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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]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Film Industry
John Brady
98. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the stage at which the sale of a site (details supplied) is at; her plans regarding the State's shares in the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45168/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Garda Deployment
John Brady
178. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new garda recruits who will be allocated to the Wicklow district; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45170/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Courts Service
John Brady
181. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the stage at which refurbishment plans are at for Wicklow courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44625/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Budget Measures
John Brady
385. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the criteria around the new working family payment; if the criteria will remain the same as it was under family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Budget Measures
John Brady
386. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work carried out by her Department in respect of the new youth employment support scheme for young jobseekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44636/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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State Pension (Non-Contributory)
John Brady
387. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those in receipt of the non-contributory State pension will receive the full €5 increase in March 2018. [44637/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Maternity Benefit
John Brady
388. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend new provisions announced for mothers of premature babies to mothers who were on leave having had their baby prematurely prior to the commencement date of 1 October 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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School Meals Programme
John Brady
389. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the €54 million announced in budget 2018 for the school meals programme will enable schools to be able to provide school meals for the entire school year from September to June; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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One-Parent Family Payment
John Brady
390. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions her Department is taking in response to a report (details supplied) into the impact that changes to the one-parent family payment have had on lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44640/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
John Brady
582. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the humanitarian assistance scheme in County Donegal to ensure that affected families who lost items such as children's toys, play and entertainment items and garden equipment are adequately compensated for their loss. [43870/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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State Bodies Funding
John Brady
583. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the funding removed from a company (details supplied) by Pobal is still available for other interested parties or organisations in the area to apply for; if she will clarify same; the person in her Department who is responsible for processing a new application for support under the Pobal community services programme. [43871/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Data
John Brady
600. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of completed tenant purchase scheme applications by each local authority since its introduction in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41274/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
155. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a general practitioner out-of-hours service in north Wicklow; if not, the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Hospital Admissions
John Brady
156. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to deal with inadequate protocols in place at St. Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown in cases in which persons attend the minor injuries unit without a general practitioner referral letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
269. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if JobPath provider Turas Nua and a company (details supplied) are engaging with persons who are not long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41105/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
270. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of part-time workers who are engaging with the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41106/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
271. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of school teachers that are engaging with the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41107/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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One-Parent Family Payment
John Brady
272. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage reached by the report into the impact changes to the one-parent family payment are having on lone parents as committed to in the Social Welfare Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41108/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Gender Recognition
John Brady
190. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the composition and terms of reference for the review group of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40812/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Data
John Brady
193. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of active participants on community employment schemes. [40829/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Data
John Brady
194. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment schemes that are engaged in crèche and after school services. [40830/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
John Brady
504. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if families who are homeowners or are renting private accommodation, are affected by the recent flooding in County Donegal and are availing of support from the humanitarian assistance scheme are entitled to the same financial support and compensation as families renting in local authority owned accommodation; and if not, the reason therefor. [40330/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
31. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the numerous ongoing issues facing persons seeking employment who have engaged with JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39597/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Jobseeker's Payments
John Brady
41. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to end reduced jobseeker's payments for those between 18 and 25 years of age and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39586/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Child Poverty
John Brady
48. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to tackle child poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39587/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
John Brady
57. Deputy John Brady asked 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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State Pension (Contributory)
John Brady
58. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address anomalies in the State pension which are leading to reduced State pension payments for those without the necessary PRSI contributions, namely the averaging calculation in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39584/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Public Services Card
John Brady
61. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons applying for social welfare payments including those applying for the State pension are required to first apply for a public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39585/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Fire Safety
John Brady
231. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have requested funding from his Department to carry out fire safety works in the past three years by county, in tabular form; the number of requests approved and rejected by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39285/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Fire Safety Regulations
John Brady
232. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills when fire safety concerns were identified at a school (details supplied); the actions taken; when they were taken to deal with these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39286/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Nursing Home Services
John Brady
501. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the details of all publicly run nursing homes in County Wicklow. [39638/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Nursing Home Services
John Brady
502. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the details of all privately run nursing homes in County Wicklow. [39639/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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State Pensions
John Brady
414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory) and the State pension (non-contributory) with a gender breakdown for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33234/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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State Pensions Payments
John Brady
429. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the State pension transition over two years. [33413/17]