Written answers
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the studies that have been carried out by her Department to ensure that a Scandinavian model of childcare is in place now that applicants for one parent... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance claim appeal will be made in respect of a person (details supplied). [3707/13] - Family Income Supplement Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for family income supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo when a decision will issue;... - 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... - Asylum Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that asylum seekers in direct provision are not subjected by their community welfare officers to a five days notice requirement to... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the rights generally of the Roma Community in Ireland in relation to access to Social Protection supports such as job seeker's... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when mortgage interest support will be restored to the levels at which it was primarily paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in reaching a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal regarding disability allowance will be heard in respect of (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that the appeal was... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin considering the appeal was lodged... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if... - EU-IMF Programme of Support
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will detail the policies being implemented by his Department on which he wrote to the EU / ECB / IMF troika; and if he will make a statement on the... - 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). [3983/13] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal receives basic supplementary welfare allowance in view of the fact that they have... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the payments being received by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the amount of same; and if she will make a statement on... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Exceptional Needs Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has made any progress regarding the situation facing people who were previously self-employed and who no longer can create work for themselves and... - Ministerial Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a the carer's allowance falls under the remit of her Department; if it could be transferred to the Department of Health in view of the the... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if in the event of the death of a person who had been cared for by a person (details supplied) in County Longford, that the person who had been in... - Youth Unemployment Measures
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the strategies she has in place to reduce youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52078/12] - Action Plan for Jobs
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to tackle the crisis of long-term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51849/12] - Job Initiatives
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the full details of the plus one scheme announced in Budget 2013 will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3312/13] - Back to Education Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the decision in Budget 2013 to cut the back to education allowance was equality proofed; his views on whether decreasing this allowance will prevent... - Job Losses
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the situation workers in the meat industry find themselves in where factories have had to close for indefinite duration; and if she will... - Job Initiatives
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions taken by her Department to address the underemployment in the labour market. [51893/12] - Personal Insolvency Act
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that under the terms of the Personal Insolvency Bill 2012, all pre-existing debt advisory services, in particular State funded ones,... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the length of time it takes for her Department to process a rent supplement application is acting as a disincentive to landlords... - Social Insurance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is her intention from 2014 to impose PRSI on State savings bond and certificates, on State prize bonds and on other such accounts where interest... - Social Welfare Rates
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if a person (details supplied) in County Laois is in receipt of their correct payment from the Department; and if she will make a... - Fuel Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outstanding requirements of her Department in respect of further documentation required to determine the eligibility for free fuel allowance in the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement payment has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if payment will be recommenced in this... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that in a review of her Department employment support schemes that in table 3.2 community employment numbers and expenditure, page 38... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4189/13] - Rural Social Scheme
To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the excellent reputation of the rural social scheme, if she will consider raising the numbers to allow more persons to participate in the... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 19 December 2012, the value, number and proportion of social welfare allowance payments form the last period... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the changes to the telephone allowance arising from Budget 2013; the level of expenditure incurred under this scheme in 2012; the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 7 November 2012, in which she acknowledged processing times for carer's allowance applications were not... - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 22 January 2013, if she will re-examine the case of an alleged overpayment in the case of a person (details... - Public Service Reform Plan Update
To ask the Minister for Social Protection with reference to the public service reform document published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on 17 November 2011, Appendix IIa,... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will have their disability allowance appeal processed as a matter if urgency; the... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the existence of extenuating circumstances in the form of a serious illness will be taken into consideration as an admissible explanation for their... - Redundancy Rebates
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of redundancy rebates made each year over the past five years; the total sum in rebates provided each year; and if she will make a... - Unemployment Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will providea breakdown of persons formerly employed in construction trade categories currently receiving unemployment benefit; the action being... - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of overpayments recorded by her Department in social welfare payments in each of the years 2007 to 2012 inclusive in tabular form; if she will... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the extent to which rent supplement is available 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 when an application for carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Departmental Programmes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has conducted or intends to conduct, a review of the effectiveness of the TÚS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4382/13] - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability benefit/allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal in relation to means assessed and backdating of claim to November 2011 is likely to be dealt with in respect of a person (details... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for old age pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [4418/13] - Social Welfare Fraud
To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 8 November 2012, if she will outline the results of the fraud and error survey on the child benefit scheme;... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total control savings under each scheme in 2012; the corresponding target figure for 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance now under appeal will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for invalidity pension will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was determined that an overpayment of disability allowance was made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will review the decision to refuse mortgage interest support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she might be prepared to review the maximum rent her Department is prepared to pay in rent support throughout the Eastern region with... - State Pension (Contributory)
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the qualification limitations that have taken place in respect of contribution or other requirements for contributory old age pension including that of... - Social Welfare Overpayments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of instances of overpayment in respect of various social welfare entitlements in each of the past two years to date; the degree to which... - Community Employment Scheme Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of persons engaged in community employment or related training or education schemes throughout County Kildare; the extent to... - Social Welfare Application Forms
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she is investigating a method whereby it would possible to simplify the application forms and procedures for any of the social...
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