Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58088/12] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to newspaper reports (details supplied) the exemptions he intends to apply to the decision to impose PRSI on unearned income; and the estimated... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by her Department in the past twelve months and the list of regulatory impact... - Disability Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on their application for disability allowance. [57781/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for carer's allowance. [57782/12] - Community Employment Schemes Places
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the additional community employment scheme placements which have been announced by her; when same will be available; and... - Community Employment Schemes Review
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the new local authority scheme announced by her; the type of work that will be provided; and if she will make a statement... - 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 Dublin 15; when the claim will go into payment and... - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department calculates the weekly amount to be repaid by a welfare recipient in the case where an overpayment has been made by her Department;... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when domiciliary care allowance will be granted in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Employment Schemes Funding
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if claimants will be liable to PRSI on community employment scheme payments from 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57844/12] - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 414 of 27 November 2012, if he will confirm that the social welfare appeal (details supplied) is the same as the... - Child Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a child benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - One-Parent Family Payment Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when a decision in respect of one parent family payment will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for reduction in rent supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will provide the current level of rent... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the findings of the National Advocacy Service, published in October 2012, that disabled persons who want to live independently were being... - Farm Assist Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who will have their payments affected by the changes to farm assist that were announced in Budget 2013 and what the net saving of... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an appeal on an application for invalidity pension will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding auto-enrolment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57980/12] - Carer's Allowance Delays
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for carer's allowance to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57997/12] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a medical assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Pension (Contributory)
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding contributory State pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58009/12] - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be determined with a view to granting the application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Illness Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be heard in relation to the illness benefit claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Community Employment Schemes Places
To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the recent announcements of additional community employment places, his plans to introduce changes to eligibility criteria and allow those... - Work Placement Programme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the criteria for the TÚS schemes to enable unemployed persons to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58074/12] - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the application criteria for community employment schemes to coincide with the reduction of jobseeker's benefit to nine months; and if... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that the Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland are concerned by the inability of the members to take up offers of... - Carer's Benefit 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 Longford; and if she will make a... - National Employment and Entitlements Service
To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of recent developments in the roll out of service programmes from her Department if she will provide clarification on the current status of the... - Rural Social Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline any planned changes to the rural social scheme. [58128/12] - State Pension (Contributory)
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-examine the entitlement to contributory pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the jobbridge scheme to other institutions in the public service, such as Met Éireann, to enable people with the... - Child Benefit Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding child benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58181/12] - Sick Pay Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the introduction of a statutory sick pay scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58192/12] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care appeal in respect 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 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.... - Family Income Supplement Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a family income supplement payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if same will be expedited; and if she... - 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; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review and decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person in County Mayo who had their invalidity pension withdrawn; if this person... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a one parent family appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1046/13] - 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. [1049/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Expenditure on Carers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on any changes in the payments made to carer's in the years 2002 and to date, including in Budget 2013, in tabular form;... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to supports to carer's who need additional financial aid in respect of respite costs; and if she will make a statement on... - Homemaker Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been received before the deadline to register retrospectively for home makers credits; her plans to review the... - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has completed a jobbridge internship and who had previously started but not completed a jobbridge internship might be considered for a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [1087/13] - 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 4; and if she will make a... - 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... - Illness Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against a decision to disallow an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's allowance in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1167/13] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the condition for qualification for family income supplement that requires the applicant to work a minimum of 19 hours a week as due... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their carer's allowance payment stopped; if this decision may be appealed; and if she... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason jobseeker's allowance was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will confirm that an appeal has been... - 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 can expedite a decision on... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding self employed contractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1267/13] - Jobs Action Plan Targets
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the 2012 targets set for her Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if she will report on the attainment or otherwise of these targets;... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a review of the decision to refuse an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in relation to a disability allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Carer's Benefit Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal for carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the review group she established to examine the domiciliary care allowance to conclude its work; if she will provide a report; if she... - Ministerial Meetings
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has met with the carer's association since her appointment; if she plans to meet with them again in the near future; and if she will make a... - Social Insurance for the Self-Employed
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her policy in relation to assisting self-employed persons access to social welfare supports as the need arises; when she expects to advance any plans to... - Child Benefit Review
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she received the expert report on reforming the child benefit system; the membership of this expert group; the terms of reference of... - 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 Wicklow; the reason for the delay; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Delays
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of outstanding claims awaiting decision for carer's allowance and for family income support; the average time for processing a claim; the... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an appeal for disability allowance will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for refusal of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if she will expedite the matter; and if she will... - 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 Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the vetting or inspection that takes place of persons in receipt of carers' payments, or who have applied for such payments, to ensure that they are... - Live Register
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of citizens signing on at the unemployment exchanges in Kilbarrack and Coolock, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Insurance Contributions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the social insurance coverage obtained by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who has been contributing in various forms and in... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a social welfare appeal hearing will be held in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding an application for disability... - Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent on the design and roll out of 'Intreo' the new public service brand for the one stop shop for employment services and welfare... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer's allowance 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 when a decision will be made on an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the resources, including Information technology consultancy and departmental expenditure, devoted to examining the possibility of... - 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 Cork. [1592/13] - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is seeking money from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; her views on whether it is acceptable to seek repayment of... - Invalidity Pension Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of invalidity pension at the present time; the number of persons formerly in receipt of invalidity pension who, during... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of family income supplement will lose payments after claiming illness benefit; and the alternative supports in place for persons... - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the possibility of permitting an exception to the current minimum hours requirement for jobbridge placements has been considered in the context of the... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits, Number of Recipients
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Ballymun, Dublin, in receipt of Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension, Illness Benefit, Widows/Widowers... - National Internship Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate a company (details supplied), a participant in the jobbridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1694/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay;... - Social Welfare Benefits, Provision of
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if urgent attention and assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1708/13] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the number of persons in the State in receipt of home help hours while also being cared for by persons who are in... - Invalidity Pension Review
To ask the Minister for Social Protection from December 2011 to December 2012, the number of reviews that were undertaken of persons receiving invalidity pension; of those reviews, the number... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [1722/13] - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite payment for carer's allowance which has been deemed medically eligible since last September but has not been finalised yet; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made in an appeal application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's application will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department advises landlords of property where rent supplement is being paid, of their obligations to register with the Private Residential... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in respect of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Job Initiatives
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that where a host company has not complied with the criteria required for job-bridge schemes which results in termination of the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a carer's allowance review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when a decision will... - Community Employment Schemes Places
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the consequences of the changes made to PRSI in Budget 2013 for community employment participants; the impact these changes will have... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal in relation to disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1860/13] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which superannuation is defined when determining the net wage of a person applying for family income supplement and the way in which... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by her Department in 2012; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on disability allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Employment Schemes Places
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given by his Department to allowing those persons who completed community employment placement and were near retirement age to...
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