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Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)

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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to be in a position to meet the requirements of applicants who are on the local authority housing list, are currently in private rental accommodation, and whose rent has increased beyond the extent to which it has been found possible to offer assistance; if she is aware of the increasing number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which exceptional needs payments continued to meet the needs of various applicants over the past 12 months as was previously the case, with particular reference to applications from bereaved families, in view of the fact that the bereavement grant no longer exists; if she is satisfied that exceptional needs payments continue to be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent support in lieu of local authority housing at present; the number in County Kildare; the extent to which she expects progressive housing policies to make a positive impact on the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17853/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Repayments (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the difficulty created for borrowers (details supplied) in County Kildare when their mortgage support was suspended, while they were awaiting information from the bank, which was never supplied; that, as a result, they now find themselves in an increasingly serious position in regard to arrears of mortgage, but nevertheless...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Widow's Pension Eligibility (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress, to date, in determining an application for a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension, in conjunction with an established entitlement to payment from the United Kingdom, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17672/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of invalidity pension, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17720/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for exceptional needs payments received by her Department, in each of the past twelve months, to date; the number approved; the number refused, those pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17842/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the State Pension (Contributory) received by her Department in the course of the past twelve months, to date; the number approved and rejected; the number of cases in respect of which the application were automatically tested for the State Pension (Non-Contributory); the number of cases in respect of which a whole...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of oral hearings that have taken place in the past twelve months, in respect of the various payments made by her Department to social welfare recipients; the number of cases where the original decision was overturned, arising from the hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17844/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she remains satisfied that one parent families receive a combination of payments amounting to at least as much as they previously qualified for under the One Parent Family Allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17845/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Data (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for Disability Allowance and Invalidity Pension received in her Department, in each of the past five years to date; the numbers approved, rejected or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Deserted Wife's Benefit Data (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of Deserted Wives Benefit eligible for receipt of payment in the past five years, to date; the extent to which their entitlement has changed in the period in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the various schemes available to her Department are making positive and beneficial impact on the numbers of young persons who are unemployed; her future expectations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17848/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for Back to Work Allowance received in her Department in the past four years, to date; the numbers approved and rejected in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Benefits (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of Unemployment Assistance or Unemployment Benefit in County Kildare, at present; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17850/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which community welfare offices are located throughout County Kildare, in such a manner as to ensure convenience of access for the general public, within reasonable travelling distance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to be in the position to avail of European Union support to alleviate youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 300. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is epileptic and reliant on medication, and who has already submitted all the documentation requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which second level educational needs will be met in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has grown out of primary level education but has had no access to secondary level education for the past one and a half years, and who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a moderate intellectual...