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Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Fire Service Staff
John Brady
580. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of retained firefighters who are in receipt of jobseeker's payments. [49000/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Residential Tenancies Board Data
John Brady
612. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to set out by county the number of persons registered under the Residential Tenancies Board. [48759/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Residential Tenancies Board
John Brady
613. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to set out the level of funding from the Residential Tenancies Board to Wicklow County Council in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48760/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Pension Provisions
John Brady
75. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the supplementary pension for public servants works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48639/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Teacher Training Provision
John Brady
84. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who qualified to teach home economics in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48490/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Teacher Training Provision
John Brady
85. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the colleges that provide teacher training for home economics. [48491/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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School Curriculum
John Brady
86. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of post-primary schools that have home economics on their curricula. [48492/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Córas Iompair Éireann
John Brady
200. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of years a person who holds a temporary position (details supplied) in a company must wait in order to maintain their rate of pay; if the number of years has changed under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48480/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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One-Parent Family Payment Data
John Brady
246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of lone parents in receipt of the one-parent family payment who are receiving child maintenance payments. [48493/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Pension Provisions
John Brady
249. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a supplementary pension payment by age and gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48638/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
John Brady
253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority units without either gas or oil central heating installed, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48499/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
John Brady
254. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to install central heating in all local authority units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48500/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Hospitals Funding
John Brady
345. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48149/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects
John Brady
427. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to carry out works on the M11-N11 in response to the findings of a needs assessment report commissioned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in support of the M11-N11 corridor study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects
John Brady
428. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been secured to allow works to commence on the N81 secondary road between Tallaght and Hollywood Cross in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47779/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects
John Brady
429. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will be carried out on the M11-N11 in response to the findings of a needs assessment report commissioned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in support of the M11-N11 corridor study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects
John Brady
430. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will commence on the N81 secondary road between Tallaght and Hollywood Cross in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Light Rail Projects Provision
John Brady
431. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision regarding the extension of the Luas to Bray, County Wicklow will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Illness Benefit Eligibility
John Brady
458. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is experiencing severe morning sickness, thereby making it difficult to attend work, can avail of State assistance such as illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47696/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Brady
464. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when child maintenance was changed from income for the child to assessable parental income; the way in which this change came about; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47795/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
John Brady
470. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households availing of rent supplement in County Donegal in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [47944/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
John Brady
471. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households availing of family income supplement in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form. [47945/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Community Services Programme
John Brady
480. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1212 of 7 November 2017, if a company (details supplied) currently seeking funding under the community services programme to promote tourism in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal was established by an organisation. [48054/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Community Services Programme
John Brady
481. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1212 of 7 November 2017, if three listed directors of an organisation (details supplied) were board members of a company at the time that the company had its funding removed under the community services programme following an independent review. [48055/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
John Brady
521. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the clause regarding payment of water charges in order to qualify for the tenant purchase scheme will be removed; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48150/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
John Brady
522. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are schemes to provide central heating in local authority housing and if not, if funding will be made available for the installation of central heating in local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48151/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Citizens Information Services
John Brady
265. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on consultations for MABS and Citizens Information Services in the context of restructuring plans by the Citizens Information Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47531/17]
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
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Pensions Data
John Brady
209. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the State pension contributory, State pension non-contributory, widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension contributory and death benefit, by gender, in tabular form. [47202/17]
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
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Social Welfare Fraud Data
John Brady
210. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons investigated for social welfare fraud since the roll-out of the social welfare fraud campaign; the number of those investigated that were found to be committing fraud; the number of cases found to be in error by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47203/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
50. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has read Sinn Féin’s report on JobPath as issued to her; her views on the report's findings; the actions she will take as a result of the report's findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46920/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
John Brady
52. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason lone parents are being forced to seek child maintenance from an ex-partner in order to retain their one-parent family payment; her plans to remove this rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46921/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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State Pensions
John Brady
64. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she is taking to address the ongoing discrimination against over 35,000 older persons in the calculation of their State pension payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46704/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Maternity Leave
John Brady
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to examine the possibility of extending maternity leave and benefit to mothers of premature babies that were on leave before the commencement date of 1 October 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46703/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Social Insurance Yield
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she is taking to tackle bogus self-employment in the interests of persons that are being left without basic entitlements and the loss to the Social Insurance Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46700/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
John Brady
85. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason protections for members of defined benefit schemes were removed from the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017; her plans to address the ongoing issues faced by members in particular schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46702/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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School Transport Eligibility
John Brady
360. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's position on the refusal for a group (detail supplied) to be recognised as a distinct ethos by Bus Éireann for the purposes of school transport; his plans to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46289/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Brady
373. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new build for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46399/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
John Brady
625. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the procedure for a person being transferred into the nursing home or fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45650/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Primary Care Centres
John Brady
650. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the services that are provided in the primary care centre, Carnew, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45758/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Primary Care Centres
John Brady
651. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the additional services that will be made available to persons in the primary care centre, Carnew, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45759/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Hospitals Policy
John Brady
735. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to roll out the winter initiative in County Wicklow; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46426/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
John Brady
1193. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons receiving jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit by age and gender in tabular form. [45838/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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State Pension (Contributory)
John Brady
1194. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work that has been done to date by her Department on the proposed total contributions approach for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45839/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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State Pension (Contributory)
John Brady
1195. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the persons who will benefit from the total contributions approach; if it will apply to all persons that retire post 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45840/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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State Pensions
John Brady
1196. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the introduction of a universal State pension; if so, the work that has been done on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45841/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Community Services Programme
John Brady
1212. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has invited a company (details supplied) to establish a new company and to apply for the community services programme funding administered by Pobal that was removed from a previous company in view of the fact that three directors on the board of the company were also members of the board of the previous company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46107/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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State Pension (Contributory) Data
John Brady
1222. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of a State pension (contributory) who qualified for payment since the changes were made to the bands and rates in 2012 and whose payment is less than the full payment rate as a result of those changes, by gender, local social welfare office, county or other such geographical measure for which data is available. [46182/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Employment Support Services
John Brady
1235. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new youth employment support scheme will be aimed at young persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46422/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Disability Act Employment Targets
John Brady
1236. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the implementation of the comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46423/17]
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
John Brady
258. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide a pension scheme to supervisors and assistant supervisors in community employment schemes as recommended by the Labour Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45405/17]