Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options she is currently considering regarding child benefit including, the way and which vulnerable families would be compensated for any cut to the... - Child Benefit Rates
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that multiple birth families including twins and triplets will not be subject to further cuts in Budget 2013; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending to 19.5 hours the number of hours a recipient of carer's allowance can work outside the home. [49846/12] - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take in response to the finding contained in her Department's report on pension charges that the private pensions industry is taking... - National Advocacy Service
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether advocates working in the National Advocacy Service have no power to obtain information or attend meetings or consultations and can... - Free Travel Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the companion travel pass for persons in receipt of disability allowance to cover a companion on the portion of the round trip during... - Community Employment Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the impact of community employment scheme cutbacks in 2012; the number of schemes closed or that had hours reduced; and if she will make a statement on... - Homemakers Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to SIPTU's call for the home-makers scheme to be backdated from 1994 to 1964; if she will make arrangements to backdate... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the option of a review in advance of an appeal is given greater prominence and explanation in letters sent out turning down... - Social Welfare Appeals Service
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will take legislative steps to introduce a public appointments procedure involving the publication of selection criteria and an open recruitment... - Sick Pay Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she has taken to reform the sick pay scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49893/12] - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to address waiting times in social welfare payments and appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49911/12] - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address lone parent family distress in Budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter [49891/12] - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of rent supplement in Budget 2013; its future operation and in particular its relationship with local authorities; and if she... - Disability Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange for a review of all agency arrangements for all persons in receipt of disability allowance living in residential care in view of... - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of child benefit recipients not in receipt of any means-tested social welfare payment. [49836/12] - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by the National Advocacy Service that community welfare officers are not willing to pay rent... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-introduce the free-phone number for callers to the Central Rents Unit and allocate case officers to specific geographic regions. [49840/12] - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on any progress made and the nature of negotiations that she has had with energy and other suppliers with a view to... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of her visit to Sweden to examine childcare; her plans to progress the model and proposals of the Inter-Departmental sub-group on school-age... - Early Retirement Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the impact that the early retirement scheme has had on the administrative functions of her Department; her plans to sanction the recruitment... - Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the hardship and distress caused to applicants for local authority housing who are forced to rely on rent support in... - Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will develop a clear strategy to increase awareness of the employment supports available to persons with disabilities; and her plans for further... - Disability Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making a liaison or support person available to those who need assistance making applications and appeals with respect to disability... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will commence a review of income supports for family carers as recommended by the Carer's Association. [49833/12] - Departmental Functions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the delays being experienced within her Department due to the failure to quickly transfer files for appeals when... - Departmental Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing delays of over six months in the processing of disability, invalidity and carer's allowance applications...
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