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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 34:In page 9, after line 22, to insert the following: “PART 3 PENSIONS OMBUDSMANDefinition 21. In this Part “Principal Act” means the Pensions Act 1990.”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 35:In page 9, after line 22, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 126 of Principal Act 22. Section 126 of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following definitions:“ ‘Act of 1942’ means the Central Bank Act 1942; ‘Act of 2004’ means the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 36:In page 9, after line 22, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 128 of Principal Act 23. Section 128 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):“(1A) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister may, subject to the consent of the Minister for Finance, appoint a person who...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 37:In page 9, after line 22, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 129 of Principal Act 24. Section 129 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6):“(7) Subsection (6) shall not apply to a person who holds the office of Financial Services Ombudsman, where that person is also appointed to be the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 38:In page 9, after line 22, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 130 of Principal Act 25. Section 130 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):“(2A) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), in a case where the person who holds the office of Financial Services Ombudsman is also appointed,...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: As Deputy O'Dea has said, these arguments have been thrashed out with the Tánaiste on many occasions by himself and Deputy Ó Snodaigh. In many ways, I am giving information that the Tánaiste has conveyed to them on several occasions. Defined benefit schemes in Ireland are set up and maintained by employers on a voluntary basis. There has never been a statutory obligation...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: As the Deputy probably knows, in some defined benefit schemes, one does not make a contribution as it is included in one's package. That was the norm in many of the defined benefit schemes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I accept the Deputy’s good intentions and that he is not trying to undermine the viability of businesses. However, while there has been an improvement in the economy, we have to be careful that there are not unintentional consequences by accepting proposals such as this. That is why I would be cautious on this matter. The last thing we want to do is put companies in a more difficult...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: On the question of the trustees and deferred pensioners, earlier this year the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection approved measures to facilitate engagement between the trustees of pensions schemes and groups representing the interests of pensioners and deferred scheme members by signing the Occupational Pension Schemes (Sections 50 and 50B) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: That is the ultimate sanction. I will come back later with the precise details for the Deputy.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 41:In page 3, line 5, after “Acts;” to insert the following:“to amend and extend the Pensions Act 1990 to provide for the appointment, as Pensions Ombudsman, of the person who also holds the Office of Financial Services Ombudsman;”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Chairman for facilitating the interruption earlier to allow me take a Topical Issue matter in the Dáil. I also thank the staff from the Department of Social Protection and the committee staff who have helped with the smooth running of today’s meeting. Above all, I thank the members who have helped and engaged in a constructive manner.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of €298 million in 2015. The provision for 2015 represents a transfer of funding in excess of €20 million to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to support the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). In local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (10 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Following the completion of a public procurement process, two companies were selected to provide the JobPath service - Turas Nua Limited and Seetec Limited. The roll-out of JobPath began...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (10 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Following the completion of a rigorous public procurement process, two companies were selected to provide the JobPath service - Turas...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I will not continue for much longer.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: In conclusion, Deputies raised a range of issues during the debate. I do not have the time to address all of them, although I took notes on each one. I look forward to the debate on Committee Stage when there will be an opportunity for closer scrutiny of what we are proposing, as well as what other political parties have proposed for the Department's budget. I commend the Bill to the House.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I will reply first to Deputy Sean Fleming who made criticisms about the operation of a guillotine today. It is 3.40 p.m. and there is no other Opposition spokesperson offering to speak on the Social Welfare Bill yet we had to waste time this morning voting on the issue. We had to listen to Deputy Fleming giving out about a guillotine being imposed this afternoon, yet the Fianna Fáil...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I have sat here hour after hour listening to Fianna Fáil, which appears to be suffering from loss of memory.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Deputy Ó Fearghaíl comes in here and heckles because the truth hurts. There are young people in the Visitors Gallery. Fianna Fáil proposed in its budget submission 1,245 additional teachers.