Written answers
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Maternity Benefit
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will initiate a review into the entitlements for maternity benefits currently available to students who, despite having the correct... - Pension Provisions
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the status of applicants, who are married or have partners, waiting on a decision in relation to an invalidity pension... - Community Welfare Services
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the role of community welfare officers, eligibility of applicants for support to community welfare officers; her... - Carer's Allowance
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make... - Illness Benefit
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare regarding illness benefit; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding domiciliary care allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34383/12] - Carer's Allowance
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a review of an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if... - Carer's Allowance
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will... - Disability Allowance
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who is unemployed and signing for credits is ineligible for the community employment scheme; and if she will make a... - Illness Benefit
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of illness benefit claims in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010 and to date in 2012; if she will distinguish those claimants who were... - Social Insurance
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons paying full rate PRSI in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if she will distinguish those working... - Jobseeker's Allowance
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider giving full social welfare payment of €188 per week to homeless young persons who are in emergency accommodation... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [34420/12] - Invalidity Pension
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for invalidity pension will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to persons applying for rent supplement, to help them pay their first months rent or to help with the deposit; and... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [34453/12] - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick and if she will expedite... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in the Dublin City Council, South Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and Fingal County Council areas... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the review of community employment schemes conducted a needs assessment or a financial assessment of projects involved in the scheme;... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that projects have to close down following the changes to community employment schemes; and if... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is an appeals mechanism for projects following decisions made as part of the review of community employment schemes; and if she... - Carer's Allowance
Question 267: 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; her views on the... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be approved as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [34536/12] - Illness Benefit
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons a decision was reached following a medical assessment to remove a person (details supplied) in County Cork from illness... - Social Insurance
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 347 of 3 July 2012, with regard to the four year time limit governing the refund of PRSI... - Child Care Services
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way FAS make decisions in relation to ring fenced community childcare community employment places (details supplied). [34545/12] - Fuel Allowance
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that there is a complete failure to save turf this year, which will put an undue burden on elderly persons in... - Social Welfare Offices
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the planned social welfare office for Balbriggan in North County Dublin; if there is a timeline in which... - Carer's Allowance
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a review for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in the determination of eligibility for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who is unable to claim social welfare because of their partners means is unable to... - National Internship Scheme
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline any discussions she has had with the arts community to explore ways in which the jobbridge scheme will focus on... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare [34662/12] - Carer's Allowance
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on... - Pension Provisions
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes she intends to make to State pensions; and the timeframe for same. [34674/12] - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the plans she has to make access to social welfare easier for self-employed people who become unemployed when their businesses fold.... - Invalidity Pension
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Emergency Accommodation
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount the provision of emergency accommodation is costing for persons aged 18 to 25 years; the longest period of time a person is... - Invalidity Pension
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will issue of an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Invalidity Pension
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when domiciliary care allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Departmental Staff
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the staff in the carer's allowance department in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the breakdown of... - Jobseeker's Allowance
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for jobseeker's benefit; the number of applicants currently waiting for same to be processed;... - Child Benefit
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for child benefit; the number of applicants currently waiting for same to be processed [34791/12] - Family Income Supplement
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for family income supplement; the number of applicants currently waiting for same to be... - Illness Benefit
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for illness benefit; the number of applicants currently waiting for same to be processed; and... - Invalidity Pension
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for invalidity pension; the number of applicants currently waiting for same to be processed;... - Redundancy Payments
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for redundancy payment; the number of applicants currently waiting for same to be processed;... - National Internship Scheme
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for the jobbridge programme; the number of participants on the programme who have gone on to... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff currently employed by the money advice and budgeting service in South Tipperary; the number that left the service in... - Community Welfare Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to use the investigating experience and decision making powers of the community welfare officers to ensure that all claims will... - Invalidity Pension
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34911/12] - Disability Allowance
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 318: 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... - Carer's Allowance
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of persons (details supplied) who have been living in the same house for 14 years and now face homelessness... - Ministerial Allowances
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full list of allowances that are not subject to income tax and the rates applicable that are available to her and Ministers of State... - Carer's Allowance
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for invalidity pension appeal and if an oral... - Invalidity Pension
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on a review for invalidity pension; if this person will be seen by... - Pension Provisions
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the proposed increase in the minimum qualifying State pension age to 68, if she will specify the transitional arrangements... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to improve the length of time it takes to process supplementary welfare allowance appeals; if she is satisfied... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to improve the length of time it takes to process supplementary welfare allowance applications; if she is... - Pension Provisions
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to improve the length of time it takes to process contributory pension applications; if she is satisfied with the... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 340: 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. [35112/12] - Invalidity Pension
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the progress made to date in respect of an application for invalidity pension in the respect of a person (details... - Social Insurance
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the number of contributions paid by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in each year in respect of her... - Carer's Allowance
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and... - Carer's Allowance
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Allowance
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons within the appeals process with regards disability allowance applications and all other social protection... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when the claim will go into... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the system of protection in place when announcing the reductions in rent supplement in January 2012, to prevent benefit recipients being... - Disability Allowance
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the... - Child Benefit Eligibility
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will end the three month child benefit review system in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary [35219/12] - Invalidity Pension
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will... - Pension Provisions
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to protect the pensions of persons who deferred pension and were employees of a company (details supplied) but... - Departmental Agencies
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the State agencies and bodies within the remit of her Department that have the power to enter or search premises in the course of an... - Redundancy Rebates
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision and payment for their redundancy rebate; the reason for the delay... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any monitoring is taking place regarding local caps on rent allowance by local authorities to ensure that the rental cap is not lowered... - Departmental Staff
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if prior approval was obtained from the Department of Finance for each internal promotional competition; the cost incurred by her... - Jobseeker's Allowance
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); her plans to provide the adult rate of a social welfare payment to young persons who find... - Carer's Allowance
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 365: 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... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate to what extent she has managed to reduce backlogs relating to various payments made by her Department, if any... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that she and her Department will work within the budgetary constraints imposed and arising from the Memorandum of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she expects to be in a position to divert funding to target particularly sensitive areas of social or economic deprivation arising from... - Pension Provisions
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for contributory old age pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Pension Provisions
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for contributory old age pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has been in a position to initiate a study of the number of cases wherein the fathers of children to whom the court have given... - Invalidity Pension
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension received and refused in each of the past three years to date; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to community employment schemes surely there should be some way of reducing the insurance costs and also the cost of providing... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of her Department; the total number... - Departmental Staff
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in the public sector over recent years. [36047/12]
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