Written answers
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Budget 2013
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding financial cuts in respect of retired persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/12] - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the contact she has had with lone parents groups regarding the inter-departmental subgroup on school-age care; and if she will make a statement on the... - Sick Pay Arrangements
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on putting additional costs on employers by way of making them pay for statutory sick pay in view of the damage that this could cause to... - Civil Registration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow registration of death in Ireland of Irish citizens who have died abroad; and if she will make... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted in respect of a a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; 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 an appeal against the disallowance by a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delays in processing applications for carer's allowance; the measures that are being implemented to reduce the time taken to process... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list what she considers to be core social welfare payments; if she will detail in tabular form the current rates for these core payments; and... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a... - Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expect the new INTREO service to open in Finglas, Dublin; the areas in Dublin and Meath it will serve; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 October 2012, if in the circumstances, arrangements will be made to hold an oral hearing in the case of a... - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will... - Illness Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse illness benefit on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Back to Education Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider a back to education allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the rules and regulations associated with the mortgage interest supplement and in particular the way the reasonable housing costs... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she plans to address the anomaly whereby self-employed persons who find themselves unemployed, having paid large sums in taxes and paid into... - 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 expedite the matter;... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and when a decision will issue; and if she will make a... - Budget 2013
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will abstain from enforcing further cuts on senior citizens in Budget 2013; if she will protect the free travel pass as many senior citizens use... - Back to Education Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) was to move home to live with their parents, if their back to education allowance which currently involves a zero payment... - Social Welfare Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for children's allowance and guardian allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45929/12] - Community Employment Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will update Dáil Éireann on her reforms of community employment schemes; if she envisages any criteria changes that would facilitate... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46025/12] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement... - Carer's Allowance Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's allowance applications processed by her Department per month over the past six months; the number of applications received, granted... - Community Employment Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a community employment scheme status has been reduced in respect of a (details attached) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the... - Student Support Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding social welfare recipients may access towards courses that are not provided to them for free but that will lead them to be better skilled and... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of an application for invalidity pension will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is receiving a reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the system in operation that notifies long term recipients of carer's allowance that they are no longer eligible for the payment... - Exceptional Needs Payment
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in awarding carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [46260/12] - Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has left their employment to seek alternative employment and have enough contributions, are entitled to claim jobseeker's benefit. [46276/12] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [46291/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 Wexford; and if she will make a statement... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to her acknowledgement that parents should not lose the one parent family payment when their youngest child reaches the age of seven unless a... - Disability Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46364/12] - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a solution can be found under the jobbridge scheme to the dilemma faced by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Sick Pay Arrangements
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on transferring the cost of statutory sick pay payments from her Department to employers in view of the fat that it will increase costs on... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time it takes to process an application for carer's allowance; and in the event of refusal the average length of time to process an... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 367 and 368 of the 16 of October 2012, if she has examined the considerable hardship now caused to single... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit... - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to date and future proposals to address the issue of child benefit being paid in respect of children living outside the State;... - Expenditure Reviews
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 16 October 2012, confirming a higher expected out-turn for 2010 of €20.7 to €20.8 billion, if... - Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker's benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made by her Department with the review of the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Agencies
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which...
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