Written answers

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

  • School Meals Programme
    Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that each national school receives per child in respect of lunches and snacks. [28162/12]
  • National Internship Scheme
    Question 306: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will correct the faults that are appearing in the jobbridge scheme which was originally set up to help persons without experience...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 307: 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...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding community employment schemes and Skillnet courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Statistics
    Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of unemployed citizens signing on at the Coolock, Dublin 17 and Kilbarrack, Dublin 5, unemployment exchanges in 2010, 2011 and...
  • Departmental Offices
    Question 311: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take regarding the answering of phones in her Department; and if her staff have been given proper training. [27750/12]
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 312: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will issue a payment of rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 313: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review of community employment schemes will be completed; if she will take into consideration the work being carried out through...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 315: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for domiciliary care allowance has been disallowed in respect of (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if she will...
  • National Internship Scheme
    Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her statement in the Dail Éireann, Topical Issues, 7 March 2012, that she would seek to make graduate...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 317: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Invalidity Pension
    Question 319: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a request for a review of the decision to discontinue invalidity pension payment in respect of a person (details...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 320: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider expediting a decision, following a request to review the application, for domiciliary care application in resepect of...
  • Ministerial Staff
    Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of her special advisors; if she will provide details of any...
  • Employment Support Services
    Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the period for people on Tús schemes for a further 12 months; and if she will make a...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied). [27964/12]
  • An Teanga Gaeilge
    Question 324: To ask the Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí cad iad na bearta a rinneadh maidir leis an sárú atá déanta ar scéim teanga na Roinne; agus cad atá i gceist aici a dhéanamh ina leith....
  • Mortgage Interest Supplement
    Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of mortgage interest support payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Carer's Allowance
    Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will issue in respect of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a State pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    Question 329: 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. [28003/12]
  • Social Insurance
    Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on progress made in relation to the reform of the social insurance scheme for the self-employed; when she expects this...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will indicate the amount of arrears owed for rent and maintenance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she...
  • Disability Allowance
    Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow and if she...
  • Carer's Allowance
    Question 335: 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 Carlow, if she will...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the discussions she has had with the pensions industry in respect of addressing the funding shortfall faced by many defined benefit...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    Question 337: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Money Advice and Budgeting Service has requested additional resources to assist in the carrying out of its duties; if she is...
  • Child Care Services
    Question 338: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if officials in her Department will be involved in discussions with the Department of Education and Skills in relation to the changes in...
  • Child Benefit
    Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to lessen the negative impact of the habitual residence condition on Traveller children; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 340: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has commissioned any reports into the impact of the domiciliary care allowance review on vulnerable children; if not, the reason...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her rationale for changing the jobseeker's payment from over a six day week to over a five day week as it will act as a disincentive to...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and the way this compares 2011; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Disability Allowance
    Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an oral hearing appeal on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Invalidity Pension
    Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision in relation to their application for an invalidity pension appeal;...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the ongoing review of the funding of community employment schemes; when this review will be completed; if she will...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will be reinstated in respect of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance
    Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate if jobseeker's allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • Carer's Allowance
    Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason back dated carer's allowance payments amounting to €5,000 over the past two years have not been paid in respect of a person...
  • Redundancy Payments
    Question 350: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a statutory redundancy payment application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of the 11 January 2012, if there are any further updates in relation to this matter; if the...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the outcome of the review of community employment will be communicated to the services involved on the ground. [28203/12]
  • Disability Allowance
    Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal application for disablement benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Disability Allowance
    Question 354: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way it occurred that an alleged overpayment was made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, the way they are...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in the back to school clothing and footwear allowance payment for person's who receive...
  • Redundancy Payments
    Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a statutory redundancy application in respect of a person (details supplied); and when they may expect to receive...
  • Carer's Allowance
    Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the up to date numbers of recipients in 2012 for each of the following: carers allowance, carers allowance recipients caring for more than...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure full participation of parents and members of the carer's association in the promised review of policies and procedures...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes she is considering, if any, to the current PRSI system for owner/directors. [28267/12]
  • National Internship Scheme
    Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some recipients of one-parent family allowance, who until recently were unable to access...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 362: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the information available in respect of the means test process which she follows in determining applications to...
  • Carer's Allowance
    Question 364: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes in County Cavan in 2012; the number of participants on each scheme; the level of funding...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the criteria for determination of entitlement to rent allowance with particular reference to the need to take into...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if having regard to the views expressed by some of her predecessors to the effect that rent supplement would in the future feature as a...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has monitored the staff requirements throughout her Department with particular reference to the need to eliminate...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for rent support currently on hand; the number of such applications refused on a monthly basis over the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
    Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted...
  • Carer's Benefit
    Question 374: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for carer's allowance received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted and or...
  • Invalidity Pension
    Question 375: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for invalidity pension received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted and or...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme
    Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the entitlement to rent allowance in respect of single fathers who have shared custody entitlement derived from court...
  • Social Welfare Application Forms
    Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to simplify the application forms and procedures for any of the social protection entitlements in view of the...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time taken to process an application for contributory or non-contributory old age pension on a monthly basis over the past two...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of applicants in receipt of various social welfare payments has fluctuated in each of the past three years...
  • Social Welfare Overpayments
    Question 381: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases currently before her Department wherein overpayment has occurred in respect of various social welfare payments and...
  • Social Welfare Code
    Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she can review the position in respect of entitlements to means-tested social welfare payments for the self-employed...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons engaged in community employment or related training or education schemes throughout County Kildare; the extent...
  • National Employment and Entitlements Service
    Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 21 February 2012, if she has appointed the external advisory group to advise on the...
  • Jobseeker's Benefit
    Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a...
  • Invalidity Pension
    Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a decision on their invalidity pension appeal; and if she will make a statement...
  • Disability Allowance
    Question 390: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
  • Carer's Allowance
    Question 391: 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 Clare; and if she will...
  • Social Insurance
    Question 392: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the proposed new sick pay scheme; the provisions being made within it to ensure that abuse of the system by...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 393: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of...

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