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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maximise the number of training and or up skilling places likely to be provided through SOLAS and or other agencies with consequent reduction in the numbers on the live register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when mortgage interest support will be restored to the levels at which it was primarily paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3785/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the payments being received by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the amount of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4006/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4008/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has been in a position to resolve any outstanding issues arising from those who are formerly self-employed to qualify for a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4542/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outstanding requirements of her Department in respect of further documentation required to determine the eligibility for free fuel allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has already provided all the required information to the best of their ability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4176/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement payment has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if payment will be recommenced in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4186/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 22 January 2013, if she will re-examine the case of an alleged overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who did not receive €67 per week as outlined but only €33 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4239/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the existence of extenuating circumstances in the form of a serious illness will be taken into consideration as an admissible explanation for their absence for this jurisdiction and retention of their deserted wives benefit ion the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4326/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the extent to which rent supplement is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4363/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was determined that an overpayment of disability allowance was made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the decision was conveyed to the applicant; when the notice of appeal was received by her Department; the reason the appeal was refused and the date of same; the way notice of appeal refusal was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will review the decision to refuse mortgage interest support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4533/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she might be prepared to review the maximum rent her Department is prepared to pay in rent support throughout the Eastern region with particular reference to areas experiencing an extreme local authority housing shortage thereby making it impossible for families on local authority housing lists to source private rented property in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the qualification limitations that have taken place in respect of contribution or other requirements for contributory old age pension including that of the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4536/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which persons who gave up employment to care for a relative have been credited with contributions for old age pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4537/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of instances of overpayment in respect of various social welfare entitlements in each of the past two years to date; the degree to which overpayment was discovered by her Department or brought to her attention by recipients who were not aware of the conditions which caused the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4540/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Scheme Numbers (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of persons engaged in community employment or related training or education schemes throughout County Kildare; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to ensure the retention of all such places in view of the particularly high degree of professional management and occupational skills encompassed in the programme...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (29 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she is investigating a method whereby it would possible to simplify the application forms and procedures for any of the social protection entitlements in view of the length of time taken to process voluminous application forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4544/13]