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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: The question seeks to have the Minister state formally and publicly that he is committed to equal work for equal pay for post-2011 entrants within the public sector and to provide a roadmap for equal work for equal pay, in addition to the fair and timely reversal of the FEMPI legislation cuts for those public sector workers earning under €65,000.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: The Minister has stated the FEMPI legislation has been a success. Certainly, it has not been successful for the vast majority of low and middle income public servants. That is the crux of my point. The simple fact is that the Government has no plans whatsoever to address the issues beyond the diverse sectoral agreements with certain unions already within the Lansdowne Road agreement....

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: I take on board what the Minister has said and will withdraw the amendment but on the basis that the issue will be scrutinised at a later stage. However, it is not a double payment. The payment made to the individual who was unfairly dismissed is calculated in many ways and on a number of grounds. It is not based solely on the year or two the person has been out of work. Furthermore, as...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: The Minister and I are on two different wavelengths. We are talking about compensating the State, not an individual. The Minister referred to taking away whatever compensation an individual receives, but that is not what we propose. Many businesses that are found to have breached the law and unfairly dismissed an individual are getting away with not contributing to the social welfare...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: I move amendment No. 6:In page 14, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“Unfair Dismissals Employer Reimbursement 27. Any employer who has had a finding made against them of unfair dismissal under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007, shall reimburse the State the cost of the unfairly dismissed former employee’s social welfare payments for the period of time...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: The Deputy sat on the fence here, in fairness.

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: The Deputy asked for three months and is letting the Minister away with nine.

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: Deputy O'Dea thinks his party is in charge.

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: If Fianna Fáil acted like a republican party, it might help us to unite the country.

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: We are looking for a legal obligation. Deputies should not come in here and say there is anecdotal evidence that poverty levels for children are lifting. The resources of organisations such as Barnardos and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are stretched. The reality contradicts any anecdotal evidence that might be out there. Things might be improving for a small proportion at the top -...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: I do not agree that it is undeliverable. The Minister agrees and acknowledges that we need the figures, yet he says the Department's hands are tied because the CSO delivers the figures which are already two years out of date. We know about the impact and the reality behind all of the statistics. Deputy Willie O'Dea is right. We know about the impact on families and young people, in...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: I move amendment No. 4:In page 8, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Child Poverty annual report 16. The Minister shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the State’s child poverty rates which will be carried out annually and that this report shall be issued to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection.”. The...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: When we tabled our amendment, there was no mention of the phrase "independent report". It is preferable to have an independent report. However, even if it is done internally, surely there can be independent scrutiny of it by a committee, for example. We can examine its content and take the issue from there. I do not know why the three-month window is necessary. The Minister has stated...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

John Brady: I am surprised by the Minister's amendment because he agreed to the amendment I and my colleague, Deputy Denise Mitchell, put forward last week on Committee Stage. That amendment proposed the report would be commissioned, produced and presented to the Oireachtas committee within a six-month timeframe. There are significant difficulties facing lone parents. We all know the poverty rates and...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (22 Nov 2016)

John Brady: I thank the Minister for reading that, but it did not answer even one of my questions. There are legitimate concerns. I outlined the number of official complaints made to the EPA. The Minister stated he did not sign off on this, but I asked him whether he was aware of the pending emergency. Will he consider the matter? The volume of concerns facing the people of County Wicklow is...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (22 Nov 2016)

John Brady: Deal with this issue, please.

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (22 Nov 2016)

John Brady: What about the concerns of the-----

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (22 Nov 2016)

John Brady: What about the immediate problem? There was no consultation.

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (22 Nov 2016)

John Brady: Last Friday evening an email was circulated by the chief executive officer of Wicklow County Council to county councillors and the five Deputies for County Wicklow informing them of a decision that had already been made and signed off on. It will mean that the waste intake at the Ballynagran landfill site in County Wicklow will be increased to 190,000 tonnes. That represents an additional...

Other Questions: Jobs Initiative (22 Nov 2016)

John Brady: The Minister gave the number of 86 companies and we know that the Indecon report raised serious concerns which were not acted on at that stage. I imagine the number is far higher than 86. When we look at the type of jobs being advertised, a well known company which I will not name advertised for a sandwich artist. A deli assistant position was advertised as a sandwich artist position. The...