Written answers
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Redundancy Payments
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding the reduction in redundancy payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who receives lone parent supplement is not eligible for the national internship scheme. [41290/11] - Redundancy Payments
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the change in redundancy terms (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1001/12] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if childcare providers will be required to pay sick pay for the first four weeks of an employee's absence through illness in 2012; and if... - Redundancy Payments
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis upon which she expects the reduction in the employer's rebate for statutory redundancy to produce €81 million in savings in... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [40780/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is still waiting for their appeal decision even though it was first registered in... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding family income supplement in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway. [40803/11] - Departmental Staff
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allocate further staff to a local social welfare office (details supplied) in County Limerick in order to alleviate the... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the situation for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40822/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that retained fire fighters are being refused jobseeker's benefit; her views on the matter;... - Departmental Staff
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare deciding officers and administrative staff working in the Donegal Town and Ballybofey offices in County... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants currently in receipt of rent supplement, mortgage interest supplement and the household benefit package benefits... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to implement the recommendations of the Labour Court which state that FÁS should provide an agreed pension scheme for community... - Redundancy Payments
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a redundancy payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [40944/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when domiciliary care allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [40948/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will still be eligible to receive their widowers pension in view of the recent budget... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason when assessing maintenance as means for the one parent family allowance that the remainder is then assessed as means for the... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in detail the impact the Government cuts in community employment schemes will have on community employment schemes in... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cuts imposed on the FÁS special community employment drug rehab projects which will see their operational and... - Universal Social Charge
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the universal social charge is not discounted from gross income in the assessment of means for social welfare payments when it... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Pension Provisions
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when State contributory pension will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has paid the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance transfer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals to the social welfare appeals office that were successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41133/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are systems in place to deal with carer's allowance applications for those who are caring for persons with terminal illness and... - Health Service Staff
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a number of permanent community welfare officers were told in April/May 2011 there will be no transfers to her Department; the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for further cuts to the carer's allowance (details supplied). [41160/11] - Social Welfare Code
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 209 of 13 December 2011 if she will issue a once off grant for the necessary material and equipment... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the impact the cuts to community employment schemes announced in Budget 2012 will have on the Dundalk ICTU centre; the level of funding... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the advisory group on tax and social welfare will publish its report looking at child and family income supports; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal will be accepted in respect of an application for rent supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Redundancy Payments
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for redundancy payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when payment... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if support is currently available under social welfare schemes for persons unable to pay residential property management fees; if any such... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 15 December 2011, if she will detail the appropriate level of mortgage interest supplement... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be heard in relation to a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway;... - Ministerial Staff
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by her... - Departmental Staff
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she runs a graduate internship programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41369/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Social Welfare Benefits (1 comment)
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for applications in respect of carer's allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the delays experienced and... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the proposed changes to the community employment schemes will be implemented; the way the proposed changes will affect lone parents,... - Registration of Deaths
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in relation to changing the law to allow for more wide-spread registration of the deaths of Irish residents who die... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of overpayments due to her Department at the end of 2011; the total repayments made in the year 2011; the corresponding... - Redundancy Payments
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has or will examine any possible role she can play in resolving the dispute between the former employees of a company (details... - Disability Statistics
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance aged between 16 years of age and 18 years of age; the number of persons overall... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if... - Departmental Programmes
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment and jobs initiative schemes currently operating in Dublin 5, 13 and 17; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of allegations of social welfare fraud that were investigated in 2011; the number of these allegations that were... - Community Employment Schemes (1 comment)
Question 416: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the circular issued by FÁS in December 2011 informing community employment scheme sponsors of a... - Departmental Offices
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her view that she or any agency funded by her who own properties in office complexes in which a management company is in place, should... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1302/12] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will be in a position to forward payment under the 60% redundancy rebate scheme to an employer (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal against the refusal of rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [1374/12] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the large numbers of farmers who were employed in the construction industry on a part-time basis to supplement their incomes in... - Redundancy Payments
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid out of the social insurance fund in 2011; the number of persons made redundant; the number of companies involved;... - Pension Provisions
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to address the concerns regarding pension entitlements in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make... - Redundancy Payments
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a redundancy payment claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when payment will issue;... - Social Welfare Reviews
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the procedures and processes being applied in her Department with regard to the matter of individual review of... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [1503/12] - Community Employment Schemes
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1518/12] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [1624/12] - State Agencies
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of State agencies currently financed by the Exchequer; the number of board members in each State agency; the expenses issued...
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