Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Social and Family Affairs

 
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 713: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of rent supplement paid to the private rental sector for housing in Dublin in each of the past five years; the number...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 714: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the pension contributions made by an Irish national working in the United Kingdom are transferable should that person return to...
  • Registration of Births
    Question 716: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will require the General Register Office to provide, on request, birth certificates with the Irish language versions of...
  • Registration of Deaths
    Question 717: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the procedures regarding registration of deaths; the situation regarding the registration of deaths of citizens killed abroad and...
  • Civil Registration Service
    Question 718: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of marriages here involving non EU nationals and non Irish EU citizens in each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 721: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of dental applications made on behalf of multiple customers without their knowledge regarding the treatment benefit...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 722: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the model for pension provision advocated by an organisation (details supplied) and the extent to which this model...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 724: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 is entitled to an old age pension at the age of 65 years; if not, if they are entitled...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 725: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil service staff in her Department; the number of these staff who hold an economics degree; the number of these...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 726: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [48328/09]
  • Social Insurance
    Question 727: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Flood Relief
    Question 728: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if Newcastlewest, County Limerick will be included in the current compensation scheme for flooding victims. [48336/09]
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 729: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if same will be dealt with. [48337/09]
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 730: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who is on the central application facility transfer list for...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 731: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in an appeal for jobseeker's benefit being determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Social Welfare Fraud
    Question 739: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the fact that those convicted of social welfare fraud are not given sentences appropriate to the crime of stealing...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 741: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the categories of data and information her Department has supplied the Private Residential Tenancies Board in view of the...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 743: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made or a date for an oral hearing will be given on an appeal against the decision to refuse their...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 744: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many welfare recipients were surprised to find that they were not due their...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    Question 746: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in Cork City and county who have availed of the services of Money Advice and Budgetary Service in 2009....
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 747: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [1141/10]
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    Question 748: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in County Mayo that have availed of the services of Money Advice and Budgetary Service in 2007, 2008 and...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 749: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to introduce a system in which persons entitled to free travel who cannot avail of public transport for hospital...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 751: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of households and payments that have been delayed due to poor weather conditions; the facilities that are available to...
  • Health Services
    Question 753: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will extend the home help income exemptions on schemes of the Health Service Executive to those employed privately as home...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 754: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the 2010 budget reduction of 4% to social welfare is deducted on a "gross" or "net" basis, in view of the fact that in some...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 755: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 756: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings outlined in the Report of the Special Group on Public Numbers and Expenditure Programmes which were accepted in budget...
  • Flood Relief
    Question 757: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out to date under the humanitarian assistance scheme for those affected by flooding in County Clare; and...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 758: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of revenue collected from self-employed PRSI Class C in 2009; the estimate of same for 2010; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 760: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of Irish citizens denied a social welfare payment in 2009 based on failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition....
  • Departmental Correspondence
    Question 761: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will respond to the issues raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the distinction...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 762: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when lone parents appeal will be heard in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 763: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of mortgage interest supplement with a breakdown by duration at intervals of three months; if she...
  • Ethics in Public Office
    Question 767: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of each gift, favour and hospitality received, both over and under the value of €650, since May 2007 to date in...
  • Social Welfare Fraud
    Question 768: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate by her Department of the level of fraud in each of the areas of payment in percentage and in actual amounts for each...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 770: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the implementation of the dental treatment benefit scheme for 2010; if she will confirm that the scheme will be...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 771: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when social welfare payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 772: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a domiciliary care allowance appeal will be heard in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 773: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received and the number refused by her Department since it took over the...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 776: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a date will be set for an oral hearing in respect of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
  • Registration of Births
    Question 777: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon can not be issued with a birth certificate in Irish; if she will...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 778: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons receiving a weekly or monthly social welfare assistance or benefit by book payment; the number of these book...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 779: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the inflexibility of current social security arrangements whereby a person who has employment...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 781: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a release date has been sought for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to enable the person's request for a lateral...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 782: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an assessment by another medical officer will be carried out to finalise the disability allowance appeal in respect of a...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 784: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a disability appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1892/10]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 788: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to provide an additional fuel allowance instalment to assist low income families in heating their homes in view of the...
  • Anti-Poverty Strategy
    Question 790: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress being made on her strategy to end poverty by 2016 as set out in the Programme for Government. [1944/10]
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 791: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to make further cuts to social welfare rates in 2011. [1945/10]
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 793: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a carer's allowance appeal will be heard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1963/10]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 796: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded jobseeker's allowance now that all the necessary...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 797: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal for carer's allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [2005/10]
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 802: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [2010/10]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 803: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of incapacity and lone parent benefits for each year since 2000 to date in 2010; the percentage...
  • Employment Support Services
    Question 804: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of interview referrals to FÁS under the national employment action plan in 2009; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 805: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff in her Department, broken down by division and section, annually since 2007 to date in 2010; and if she will...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 806: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons currently in receipt of widow or widowers pensions on foot of self employed contributions; the number of...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 807: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of instances wherein her Department initiated an appeal where a deciding officer has previously awarded a payment in...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 808: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for various social welfare payments that have been disallowed on the grounds of failure to meet...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 809: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of appeals processed by her Department in respect of carer's allowance in each of the past three years to date in 2010;...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 812: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the practice of issuing forecasts of contribution entitlements in respect of old age pension applications has been...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 814: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for back to education allowance received, granted or refused in each of the past five years to date in...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 820: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of compensation received annually since 2000 by CIE broken down by company, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród...

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