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Dáil Éireann Vol. 884 Wednesday, No. 1 24 June, 2015 DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DÁIL ÉIREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Insert Date Here 24/06/2015A00100Ceisteanna - Questions � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 24/06/2015A00200Priority Questions� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 24/06/2015A00250One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 24/06/2015B01900Employment Support Services � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5 24/06/2015C00450Social Welfare Benefits � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7 24/06/2015D00450Social Welfare Overpayments � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9 24/06/2015D01150Social Welfare Payments Administration � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11 24/06/2015E01125Other Questions � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 24/06/2015E01150One-Parent Family Payment Payments � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 24/06/2015F00600Disability Support Services � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16 24/06/2015G00950Rent Supplement Scheme Data � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18 24/06/2015H03300One-Parent Family Payment Payments � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21 24/06/2015H04800Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Order for Report Stage � � � � � � � � � � 23 24/06/2015H05100Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23 24/06/2015Q00200Leaders’ Questions � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 35 24/06/2015T00550Order of Business � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 43 24/06/2015V04000Topical Issue Matters � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 50 24/06/2015W00100Topical Issue Debate � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 51 24/06/2015W00200School Accommodation� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 51 24/06/2015X00500Mortgage Resolution Processes� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 54 24/06/2015Y00800Nursing Staff Recruitment � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 57 24/06/2015Z00500Hospital Waiting Lists � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 60 24/06/2015BB00200Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 63 24/06/2015CC00200National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 67 24/06/2015UU00300National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee � � � � � � 104 24/06/2015VV00100Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 105 24/06/2015FFF00500Credit Unions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 126 DÁIL ÉIREANN Dé Céadaoin, 24 Meitheamh 2015 Wednesday, 24 June 2015 Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 09�30 a�m� Paidir. Prayer. 24/06/2015A00100Ceisteanna - Questions 24/06/2015A00200Priority Questions 24/06/2015A00250One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility 24/06/2015A003001� Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the social impact assessment her Department has undertaken of her changes to the one-parent family pay- ment; and if she will make a statement on the matter� [24850/15] 24/06/2015A00400Deputy Willie O’Dea: The Minister will be aware that next Thursday is D-Day, where the D stands for “devastation” for the many lone parents who will suffer a substantial drop in in- come because of the change in the criteria for payment that she will implement on Wednesday� Has the Department carried out a social impact assessment, or an assessment of the possible effects on those who will lose out thereby? 24/06/2015A00500Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The purpose of the reform of the one-parent family payment is to maximise the opportunities for lone parents to enter into employment and thus to increase their income� I welcome the considerable debate generated by this reform, which commenced in 2012� My priority is to ensure that as a society we arrive at a situation in which lone parents have the same opportunities as everyone else to access employment, training and education. For too long, significant numbers of lone parents have been typecast and confined to social welfare dependency. Despite the commitment of extensive funding to lone-parent payments since the 1970s, lone parents remain most at risk of poverty, and their children are at high risk of poverty� Research shows that being at work reduces the at-risk-of-poverty rate for lone parents by three quarters compared to those who do 2 24 June 2015 not work� The Department has published a social impact assessment of the main welfare and tax mea- sures of budget 2015 and of the water charges� It found that the household incomes of em- ployed lone parents will increase by almost 0�8%, while those of unemployed lone parents will increase by 0.6%. This positive outcome for lone parents reflects the increases in child benefit, the partial restoration of the Christmas bonus, the reduction of the USC for many lone parents in work, the back-to-work family dividend and the maintenance of the disregard at €90� It has not been possible to capture the full impact of the one-parent family reforms using the Switch model� It is hoped this will be possible as part of the ongoing development of the model� For instance, the model cannot capture the value to a person on full social welfare of having a medi- cal card, for example, compared to a person in work on a low wage who might not qualify for a medical card� In the next budget I look forward to examining the various supports available to all families with children, including single-parent families� In particular, I want to look at the scope for further improvements in child benefit as well as other supports for families in full-time or part- time employment� 24/06/2015A00600Deputy Willie O’Dea: Obviously the Department has not done an assessment of the spe- cific impact of this measure on lone parents, many thousands of whom will lose out. Appar- ently an impact assessment was done on the budget measures and, according to the Minister, this showed that all lone parents, working or not working, would be better off as a result of the changes being introduced by the Government� It is a wonder that lone parents from one end of the country to the other are not doing cartwheels with delight now that they are all going to be better off� I wonder what they are all worried about� The Minister referred to the fact that there are problems in this system at present� I remind her that a problem is not solved by adding to it. The Minister gave a specific and solemn com- mitment to this House that she would not introduce this change until we had a Scandinavian- type child care system in this country� When I asked her about it she said that child care was a matter for another Department, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs� However, this change in the criteria for lone parent allowance is a matter exclusively for herself� Does she in- tend to renege on the solemn promise she gave to this House and, through the House, to the lone parents from one end of this country to the other? Does she intend to renege on this promise or to keep the commitment she made to lone parents? 24/06/2015A00700Deputy Joan Burton: I very much did what I said I would do� As the Deputy is aware, because he discussed it with me, I introduced a seven-year transition from the age of seven to 14� The Deputy well knows that in this transition period we gave lone parents opportunities and encouragement to become involved in education and training - to become involved in the Department’s activation services - but there is no obligation on lone parents to be actively seek- ing work, which is the basic requirement for jobseeker’s allowance� During the
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