Written answers

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

  • Pension Provisions
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that a company (details supplied) has purchased smaller companies, if the employees of those smaller companies have been allowed to...
  • Carer's Allowance Payments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are in receipt of respite care grant but who are not in receipt of carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Exceptional Needs Payments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum rate at which rent support is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent support has not been paid since March 2012 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Back to Education Allowance Payments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the full rate of back to education allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum rent allowable at which rent support will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance was not paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when jobseeker's allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Community Employment Schemes Places
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supervisory arrangements for the proposed 2,500 extra places on the TÚS scheme and the 2000 on community employment; the way these places will...
  • Local Authority Social Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of the proposed local authority social scheme; if it is in fact a repackaged rural social scheme; the supervisory arrangements for same; the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rate of domiciliary care allowance that will apply in 2013. [56282/12]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against a decision to refuse an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • National Internship Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of an announcement in Budget 2013 regarding extra jobbridge places, if further applications for internships will be accepted under the...
  • Social Insurance Payments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is the case that Class B, C and D PRSI contributions have retained their PRSI allowance despite budgetary changes to other classes; if so the basis...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy that exists within her Department when assessing the eligibility of a reserve fire fighter for jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a...
  • Ministerial Appointments
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Special Advisors or Press Advisors she has appointed within her Department; the names of the advisors; the date of their appointment and...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
  • Family Income Supplement Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a family income supplement appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [56468/12]
  • Farm Assist Scheme Review
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review has been undertaken on the farm assist scheme on the effectiveness of its stated goal to reduce poverty amongst farmers, by her Department in...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement...
  • EU Council Meetings
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which she sits; the number of meetings of that Council held from 9 March 2011 to date in 2012; the...
  • Widow's Pension
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Laois is in receipt of the correct widow's non-contributory pension in view of the fact that the income is less...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue from the appeals office in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for farm assist appeals, the timeframe to process these appeals; and if she will...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures has she taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for invalidity pension applications; the timeframe to process these applications;...
  • Job Initiatives
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider expanding the jobbridge scheme along the lines of the noted German Dual Vocational Training System; her plans for the scheme over...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal application for domiciliary care allowance will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for farm assist applications; the timeframe to process these applications; and if...
  • Carer's Allowance Delays
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for carer's allowance applications; the timeframe to process applications; and if...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total saving to her Department on a full year basis of the changes to the farm assist scheme in budget 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity and if she will expedite a reply. [56629/12]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of extenuating circumstances; and if she...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56659/12]
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if those who successfully conclude the TUS scheme will receive their first three days payment after returning to social welfare; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an appeal lodged in 2010 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been dealt with by the social welfare appeals...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of an application for rent supplement will be completed 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 the position regarding a carer's allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Respite Care Services
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of respite care grants being paid on a county basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56743/12]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for carer's allowance claim will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement...
  • Pension Provisions
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an explanation as to the necessity to require registered pension schemes to generate a funding standard reserve of 15% of scheme...
  • Back to Education Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider plans to discontinue the cost of education allowance for back to education recipients as well as other cuts to back to education...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; the reason for the...
  • Fuel Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.63 of 6 December 2012, the exact documents in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect...
  • 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 Longford; and if she will make a statement on...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for one parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a...
  • Departmental Staff Careers
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the possibilities there are for civil servants in her Department to take a career break; and if regulations pertaining to same are common to all...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in respect of a requested review for domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance request for review of a decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [56840/12]
  • Insolvency Payments Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding minimum notice and holiday pay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Rural Social Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of any plans for the change in the operation of rural social schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56849/12]
  • State Pension (Contributory)
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 11 December 2012, if she will re-examine the case of entitlement to contributory State pension in the case...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
  • International Agreements
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which if any of bilateral agreement with the US in respect of pensions; if a recipient of a US pension living here can only receive one or...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domicilary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Carer's Allowance Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients here in receipt of carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension; the number of carer's allowance recipients...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money annually for carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension from 2005 to 2012; and if there is ongoing...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [56922/12]
  • 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 Kilkenny. [56978/12]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56999/12]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57050/12]

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