Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Department of Social Protection
- Pension Provisions
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of plans to raise the retirement age for State employees, if private sector workers, who are obliged to retire at age 65, will... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce new legislation to enhance the role of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason behind the decision to cut funding to the return to education programme; and if this programme will be re-instated in the... - Social Insurance
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated loss of revenue to the Exchequer from the halving of the lower rate of PRSI and the estimated job creation resulting from... - Community Services Programme
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to protect the services delivered under the community services programme as previously administered by Meitheal... - Tax Code
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers applying for the housing mortgage interest supplement on 1 March 2011 and on 1 September... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 14 September 2011, wherein the information sought was deemed to fall within the remit of the... - Social Welfare Code
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the widespread belief that many self-employed tradesmen are claiming welfare, any analysis of same has taken place; if any... - Employment Support Schemes
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the Gradlink programme in view of the fact that the national internship scheme, JobBridge, is not geared to graduates and in... - Pension Provisions
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reciprocal pension agreements that exist between Ireland and Bulgaria. [25643/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 has been told they may not receive further supplementary welfare allowance payments... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [25678/11] - Community Employment Schemes
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform the community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25705/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if jobseeker's allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one parent family payment has not been restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent allowance to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange to have the child dependent half rate payment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 back dated to the start of... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no notice given where jobseeker's benefit is finishing and job seeker's... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there have been any changes recently to the way community welfare officers calculate rates of supplementary welfare allowance mortgage... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a money advice and budgeting service office will be opened to service Killarney and South Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a back to school allowance; and if she... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for carer's allowance will be dealt with as soon as possible in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for back to school allowance has been received in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when same... - Tax Code
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if farmers with very small farms, who currently do not pay any taxes, are obliged to provide professional farm accounts or statements from... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason supplementary welfare allowance payment, rent allowance, has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;... - Social Welfare Code
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the reduction of social protection entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25776/11] - Departmental Staff
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in her Department who have expressed an interest in retiring ahead of the changes to the public sector pension... - Social Welfare Code
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for back to school clothing and footwear allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [25809/11] - Social Welfare Code
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [25813/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for State pension non- contributory will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.... - Social Welfare Code
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she would reconsider granting the back to school allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [25831/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for supplementary welfare allowance was denied in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she... - Social Welfare Code
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [25874/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will urgently review an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue in respect of an application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Family Support Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application by a family (details supplied) in County Galway to relocate from a dwelling destroyed by the... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the social welfare appeals office will make a decision on the pension application of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan.... - Departmental Schemes
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding the Jobbridge - national internship programme; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to shorten the length of time it is taking when dealing with appeals regarding social welfare payments. [25957/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that the exceptional needs payment is available to persons on the local authority housing list who are offered a home... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will confirm whether the training component, and associated budget, of community employment schemes will lie with SOLAS or with... - Employment Support Services
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she has taken to deepen engagement with those on the live register. [25995/11] - Departmental Schemes
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of the 5,000 places on the national internship scheme that have been taken up to date; and the amount in total that she has... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any discretion available to her to award the back to education allowance to Irish students accessing postgraduate courses in... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will take place on an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for late payment of rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to put in place protection for landlords who accept rent allowance and are left with tenants not paying the rent allowance; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to mortgage supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26185/11] - Departmental Staff
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social Protection notwithstanding the Civil Service circular No. 28, if she will provide a list of the current pay of each senior civil servant from higher... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 14 September 2011, if she will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated between children... - Redundancy Payments
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers involved and the total amount of money currently owed to the social insurance fund in respect of the employer's... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 14 September 2011, the medical criteria to be satisfied in order to qualify for disability... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the waiting lists for disability allowance hearings in view of the fact that there is a 14 month waiting list. [26330/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26344/11] - Flood Relief
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has received a file from the Office of Public Works in relation to the relocation request of a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the 15 week waiting list for the processing of family income supplement applications by her and the steps being taken by... - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Department has submitted a strategy statement to her, as specified under the 1997 Public Service Management Act and, if so, will... - Civil Registration Act
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the general review of the provisions of the Civil Registration Act 2004 to be completed, which will address the current...
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