and training board area in which the school is located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 531. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if supervisors of the rural social scheme will be engaged with as part of the consultation process being undertaken by his Department on proposed changes to the scheme; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19486/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: UK Pension Benefits (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 535. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons resident here that are in receipt of a winter fuel payment from the UK. [19578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 536. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year additional cost of an additional 500 rural social scheme places, net of qualifying social welfare payments. [19579/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 537. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year additional cost of an additional 4,000, 5,000 and 10,000 community employment scheme places respectively, net of qualifying social welfare payments. [19580/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 538. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated net cost in respect of social welfare spending of reinstating the State pension transition payment in 2018 to 2022 respectively, assuming the scheme will be extended to cover persons aged 66 from 2021 should the pension age increase to 67 years of age. [19581/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 539. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated net cost in respect of social welfare spending of reinstating the State pension transition payment in 2018 to 2022 respectively, assuming no change in pension age to 67 years of age in 2021. [19582/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 547. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of control related reviews undertaken in 2016; and the number of cases in which an overpayment was identified. [19750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the figure of €468 million in control savings published by his Department in November 2016 includes savings which arose due to error by his Department due to error by the claimant and due to fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 549. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total value of overpayments in 2016 as a percentage of total departmental expenditure. [19752/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (2 May 2017)

John Brady: 550. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases in which an overpayment arose due to error by his Department, due to error by the claimant, in estate cases and due to fraud in each of the years 2014 to 2016; and the value of each. [19753/17]