Joe O'Brien

Green Party · Dublin Fingal

Activity on Social Protection — 13 events (5 lobbying · 8 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Irish Foster Care Association 2 returns Social Protection

  • Communication to full Committee on Social Protection
  • Communication to Full Committee on Children, Disability and Equality
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Social Protection

  • Call for greater investment in measures to tackle holiday hunger.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Society of St. Vincent de Paul Social Protection

  • Meeting about implementing the road map for social inclusion.
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  Community Platform Social Protection

  • Email invitation to launch of Community Platform report 'What Would it Take to Eliminate Consistent Poverty by 2030?'
• 2024-12-11
  LOBBY
  Coeliac Society Of Ireland Social Protection

  • School Meals Programme
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the applicability of the free travel pass to taxis for persons who do not have access to a public transport route but need to travel for medical or hospital appointments. [44334/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to the creation of a simple back-to-work Covid-19 scheme (details supplied). [16716/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Covid-19 rent supplement scheme will be extended beyond August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15493/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to providing income supports for taxi drivers that are returning to work as the lockdown comes to an end in the context of diminished demand for their services in the next few months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13154/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients disaggregated by their previous net weekly pay in intervals of €10 and then €50, using the data that informed page 4 of the report that was published by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Economic Considerations for Reinstating the Economic Activity. [9344/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the eligibility for the child benefit scheme to persons over 18 years of age that will be in full-time education in September 2020 due to the disruption of the academic year due to Covid-19 (details supplied). [7421/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if guidelines have been developed in relation to the temporary lay-offs due to Covid-19; if there is a time limit on the length of time for temporary lay-offs; and if guidance is being developed for employers and employees on exiting the temporary lay-off situation. [7427/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for disability allowance applications. [7761/20]