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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (16 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22687/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (16 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a payment of arrears of carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23114/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (16 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 286. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 199 and 200 of 3 May 2017, the way in which savings of €77 million were made in 2016 from welfare fraud in respect of one parent family payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23230/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (16 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 199 and 200 of 3 May 2017, if the €506 million in control savings made in 2016 were as a result of fraud alone, that is, that all of the €506 million savings were made as a result of persons deliberately trying to deceive his Department for financial gain; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications Data (16 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe within which illness benefit is paid once his Department has received an application; the waiting times for receipt of this payment; if there is a delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23351/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (10 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing the averaging system for the calculation of the State contributory pension back to the system that was in place prior to the changes introduced in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (10 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing the calculation system for contributory pensions by halving the threshold to qualify for a pension from 520 contributions, which it is as present, to 260 contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22290/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (10 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the system for calculating the State pension from the yearly average system to a total contributions system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Administration (10 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on reports of delays in the issuing of maternity benefit payments; the reason for the delays; the average waiting time for receipt of this payment; the steps he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22214/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality that teachers endure (details supplied); the timeframe which will be given to act on the issue of pay inequality; if there is no plan to resolve the issue of pay inequality, the way in which a position can be justified that is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received the carer's support grant in 2016; the expenditure on the grant in 2016; the number of persons who have received the grant to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 272. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and family income supplement if they meet the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the household benefits package in 2016; the projected expenditure in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates employed in the national advocacy service for persons with disabilities; the ratio of advocates to persons with a disability nationally; the full year cost of running the service; the estimated full year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the bereavement grant to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the telephone allowance to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to further extend social insurance benefits to the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the new working family payment being developed by his Department; the way he envisages that this payment will differ from family income supplement (FIS); if this payment will be complementary to FIS or will replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21589/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Mr. Moran for his excellent presentation and both him and Mr. Scully for attending and giving of their time. Regarding the calculation of €13 per week in actual loss, is Age Action taking into account the fact that normal inflation rules do not apply to people over the age of 65 years? Normal inflation takes into account luxury goods and high-end items, for example, aircraft,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: That is fair enough and is all that I wanted to ask about.