Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform rent supplement so that payment is made directly to the landlord instead of the tenant. [40034/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons claiming rent supplement for more than 18 months in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on... - Employment Support Services
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on his Department's efforts to help persons return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Code
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the introduction of the carbon tax on 1 May 2010, the reason the promised vouched fuel allowance scheme has not been developed... - Marriages of Convenience
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action, if any, he is taking to address the problem of sham marriages. [40066/10] - Public Services Card
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the roll out of identity cards will commence for social welfare recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39967/10] - Social Welfare Code
Question 60: 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 and his... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time to access the money advice and budgeting service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40016/10] - Social Welfare Code
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the review of the mortgage interest supplement scheme; the changes envisaged under this review; and if he... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the recent research by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice which showed that the income supports available to lone... - Employment Support Services
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to increase the number of interviews and consultations for persons during the course of their unemployment. [40031/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of serving members of the Permanent Defence Forces who are receiving family income supplement; and if he will make a statement... - Employment Support Services
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the proposed integration of the public employment functions of FÁS; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Code
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to centralise the means testing of social welfare benefits; if he has had discussions with the Health Service Executive to ensure... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated extent of fraudulent claims of social welfare and in particular jobseeker's payments by those who are living abroad and... - Pension Provisions
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined benefit pension schemes which fail the minimum funding standard; the number of persons affected by same. [39978/10] - Social Welfare Code
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to abolish the 30 hour rule in respect of rent supplement and his estimate of the cost of same. [40039/10] - Employment Support Services
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has been contacted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to resolve the outstanding issues that exist... - Social Welfare Code
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to reform the withdrawal rate for rent and mortgage interest supplement. [40044/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he will take to alleviate the congestion in the processing of all forms of social welfare payments having regard to the hardship... - Social Welfare Code
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of his discussions with insurance companies in respect of the suggestion of changing social welfare legislation to provide for... - Pension Provisions
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to safeguarding the State pension in budget 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40028/10] - Departmental Information Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to improve information services available to employees and employers on the benefits for unemployed persons moving... - Pension Provisions
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if in recognition of the role played by the State pension in reducing poverty among older persons and in view of the fact that for the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the national carers' strategy; if he is committed to helping carers in the community; if he will protect the carer's... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he intends to consolidate the appeals process for supplementary welfare claims from a two-step appeals process to one. [40036/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to allow far greater access to postgraduate study under the back to education allowance. [40048/10] - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to make a charge on financial institutions and or utility companies to subsidise the work undertaken by the money advice and... - Social Welfare Code
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way he intends to reform the social welfare system to provide greater social security for the self-employed. [40049/10] - Employment Support Services
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the PRSI employers incentive scheme has been promoted, and his intention to extend the scheme into 2011. [40053/10]
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