Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2006
Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if public transport operators have been monitoring passenger volumes following the lifting of the free travel pass restrictions;... -
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to offer all qualified adults, in addition to pensioners, the opportunity to be paid directly; and if he will make a... - Pension Provisions
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take arising from criticism by the Pensions Ombudsman of what he called the theft by employers of pension... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if legislation is not imminent in relation to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service; the immediate measures he will put in place... - Social Welfare Information
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent of information packages on welfare entitlements available in all the foreign languages of the principal migrant... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on making the family income supplement payment automatic to ensure that all entitled will receive it in view of the poor... - Pension Provisions
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby many companies with defined benefit pension schemes are unilaterally... - Community Development
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will confirm that funding is available to community based education groups, including in RAPID areas, that are providing... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received final figures on the number of applications received under the back to school clothing and footwear allowance... - Poverty Levels
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the research his Department has carried out into food poverty levels, in particular amongst children; and if he will make a... - Energy Costs
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to respond to the call from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to provide additional assistance for poorer families... - Budget Submissions
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the main features of his discussions and conclusions with voluntary and community groups at his pre-Budget forum on 23 October... - Poverty Levels
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has accepted the new indicators for consistent poverty levels recently proposed by the ESRI; and if this measure... - National Strategy for Carers
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will implement a national strategy for carers. [37652/06] - Unemployment Levels
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who are long-term unemployed; the targets he has set to reduce the amount of people who have been out of the... - Budget Submissions
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the pre-Budget submission from the national one parent family organisation, One Family; his response to the ten... - Waste Management Charges
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce a waiver on waste charges available nationally to all those on low income. [37670/06] - Departmental Schemes
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made to date with regard to consideration by his Department of a new mortgage support plan; when he expects the... - Family Support Services
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the range of payments and supports to families where it is clear that the family need additional support particularly in the area... - Departmental Schemes
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the level of take-up of the back to work scheme over the past five years; if he is satisfied in relation to the scheme; and if he... - Migrant Issues
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the NESC conclusion in the NESC publication Managing Migration in Ireland A Social and Economic Analysis, that the... - Pension Provisions
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has completed his consideration of the recent report he received from the Pensions Board, entitled, Special Savings for... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are proposals to increase the living alone allowance for pensioners. [37651/06] - Family Support Services
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department offers parenting courses; if not, his views on the introduction of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Payment Delivery Services
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has finalised his discussions on the opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice regarding the decision... - Child Support
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on paying all child dependent allowances at the same maximum rate; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on... - Payment Delivery Services
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is his Department's policy to encourage people to receive payment via electronic funds transfer; if so, the way this is... - Social Welfare Code
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has examined the possibility of making alterations to the social insurance system to allow a more flexible approach to... - Family Support Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to complete his consideration of the proposed new package of reforms of state aid for lone parents; when he... - Tenancy Agreements
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has undertaken a study to investigate the extent to which landlords are refusing tenancies purely because they... - Pension Provisions
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the European Commission's proposed directive to protect the occupational pension rights of EU workers who change jobs... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made in discussions with the EU Commission regarding the possibility of providing free travel passes to Irish... - Pension Provisions
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of dependent parents pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37646/06] - Social Welfare Code
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to introduce paid paternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37636/06] - Pension Provisions
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there have been discussions on establishing the right for women to a pension in their own right. [37649/06] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average amount of time people remain on disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37638/06] - Social Insurance
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on altering the two year rule which prevents a person who has no social insurance benefits for more than two years from... - Social Welfare Information
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on a national advertising campaign to promote greater awareness of social welfare entitlements, similar to the campaign... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of Operation Gull aimed at curbing cross-Border social welfare fraud; if the operation... - Social Welfare Code
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his priorities for the forthcoming Estimates, budget and Social Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications his Department has received for separate payments each year in the past five years; the number of... - Social Inclusion
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he plans to publish the promised new two year social inclusion action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Migrant Issues
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will verify the accuracy of the claim made by NESC in its recent publication Managing Migration in Ireland A Social and... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for his decision not to challenge the findings of the Equality Authority in relation to an initial decision of his... - Social Welfare Code
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions he has had regarding the needs of young carers; the plans he has to increase supports to meet the needs of young... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the mechanisms in place for a person who falls ill with a serious illness such as cancer but who does not have enough credits for... - Social Welfare Code
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on altering the means assessment process for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37645/06] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on raising the rate of maternity benefit payable to bring it in line with the minimum wage; the cost of same; and if he...
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