Written answers

Tuesday, 11 December 2007

Department of Social and Family Affairs

 
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 511: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the fact that one in five pensioners are at risk of poverty, under the programme for Government undertaking to...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 513: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if social insurance credits will be provided to those who have had breaks in their working lives, particularly those who have been...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 515: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will increase the aged 80 allowance by €6 to €16 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33246/07]
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 518: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of energy consumed in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department has responsibility that comes...
  • Departmental Reports
    Question 519: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the response by his Department to the recommendations made to his Department by the Competition Authority in its October 2007...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 520: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of mobile telephone bills paid directly by his Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 523: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number, rank and pay of all civil servants in his Department and Ministerial staff, personally appointed by him or otherwise,...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 528: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of credit cards held by his Department; the cost of same for each year since 2000 to date in 2007; the persons who hold...
  • Departmental Transport
    Question 534: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of providing transport including their official car to Ministers of State in his Department and staff for each year from...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 537: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of mobile phones used by him and supplied by his Department; the annual cost of same for each year since 1997 to date...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 539: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the improvements since 2005 in the contributory and non-contributory pensions; the number of pensioners in County Kildare who...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 540: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the improvements since 2004 and proposed improvements in the conditions for carers both in terms of allowances and benefits; the...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 541: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if child benefit will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Departmental Reports
    Question 542: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the value for money review of the supplementary welfare allowance phase two was completed; the value of the saving to the...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 548: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath did not receive supplementary welfare allowance; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Transport
    Question 549: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost on a yearly basis for transport hire of any kind for his transport and that of his staff for each year since 1997 to date...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 550: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has only been sanctioned for a reduced supplementary welfare allowance...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 551: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress that has been made by his Department following the recommendations by the Irish Human Rights Commission in relation...
  • Departmental Communications
    Question 552: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff in his Department that are provided with a blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34227/07]
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 555: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department; and if none to date,...
  • Data Protection
    Question 556: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that personal information relating to members of the public held on his departmental databases is safe from...
  • Management Information Framework System
    Question 557: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate of the money saved to the Exchequer in 2007 by the use of the management information framework system; the way this...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 559: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will examine the means test applicable to non-contributory social welfare payments which shows a much higher rate of return...

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