Written answers

Tuesday, 4 December 2007

Department of Social and Family Affairs

 
  • National Carers Strategy
    Question 367: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason he has not kept the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a National Carer's Strategy by the end of...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people eligible for the family income supplement; the number of people in receipt of same; the average length of...
  • Departmental Publications
    Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department published an annual report in 2007; if not, when his Department plan to publish one; and if he will make a...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the length of time capital disposed of to a relative is still counted as means when making an assessment for non-contributory old...
  • Departmental Offices
    Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has carried out a study of opening hours of public offices under the control or remit of his Department; and if...
  • Departmental Correspondence
    Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the official forms issued by his Department for use by the public and business which can be completed on-line; the forms which...
  • Departmental Offices
    Question 374: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the opening hours of his Department's public offices and public telephone lines and if they close for lunch; and if he will make a...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a...
  • Departmental Records
    Question 381: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way his Department disposes of redundant information technology equipment; if he is satisfied that all stored information has...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of press officers that are employed in his Department, employed in each agency reporting to his Department, were...
  • Departmental Websites
    Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if podcasts are available for download by members of the public on websites maintained by his Department and its agencies; if not,...
  • Departmental Properties
    Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the works or measures that have taken place in 2007 to make his Departmental buildings more environmentally friendly; and if he...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has plans to allow the back to school allowance to be paid to the self-employed who comply with the requirements of the back...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 386: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on extending eligibility for persons in receipt of disability or invalidity pension to enable those in receipt of such...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 387: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will ease the qualification guidelines in respect of insurance contributions for persons who might otherwise qualify for...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons refused entitlement to old age pension due to a lack of sufficient contributions in the past 12 months; and...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 390: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for invalidity pension rejected in the past 12 months on the grounds of insufficient insurance...

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