Results 40,121-40,140 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied regarding the availability to her Department of the necessary resources to meet the widest possible scale of eventualities arising from the ongoing economic situation which she inherited, with particular reference to the need to meet the needs of all categories of persons now dependent on a payment from her Department with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she can streamline and/or accelerate the process for the determination of appeals in respect of disability payments, invalidity pensions or other disability related payments with a view to minimising the impact and/or hardship on the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33190/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Places (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of training/up-skilling or further educational places being provided by his Department with a view to addressing the unemployment situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33533/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused permission to sign on at their local employment exchange notwithstanding the fact that they are available for work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32866/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused permission to sign on at their local employment exchange notwithstanding the fact that they are available for work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32931/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct maximum rent level at which rent support will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32930/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was calculated that €559.70 is the correct amount of rent supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has a wife and five dependent children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33094/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which provision has been made to facilitate easier access to relevant social welfare payments for persons previously self-employed and currently long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33532/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 312. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of supplementary welfare to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33319/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in respect of an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33388/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and variety of training or youth unemployment or long-term unemployment alleviation schemes likely to be operated by her Department in the coming year; the total cost and duration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33525/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects current or proposed temporary unemployment alleviation or training schemes to result in permanent positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Statistics (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the unemployment situation throughout the country with a view to identification of particular areas or black spots indicating higher than average levels of unemployment; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Statistics (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the age profile of those on the live register long term with a view to initiating measures to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33528/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which she and her Department have entered into negotiations with other relevant Government Departments with a view to transferring the responsibility for local authority housing thus alleviating the burden of rent support on her Department and facilitating local authority housing applicants in their efforts to obtain employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken or intends to take to streamline the appeals system in respect of all payments issuing from her Department with a view to minimising hardship on those awaiting the outcome of appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33530/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases referred to appeal in respect of each category of welfare payment for which her Department is responsible in each of the past four years to date in 2013; the areas experiencing most referrals to appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33531/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which various forms for social welfare payments may be simplified to reduce administrative backlogs and excessive time-consuming procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she continues to take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship with particular reference to cases where the overpayment was not as a result of an oversight or negligence on the part of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to continue to be in position to provide the necessary resources to retain the maximum number of places on a community employment or related schemes throughout County Kildare having particular regard to the on-going success of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33536/13]