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Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2472. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing all jobseeker's payments for those aged 18 to 25 years of age by €30. [33134/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2473. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit, supplementary welfare allowance and farm assist by €5. [33135/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2474. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of extending the fuel allowance by four weeks. [33136/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
2475. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the State pension by €5. [33137/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits
John Brady
2496. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one-parent family payment and jobseeker's transition payment to €161 per week, assuming an increase in the age limit from seven to 14 years. [33448/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits
John Brady
2497. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the age limit of the one parent family payment to 14 years of age assuming an increase in the payment of €5. [33449/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Jobseeker's Allowance
John Brady
2498. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the age related jobseeker's payment rates for 18 to 25 year olds to the top rate of €198. [33450/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Working Family Payment Data
John Brady
2499. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average payment rate made to those in receipt of the working family payment. [33451/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Insurance Fund Data
John Brady
2500. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount of revenue which could be raised if Ireland's rate of employer PRSI contributions was raised in line with the EU average with Hungary, Belgium and France; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33453/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
John Brady
2501. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 66 years of age and over who received assistance through the exceptional needs payment and urgent needs payment in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the payment rate made to these persons; and the total spend in this regard. [33454/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
John Brady
2502. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 66 years of age and over who receive and have received the supplementary welfare allowance in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the amount awarded; and the total spend in this regard. [33455/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
2590. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath to date; the number referred to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35331/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Local Employment Service
John Brady
2591. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to each of the LES offices in 2017 and to date in 2018. [35332/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
2592. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on JobPath in 2017 and to date in 2018. [35333/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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JobPath Programme
John Brady
2593. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process in place for the wind-down of JobPath for the end of referrals in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35334/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
2594. 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. [35335/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Brady
2595. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to remove child maintenance payments as means for social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35336/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
John Brady
2596. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for all social welfare payments. [35337/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Brady
2597. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has had contact with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding child maintenance payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35338/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Social Welfare Overpayments
John Brady
2598. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the practice in place in her Department in cases in which a person has received an overpayment due to a departmental error; if the person is obliged to repay the amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35339/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Flood Relief Schemes Status
John Brady
124. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood protection scheme for the Avoca River in Arklow; when the scheme will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31790/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
John Brady
151. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31786/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
John Brady
371. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if a site has been identified for a new school build (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31785/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
372. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a general practitioner out of hours service in north County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31788/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Medical Card Eligibility
John Brady
373. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his plans to make changes to the income disregard for persons with a disability who hold a medical card. [31789/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Weather Events Response
John Brady
693. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if protocols have been put in place by her Department to ensure that procedures are in place within her Department to deal with future adverse weather conditions in view of the difficulties posed to fuel allowance recipients in recent bad weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31645/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
John Brady
280. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to the women’s refuge in Bray in each year since 2012 to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31523/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Garda Station Refurbishment
John Brady
281. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the reopening of Donard Garda station, County Wicklow; the timeframe for the reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31534/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Mental Health Services Provision
John Brady
412. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of a Jigsaw youth mental health site to be developed in the north County Wicklow areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
John Brady
413. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS services in the Bray area in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Mental Health Services Staff
John Brady
414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS services by individual service in the CHO 6 area as compared to the percentage prescribed in A Vision for Change for 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Child Support Payments
John Brady
827. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the child care supports available to lone parents; the criteria to access such supports; the costs involved; and the age limitations in place. [30843/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment Data
John Brady
866. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the age limit for the one parent family payment to 12 and 18 years of age, respectively. [30332/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Child Benefit Payments
John Brady
867. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending child benefit beyond 18 years of age for those in full-time education. [30333/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment
John Brady
891. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the social welfare payments in place specifically for lone parents; and the criteria in place to qualify for each. [30838/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment Data
John Brady
892. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment and the working family payment. [30839/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
John Brady
893. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her views on the Indecon report showing the impact that changes to the one-parent family payment have had on lone parents with regard to levels of deprivation. [30840/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment
John Brady
894. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the supports in place to assist lone parents returning to education and returning to work. [30841/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Working Family Payment
John Brady
895. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the working family payment, formerly FIS, has been reviewed since its introduction. [30842/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
John Brady
896. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the steps being taken to tackle poverty in lone-parent families. [30844/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Working Family Payment Data
John Brady
330. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of administering the working family payment scheme; and the percentage of the annual spend on the scheme. [29471/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
John Brady
265. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the weekly State pension by €5 per week to build towards achieving the commitment in the national pensions framework of a State pension set at 35% of average weekly earnings. [28433/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
John Brady
266. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of ensuring the final 15% of the Christmas bonus is restored as a double week payment for Christmas 2019 for all social welfare recipients. [28434/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
John Brady
267. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €3 per week. [28435/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
John Brady
268. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the over-80s allowance by €2 per week. [28436/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
269. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of reversing the changes introduced in 2012 to the State pension system by reducing the number of bands from six to four. [28437/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Bereavement Grant
John Brady
270. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of restoring the bereavement grant. [28438/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Fuel Allowance Expenditure
John Brady
271. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of restoring the fuel allowance to 32 weeks. [28439/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Free Travel Scheme
John Brady
272. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full cost of increasing the funding for the free travel scheme by €5 million to make it more attractive for operators to join and ensure that the scheme continues to address passenger needs. [28440/18]
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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Electric Vehicles
John Brady
82. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations. [28402/18]