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Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Brady
666. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons with a disability who have engaged with the EmployAbility service since its introduction; the number of persons who have gained employment through the scheme since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50431/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Brady
667. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of employers who have sought assistance through the reasonable accommodation fund for each of the available four grants; and the amount spent on the fund and on each of the four grants. [50432/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
John Brady
668. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when her Department last reviewed the wage subsidy scheme, the employability service and the reasonable accommodation fund. [50433/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Brady
669. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications that have been made under the disability awareness support scheme; the number which have been successful; and the amount spent on the scheme since its introduction. [50434/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Disability Support Services
John Brady
670. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on the ability programme since its introduction; the number of young persons who have engaged with the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50435/18]
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
John Brady
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times in which additional information is sought for all social welfare payments including fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49934/18]
Wed, 28 Nov 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
John Brady
45. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the interim arrangements that will be put in place for a school (details supplied) that must vacate its temporary premises in April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49216/18]
Wed, 28 Nov 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
John Brady
77. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the long-term plans in place for providing permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49217/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Data
John Brady
562. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the part-time job incentive scheme in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49021/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Data
John Brady
563. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have spent more than one year on the part-time job incentive scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49022/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility
John Brady
564. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria used to determine whether a person can remain in receipt of the part-time job incentive scheme payment beyond one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49023/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
589. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the JobPath providers to establish pilot schemes specific to part-time workers or aimed at other groups of jobseekers; if the JobPath providers have the remit to establish such schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49368/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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JobPath Implementation
John Brady
590. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures in place in circumstances in which a person that is engaged with a JobPath provider moves to another county before completing their time on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49369/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
John Brady
396. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list to see a clinical psychologist at the Cherry Orchard CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47896/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Jobseeker's Allowance
John Brady
635. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) will not receive the Christmas bonus in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48356/18]
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
John Brady
127. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of housing projects that had been under construction by a company (details supplied) before it went into examinership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47046/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Illness Benefit Payments
John Brady
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the payment issues experienced by persons in receipt of illness benefit; the actions she has taken to resolve these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47049/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
73. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons are being referred to JobPath for a second time having already completed the scheme in full; the number of persons who have been referred for a second time; the associated costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47050/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
John Brady
77. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the wait time for processing appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46860/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Brady
82. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is engaging in work regarding child maintenance payments; the process in place for seeking such maintenance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46857/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Pension Provisions
John Brady
107. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process in place to address the issue of the 2012 pension changes through the total contributions approach; the timeframe for the issuing of correspondence to those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46856/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Youth Employment Initiative
John Brady
118. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons who have engaged with the youth employment support scheme, YESS; the number of employers that have registered under the scheme; the type of employment experience available to participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46859/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
John Brady
122. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken to honour the pension claim of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors as per a 2008 Labour Court recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46858/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Pension Provisions
John Brady
200. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rules in place for cases in which an overpayment of a pension (details supplied) is made over ten years; the look-back time to seek repayment of the pension from the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46728/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Legislative Programme
John Brady
544. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 will be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46528/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
John Brady
553. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to exclude a payment (details supplied) from the means test for social welfare payments in view of the nature of the payment involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46622/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Payments
John Brady
564. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria in place when it comes to awarding the Christmas bonus to the long-term unemployed in circumstances in which, after much time unemployed, a person takes up a course or a scheme and is then disqualified from receiving the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46845/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Pensions Data
John Brady
579. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the pension ages and available projected pension age increases in the EU. [47068/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
117. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a general practitioner out-of-hours service for north County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45979/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
1062. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons engaged on JobPath who have taken up places on community employment schemes, the rural social scheme or Tús since June 2018. [45043/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Illness Benefit Payments
John Brady
1074. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the cost associated with rolling out the new automated system in the illness benefit section; if training was provided to staff in the section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45165/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Illness Benefit Data
John Brady
1075. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons in receipt of illness benefit by county. [45169/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Brady
266. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the proposed extension and special education unit for a school (details supplied); the timeframe from construction to completion for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43334/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Leave to Remain
John Brady
327. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests for leave to remain there have been from children in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these granted; the grounds for rejection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43699/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Energy Schemes
John Brady
536. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the public consultation on a roadmap for improving energy efficiency in the rental sector, as committed to in A Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty, has been carried out; the process and timeframe for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43426/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Energy Schemes
John Brady
542. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the pilot scheme set to be introduced to provide energy efficiency grant supports to landlords or approved housing bodies that choose to participate in HAP was commenced; if so, the details of the pilot scheme; the way in which it works; the number of landlords and approved housing bodies, respectively, engaged in HAP that have applied for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43514/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Illness Benefit Data
John Brady
331. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of medical review forms issued to illness benefit recipients to date in 2018; the number of forms that were sent to the same person more than once; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42989/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Illness Benefit Reform
John Brady
332. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the new automated system in place within the illness benefit section; the issues that have arisen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42990/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43155/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Tax Code
John Brady
78. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he will defer tax paid on the purchasing of defibrillators for first responder groups here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42627/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
83. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
84. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42626/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
115. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
142. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by her Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43149/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
180. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43156/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Greenways Funding
John Brady
203. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will accept a part application from a group wishing to make a submission for funding for a greenway (details supplied); if there will be a second round of funding in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
208. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43159/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
210. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by her Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43150/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
213. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43158/18]