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Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Labour Activation Programmes
John Brady
354. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the precise criteria required for a person to transfer from JobPath to community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Local Employment Service
John Brady
355. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is his Department's policy to replace local employment service mediators; if so, his plans to replace them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17627/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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JobPath Implementation
John Brady
361. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount the JobPath programme has cost to date, including the entire tendering process, the use of economic research specialists and legal costs; the amount the programme will cost the taxpayer by the end of the four-five year cycle; if there are any breaks or penalty clauses if the Government decides on the early termination of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17704/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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JobPath Implementation
John Brady
362. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the basic requirement to be considered eligible to bid for JobPath that a company had a minimum turnover of €20 million per year, which excluded many local companies and voluntary organisations from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17705/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Operation
John Brady
366. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for a two-stream approach to community employment; the changes that are planned in this regard; the responsibilities this will place on schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Fire Service Staff
John Brady
448. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason members of the fire services were not awarded with 1916 commemorative medals along with other front-line emergency services in 2016; if she will review this and present members of the fire services with the 1916 commemorative medals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17497/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Occupational Therapy
John Brady
534. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists to see an occupational therapist in health centres in County Wicklow, including Baltinglass and Blessington; the average waiting time in each of the health centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17825/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Rent Controls
John Brady
19. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason his Department omitted Greystones, County Wicklow from the rent pressure zones list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17115/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Planning Issues
John Brady
42. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to planning concerns at Wicklow County Council which successive Ministers have committed to examining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17114/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Driver Licences
John Brady
99. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who wrongfully lost their driving licences as a result of serious discrepancies within the work of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16878/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Motor Insurance
John Brady
100. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who were overcharged for motor insurance as a result of penalty points on their driving licences due to the serious discrepancies within the work of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16879/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Court Accommodation Provision
John Brady
106. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the annual costs incurred for maintaining the unused courthouse in Wicklow town, including the heating, electricity and security costs, every year since its closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16943/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Court Accommodation Provision
John Brady
107. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reopen the courthouse in Wicklow town and move Wicklow District Court back to Wicklow town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16944/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Family Income Supplement Payments
John Brady
240. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if a family income supplement payment has been suspended from any person for engaging in industrial action since the introduction of the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16945/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Disability Allowance Data
John Brady
246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing disability allowance in line with inflation plus €4 in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [17027/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Disability Allowance Data
John Brady
247. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing disability allowance by €20 and index linking it to inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17063/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Flood Relief Schemes
John Brady
256. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that material from the River Dargle, Bray, County Wicklow, was used for the construction of the R755 road at Roundwood as part of the River Dargle flood protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16946/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Flood Relief Schemes
John Brady
257. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of material that was taken from the River Dargle site in Bray, County Wicklow, as part of the River Dargle flood protection scheme; if a waste licence was applied for to the EPA for the removal of the material; if testing was carried out on the materials; if the material was all in earth material; if the local engineer in Roundwood Vartry Reservoir or Irish Water was consulted on this and if they had any objections to this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16947/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Flood Relief Schemes
John Brady
258. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that material from the River Dargle, Bray ,County Wicklow, was used for the construction of the R755 road at Roundwood as part of the River Dargle flood protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16948/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Flood Relief Schemes
John Brady
259. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of material that was taken from the River Dargle site in Bray, County Wicklow, as part of the River Dargle flood protection scheme; if a waste licence was applied for to the EPA for the removal of the material; if testing was carried out on the materials; if the material was all in earth material; if the local engineer in Roundwood Vartry Reservoir or Irish Water were consulted on this and if they had any objections to this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16949/17]