Written answers

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Department of Social and Family Affairs

 
  • Social Insurance
    Question 39: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the balance of the social insurance fund for each of the past ten years; the projected balance for the next three years; the expected...
  • Employment Action Plan
    Question 40: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the activation scheme contained in the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010; and to make a statement...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the assessment of the One Family organisation that the cuts he proposes making to the one parent family payment scheme will...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 42: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the implementation of the national pensions framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/10]
  • Social Welfare Fraud
    Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied with the method of recording and calculating fraud control savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 47: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of decisions to refuse carer's allowance that are overturned at appeal stage; the action being taken to ensure that the correct...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 48: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the processing time for each individual social welfare office to deal with a claim for jobseeker's allowance to date in 2010; and if he...
  • National Carer's Strategy
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the future plans he has for carers following the decision not to publish the national carer's strategy; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of clients dealt with by the monetary advice and budgeting service for each of the past five years; the total number of...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons claiming rent supplement for more than 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27933/10]
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 56: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of job facilitators; the average waiting times to access support from a job facilitator; and if he will make a statement...
  • Public Service Card
    Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the public service card with photo ID to be rolled out from 2010; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider easing the qualification guidelines for back to education allowance having particular regard to the need to encourage...
  • Carbon Levy
    Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way he intends off-setting the impact of higher fuel costs on poorer households as a result of the introduction of carbon levies....
  • Price Inflation
    Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the that prices, as measured by the consumer price index, have risen each month since February 2010...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied with the capacity of monetary advice and budgetary services to negotiate on persons behalf with financial institutions...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the concerns expressed by the Pensions Board regarding its capacity to carry out its functions adequately due to a shortage of...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to introduce whistleblowing legislation as a means of dealing with social welfare fraud. [27995/10]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the definition of suitable employment for the purposes of determining if a claimant of jobseeker's allowance has been made an offer of...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the national pensions framework, his attention has been drawn to the fact that people face the prospect of spending up to...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to update guidelines regarding the habitual residency rule to ensure a consistent approach by all deciding officers; his plans to...
  • National Carer's Strategy
    Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to address the needs of young carers. [27996/10]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he has taken or proposes to take to restore the previously applied criteria for qualification for domiciliary care, respite...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to bring forward legislation arising from the decision to withdraw the appeal in the case of a person (details supplied). [27998/10]
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the recommendations of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes, applicable to his Department,...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the additional supports that have been given to job facilitators to deal with the increased demand for access to support; and if he will...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way he intends reforming the rules for back to education allowance to enable applicants to qualify irrespective of whether or not they...

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