Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the policy to provide more than 6,000 after-school childcare places in primary schools for children of low-income... - Job Initiatives
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the plus one initiative will come into effect in place of Revenue job assist; if she will outline the details and eligibility for the new... - Community Employment Schemes Funding
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans to introduce in 2013 a community employment-type scheme to assist councils in the upkeep of the... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made since my previous question in relation to Social Protection benefits for self-employed persons whose businesses fail or... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the means test relative to the claim for jobseeker's allowance will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [5120/13] - Community Employment Scheme Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons registered on a community employment scheme at the 31 of December 2012; if this figure differs from the total number of CE places... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the financial hardship being caused by the need for community employment participants and especially for participants... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has had any discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to delays in providing Garda clearance for community employment... - Youth Unemployment Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide data in relation to youth unemployment in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5158/13] - Child Benefit Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the amount of child benefit being paid annually in respect of persons that are resident outside the State; the avenues that are open... - 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... - Household Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is her intention to notify recipients of the household benefits package of recent changes to this scheme following Budget 2013; if recipients will... - Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposals to develop a jobseeker's database; if this database will go as far as recording vital details such as education, skill set and... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the Free Legal Advice Centre 2012 report Not Fair Enough with regard to the appeals process in her Department, as well as outlining in... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the 2012 figures showing that almost 50% of applicants who were refused disability allowance were awarded the payment on appeal; and if she... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will use the opportunity of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill later this year to provide for the reimbursement to her Department by insurance... - Pensions Reform
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the reforms of the pension sector here; the estimated time frame for the publication of her plans; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for jobseeker's benefit; the number of applicants currently waiting for their jobseeker's benefit application... - Child Benefit Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for child benefit; the number of applicants currently waiting for their child benefit application to be... - Family Income Supplement Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for family income supplement; the number of applicants currently waiting for their family income supplement... - Illness Benefit Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for illness benefit; the number of applicants currently waiting for their illness benefit application to be... - Invalidity Pension Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for invalidity pension; the number of applicants currently waiting for their invalidity pension application... - Redundancy Payments Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for an application for redundancy payment; the number of applicants currently waiting for their redundancy payment application... - National Internship Scheme Numbers
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have now taken part in the jobbridge programme; the number of participants on the programme that have gone on to obtain full... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make allowances on the means testing of properties that were inherited for qualifying payments. [5255/13] - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected monetary savings that are going to be achieved by the suspension of the State pension transition in view of the fact that most retirees... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care scheme review will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a one-parent family payment 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.... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has had their appeal refused when the information was provided in terms of their means; if same... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review/appeal in relation to an application for disability allowance will be considered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - State Pension (Contributory)
To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect to an application for State contributory pension, if further investigation can be undertaken into the credit history in the case of a person... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5322/13] - Social Welfare Offices
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to open an INTREO office in Meath in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5353/13] - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has been... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing carer's allowance appeals; the average timeframe for appeals to be decided; and if she will make a statement on... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of invalidity pension application rejections that are overturned during the appeals process in the past five years; and if she will make a... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of all funding programmes in her Department that community, voluntary and sporting organisations may apply to for funding; if... - Parliamentary Questions
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of Parliamentary Questions that were received by her Department in 2012; the number where a direct reply was issued to a Deputy in... - Disability Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with an issue relating to disability payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5421/13] - Education Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the application for a place on a momentum course by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will be reconsidered, taking into account that they have... - Labour Market Flexibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regards to the obstacles that are being put in the way of the mobility labour, that its persons are very unwilling to hire labour for a short period... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of determination of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); when this appeal is... - 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 Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals for decision that have been waiting for three months, six months and more than 12 months respectively for each of the following... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline in tabular form the total cost of all conferences and seminars attended by her Department in 2012; the purpose of each... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of child benefit; if she intends to tax or means test same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/13] - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit in 2010, 2011 and currently; the current number in receipt broken down by county; the total... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance aged 18-19, 20-21,22-24; the number aged 18-19, 20-21,22-24 broken down county by... - Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the partial capacity benefit in 2010, 2011 and currently; the current number in receipt broken down county by... - Fuel Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the smokeless fuel allowance in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the current number in receipt broken down... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the diet and heating supplements in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the current number in receipt broken... - Departmental Schemes
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the humanitarian assistance scheme in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the current number in receipt broken... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on... - 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 Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Youth Unemployment Measures
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the possibility of introducing a youth guarantee scheme in order to provide young persons with a quality offer of employment or training within four... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the position of cohabiting widows or widowers, who automatically lose their contributory pension on commencement of cohabitation,... - Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the qualifying criteria in respect of the new momentum initiative; the progress to date in the determination of eligibility in respect of a person... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) [5924/13] - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is not receiving jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5926/13] - Schemes for the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes/savings that have been made in the schemes for the elderly including the household benefit scheme, fuel allowance, smokeless coal supplement... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5949/13] - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the options for employment schemes open to persons with a disability and on a disability payment; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of an appeal for a back dated carer's allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of new evidence submitted, her Department will revise its decision to refuse domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details... - 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 Dublin 8. [6059/13]
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