Written answers
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce an exemption for applicants for carers benefits payments from the habitual residence condition and instead apply that... - Departmental Responsibilities
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the proposed integration of the public employment functions of FÁS and the benefit function of his... - Social Welfare Code
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the recent research by the Vincentian Partnership which showed that the income supports available to lone pensioners, families... - Pension Provisions
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has reviewed the reasons for the low take up of personal pensions among women here; the social consequences for women of this below... - Social Welfare Code
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review the habitual residency condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43566/10] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to consolidate the appeals process for supplementary claims from a two-step appeals process to one. [43839/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform rent supplement so that the payment is made directly to the landlord instead of the tenant. [43834/10] - Social Welfare Code
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the current value of child benefits in 2011. [43865/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has conducted a cost-benefit analysis prior to cutting the dental treatment benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Employment Support Services
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to increase the number of interviews and consultations for jobseekers during the course of their unemployment.... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to abolish the 30-hour rule in respect of mortgage interest supplement. [43842/10] - EU Directives
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the European Parliament's recommendation to extend EU maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay and to introduce two weeks of... - Social Insurance
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the potential 2011 and full year revenue gain from raising the PRSI ceiling to €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the State of social welfare fraud on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/10] - Pension Provisions
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the value of the State pension at current levels in 2011. [43862/10] - Public Services Card
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the roll out of identity cards for social welfare recipients will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43565/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to abolish the 30-hour rule in respect of rent supplement. [43844/10] - Social Welfare Code
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his policy in relation to the ending of the ban on cohabitation for persons in receipt of one parent family payment and the replacement of... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 2 November 2010, his views on the acceptability of basing a decision on the adequacy or... - Social Insurance
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the social insurance fund; the estimated deficit at the end of the year and the steps proposed to deal with same.... - Employment Support Services
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to promote all welfare to work schemes among both employers and employees. [43853/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to reduce waiting times for processing claims across all schemes. [43851/10] - Proposed Legislation
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the outcome of his discussions with insurance companies in respect of the suggestion of changing social welfare... - Rental Accommodation Scheme
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to ensure a greater transfer of rent supplement claimants to the rental accommodation scheme. [43856/10] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether it is acceptable to cut jobseeker's payments. [43772/10] - Social Insurance
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the PRSI employers incentive scheme has been promoted; the number of employers and employees covered under the scheme so far and... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which he will commit himself to the protection of those victims of the economic downturn who now find themselves unemployed...
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