Results 161-180 of 259 for long speaker:John Brady

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Brady: ...that they have been told are required. They bring in a short version of their birth certificate. They are told at that point that this document is not acceptable, and that they need to get the long version of their birth certificate. As I stated in my opening remarks, 40% of adopted people do not know they are adopted. They must then try to find that other information and get the long...

Other Questions: Jobseeker's Payments (20 Feb 2018)

John Brady: ...homeless situation for young people. It is having many negative consequences across the board. Once the report is finally published - the Minister still has not answered the question on when this long-anticipated report will finally be published - we will see the impact it is having on our young people. We know how the discriminatory cuts impact on young people. No young person wants...

Report on Lone Parents: Motion (15 Feb 2018)

John Brady: ...parents compared with other adults in this State. What more evidence do the Minister or Government need in order to take the steps to assist and support lone parents and their children? How much longer is the Government going to continue to neglect them? We need targeted measures across all Departments if we are to improve the lives of lone parents and their children. We need to make...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Retirements (18 Jan 2018)

John Brady: ...that he wants to address that issue for these workers, yet they are being brought back to work on a lower pay scale and will not be in a position to continue to build up their pension. How long is this interim arrangement going to be in place for? When will we see the legislation, and when will the heads of the Bill be published so that we know that this interim arrangement will be...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

John Brady: ...cut the duration of the payment from 32 weeks to 26 weeks. While I acknowledge that it has since been increased to 27 weeks, it should also be noted that the rate of payment has remained static for much too long.

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

John Brady: ...but, unfortunately, we do not. This is a continuation of a previous debate we had on discrimination against older people in which we were promised report after report but they were put on the long finger. It seems the work has been done on the report into the discrimination imposed on young jobseekers, which is compounding problems for them right across the board. Short of seeing the...

Topical Issue Debate: Railway Stations (30 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ..., who during the course of his life was a disability rights campaigner who campaigned for independent living. He passed away on Sunday night and his funeral took place this morning. Throughout his life, John, along with others, fought long and hard to try to make our public transport system accessible to people with disabilities. He and others were fundamental in forcing Dublin Bus into...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ...such as Age Action Ireland among others. That has now been implemented and there are two payments a year. That is a welcome step. I hear good reports from people on that measure. We are still a long way away from the provisions before the 2012 cuts which, as I have said, are having a real detrimental impact. Some 28% of our population are facing fuel poverty. That percentage is...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ...that? Can we have an exact timeframe? That report, that the Minister stated will be published, will lay out clearly what needs to be done to rectify the changes and that it will not be put on the long figure until 2020. Can we get a rock-solid guarantee on that?

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Services Funding (16 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ...plan for 2018 is specific funding for Purple House. Can I get that commitment? Short of that, can we at least get interim funding to sustain Purple House over the next 12 to 24 months or however long it takes for the recommendations to come from the NCCP? It is not fair that organisations such as Purple House have to rely on voluntary contributions or bucket shaking. Can I have a more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme (9 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ...participants. Ms Stack's opening statement indicates that the reduction in unemployment levels is obviously a challenge. She also referred to other schemes such as JobPath. Having nearly 130,000 long-term unemployed - I would question as to whether some of them are long-term unemployed in the first place - referred to JobPath must have huge repercussions on CE schemes. Certainly CE...

Other Questions: State Pensions (7 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ...in here on it. The debate on the issue was guillotined in this Chamber and the changes were brought in with full knowledge of the negative consequences of same. These people have suffered long enough. It is now time to end the inequality within the pension system. I welcome the review that is ongoing and I understand why it is a lengthy process in terms of compiling the data. In...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (7 Nov 2017)

John Brady: ...the State. These two companies are operating totally outside of their contracts. The Minister has not addressed that point, which is the core point. This JobPath scheme was set up to engage long-term unemployed people and it has deviated away from that completely. There are people engaged who are short-term unemployed for weeks and, in some cases, days. I will certainly give the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Engagement with Committee for Labour and Social Protection, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania (26 Oct 2017)

John Brady: ...of 6% or 6.5%. Youth unemployment is probably 12% or 13%. Are there similarities in Romania in terms of youth unemployment? We have specific job activation schemes in Ireland targeting the long-term unemployed. I have difficulties with lot of them but there are some positive schemes. Are there specific job activation schemes in Romania? How do they work? Are they useful? I did a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Remit and Legislative Agenda: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (28 Sep 2017)

John Brady: ...to Turas Nua and to Community Training and Education and Education Centres, CTEC. Last week I asked the Minister about the nature of these contracts, with particular regard to the initial focus for the long-term unemployed. I have all of the evidence for this and I will give it to the Minister. I ask her again whether the contract is solely to deal with the long-term unemployed and what...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 Sep 2017)

John Brady: 269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if JobPath providers Turas Nua and a company (details supplied) are engaging with persons that are not long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41105/17]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

John Brady: ...be addressed. 7 o’clock The Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, visited County Wicklow last week to turn the sod on a 20-unit development in Rathdrum. It is a very welcome start, although there is a long way to go. In other areas of the county such as Blessington, there are huge problems in terms of infrastructure. Irish Water has confirmed that there is a serious problem with...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (20 Sep 2017)

John Brady: JobPath was set up initially to assist the long-term unemployed. The Minister made reference to a figure of 120,000 people, only a small number of whom have made complaints. The reality is that people are afraid to complain because of the powers JobPath has to stop or curtail payments or withold a portion of a payment. It is not working and there are serious problems in relation to what it...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2017)

John Brady: 57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions being taken by her Department to tackle long waiting times for the processing of domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39583/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

John Brady: ...will themselves choose which option to take. This gives far too much leeway to private companies and far to little to the consumer. The proposed annual support of €75 to assist those with lifelong medical conditions that cause incontinence is totally insufficient. Regardless of which option is taken by the companies - per-lift or per-kilogram charges, by-weight bands or by-weight...