Written answers
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the methodology of measuring consistent poverty as used under EU-SILC provides a true measure of the level... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the substantial waiting time for decisions on the payment of disability allowance, state contributory pension,... - Social Welfare Code
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his intentions to alter the criteria applying under the habitual residency condition. [5238/08] - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on his Department taking lead responsibility for co-ordinating actions to tackle fuel poverty; and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Code
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he has taken in respect of the commitment in the programme for Government to examine the possibility of introducing a... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the arrangements that are in place to collect PPS numbers from landlords who are benefitting from rent supplement payments to... - Social Welfare Code
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will roll out proposals allocating individual lone parents a trained welfare adviser from his Department to help access... - Pension Provisions
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to introduce a special saving incentive account type pension scheme as part of proposals to increase pension... - Departmental Estimates
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the allocation for jobseekers benefit for 2008 is sufficient to meet demand for the payment in view of the... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on proposed developments outlined in the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007 to 2016 in respect of social... - Social Welfare Code
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans he has to extend the number of hours a carer may work and still retain entitlement to carer's allowance and carer's... - Departmental Programmes
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the document, record and information programme will be fully implemented in his Department; and if he will make a statement... - Social Welfare Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans he has to improve the income disregard available to claimants on jobseekers allowance to bring it in line with the... - Registration of Births
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the registration system for births is robust and free of fraud; the actions his Department has taken to... - Social Welfare Code
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to alter the conditions of rent supplement in order that those in receipt of that benefit who are eligible for the... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the outcome of the fraud and abuse risk assessments undertaken of the four schemes examined in 2007; and the schemes that will be... - Social Welfare Code
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on allowing distance learning training courses and HETAC courses to be included on the approved list for the back to... - Departmental Bodies
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which the personal advocacy service is now in place; and the reason for the delay. [5261/08] - Social Welfare Code
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he has taken in the past year to help low income families. [4616/08] - Pension Provisions
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he will take to address the anomalous position of recipients of State pension, transition, who under the terms of the... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he has taken to address the high number of decisions which are not upheld by the appeals office for payments where... - Social Welfare Code
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the continued justification for not back dating payments for waiting days in respect of claimants whose claims extend beyond the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made in relation to recovery of unpaid maintenance to recipients of one-parent family payment by absent parents; and... - Social Welfare Code
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will further raise the existing caps on rent supplementation to reflect real market costs to increase access to the private... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding each of the reviews of the Combat Poverty Agency; and the outcome and main recommendations of each. [5249/08] - National Carers Strategy
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to publish a national carers strategy. [5260/08] - Social Welfare Code
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on a report by the Irish Human Rights Commission, A Report on an Enquiry into the Impact of Certain provisions of Social... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the decentralisation programme in his Department and its agencies; and the parts of the programme that have... - Social Welfare Payment System
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to the tendering process and timetable with regard to the social welfare contract in relation to An Post;... - Social Welfare Code
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on easing or improving the means test applied by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5226/08] - Data Protection
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the review by the Data Protection Commissioner to improve data security procedures in his Department has been finalised; and... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the work in his Department to reduce overpayments and fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/08]
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