• Child Poverty
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that recent Central Statistics Office figures show more children are living in or at risk of consistent poverty, if she plans to...
• Live Register Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of unemployed in County Longford in February, 2013, giving percentage rate, including the numbers which were first time jobseekers; and...
• Household Benefits
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an illness benefit is not considered as a qualifying payment for the household benefits package; if there any assistance that can be provided...
• Social Welfare Appeals Status
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal may expect to have their habitual residence determination made by her department; and if she will make...
• Fuel Allowance Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person can receive a winter fuel payment from the UK, which is based on contributions, while also receiving a fuel allowance, which is based on...
• Departmental Staff Remuneration
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who are on the payroll in her Deportment; the number of physical payslips that her Department processes each month; the percentage...
• Social Welfare Appeals Status
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social protection appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's allowance application/appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a...
• Live Register Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the current level of unemployment including details of long-term unemployment on a county basis and to outline the 10...
• FÁS Training Programmes
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information on the way FÁS currently works with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to provide supports for those...
• Gender Recognition Issues
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no transgender person on the Gender Recognition Advisory Group; if an update will be provided on the work of the group; and if she...
• Social Welfare Appeals Status
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will receive a response to their appeal. [16136/13]
• Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action her Department plans to take to ameliorate the current situation where persons in certain areas cannot acquire accommodation due to refusal by...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for a carers allowance to be backdated to the date of when the domiciliary allowance was originally granted in respect of a person...
• Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 136 and 144 on 21 March 2013, in which she stated she had obtained data from the Private Residential Tenancies...
• Invalidity Pension Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16308/13]
• FÁS Training Programmes
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 12 March 2013, the avenue available to a person who is unemployed or disabled and not in receipt of a social...
• Invalidity Pension Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 7 March 2013, if she has received the full scale and extent of medical reports form the consultant and...
• Social Welfare Fraud Cost
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to introduce fingerprint technology in her Department to assist with investigating fraudulent claims; and if she will make a...
• Social Welfare Appeals Delays
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delay in processing social welfare appeals; the measures being taken to address the issue; the number of doctors working in the...
• Household Benefits
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 5 February 2013, if she will comment on reports contained in a newspaper article (details supplied); if this...
• 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 Cork [16422/13]
• Disability Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
• Carer's Allowance Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will state if and when domiciliary care allowance/carer's allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
• Job Vacancies
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have had their attention brought to a job (details supplied) by her Department; the number of jobs outside the island of...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  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...
• Job Initiatives
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 20 March 2013, if a person (details supplied) whose internship under jobbridge has ceased, due to the...
• Ministerial Travel
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost incurred by her Department, in respect of this year’s overseas travel programme for St Patrick’s Day; and if she will make a...
• Community Employment Schemes
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to implement a change of policy to enable community employment child care workers a minimum of three years in order to gain the requisite...
• Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
• FÁS Training Programmes
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an extension for a FÁS course will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in respect of determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose case has...
• Social Welfare Appeals Status
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted habitual residence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16723/13]
• Invalidity Pension Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal for Invalidity Pension; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 26 March 2013, the extent of entitlement and stamp received for the last Christmas period in the case of a...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the positon regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the appeal will be expedited; and if...
• Rural Social Scheme
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of participants on rural social schemes in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16747/13]
• Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent supplement will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if all information sought has been received by...
• Invalidity Pension Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of invalidity pension for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a...
• One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on one parent family payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Guardian's Payment Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason guardian payment has ceased in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance review will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Rural Social Scheme
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the application process for sports clubs and community groups for inclusion on rural social schemes, community employment schemes and...
• 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 Kerry; when a decision will be made; and if she...
• Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will remove or alter the qualifying period for the back to education allowance to enable greater access to the scheme; and if she will make a...
• Industrial Relations Issues
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the appropriate official from her Department did not attend invitations to discuss a serious issue (details supplied) at the behest of the...
• Carer's Allowance Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications currently awaiting processing for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to...
• Social Welfare Benefits Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension and disability allowance that were refused during the years 2011 and 2012; the number of those...
• Disability Allowance Application Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance currently awaiting processing; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the...
• Invalidity Pension Application Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications currently awaiting processing for invalidity pension; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the...
• Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is the case that a review of all cases of mortgage interest supplement payments took place earlier this year; if she will confirm that new...
• Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
• Community Employment Schemes Places
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an extension on a community employment scheme will be permitted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a...
• Invalidity Pension Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) [16896/13]
• Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an exceptional needs payment review will be answered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [16897/13]
• Disability Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a disability allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
• Social Welfare Appeals Status
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social protection appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons who have fled their private home due to domestic violence are entitled to rent allowance; if it is correct that they are refused rent...
• Household Benefits
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the situation where carers who are not living with the person they are caring for are ineligible for telephone allowance,...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal against a decision to refuse carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
• Social Welfare Benefits Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of two respite care grants; the number in receipt of three or more grants; the total value of same; and if she will make...
• Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will open up retraining facilities provided by her Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to...
• 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 Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Social Welfare Appeals Status
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a respite care grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Social Welfare Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments available to students who are unable to work due to full time college sanctioned unpaid internship placements; and if she will make a...
• Illness Benefit Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of the most recent medical examination in respect of determination of eligibilty for illness benefit in the case of a person (details...
• Pension Provisions
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she expects to introduce legislation that will implement changes to defined benefit pension to help ensure the protection of members'...
• Departmental Schemes
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will instruct officials in her Department to enter negotiations with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
• Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which rent supplement is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated on a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Departmental Correspondence
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual spend in her Department for sending correspondence to applicants and recipients of any social welfare payment, to include the cost of postage,...
• Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County dublin who finished an apprenticeship and went straight into college whilst in part-time employment with...
• Advocacy Services
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she intends to introduce the Personal Advocacy Service as provided for in the Citizens Information Act 2007; the role she envisages for such...
• Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17190/13]
• Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 26 March 2013, wherein information was sought regarding acceptance of a review or appeal of a decision to...
• Disability Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made in an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) County Cork; and if she will...
• Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the flexibility exists under social welfare legislation for a person who is in receipt of partial jobseekers allowance and working for two days a...
• National Internship Scheme Numbers
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of persons in County Waterford that have taken part in the jobbridge programme since its inception;...
• Illness Benefit Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on...
• Invalidity Pension Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining eligibility for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will...
• Citizens Information Service
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of phoning the Citizens Information Service; the reason for changing form a freephone number; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the phasing out of the one parent family payment in respect of (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17426/13]
• Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo [17433/13]
• Respite Care Services
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any further plans for the respite care grant this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17473/13]
• Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it is proposed to reduce mortgage interest supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
• Pension Provisions
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if consideration was previously...
• Carer's Allowance Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will accept a late appeal in respect of carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
• Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection having regard to vulnerable circumstances, if an exceptional needs payment might be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
• 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 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Invalidity Pension Appeals
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decison will be made on an appeal for invalidy pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a...
• Home Help Service Provision
  To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding home help hours. [17732/13]

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