Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Services for People with Disabilities
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his policy in relation to assisting those with autism and or autistic spectrum disorders to access employment opportunities, particularly in the... - Divorce Process
375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no divorce register in operation despite the fact that such a register was obligated in the Divorce Act 1996. [26690/13] - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the criteria used to abolish the book allowance grant for students eligible for the back to education allowance; and if she will... - Education and Training Provision
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the criteria used in establishing the suitability of candidates for inclusion on momentum programme courses; and if she will make... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare does not qualify for the treatment benefit scheme. [27110/13] - Social Insurance Yield
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out in tabular form the income and expenditure to or from the social insurance for each of the past five years, the breakdown of... - Social Insurance Fund Deficit
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected deficit on the social insurance fund in 2013; her plans for closing the deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27122/13] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will make a comprehensive statement regarding the new rule where 520 contributions are required for the contributory pension; if where there... - Farm Assist Scheme Statistics
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of farmers who are in receipt of farm assist payments; the corresponding figures for the same period in 2012; the number of... - Public Services Card
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of the full roll out of public services card, the way this has varied since the project was initiated, the number of PSCs issued... - Job Initiatives
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider measures to encourage and incentivise unemployed persons in this State to avail of employment opportunities across the border... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason it is necessary to stop a person's rent allowance when there is an existing contract with the landlord and the property they are living... - Illness Benefit Appeals
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for illness benefit will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is receiving their full benefits. [27220/13] - State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of the rate of non-contributory pension in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - National Internship Scheme Administration
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exception may be made to the JobBridge scheme for an extension of an internship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow;... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any discretion for a person to take up a community employment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Employment Schemes Places
396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the number of community employment workers that are working in community childcare settings.... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in respect of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a... - Personal Public Service Numbers
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has made their application at their local... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an Irish person born here will be asked to prove Irish nationality when applying for jobseeker's allowance or benefit. [27321/13] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied); her views on the delay of over twenty months for invalidity pension... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
404. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Welfare Services
407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a humanitarian assistance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal against the disallowance of a claim for invalidity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Disability Allowance Appeals
409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [26873/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; when they may expect a decision... - Direct Provision Expenditure
412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of discretionary payments made to asylum seekers in 2012, including the weekly cash allowance and exceptional needs payments; and if... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals Delays
414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department intends to implement the recommendations contained within the report Not Fair Enough published by FLAC in 2012 in relation to the... - Carer's Allowance Delays
417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is currently taking for appeals on carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26896/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an expedite a carer's allowance appeal which was received by the appeals office in January for a person (details supplied) in... - Illness Benefit Appeals
419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the reason for delay in issuing illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Meath; when same will issue; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Applications
420. 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 Kerry. [26903/13] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
421. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will recognise narcolepsy as a condition which would entitle persons to disability payments; and if she will make a statement on... - Youth Guarantee
422. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 15 May 2013, the total number of young people expected to participate in, and the expected start date... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
423. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current situation regarding a claim for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
424. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was previously self-employed may qualify for jobseekers allowance; and if she will make a... - Job Initiatives
425. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of activation places that have been allocated for County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26952/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has been received by her Department; when... - Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent supplement will be replaced by the announced housing assistance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26945/13] - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
428. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.107 of 7 February 2013, the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
429. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU Commission has initiated an infringement procedure against Ireland due to its failure to... - Disability Allowance Appeals
430. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Departmental Contracts
431. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of contracts granted by her Department, or by agencies under the auspices of her Department, from 1 January 2012 to date in 2013; the... - Back to Education Allowance Expenditure
432. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total savings made by abolishing the €300 cost of education allowance for back to education allowance recipients; and if she will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he or officials in his Department have had discussions regarding plans to include Williams syndrome on the long term illness scheme; and if she... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal on a jobseeker's allowance application has been received at the social welfare appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Employment Support Services
439. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a schedule for the roll out of Intreo offices across west Cork in view of the fact that employment service clinics only operate... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears due to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for the month of January 2013 will issue in respect of their jobseeker's allowance... - EU Directives
441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the work her Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to go through the Houses of the... - Employment Support Services
442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 28 May 2013, the progress to date on the specific targets that were published in the Government's... - Invalidity Pension Waiting Times
443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal that was lodged in July 2012 regarding the refusal of an invalidly pension in respect of a person... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford may not acquire an exemption to continue in their role as community employment supervisor... - Qualified Child Increase Payments
445. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in cases of joint custody arrangement where a child spends an equal amount of time with each parent, the way her Department decides which parent... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
446. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 15 May 2013, the reason the chief appeals officer cannot indicate the length of time taken to carry out... - Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.417 of 28 May 2013 if she has set a deadline for the advisory group on tax and social welfare to report on... - Defined Pension Benefit Schemes Issues
448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any analysis has been made of the number of defined benefit schemes here that are insolvent or in danger of being insolvent. [27567/13] - Social Welfare Fraud Issues
449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions taken by her to tackle social welfare fraud; the savings made to date in 2013 as a result of those actions; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
450. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
451. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Back to Education Allowance Applications
452. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
453. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
454. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Back to Work Allowance Appeals
457. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the appeal of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who is seeking to get on to the back to work scheme. [27764/13] - State Pensions Reform
458. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the ability of self employed persons to access pension benefits where a tax liability is outstanding, to make the payment to the... - Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
459. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current guidelines for entitlement to job-seeker's benefit in particular where a person must suffer a substantial loss of... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
461. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's benefit or allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
462. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
463. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the eligibility for rent supplement to include issues such as the need not to participate in anti social behaviour; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
464. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement... - Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
465. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the terms of the farm assist and rural social schemes in order to facilitate more low income farmers; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
466. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a carer's allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
467. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on an appeal of an invalidity pension application; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Overpayments
471. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a claimed overpayment in respect of a person (details supplied ) in County Cork when the payment in question was from... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
472. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an invalidly pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Job Initiatives
473. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the labour activation measures that are in place to encourage persons to take on seasonal work; the provision in place to allow persons to move from... - National Internship Scheme Eligibility
475. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow persons that have been claiming social welfare payments for less than six months to obtain a position on the jobbridge scheme;... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
476. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reason jobseeker's allowance has been... - Citizen Information Services
477. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the growth of the east side of Galway City, if a permanent citizen information centre will be opened on that side of the city or in the...
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