Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Department of Social Protection
- Pension Provisions
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the claim for a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors across... - Social Welfare Code
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37339/11] - Social Insurance
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the return to the Exchequer from increasing PRSI by 0.5%. [37419/11] - Redundancy Payments
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expense to the State in the past three years for which records are available from refunding redundancy payments to multinational... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal on an application for lone parent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of rent supplement that have been receiving the payment for the following time periods: less than six... - Social Welfare Fraud
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the discrepancy between figures supplied by her to the media for welfare fraud, cited at €483 million for the year... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 239: 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 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the oral hearing on an appeal will be held in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to date of the proposed decentralisation of Department of Social Protection staff and functions to Donegal town; and if she... - Budgetary Measures
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a child poverty impact assessment was carried out in relation to potential cuts in the forthcoming budget; and if so, if the findings... - Social Welfare Code
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the maximum rate of jobseeker's allowance for persons under 25 years is less than that for persons over 25 years. [37032/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal to the chief appeals officer against a refusal for carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details... - Social Insurance
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on concerns among employers, particularly small employers, regarding the suggestion that the first four weeks of a person's sick... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Departmental Bodies
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timetable envisaged for the replacement of FÁS by the new employment and training organisation announced by the Government; and if... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason child benefit cannot be means tested at present; her plans to implement means testing for child benefit; and if she will make a... - Redundancy Payments
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on illness benefit will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one parent family allowance or basic payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a widow's pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37182/11] - Unemployment Levels
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to a query regarding the number of self-employed persons who are unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Equipment
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of computer servers that are leased by the Department and each State agency under the aegis of her Department; the amount of... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) County Kerry; and if she will... - Social Welfare Code
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to introduce a partial capacity benefit for those who are unable to work full-time due to disability but are able to do... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance was stopped in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Live Register
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering any initiatives to incentivise the hiring of unemployed persons on the live register in areas that have... - Work Placement Initiatives
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application (details supplied) for inclusion in Tús as a community organisation with a work placement; and when... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she has taken to reduce the processing time for applications for carer's allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37322/11] - Job Losses
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons made redundant in County Kerry in 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37325/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Code
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings to the Exchequer from reducing child benefit by €5. [37423/11] - Live Register
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the live register figures for each social welfare exchange in County Donegal. [37439/11] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Departmental Staff
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed within her Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to her Department for the end of 2008,... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision in respect of their disability allowance appeal; and if she will... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a non-contributory pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow;... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments that are considered non-primary social welfare payments by her. [37527/11] - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Redundancy Payments
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 can expect to receive their statutory redundancy payment which is due since early 2011; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the households benefits package (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37541/11] - Social Welfare Code
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is expected to supply details of their income in respect of their 24 year old... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the status of the... - Departmental Legal Costs
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection to indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by her Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly... - Social Welfare Code
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence attached regarding the needs of Ireland's retail industry. [37729/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all...
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