Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to her response to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 16 October 2012 in which she indicates that the inter department group on school-age... - Social Insurance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the reason persons that are self-employed and suffer from illness are treated differently by her Department and the Department of Health... - Community Work Placement Initiative
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the terms of the Tús programme to take account of the events and preparations that communities across the country are... - Private Rented Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the advertising of private rental accommodation on public sites stating no rent allowance accepted and the problems... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will initiate pension reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48688/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
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; the reason for the delay; and if she... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options regarding social welfare benefits available to 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 If she will provide details of the average processing time for rent supplement applications; the reason there appears to be long delays in the processing... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered the payment of rent supplement directly to the landlord as opposed to the tenant bearing in mind the increasing reluctance of... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved carer's allowance; the date the application was received in her Department; if the... - Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the names of each staff member within her Department that has been rehired since March 2011 and the cost involved in each case; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.397 of 19 July 2012 if he will provide details relating to professional fees paid by his Department . [47310/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if arrears of jobseeker's allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Fuel Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it will be possible for the fuel allowance to be paid in lump sums to person's who have oil heating so that they can fill their tanks as some oil... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare benefits that have been stopped following persons being interviewed at Dublin Airport and other Irish entry points, upon... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the conclusion was reached that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was working for their father when there is no evidence of same; if... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with a view to granting an oral hearing; and if... - Blind Person's Pension Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the qualifying criteria a person (details supplied) in County Kerry failed to meet in order to be registered as blind when applying for the blind welfare... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on their application for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a... - Local Employment Service
To ask the Minister for Social Protection following the re branding of the National Employment and Entitlements Service into Intreo without a single mention of the Local Employment Service, if... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Fuel Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence regarding the Tús scheme (details supplied). [47468/12] - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of child benefit; her plans to tax it or means test same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47487/12] - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the job seekers benefit in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the... - Jobseeker's Allowance
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance aged 18 to19, 20 to 21, 22 to 24; the number aged 18 to 19, 20 to 21, 22 to 24;... - Disability Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the disability allowance aged 16 to18; the number aged 16 to18 broken down by county; the total amount spent on... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the partial capacity benefit in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county;... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the vocational training opportunities scheme in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken... - Fuel Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the smokeless fuel allowance in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county;... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the diet and heating supplements in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by... - Humanitarian Aid Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the humanitarian assistance scheme in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on social welfare benefits (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47562/12] - Register of Electors
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her officials use the electoral register; and if so, the occasions when such use is considered warranted within her Department. [47643/12] - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is precluded from getting on jobbridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47654/12] - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in the case of an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 16 October 2012, in which she indicates that the inter departmental group on school-age childcare has... - Mortgage Arrears
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the sector of professionals who will be permitted to advise mortgage holders as part of the new advisory service; if financial brokers will be permitted... - Exceptional Needs Payment
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 23 of October 2012, the grounds on which a request for an exceptional needs payment was refused in the case... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied). [47726/12] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [47727/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [47795/12] - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way it was determined that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was overpaid by her Department; if she will review this case; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in expediting a decision on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Invalidity Pension Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension review application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [47774/12] - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [47775/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 matter. [47800/12] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views made in the media on 23 October 2012, to the effect that the Government are considering introducing a pensions cap for the purposes of tax... - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 matter. [47801/12] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an appeal for invalidity pension will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Applications
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 statement on the... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on the domiciliary care allowance appeal will be determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent supplement appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kikldare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance was received in her Department in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the medical... - Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will to expedite an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if additional medical evidence outlining progressive cancer (details supplied) has been taken into consideration in a carer's allowance appeal; and if... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance which is currently awaiting review in respect of a person (details supplied); if she will... - Family Income Supplement Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of applications for family income supplement renewal and initial approval respectively; the corresponding waiting time in each... - Farm Assist Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of farm assist on a county basis; the number of claims awaiting to be processed and the current waiting time; the number... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection following the report by her Department into the high administration cost of pension schemes, the steps she is taking to address this situation; if she is... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a request to review a decision to withdraw entitlement to carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Disability Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review will take place regarding arrears paid to a person (details supplied) for disability allowance. [47940/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she will provide a timeframe as... - Community Employment Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection what specifically is meant in the report Community Employment Financial Review of Schemes when it recommends on page nine that the budget for training be... - Social Welfare Offices
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will explain the delay in providing a social welfare office in Lucan, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47984/12] - Child Maintenance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will agree to attachment of earnings applications so that lone parents can ensure receipt of child maintenance payments from the other parents... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [48004/12] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider an appeal for half carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances and number of occasions where her Department has waived the criteria for progression under the back to education allowance; and if she... - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on the child benefit scheme in each of the past ten years, from 2002 to date in 2012. [48120/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will recieve a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford on bail and with no means, awaiting a court trial is entitled to any benefit from her department; and... - Social Welfare Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish nationals that have been refused a social welfare payment on habitual residence condition grounds in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [48192/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [48209/12] - Gender Recognition Legislation
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the heads of bill to be published on the gender recognition legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48218/12] - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a problem having jobseekers' payments paid directly into bank accounts, and if so, the nature of problem and the way it can be overcome.... - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many applicants for positions through jobbridge are having their applications unacknowledged by host... - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when her Department and agencies funded by her Department will implement the Labour Court recommendation in relation to Labour Court recommendation... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a mortgage interest supplement appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - 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 Limerick. [48377/12] - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will refer to the qualifying criteria for employers who wish to partake in job bridge national internship scheme; if tax-compliant self-employed... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to the appeal for diet supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [48420/12] - 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. [48533/12] - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement her Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the... - Community Employment Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the position, whereby a person who is in receipt of widow's contributory pension, can participate on a community employment scheme;... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
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 matter. [48593/12] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48599/12] - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for her to legislate to ensure that pension charges are kept low for those in pension schemes (details supplied); and if she will make... - 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 Westmeath; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she could expedite a decision on... - 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 if she will expedite on same.... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that no cuts will be made to State Pension Contributory and noncontributory to prevent pensioners from the risk of poverty... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will expedite the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
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 11. [48697/12] - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review her decision to refuse back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) on the basis that their proposed choice... - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the sectors of the public sector that are currently employed on a roster basis and if there are any plans to remove employees from the rostering system.... - Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the exact number of public servants who are back in employment in the public service, who are on pensions and have accepted lump sums; and if she will...
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