Written answers
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the current review of rent assistance will be finalised and made public; if she will confirm, with respect to County Kildare, if her... - Departmental Staff
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of retirements in her Department since march 2011; the total number of staff currently employed by her Department; the total... - Disability Allowance
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her proposal to abolish disabilty allowance for 16 and 17 year olds and to cut the payment to 18 to 23... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting lists for welfare claims in her Department; the measures she has taken to address this issue; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the delays in decisions being made with respect to carer's allowance applications; the current average... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the negative effect the changes to the income disregards rules introduced by her in Budget 2012 is... - Mortgage Interest Supplement
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when she will remove the mortgage interest supplement 30 hour rule and the prohibition on putting a house up for sale while... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will facilitate the provision of a County Kerry money advice and budgeting service office in Killarney to help deal with the large... - Farm Assist Scheme
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of farm assist; if there are applications outstanding; her future plans for this programme; and if she... - Carer's Allowance
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the time it is currently taking to process a standard application for carer's allowance; and if she will allocate extra... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance payment ceases when carers of children under the wing of the Jack and Jill Foundation are reviewed... - Pension Provisions
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends putting any provision in place, other than jobseeker's benefit, for the 14,000 65 year olds affected by the rise in the... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform the fees system for paying GPs for medical certificates; the costs for these fees in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if she... - Departmental Reports
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the review of labour market activation policy, including community employment, has concluded; the key findings of the review process to... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her rationale for changing the Data Protection Act and declaration on the new FÁS registration form; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Code
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the respite care grant; and the changes that she is considering. [28035/12] - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the aspects of their work the advisory group on tax and social welfare has reported on to date; if she will give details of the key... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to the review of the domiciliary care allowance promised, the measures she will put in place to ensure that the same number of... - Child Benefit
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans to reform child benefit and in particular her suggestion reported recently in the media that it... - Job Initiatives
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in developing the pathways to work plan; if a decision has been made on the use of private contractors; and if she will... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes in Palmerstown, County Dublin, Lucan County Dublin, Clondalkin Dublin 22, Saggart County... - Carer's Allowance
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the half-rate carer's allowance; and the changes that she is considering. [28034/12] - Departmental Schemes
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the financial review of community employment promised to be concluded by March has concluded; the key findings of the review process to... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has received communication from applicants for various social protection payments or community based charity... - Child Care Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the effects that the changes to the income disregards rules introduced in Budget 2012 are having on community childcare... - Employment Support Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim has been ruled as ineligible for the role of a TUS supervisor due to having... - Employment Support Services
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the planned introduction of the new National Employment and Entitlements Service; when the new service will be fully... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of rent supplement claimants; the number to whom the new limits now apply and within that the number who were existing... - Illness Benefit
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her proposals to cut entitlements to illness benefit. [28048/12] - Social Insurance
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she recognises the shortcomings of the Home Makers Legislation 1994; if she will make some sort of provision for parents or carers from...
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