Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify if the commitments made by her in relation to older persons through the recent universal periodic review process mean... - Proposed Legislation
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she will introduce gender recognition legislation. [35668/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of small holders in receipt of farm assistance. [35817/11] - Social Welfare Schemes
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of places available on the rural social scheme at present. [35818/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors and their claim for a pension scheme; if her attention... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposed transfer of all housing related matters, including the management and payment of rent allowances or supplements... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal in relation to the decision to find a person (details supplied) in County Cavan ineligible for... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the manner in which she discriminates against children born through surrogacy who are legally resident in this country... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was decided by a medical officer that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was not unfit for work despite... - Social Welfare Code
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the income guideline criteria she sets for carer's allowance applications; if she takes into account existing fixed outgoings of... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 20 October 2011, if she will set out the factual position in respect of entitlement to a... - Information Technology
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of computer servers that are owned by her Department and each State agency under her aegis; the amount of capacity on each... - Social Welfare Code
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the realistic alternatives available to persons when their illness benefit runs out and who are refused Invalidity pension as the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for a carer's allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on... - Civil Registration
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for new birth certificates that have been received by the General Register Office or local offices from... - Social Welfare Code
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the entitlements and procedures applying to self-employed persons whose business has collapsed and who need social... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for back to school assistance will be approved under review in view of the hardship of the case in respect of a person... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the progress to date in the determination of entitlement to an increase of illness benefit payment in respect of a... - Public Procurement
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details in relation to the number and value of State capital construction project contracts awarded by her to... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to reinstate a Christmas bonus for persons in receipt of certain social welfare payments after 2011; and if she... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason that, in information literature from her, the net social welfare spend is not emphasised in view of the fact that the social... - Employment Support Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the review of JobBridge will include an examination of measures that would allow single parents to participate in the scheme while... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the appeal will be finalised in relation to the denial of State pension transition in respect of a person (details supplied). [35802/11] - Infrastructure Investment Plan
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the specific projects that she plans for County Donegal arising from the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal against a decision not to award illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if she... - Redundancy Payments
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their redundancy payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal against a decision not to award disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if... - Social Welfare Code
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the protection that will be given to welfare recipients who are forced to refuse FÁS courses following the cessation of funding for child... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an oral hearing on an appeal against a decision in respect of an application for carer's allowance by a person... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) will be made homeless due to the delay in dealing with their... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue in respect of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Redundancy Payments
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a redundancy application in respect of a person (details supplied). [36071/11] - Social Welfare Code
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has decided to cut the half-rate carer's allowance received by more than 21,000 family carers by 40% in budget 2012; if not, if she... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in regard to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway;... - Redundancy Payments
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when redundancy payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [36124/11] - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if PPS numbers of the seller or purchaser are required as part of the sale, purchase or registration of land, and if they are not, if she... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Code
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any cross-checking between the Health Service Executive and her Department regarding information... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the names of agencies which provide staff for her Department and for bodies and agencies under its aegis; the services they provide; the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the IBEC proposal to use a smart card for the payment of child benefit; if she will detail the pros and cons of same; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [36265/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has a breakdown available regarding claims for illness benefit between public sector and private sector employees, if she will... - Departmental Schemes
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the cutbacks to the community employment scheme, the community services programme, the rural social scheme, local... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the targets in the national action plan for social inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if former holders of the Office of Attorney General have been appointed to State boards by the current or former Governments; the details...
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