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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 711. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for supplementary welfare each month from March 2020 by county to date. [21897/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 712. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for back to school allowance made in 2020 compared to 2019. [21898/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 713. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the introduction of universal basic income; and if research has been carried out by her Department on the costs involved. [21899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 715. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and type of events funded by her Department in 2020 that did not take place in tabular form; the cost of funding each event; and if that funding will remain in place for 2021. [21901/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 765. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of every €1 and €5 increase in weekly social protection payments for 2021; the cost by individual payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projected cost of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment in 2020; the projected cost for 2021 based on the current scheme arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22571/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 767. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projection of the average number of expected recipients of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment for each month remaining in 2020; the projections for 2021 up to1 April, in tabular form; the basis for the financial modelling of the cost of the scheme for the rest of the year; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 768. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons currently on the full €350 rate of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment; the number on the lower rate; the number of persons that have had their payment reduced since the rule change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22573/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 769. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of new recipients of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment in each week since 29 June 2020; the number of closed claims in each week; the net decrease or increase in each week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22574/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 770. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on the full rate of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment that will be reduced to the €300 rate on 17 September 2020 based on current claimants; the number that will drop to the new rate of €250 based on current claimants; the number on the lower rate; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 771. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the analysis that has been carried out of the current recipients of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment to determine the number that would be eligible for higher social welfare payments or benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22576/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 772. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of retaining the enhanced rent supplement for the rest of 2020 and all of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22577/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 773. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of enhanced rent supplement due to Covid-19; the number of claims that ended on 31 August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22578/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 774. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have received the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit to date; the current number of recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22579/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 775. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of restoring jobseeker’s allowance rates for those under 25 years of age to the full adult rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22580/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 776. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €25 respectively for both rates; the number currently in receipt of the payment; the additional cost of providing the current rates to all school going children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22581/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the rate of fuel allowance from €24.50 by every €1, €5.50 and €10 per week; the one-off cost for increasing the fuel allowance rate by those amounts from 28 September 2020 for the 2020/2021 fuel season; the number of expected recipients; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 778. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance season for 2020-2021 will run for 28 or 32 weeks; the cost of providing the additional four weeks in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22583/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 779. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of an additional 5,000 places on back to education allowance; the projected number of places that will be funded in 2020; the number funded in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22585/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 780. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of extending the cost of education allowance to all recipients of the back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22586/20]