Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Department of Social Protection
- Back to Education Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to the restoration of the cost of education once off payment, paid to those in receipt of the back to education allowance, from... - Youth Unemployment
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the strategies in place to address youth unemployment; if she is considering any further initiatives in this area; if she has had discussions at a... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there will be a derogation provided to her Department from European competition law to continue using post offices to administer social welfare... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision on a Carers Allowance application will be reviewed in respect of a person (details provided) in Co. Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making supplementary welfare allowance available to those who are awaiting their student grants. [52188/12] - Family Income Supplement Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of new family income supplement applications and renewal applications from County Louth that were awaiting a decision from before the 5... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis it could be reasonably assumed that entitlement to family Income supplement can now be determined by reference to the earnings of a person... - Family Income Supplement Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any steps will be taken to address the backlog in application for family income supplement as applicants are informed that these will not be dealt... - Child Benefit Rates
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if child benefit payments in relation to multiples will be maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52255/12] - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is only a 2.5 day service provided in a Citizens Information Service instead of a full time service in a town (details supplied) in... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to disallow payment under the rent allowance scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for carer’s allowance appeals to be processed; the position regarding carer's allowance appeals in respect of persons (details... - Invalidity Pension Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of outstanding applications for invalidity pension, broken down by months outstanding, the number of medical staff employed to conduct... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for rent allowance will be issued in respect 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 an application for carer's allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied).. [52304/12] - Social Welfare Offices
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if steps will be taken to address the reportedly large queues for “signing-on” at Blanchardstown Social Welfare Local Office; if her... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied). [52351/12] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason family income support is not paid to the self employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52367/12] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for an invalidity pension will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Sick Pay Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding statutory sick pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52380/12] - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to receive a decision regarding their disability allowance appeal; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
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 statement on the... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their disability allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the... - Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend access to the jobbridge scheme to the self employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52490/12] - 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 Limerick. [52494/12] - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in determination of an application for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when... - Illness Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal hearing date for illness benefit will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [52534/12] - Departmental Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in her Department or in bodies which fall under the remit of her Department whose annual... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an appeal in respect of domiciliary will be granted 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 the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [52574/12] - Public Services Card
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of the roll out of the public services card; and her views on the duration of the validity of these cards. [52598/12] - Disability Allowance Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken to address the backlog of applications for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52601/12] - Carer's Allowance Delays
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken to address the backlog of applications for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52602/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a final decision will issue on an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will expedite the... - Illness Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will issue; and if she... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide data in terms of the number of appeals being processed by the Appeals office in the past 6 months; if she can provide details in... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that two members of staff who are redeployed from FAS to her Department and are carrying out all of the... - Family Income Supplement Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of family income supplement applicants and renewals submitted from persons in Co. Tipperary since June 2012; the number of these applications... - Redundancy Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when enhanced redundancy packages will be finalised in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the... - Illness Benefit Costs
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her statement reported in the media in August 2012 (details supplied) that her proposal to transfer the initial cost of illness benefit to employers... - Carer's Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance refusal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a social welfare appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 on 12 July 2011 to which the person received a reply from the... - Carer's Allowance Delays
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when a carer'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... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on domiciliary care scheme review will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Family Income Supplement Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a family income supplement application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the application will be... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on... - Family Income Supplement Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Louth may expect to have their application for family income supplement processed; and if she will make a... - Illness Benefit Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on illness benefit will be made on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Application Forms
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding pension forms in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52878/12] - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a one parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal will issue to 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 when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an oral hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52907/12] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make... - Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who appealed the decision to refuse payment of jobseeker's benefit and... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 20 November 2012, if she will accept this Parliamentary Question as a written request for an exceptional... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 13 November 2012, if she will accept this Parliamentary Question as a written request for a review in... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - 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... - Fuel Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on an introduction of a vouched scheme or smart card for redemption of the winter fuel allowance to ensure the purchase of legitimate and tax... - Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the number of new State agencies, forums and task forces that have been established in 2012; the number of new employees there are...
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