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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (16 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if he has discussed the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick with the HSE recently; the actions being taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (16 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason payment of illness benefit ceased after 12 months for a person (details supplied); when payment will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17290/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (16 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue after an appeal for jobseeker's allowance was partially allowed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17366/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Mr. Moriarty for coming in. I know he has time constraints so we will not delay him unduly. I want to ask a few questions on the documentation we received from the Oireachtas Library and Research Service. One of the objections it raised was on wind-ups being delayed as a result of this legislation. It made a few comments on that, but Mr. Moriarty has already answered the point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I would imagine what they were thinking about was that we were imposing changes on pension schemes, which were already in existence. All those changes affected pension schemes that were already in existence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I do not intend to introduce legislation which is ultimately going to drive some companies into insolvency. I realise that we might have to refine that section of the Bill because a solvent company be a company with a very slight excess of assets over liabilities and a pension deficit of €1 billion. It can be a very profitable company with a very small deficit. I have tried to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Would Mr. Moriarty agree with our approach in asking the Pensions Authority to examine the minimum funding standard, or should we be asking somebody else to examine this thorny question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: What does Mr. Moriarty think of the pension protection scheme? I know there is a pension protection scheme in the UK but that is a totally different scenario, and a vastly bigger market. Is there any scope for anything similar here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I received correspondence this morning from somebody with an interest in this subject asking me about the institutions for occupational retirement provision, IORP II. We have already had discussions with the Minister on this directive, and there seems to be some conflict about it, judging by the representations we are getting on all sides of the political divide. Does the IAPF have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Basically, as only 20% of companies have not reached the minimum funding standard, 80% have done so. The lady who emailed me this morning gave me a figure for the total deficit of the 126 companies that have not registered of €1.8 billion, which means the other 80% of companies must be at €1.8 billion plus the difference, which is €5.1 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: What I was trying to get at is not so much a winding-up situation because there is legislative provision for wind-up; it is in regard to a restructuring. This is in response to the many representations we have had from company pensioners that they have no input and no part in the negotiations, and they are simply communicated with to say that, as part of the restructuring, the company is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: To add to the Chairman's question, would it have been better if we put in an appeal to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman rather than the Pensions Authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: That is very clear. I thank Mr. Moriarty. If he has any further comments or observations before we move on to further Stages of the Bill, he should feel free to send them on to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the witnesses for coming in and making a presentation which we appreciate. Dr. Bambrick rightly said the Government's proposals have yet to be legislated for. Having studied an outline of those proposals, I understand they do not add much to the existing protections. There is much talk about extra consultation but no compulsion. We are proposing something stronger involving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I ask the witnesses to comment on my point about younger members being disadvantaged by delaying a wind-up that ultimately takes place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Point taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Dr. Bambrick mentioned the eminence of the total contributions system and I raised this the other day in the Dáil during Question Time. The Minister told me it is now envisaged this would not be introduced until at least the second half of next year. There is clearly consideration of the 40-year model versus the 30-year model. As the committee knows, the 40-year period applies to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I will be amending and redrafting the Bill when the pre-legislative scrutiny discussions finish. If congress has any specific suggestions for amendments or anything like that it should feel free to send them either to myself or the Chairman.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: A commitment was given in the 2019 budget to extend entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit to the self-employed. When will that system come into operation? It requires legislation. When can we expect to see that legislation?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: For this session?