Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 777: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the decision to refuse a diet supplement to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will be reviewed. [1097/06] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 778: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the regulations in regard to the changes in maternity benefit announced in budget 2006; his views on applying the new arrangements... - Pension Provisions
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if 1953 was chosen arbitrarily by the then Minister in 1973 as a cut-off point for the payment of old age pensions; and if he will... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 782: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in regard to a person who has decided to leave work to start up their own business; and if he will make a statement on... - School Meals Programme
Question 783: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the proposals included in the review of urban and district school meals schemes, including the transition to the school food... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 784: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if legislation will be amended to allow entitlement to the household benefits package in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Family Support Services
Question 789: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the options under consideration for a more family friendly child payment which would overcome the low take-up of family income... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 790: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the problems that can arise where persons with an intellectual disability inherit money when... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 791: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of public appointments made by his Department 1997. [1156/06] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 794: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [1314/06] - Family Support Services
Question 796: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on increasing the threshold for family income supplement by an extra €35 a week in order to assist low paid workers;... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if consideration was given in the preparation of budget 2006 to the extension of half rate carer's allowance to persons who are... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the funds spent by his Department since June 1997 on consultants, legal experts and external advice; the number of reports produced... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused the carer's allowance. [1543/06] - Pension Provisions
Question 807: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the national pensions review report from the Pensions Board; when the details will be published; and if he will... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average length of time involved in processing an application for the carer's allowance (details supplied); if additional staff... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which his Department determines the irregular income of artists and musicians in assessing entitlement to social welfare... - Social Welfare Fund
Question 812: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money collected by his Department by way of superannuation payments by employees in 2003, 2004 and 2005; and where... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will qualify for the back to education allowance scheme. [1881/06] - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the policy to deal with bullying in his Department; if same has been circulated to all employees; if there are outstanding law... - Departmental Staff
Question 815: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the bonuses that were paid to his staff for the year ending 31 December 2005; the amount of money that was paid; the way in which... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 816: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not qualify for the disability benefit; and if their UK contributions... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 819: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has produced an annual corporate procurement plan in respect of each of the years 2000 to 2005; and if he will... - Publication of Reports
Question 820: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the bodies under the aegis of his Department which have not provided him with a 2004 annual report; and in the case of each body... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 821: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the regulations governing the payment of the reduced rate of contributory old age pension to those self employed persons who did... - Pension Provisions
Question 822: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress being made in relation to bringing forward the introduction of an entitlement for people to choose to work beyond the... - Social Welfare Code
Question 823: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on making the back to education allowance available to all lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
Question 824: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the staff vacancies that exist in his Department; the areas where these vacancies occur; his plans to fill such vacancies; and if... - Pension Provisions
Question 825: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the fact that only 40% of occupational pension schemes that reported to the Pensions Board in 2005 failed to meet the... - Freedom of Information
Question 827: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the public bodies and agencies within his Department exempted from the full remit of the Freedom of Information legislation; and if...
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