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Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Social Protection

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the age limit from 24 years to 22 years in the jobseeker's allowance assessment for those living with a parent or a step-parent in the family home, so that parents' income will no longer be considered in the jobseeker's means test after the age of 22 years?

24th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Social Protection

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given recent statistics on the large number of young people unemployed, her plans to allow young people who are ineligible for jobseeker's allowance by virtue of their parents' income participate in the JobBridge scheme from age 22 years rather than 24 years by which time they may be considered long term unemployed?

24th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership; his views regarding concerns expressed about the possible undue influence which could be exercised by multinationals; if he will support the current proposals?

24th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Skills

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason primary teachers who qualified in 2012 and entered the pay scale in that year are on a signicantly higher salary than primary teachers who qualified in 2012 but had been undertaking substitution work in 2011 and therefore entered the pay scale in 2011?

24th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site have been identified for the Educate Together School, Stepaside, County Dublin; when construction will begin?

24th September 2014

Uppdate: An Garda Síochana - Justice & Equality 24th September, 2014

satisfied regarding the manner in which complaints within An Garda Síochana continue to be dealt with

24th September 2014

Update: Refugee Accommodation - Justice & Equality 24th September, 2014

quality and standard accommodation available to refugee/asylum seekers

24th September 2014

Update: Education and Training in Prisons - Justice & Equality 24th September, 2014

educational/rehabilitative training remains available to all prisoners in the various prisons

24th September 2014

Update: Prison for Juvenile Offenders - Justice & Equality 24th September, 2014

prison places remain available for juvenile offenders

24th September 2014

Update: Penalty Points - Justice & Equality 24th September, 2014

procedures put in place in respect of the imposition of penalty points and any subsequent deletion are sufficient

24th September 2014