Written answers
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Company Closures
1176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she met with the staff of a company (details supplied) to discuss the recent announcement regarding the closing of its... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
1177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those childcare workers who are in receipt of one-parent family payment or working family payment, and who have also been... - Domestic Violence
1179. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person with lead responsibility for the co-ordination of the emergency Covid-19 response to domestic, sexual and gender... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1181. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when persons whose pandemic unemployment payment claims were not paid will receive their backdated arrears; and if she will... - Legislative Measures
1187. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a new Bill must be passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas to facilitate the continued payment of social welfare... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Covid-19 payment will be prolonged beyond the current timeframe for artists and freelance technicians involved in the... - Departmental Contracts
1193. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1194. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons over 66 years of age laid off from work due to Covid-19 are not considered as worthy or not deemed... - Invalidity Pension Applications
1195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the refusal of an invalidity allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
1196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a scenario (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5585/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will backdate the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment for staff (details supplied) who were due to be paid through... - Student Support Schemes
1198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to put some supports in place for students in summer 2020 that under normal circumstances would take up employment... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will change the Covid-19 contact number to a freephone 1800 number (details supplied). [5640/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a reply will issue to the feedback by a person (details supplied) regarding those who have seriously reduced income as a... - Fuel Allowance Payments
1201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the fuel allowance further in view of the extension of the lockdown. [5654/20] - Departmental Expenditure
1202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of expenditure (details supplied) by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5657/20] - Redundancy Payments
1204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps to be taken to ensure workers at a company (details supplied) will be entitled to their full statutory redundancy... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
1205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of rent supplement claims made; the number of claims awarded from 18 April 2020 until 6 May 2020; the number of... - Social Welfare Appeals
1206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeals decision will be finalised for a person (details supplied) which was first submitted on 24 October 2019.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the monthly costs for March and April 2020 with regard to all welfare supports as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown; and the... - Departmental Correspondence
1208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to or if the issue of a letter was authorised from the office of her Department in Buncrana,... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can appeal the decision to refuse their application for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment... - Invalidity Pension
1212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [5791/20] - Company Closures
1213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received notification from a company (details supplied) of a proposal of collective redundancy as is required... - Jobseeker's Allowance
1215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those on jobseeker's payments are being afforded leeway in terms of applying for work in view of employment restrictions;... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to a grant towards a hearing aids update; and if this will be... - Carer's Benefit Eligibility
1217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the circumstances referenced in correspondence from a person (details supplied); if carer's benefit can... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
1218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the issue of welfare payments being made every two weeks (details supplied). [5906/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pandemic unemployment payment will be backdated for a person (details supplied). [5916/20] - Revised Estimates Publication
1225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when approval by Dáil Éireann for a new estimate for Vote 37 will be required; the process for approving same; and... - Illness Benefit Eligibility
1226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if changes are envisaged in June 2020 to illness benefit for Covid-19 related absences in terms of rate or eligibility... - Departmental Staff
1227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will implement initiatives to allow employees to carry forward annual leave that they have accrued during... - Redundancy Payments
1228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who has been laid off as a result of the appointment of a liquidator to a business can take up alternative... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
1230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Payments
1231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to a position by which claimants in receipt of a primary social welfare benefit and who are... - Disability Allowance Appeals
1234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
1235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme
1238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the reintroduction of the mortgage interest supplement scheme will be considered particularly in view of the large number... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the additional and complex requirements that have been added to... - Working Family Payment
1241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused the working family payment; and if she will make a... - Disability Support Services
1242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a project by a person (details supplied) with regard to outcomes in respect of the deaf community and a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the State could pay maintenance payments that are not being made on the basis that the State could recoup these costs... - Widow's Pension Eligibility
1246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a widow's pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6265/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if seasonal workers will be included in the newly extended pandemic unemployment payment in view of the fact they have been... - Living Wage
1249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on the living wage in view of the considerable departure from the previous position in the recent Fine Gael and... - Carer's Support Grant
1250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the carer’s support grant; and if the grant will remain place for 2020 and going forward. [6312/20] - Jobseeker's Allowance
1252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in the processing of a jobseeker's application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20. [6317/20] - Working Family Payment Eligibility
1253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the requirement to work for 38 hours or more per fortnight to be eligible for the working family payment... - Widow's Pension
1256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision will be made for widows on becoming eligible for a widow's pension to retain the State pension paid to their... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
1258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) will be granted. [6466/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment. [6477/20] - Invalidity Pension Applications
1263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of flexibility regarding the Covid-19 payment of €350; if small business owners and or sole traders in... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
1265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the terms of the wage subsidy scheme are such that in circumstances in which a PRSI credit has been... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
1266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of jobseeker's payments being made while applicants are unable to apply in person for employment due to Covid-19... - Social Welfare Rates
1267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to develop a programme to index social welfare rates to the minimum essential standard of living; and if she will... - Pension Provisions
1268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures in place during Covid-19 to make it safer and easier for pensioners to receive payment; if she will consider... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement... - Jobseeker's Payments
1270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance, respectively, that have been placed on a penalty... - Social Welfare Code
1271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the occasions on which section 202 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 has been utilised since it came into effect;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance is available for employers endeavouring to keep their business afloat but that cannot afford the redundancy... - Maternity Benefit
1280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the benefits a person (details supplied) who is due to go on maternity leave in July 2020 and is at present on jobseeker's... - Community Employment Schemes
1284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to allowing those who have reached the State pension age to stay involved in a community... - Illness Benefit Data
1285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the technical issues will be resolved to enable manual updating of contributions for illness benefit claims. [6860/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a review has taken place regarding the decision not to award a Covid-19 related payment in the case of a... - Personal Public Service Numbers
1288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension
1290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the payment of an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Illness Benefit Payments
1291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the payment of illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the pandemic unemployment payment scheme; the number of persons availing of the scheme; the cost for each of... - Jobseeker's Payments
1293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider deferring jobseeker’s benefit means tests for those transitioning from jobseeker’s... - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility
1294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if workers who have been in receipt of the PUP will be entitled to the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. [6892/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarity will be provided regarding the eligibility for the pandemic unemployment payment of Irish citizens who have... - Dental Services
1296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered providing dentists with an advance in payments provided under the State schemes, that is, the medical... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Data
1298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average percentage of applications for domiciliary care allowance which are refused; the percentage of refusals... - Pension Provisions
1299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the home carer's scheme will be extended to those born before 1 September 1946; and if she will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be extended to persons over 66 and under 18 years of age who were working prior to... - Departmental Contracts
1302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on external consultants by her Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such...
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