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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The lady in question qualified but there was confusion on a number of occasions, although not on the part of the same official.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: However, they will only get jobseeker's benefit for nine months, after which they will be obliged to apply for jobseeker's allowance for the remaining three months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes, they will be covered, but it is just a bureaucratic nightmare.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have a brief question before we get into the figures. Last night there was a documentary on RTE One about the two Luas lines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It raised an interesting point which has been raised at this committee on several occasions regarding the free travel pass. The Minister will have seen the footage of the individual who picked up somebody else's pass and used it for one week. He was ultimately fined for not having a ticket and the pass was confiscated, which seems rather lenient. We have heard claims that there is ongoing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire. The Minister raised a number of issues. I was interested in the last point on the Keynesian model which we have discussed before. Social welfare acts as a stimulus to the local economy, as well as a support for those who depend on it. However, the corollary is that if there is any cut to it, in any shape or form, this also has an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (10 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timetable for completion of legislation for the establishment of local enterprise offices. [33496/13]

Other Questions: Paternity Leave (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister mentioned the current position whereby many employers provide three days' pay for paternal leave, but that is not mandatory. Has there been any discussion on moving towards an interim measure between full parental leave and a temporary three days' paid leave?

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is there any indication as to the size of the pilot projects and their locations? I presume it will be a portion of a local authority rather than the whole which will transfer. Will the pilot project be for one year or two years? While the pilot project will not start before January next year, will the Minister indicate when it will be rolled out nationally?

Other Questions: Paternity Leave (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This issue has been examined as far back as 2002 and in the Towards 2016 report. Has there been any recent working group? Will the Minister set up another working group to look at this aspect of leave? Other countries have managed to put a system of paid parental leave in place, which is ahead of where we are in Ireland. When will the working group examine the issue rather than just...

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The HAP payment was announced in the budget last year. Will progress be made before the budget this year or when is it expected that the new system will be in place because it is a transfer of payment? Will this payment also allow for those people who do not currently qualify for rent allowance? Many people on low rent are now living at home, often in cramped conditions, with family, and...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Fraud (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is early days in the context of figures and it can be difficult to gauge success, but it must be a success based on the cases mentioned by the Minister which resulted in the recoupment of €130,000. How many people have suddenly signed off after being interviewed? Are the checkpoint interviews detailed or is there only cursory questioning relating to name, address, PPS number and...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Fraud (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the response. On looking at the figures, it will be interesting to see the exact extent and success of the project announced, which was aimed specifically at those involved in the transport network who had been abusing the social welfare code. The full benefit of this to the Department will be interesting. Many hours were spent on this issue, with 230 checkpoints over two and a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Jobs Initiative (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome JobsPlus. The question is not meant as a criticism but simply as an expression of concern. We must ensure that, as in other schemes, we do not end up with job displacement and abuse by employers. The question focuses on what type of monitoring will be put in place to ensure there is no displacement and that it is not an incentive to employers to lay off a person and take on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Jobs Initiative (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As I said, I wish the scheme well. I am interested in the uptake because I believe some businesses are in a position to employ additional people. It will be interesting to see how the Minister's budget will cope if there is an intake, because I presume money has to be set aside to pay the approximately €300 or €400 a month the businesses will receive. I have a concern in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Jobs Initiative (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her proposals to subsidise employers who take on persons long term unemployed; and if her attention has been drawn to the dangers of subsidising private businesses to this extent. [33543/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unfair Dismissals (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason no attempt has been made to recover from employers the full sum of social welfare appeals or other social protection payments paid to employees who are found to have been wrongfully dismissed by the Labour Court. [33262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for back to education allowance in 2014; her plans to ensure back to education allowance will cover postgraduate courses in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33244/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (4 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 50. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her view of the economic importance of investment in early intervention, in particular in the early years; and if she will provide an update on capital funding available to child care providers in 2013. [32592/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (3 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff of her Department who were assaulted by members of the public or other members of staff in the past year; the number of prosecutions taken against the perpetrators of these assaults; if she will provide details of supports available for staff of who are victims of assault. [32315/13]