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Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
239. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 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. [43157/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
241. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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. [43151/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Mental Health Services Staff
John Brady
402. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the levels of child and adult mental health services staffing per community healthcare organisation area as a percentage of levels prescribed by A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41990/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
John Brady
403. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams, that is, general adult mental health, psychiatry of old age and child and adolescent mental health services, per community healthcare organisation area and per region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41991/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
John Brady
404. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in County Roscommon receiving counselling and services from the child and adolescent mental health services; the number of staff providing these services in County Roscommon; the number of children and adolescents who are on a waiting list to receive such services in County Roscommon; the length of time each person has been waiting for a first appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41992/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
John Brady
405. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents receiving counselling and services from the child and adolescent mental health services in a clinic (details supplied); the number of staff providing these services in the clinic; the number of children and adolescents on a waiting list to receive such services in the clinic; the length of time each person has been waiting for a first appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41994/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Funding
John Brady
479. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if the €55 million increase in the mental health budget will include an allocation of expansion of Jigsaw youth mental health services; if expanding the jigsaw service to County Wicklow is included in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42356/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Live Register Data
John Brady
634. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42310/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Labour Activation Programmes Data
John Brady
635. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to the local employment services to date in 2018, by office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42311/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
636. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42312/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Youth Employment Initiative
John Brady
637. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received from employers and from young persons under the new youth employment support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42315/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Waste Management
John Brady
37. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the studies his Department has conducted on alternative collection models for household waste here. [41127/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Waste Management
John Brady
38. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has reviewed the current unique model of collection here in view of the difficulties outlined in a recent report by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, on household waste collection. [41126/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
233. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date on which referrals to JobPath will cease in 2019. [41267/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Illness Benefit Applications Data
John Brady
234. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of new forms being received by the illness benefit section since their introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41270/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Illness Benefit Applications Data
John Brady
235. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons awaiting a decision on their illness benefit application; the average waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41271/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
John Brady
215. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage plans are at to locate a suitable site for the development of a new school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39594/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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HSE Waiting Lists
John Brady
380. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list; when they will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39615/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Illness Benefit Applications
John Brady
56. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the decision was made to change the forms for illness benefit; the consultations that took place prior to the changeover to new forms; the status of processing times for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39077/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
John Brady
75. 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. [38816/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for delays to the payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38814/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Widow's Pension Eligibility
John Brady
85. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow an entitlement to a widow’s pension in certain circumstances and not solely dependent on marital status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38818/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
100. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath after completing the scheme in full for a second time since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Pension Provisions
John Brady
101. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her Department’s work towards introducing a total contributions approach for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38817/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Tender Process
John Brady
138. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the new framework of procurement of architect and design teams being undertaken by his Department; if this work has stalled the commencement of school building development in County Wicklow; the length of time this will delay the necessary building of new schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39015/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Primary Care Centres Provision
John Brady
172. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the services that will be available in the new primary healthcare centre in Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Occupational Therapy Provision
John Brady
173. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if a cognitive occupational therapy service will be available for persons in the new primary healthcare centre in Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38965/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
183. 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. [39016/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Commencement of Legislation
John Brady
204. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to commence Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38364/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Legislative Programme
John Brady
474. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects to publish legislation based on the recommendations of the report of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38363/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Social Welfare Schemes
John Brady
475. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the artist’s social welfare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38365/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Illness Benefit Data
John Brady
476. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1252 of 7 September 2018, if consultations took place with general practitioners and their representatives before her Department changed the forms for illness benefit. [38366/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
477. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers who have been referred to JobPath for the second time after completing the scheme in full; the length of time after the scheme is completed that JobPath can re-invite former participants to participate again; if jobseekers must participate the second time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38367/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Social Welfare Schemes
John Brady
502. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for the artist's social welfare pilot scheme; the number of persons in receipt of welfare payments in respect of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38715/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
John Brady
1251. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that have been taken to provide community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors with pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36255/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Illness Benefit Data
John Brady
1252. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date on which it was decided to change the application forms for illness benefit; the consultations that took place; the persons or bodies with which consultation took place; the dates on which consultations took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36257/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
John Brady
1253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for all social welfare payments. [36258/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data
John Brady
1254. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the wait time for same; the number of applications to be processed; the date on which all applications will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36259/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
John Brady
1255. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a cross-departmental and cross-party working group to examine child maintenance and issues in regard to these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36260/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Employment Data
John Brady
2. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of persons aged 66 years of age and over who will be residing in the State in each of the next ten years. [33452/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Courts Service Expenditure
John Brady
850. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs associated with court cases involving child maintenance payments in each of the years 2012 to 2017. [33571/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
1459. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to provide a general practitioner in Carnew, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32983/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
John Brady
1779. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if a co-ordinator has been hired for Bray drugs task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34837/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Pension Provisions
John Brady
2207. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been increases in the CIÉ wage grade pension scheme for retirees since 2007; if the board in place has advised the trustees to make an increase in the pension payment since 2007; if the trustees have consulted the actuary on such an increase in that time; if such increases are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33576/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Qualified Child Increase Payments
John Brady
2457. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the qualified child payment by €5 for all children over 12 years of age. [32979/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Anti-Poverty Strategy
John Brady
2460. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the targets agreed in relation to tackling poverty. [33077/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Anti-Poverty Strategy
John Brady
2461. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on poverty rates; and the actions being taken to tackle poverty as a result. [33078/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2465. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the disability allowance by €5. [33127/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2466. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the carer's allowance by €5. [33128/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2467. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing carer's benefit by €5. [33129/18]