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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the 30 hour rule in respect of rent and mortgage interest supplement is operated in the circumstances where a person is availing of the back to work enterprise allowance in view of the fact that the participant will be working at his or her new business for over 30 hours a week. [40688/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to delete section 246 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 or to otherwise change the two year rule in respect of the qualifying criteria for the habitual residency condition. [40689/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to social partnership...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under her Department or any of the agencies within her Department's remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to social...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 221: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or under any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership which were established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; and the details...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or under any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership which were established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to social...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to social...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under his Department or any of the agencies within his Department's remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to social partnership bodies or...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the current value of child benefit in 2011. [40067/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his response to the sovereign annuity proposal made to his Department by the Irish Association of Pension Funds and the Society of Actuaries. [40041/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to deal with the backlog on social welfare claims. [40366/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of places filled under the short-time working training programme; the amount spent on the scheme; when the scheme commenced and when it is due to wind up; the number of employers involved; if she will provide any information she has on any reviews of the effectiveness of the scheme; her plans to expand the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the respective gross cost to the Exchequer if the withdrawal rate above allowances for rent supplement was changed from 75% to 15%, 20%, 25%, and so on at intervals of 5% up to 60%. [39692/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the respective gross cost to the Exchequer if the withdrawal rate above allowances for mortgage interest supplement was changed from 75% to 15%, 20%, 25%, and so on at intervals of 5% up to 60%. [39693/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform rent supplement to enable the payment to be made directly to the landlord instead of the tenant [39267/10]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to extend the deadline for the employment subsidy scheme. [39895/10]

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is not accepting the facts of the situation and the maths involved. He already said the capacity of the appeals office is 29,000 but the demand is for 50,000 appeals in a year.

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: According to replies to parliamentary questions, it is. The Minister is not doing enough and the waiting times will get longer. The other point I ask him to accept is that given 40% of those appeals fail, and that many of those whose appeals do not succeed are entitled to supplementary welfare allowance, every month there is a delay in hearing appeals that costs the taxpayer €600,000....