Written answers
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Department of Social Protection
- FÁS Training Programmes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of FÁS funding, if any, that is available for unemployed persons enrolling on City and Guild approved courses; the criteria used in the... - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her future plans for child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/12] - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
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 a statement on... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if options have been considered to alleviate the shortfall in income for workers who are not covered by the homemaker’s scheme and who are facing... - Fuel Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was refused fuel allowance when the additional income is well under the weekly threshold; and if... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the average waiting times for carer's allowance applications to be processed; the measures that can be taken by her Department to... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline specifically the circumstances under which community welfare officers may provide a deposit to rent supplement applicants; and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to support tenants in receipt of rent supplement, whose rent cap is reduced in the middle of a tenancy agreement, in order to... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for carer's allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rent supplement recipients are being told to get the Private Residential Tenancy Board to confirm if... - Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in her Department or agencies under her control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily... - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 Mayo; and if she will make a statement on... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when one parent family allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has had discussions with groups representing childcare providers regarding the impact the proposed sick pay proposals will have on the provision... - Youth Unemployment Measures
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the areas her Department is prioritising to implement policies to decrease youth unemployment; the progress made on same; and if she will make a... - National Internship Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the businesses that are signing up to the jobbridge internship scheme; if they are providing relevant and high quality work experience to... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2011 to her Department and to each body under the aegis of her Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in relation to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [44483/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 and when it is likely that... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be paid carer's allowance. [44524/12] - Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department refused rent allowance and withdrew social welfare supports to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [44541/12] - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is being disallowed disability payment. [44609/12] - Social Insurance Issues
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the yield on an annual basis from 2007 to 2011 from PRSI on rental income; the expected yield in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Civil Registration Bill will be published and if it will be compulsory to include the father's name on the birth certificate as a result of this... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for rent supplement will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social Insurance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a overpayment of PRSI contributions by a company (details supplied) in South Tipperary will be refunded; the reason for the delay in issuing such a... - Fuel Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when fuel allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for when rent supplements will be transferred from the Health Service Executive to the various local authorities. [44685/12] - Community Employment Schemes Places
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Labour Court recommendation that community employment scheme supervisors will be entitled to a pension at the age of 66 will be implemented; if... - Back to Education Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 was refused back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44701/12] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44705/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 and to indicate when a decision will... - Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason clients of Rehab who have a multitude of mental and physical handicaps and who have been in receipt of free travel since they were teenagers... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
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 Cork; and if she will make a statement on... - Exceptional Needs Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that has been paid to householders in a location (details supplied) in County Cork under the hardship scheme as a result of the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - National Internship Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason two companies (details supplied) in County Galway are not permitted to take on an unemployed person on the jobbridge scheme, in view of the... - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will estimate the impact of the changes to child benefit payment under Budget 2012 on the budget of her Department in 2013 and 2014; and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review has been carried out and completed in respect of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason jobseeker's allowance payment will be terminated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should they accept a placement on... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by her Department and separately any agencies within the remit of her... - Disability Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of diability allowance to be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on... - Pension Fund Fees
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, arising from the introduction of the levy on pension schemes, the review into fees charged by pensions providers has been reviewed; and if she will... - Rent Supplement Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for rent support received in her Department or through the Health Service Executive in each of the past two years to... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time taken to process an application for contributory or non-contributory old age pension in each of the past three years to date;... - Community Employment Schemes Places
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of community employment schemes currently in place throughout the country; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to retain... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which extra staff will continue to be made available to her Department with the objective of catering for increased demand arising from the... - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship with particular reference to... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals nationally; the payment application to which the appeal relates; the specific breakdown for County Donegal; and if... - Redundancy Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that all former employees of a company (details supplied) in counties Monaghan and Dublin are awarded their full entitlements without... - Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the...
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