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Thu, 25 Jan 2018
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JobPath Data
John Brady
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Turas Nua and Seetec offices here; the year each office began providing the JobPath service; and the corresponding number of times each office has been inspected since JobPath commenced. [3830/18]
Wed, 24 Jan 2018
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Departmental Reports
John Brady
168. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the report into bogus self employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3522/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
John Brady
607. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend access to additional social welfare payments for the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3227/18]
Thu, 18 Jan 2018
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
John Brady
40. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason public service workers who wish to remain at work beyond 65 years of age will see wage cuts as per the terms and conditions set out for those wishing to remain at work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2349/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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Pensions Legislation
John Brady
2. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe for the restoration of the State pension for those affected by the 2012 changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2331/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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Poverty Data
John Brady
10. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the increase in the at risk of poverty rate among lone-parent families as highlighted in the recently published survey on income and living conditions for 2016; her plans to reduce this rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2061/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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Citizens Information Services
John Brady
21. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the concerns raised by her Department as referenced in the recently published cost benefit analysis undertaken on behalf of the Citizens Information Board regarding the structure of the MABS service prior to the restructuring plans now underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2059/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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State Pension (Non-Contributory)
John Brady
28. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason fraud and error surveys are being carried out with older persons in receipt of the non-contributory State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2060/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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State Pensions Reform
John Brady
30. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to examine the pension anomaly which exists in which persons aged 65 years of age are being put on jobseeker's payments at retirement; her further plans for when the pension age increases to 67 years of age in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2062/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Brady
48. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a child maintenance service such as in Northern Ireland to support and assist lone parents in seeking child maintenance payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2058/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
121. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated for the delivery of a general practitioner out-of-hours service for north County Wicklow in the HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2242/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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Cancer Services Funding
John Brady
122. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow in the HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2243/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
264. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person or body that was consulted with during the drafting of the interim arrangements put in place until such time as legislation is passed to increase the mandatory retirement age for public service employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55097/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
265. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the interim arrangements in place until such time as legislation is passed to increase the mandatory retirement age for public service employees will apply to those aged 66 who were facilitated by their employer at 65 years of age to remain at work and now wish to remain at work beyond pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55098/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
266. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason part of the interim arrangements put in place until such time as legislation is passed to increase the mandatory retirement age for public service employees involves a pay reduction for the employee when that employee will remain in the same role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55099/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
267. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason part of the interim arrangements put in place until such time as legislation is passed to increase the mandatory retirement age for public service employees involves the employee being able to accrue pension contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55100/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
268. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if particular conditions will be attached to the legislation which will increase the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 years for public service employees; if these conditions will be similar to the interim arrangements put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55101/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pensions
John Brady
269. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 years for public service employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55102/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Sale of State Assets
John Brady
629. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the sale of studios (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55000/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Poverty Impact Assessment
John Brady
1564. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main areas of policy-making and policy programmes for which the three poverty measures contained in the CSO's SILC are used, that is, the at risk-of-poverty rate, deprivation rate and consistent poverty rate; and the main areas of policy-making and policy. [54433/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
John Brady
1596. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those in receipt of a carer's allowance are eligible for a contributory State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55092/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
John Brady
1597. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is required to carry out a paid internship for a certain period of time over the academic year as part of his or her college course could lose his or her back to education allowance; if this income will mean that the back to education allowance and rent supplement would be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55093/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Enterprise Ireland Properties
John Brady
1915. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the sale of studios (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54999/17]
Thu, 14 Dec 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits
John Brady
688. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of farm assist payments are eligible to pay PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53511/17]
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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Housing Inspections
John Brady
264. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 6 December 2017, the recommendations made to Wicklow County Council regarding its inspection and enforcement function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53351/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Minor Works Scheme Data
John Brady
155. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have received funding under the minor works grant in 2016, and to date in 2017. [52667/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Minor Works Scheme
John Brady
156. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will receive funding under the minor works grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52668/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Garda Data
John Brady
210. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí allocated to each Garda division in 2017. [52669/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Disabilities Data
John Brady
231. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of persons with disabilities in public service employment in view of the commitment made in the comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities. [53122/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Equine Data
John Brady
376. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses impounded, euthanised and re-homed in each year since 2010; and the costs involved, by county, in tabular form. [52699/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Community Services Programme
John Brady
245. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 480 and 481 of 14 November 2017, if the treasurer of a company (details supplied) that her Department officials approached to establish a new entity to avail of the funding previously provided to an organisation under the community services programme was a member of the board of the organisation when Pobal and her Department removed funding from that organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52343/17]
Wed, 6 Dec 2017
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Home Help Service Eligibility
John Brady
177. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if the practical home help and personal care service will continue to be available to persons aged under 65 years of age who suffer from chronic illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52130/17]
Wed, 6 Dec 2017
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brady
178. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he received a petition requesting him to establish a general practitioner out-of-hours service for north Wicklow; if progress has been made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52131/17]
Wed, 6 Dec 2017
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Local Authority Housing
John Brady
256. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason RTB funding was not awarded to County Wicklow in 2015, 2016 and 2017; his views on the fact that such funding was not granted in view of the fact that it was granted in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52132/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Disability Activation Projects
John Brady
106. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have gained employment as a result of the comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46701/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Family Income Supplement
John Brady
485. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that county councillors, who meet the financial criteria to qualify for family income supplement, cannot access the payment because local authorities will not sign off fewer than 19 hours of work; her plans to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51559/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Fire Service Staff
John Brady
31. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to difficulties retained firefighters are having with INTREO and JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50794/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Employment Rights
John Brady
37. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to address the growing problem of bogus self-employment; if her Department has examined the amount of PRSI being lost due to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50581/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
John Brady
50. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures in place for homeless persons in need of social welfare assistance in cases in which they are unable to provide an address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50584/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Brady
61. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has satisfied herself that lone parents are being forced through rigorous court proceedings in order to seek child maintenance from an ex-partner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50582/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
John Brady
67. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made under the exceptional needs payments in 2016; the percentage of these applications awarded and declined, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50583/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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State Pension (Contributory)
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when action will be taken to reverse the 2012 pension bands and rates changes which resulted in reduced State pension payments for over 42,000 persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50580/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Citizens Information Services Provision
John Brady
660. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe for the closure of a centre (details supplied). [50319/17]
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]