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Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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JobPath Data
Bríd Smith
292. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases in which penalty rates applied within the referrals for sanctions implemented; the number of cases in which disqualifications or disallowances were implemented by JobPath providers and in other activation programmes, respectively; and the processes undertaken to ensure that the escalation from penalty rates to disqualifications is appropriate and justified. [11031/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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JobPath Data
Bríd Smith
293. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases in which JobPath providers provide relevant statements from the client within the total number of referrals for sanctions; the number of cases in which deciding officers requested more information from JobPath providers; and the number of those that resulted in the eventual implementation of sanctions. [11032/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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JobPath Data
Bríd Smith
294. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers who had sanctions applied as a result of failure to attend meetings and to avail of suitable education, training or development opportunities or specified employment programmes and schemes under the JobPath programme. [11033/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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External Service Delivery
Bríd Smith
49. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposed changes to the external workplace investigation service framework; the firms providing services; and the cost of such services since 2012. [10625/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Public Service Stability Agreement
Bríd Smith
54. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to remove members of a union (details supplied) from the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10623/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Community Sector High Level Forum
Bríd Smith
78. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the total amount of providing pension entitlements to community employment supervisors in line with the Labour Court proposal has been costed; if funding will be made available in the coming period to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10622/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Public Service Stability Agreement
Bríd Smith
79. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consequences for trade unions that are not covered by the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, specifically the loss of increments and proposed pay rises for non-covered public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10621/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Office of Government Procurement
Bríd Smith
82. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the companies the public service can procure services from in the area of industrial relations and human resource support specifically for industrial relations investigations relating to disciplinary matters; and the costs of procuring these services since 2012. [10624/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Employment Rights
Bríd Smith
559. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person can take a case to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, under the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, in cases in which their employer is not complying with the provisions of contracts and bands of hours worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10660/19]
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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Data Protection
Bríd Smith
119. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the implications for data protection legislation of a decision to share the Eircode data of waste disposal companies with other bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10072/19]
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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HSE Legal Cases
Bríd Smith
160. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to settle outstanding legal fees in its case with a person (details supplied); if the possible payment of compensation to them as a result of their treatment by the HSE will be further reviewed; if the use of the drug pembrolizumab will be sanctioned for them in view of their poor health and deteriorating situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10116/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Permanent Structured Co-operation
Bríd Smith
36. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost in the coming years of participation in PESCO related operations; and the capital costs related to procurement processes under PESCO. [9427/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Bríd Smith
386. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 322 and 331 of 19 February 2019, the details of the comprehensive and co-ordinated set of preparations to ensure continuity of health service post-Brexit; and the work undertaken by the HSE with regard to same to date. [9534/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Bríd Smith
387. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place for persons who access treatment under the EU cross-Border directive in the UK; and if he has requested an arrangement with the UK to replace same. [9535/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Bríd Smith
388. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if persons who may have to travel to other EU countries, thus accruing higher travel costs than if they travelled to the UK, for medical treatment under the EU cross-Border directive post-Brexit will receive financial assistance for travel costs. [9536/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Migrant Integration
Bríd Smith
589. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the review of the local community and economic plans; and if there is scope for migrant integration actions to be added to the plans in the context of the requirement of action 52 of the National Migrant Integration Strategy. [9706/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Fuel Allowance Data
Bríd Smith
619. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for fuel allowance refused as a result of being over the income threshold. [9451/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Fuel Allowance Data
Bríd Smith
620. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the income amounts over the income threshold for fuel allowance of those who were refused the payment. [9452/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Illness Benefit Payments
Bríd Smith
55. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the impact of the six-day waiting period for employees to access social payments in view of the fact that many do not receive sick pay entitlements from their employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8005/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
Bríd Smith
78. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pension increases and back payments in relation to recent changes to the contributory pension scheme will be issued; when difficulties being experienced on the website MyWelfare.ie will be resolved; and when a paper application form inviting pensioners to fill in gaps in their records will be issued. [8007/19]