Written answers
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance Issues
343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the implementation of USC/PRSI whereby when an employee moves, for example, from €352 gross... - Youth Unemployment Measures
344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to be in a position to address the question of youth unemployment in 2013 having regard to the special... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason, in view of the work the Government is carrying out on suicide prevention, genuine cases of suicidal ideation combined with severe... - Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of deserted wive's benefit are eligible for jobseeker's benefit; and if she will outline the supports that may be available... - Carer's Allowance Applications
349. 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. [25074/13] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a situation that has arisen due to the change in the rules in contributions for a contributory pension from 260... - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
351. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding fuel allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25102/13] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for partial capacity benefit will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting since August... - Invalidity Pension Applications
353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
355. 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... - Farm Assist Scheme Statistics
356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of farmers living in County Monaghan who are in receipt of farm assist payments; the corresponding figures for the same period in 2012;... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
357. 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... - Youth Guarantee
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering coordinating the relevant agencies in developing a youth guarantee tailored to assist at risk young persons to secure a home,... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason behind a decision to deduct €6.40 from the jobseeker's allowance of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make... - Child Benefit Appeals
361. 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... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a review of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will issue an... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of mortgage interest supplement to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the way their level of... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the age requirement for those social welfare applicants with a disability in view of the fact that many persons do... - Job Initiatives
368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for the voluntary work option scheme in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the numbers that have been successful in 2010,... - Social Welfare Offices
369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the social welfare offices where Intreo has been introduced; those offices where it is planned to be introduced by the end of... - National Internship Scheme Eligibility
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons a persons on the blind pension are not eligible to participate in the JobBridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age, in receipt of jobseeker's benefit for less than six months; for more than six months and less... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
373. 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 [25294/13] - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of instances recorded, either through the relevant form or on the integrated short-term schemes... - Pension Provisions
375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans in respect of the removal of the transition pension in 2014 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25332/13] - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if graduate nurses who have not applied for the two year contract jobs offered by the Health Service Executive will continue to qualify for... - Jobseeker's Allowance Claim Durations
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 14 May 2013, if she will outline the average duration of time spent on jobseeker's allowance for each... - Disability Allowance Applications
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection If she will expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Illness Benefit Appeals
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [25376/13] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for an invalidity pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [25377/13] - Public Procurement Regulations
381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will insure that protection in the procurement competition for the delivery of this service will be provided for post offices and sub agents... - Community Employment Scheme Numbers
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 the number of persons participating in community... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for job seeker's allowance will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the progress... - Disability Allowance Application Numbers
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide figures relating to the number of applications for disability benefit in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 broken down by... - Departmental Staff Grades
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if the medical assessors employed in her Department to assess certain social welfare benefit applications are adequately... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for invalidity pension will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the results achieved by the State in 2012 in achieving its targets under the Europe 2020 Strategy; and if she will make a... - Pension Provisions
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the grounds on which workers, on an individual basis, can be moved from a defined benefit pension system to another system without their agreement... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 14 February 2013, of those persons currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance that have not, to... - Illness Benefit Appeals
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an illness benefit appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Live Register Numbers
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons formerly employed in the construction trade categories who are on the live register; if he will provide a the breakdown of... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a... - Job Initiatives
394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the job activation procedures being implemented by her Department in terms of those on jobseeker’s allowance... - Departmental Funding
396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if funding will be restored for a project (details supplied); if this request will be given urgent consideration in view of the fact that this... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [25644/13] - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 13 May 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on... - Social Welfare Schemes
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any circumstances in which her Department will consider assisting persons leaving the country with the cost of doing so bearing in mind... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
401. 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... - Disability Allowance Appeals
402. 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... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [25774/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [25775/13] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for an invalidity pension. [25788/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance. [25792/13] - Disability Allowance Appeals
414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a disability allowance. [25794/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance. [25795/13] - Disability Allowance Appeals
416. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a disability allowance. [25797/13] - Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will be presented with the remaining modular reports of the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, the number of applications made to her Department for invalidity... - One-Parent Family Payment Reforms
419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the new scheme launched by her Department to assist lone parents on the pathway back to work; the way her Department will... - Pathways to Work Strategy
421. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date on delivering on the targets outlined in the pathways to work strategy, namely to ensure that 75,000 of those long term... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
424. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the details of the claim for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the appeal which... - Pension Provisions
425. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the defined benefit schemes for public sector employees are exempt from the same funding standards that apply to defined benefit schemes... - Youth Guarantee
426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions that she is making to ensure that employment creation and retention forms part of any youth guarantee scheme. [24442/13] - Youth Unemployment Measures
427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions her Department is taking to tackle youth unemployment; if she will give an assessment of the effectiveness of these actions; and the... - Departmental Agencies Funding
428. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the cost of each Ombudsman under her remit in the years from 2000 to 2012, within the on-going economic difficulties which...
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