Results 141-160 of 259 for long speaker:John Brady

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Brady: ...? I shall now turn to the issue of back-to-school costs. I welcome the survey launched last week by Barnardos. Could we get some feedback on how many people partook in that survey so far and how long will it go on for? Last year we had big announcements from the Government and the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, about an initiative to try to reduce the costs of...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

John Brady: ...can prevent employers from penalising staff in this way. I will give an example of how staff are being penalised. Rather than offering any extra hours that are available to staff who have fought long and hard for their current pay and conditions, these employers are taking on new staff on lesser pay and conditions and giving them the additional hours first and foremost. The amendment...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

John Brady: ...legislation is implemented as quickly as possible. This amendment seeks to have regulations drafted before the Bill actually comes into operation. That is where I have a serious problem. How long before the drafting of these regulations actually takes place? Deputy O'Dea has already said that his party is going to table amendments in the Seanad. That will obviously slow things up. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Crosscare Emigrant Support Service: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John Brady: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. Theirs is an excellent piece of work and long overdue. It is an issue in respect of which I get people coming to my constituency offices expressing concern and frustration at how their cases are being handled and in many ways stymied. This is all reflected in the experiences highlighted in Crosscare's submission. Cases similar to all...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (26 Jun 2018)

John Brady: I support this amendment. It is important. Deputy O'Dea is correct that this legislation has been a long time coming. It has to be said that without Sinn Féin and the Bill introduced by Deputy David Cullinane in 2016, dealing with if-and-when and zero-hour contracts, there would not now be a focus on getting this legislation across the line. The Bill introduced by Deputy David...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation Provision (20 Jun 2018)

John Brady: ...facing a crisis. In April next year, up to 200 children will not have a premises in which to be educated. A site has been identified in Bray, about which questions have arisen. I am not sure how long the process will take or what is happening. According to the Minister of State, an option for the location of a permanent site for North Wicklow Educate Together post-primary school "is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

John Brady: That has to be welcomed. I was not aware of that. It is long overdue. WALK has done Trojan work over many years. I am seriously concerned about social enterprises which do fantastic work. A number are closing and there seems to be confusion about who has responsibility for them. The HSE is not funding staff to support projects. Who has responsibility for social enterprises operating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

John Brady: That has to be welcomed. I was not aware of that. It is long overdue. WALK has done Trojan work over many years. I am seriously concerned about social enterprises which do fantastic work. A number are closing and there seems to be confusion about who has responsibility for them. The HSE is not funding staff to support projects. Who has responsibility for social enterprises operating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

John Brady: ...in place by the State is critical. Some announcements have been made in the past year concerning medical cards and the travel pass. Last year, the Taoiseach announced that anyone in receipt of a long-term disability payment who gained employment could retain those benefits for five years. I am not sure of the views of the witnesses on that matter, but I do not believe five years is long...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

John Brady: ...in place by the State is critical. Some announcements have been made in the past year concerning medical cards and the travel pass. Last year, the Taoiseach announced that anyone in receipt of a long-term disability payment who gained employment could retain those benefits for five years. I am not sure of the views of the witnesses on that matter, but I do not believe five years is long...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 May 2018)

John Brady: While I agree with the sentiment of Deputy O'Dea's Bill, workers have been waiting for this issue to be dealt with for a long time. We know that if-and-when contracts, flexi-hour contracts and zero hour contracts are very common all across the State. Other pieces of legislation were brought forward previously. My colleague, Deputy Cullinane, brought forward legislation in June 2016 on foot...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 May 2018)

John Brady: ...this area. We owe it to workers. I signed a charter recently in which Sinn Féin declared that it wants an end to the exploitative practices in place. Allowing 12 months flexibility is far too long and I believe it should be reduced. If Deputy O'Dea agreed to that amendment, I would row in behind it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

John Brady: ...employment schemes then and now whether they had the capacity to upscale, either from their own resources or with limited additional resources and funding from the Department? On the term long-term unemployed, there seems to be a good deal of confusion about that term. Can Mr. McKeon define it? The Central Statistics Office, CSO, figures indicate that in January, 65,000 people were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

John Brady: ...European Commission, troika and other bodies and I was challenged very strongly on why we operate with such extraordinarily high caseloads. I was told we had to get the ratio to under 200:1. For long-time unemployed jobseekers, the target and upper limit is generally agreed as being 120:1. In Germany, they operate with a ratio of 60:1. In the Netherlands, the ratio is 80:1. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

John Brady: ...claims for which payments have been made? A common practice in place over many years is what is known as parking and creaming. Parking refers to not dealing with individuals who may be long-term unemployed or living further away from employment and creaming refers to actively pursuing and progressing easier cases to find employment for them and secure sustainment payments. What rules...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Brady: Mr. Conlon's comment on the long-term unemployed is one that needs to be addressed. Many people have been in touch with me who have just recently become unemployed - it is a matter of weeks in some cases and a month or two in others - but who have still been referred to JobPath. It seems to have deviated from the initial concept of providing a service for the long-term unemployed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration (28 Feb 2018)

John Brady: 140. To ask the Minister for Health when the last review of the long-term illness scheme took place; if changes were made to the scheme as a result of a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10249/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration (28 Feb 2018)

John Brady: 140. To ask the Minister for Health when the last review of the long-term illness scheme took place; if changes were made to the scheme as a result of a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10249/18]

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

John Brady: ...card and bring the necessary documentation with them. They are then told that they are not on the adoption register, that Intreo does not have access to it and that they need to come back with the long form of their birth certificate. Not only are there financial implications for them in having to spend €40 to obtain the long form of their birth certificate, it is also causing...

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...