Written answers
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Fishing Communities
189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason inshore fishing crew members are categorised as self-employed even though they can be made redundant by the vessel owner at anytime; and... - Pension Provisions
190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a new European Commission study, The Gender Gap in Pensions in the EU, indicates that Irish women... - Civil Registration Legislation
191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the authority under which the Registrar General acted to set aside the powers vested by legislation in the Supreme Court of the Land to appoint a... - Child Support
193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the impact on families receiving family income supplement if the proposals contained in the report of the Advisory Group on Tax and... - Disability Allowance Appeals
194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places
195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rate of take up of supports available through FÁS or other Government agencies to support the training and re-skilling needs of the 70... - One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the weekly loss of income that will be experienced by a lone parent family with one child in part time employment and in receipt... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [28724/13] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection what the impact on child poverty would be if there was full take up of family income supplement, as it is estimated that this payment is only... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due back money on their rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28737/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
209. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit are allowed attend start your own business courses without loss of allowance... - International Agreements
210. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Ireland has a social security agreement in place with Serbia; should one be in place, if an Irish citizen in receipt of disability allowance here... - Social Insurance Rates
211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a table with a breakdown of the amount of additional money that would be raised in a year for the social insurance fund if a new... - Farm Assist Scheme Payments
212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department's consideration of concerns regarding changes to farm assist payments that have been conveyed to her... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the new increased rent supplement limits covering the Fingal area, Dublin, will come into force; and if she will make a statement on the... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by her Department... - Community Work Initiatives
215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering giving an exemption to professional actors from the Tús initiative (details supplied). [28828/13] - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the rent supplement scheme to allow those with an interest in a property to receive rent assistance, for limited... - Personal Public Service Numbers
218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28857/13] - Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details suppleid) in County Laois. [28872/13] - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Youth Unemployment Measures
221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if stipulations will be built into the youth guarantee, either at European or national level, to ensure a bottom up approach to devising strategic... - Social Welfare Fraud Cost
223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection If she will outline the savings made in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 as a result of the actions she and her Department have to deal with the fraud... - Services for People with Disabilities
224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the services her Department provides for those from the autistic community; if she will consider developing a criteria of benefits for the needs of... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she... - Exceptional Needs Payments
226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any payments have been made by his Department or agencies under his control since 2007 to provide foreign holidays for persons or families; if... - National Internship Scheme Numbers
227. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the JobBridge scheme who are benefitting from this in the Lucan, Clondalkin, Newcastle, Saggart, Rathcoole, Brittas and... - Social Welfare Benefits Numbers
228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of old age pensioners drawing the living alone allowance. [28906/13] - One-Parent Family Payment Applications
229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a person (details supplied). [28911/13] - State Pension (Non-Contributory) Applications
230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a non-contributory widow's pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she... - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if receipt of a UK winter fuel payment will have any effect on eligibility for fuel allowance here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal on a claim for invalidity pension will be accepted and expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if... - School Meals Programme
233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of the ten schools to be admitted to the school meals programme for the new academic year; and if she will make a... - Care Services
234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of days notice required to be given by a caree to a carer if the caree wishes to discontinue with the services of the carer on the... - Garda Vetting Applications
235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the attached (details supplied) regarding Garda vetting. [28966/13] - Appointments to State Boards
236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments made to State boards under her Department's remit since March 2011; the number of positions that have been advertised;... - Carer's Allowance Applications
237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer's allowance has been refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow when the person has medical certificates... - Respite Care Grant Data
238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out in tabular form the number of recipients who have been granted the respite care grant and the number of recipients who have... - Disability Allowance Appeals
239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is taking to process appeals for disability payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28997/13] - Carer's Allowance Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if she will... - Rural Social Scheme Administration
241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of places available under the rural social scheme; the number of places filled; the number of persons currently waiting to obtain a... - Qualified Child Increase Payments
242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 11 June 2013, what is the position where the child is normally resident with each parent for an equal... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is eligible for a community employment scheme. [29170/13] - Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time people have to wait to receive carer's allowance; the average length of time persons have to wait from the time they apply to... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
245. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and the timescale in which the appeal will... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that all letters sent out to social welfare applicants regarding their claims have the name of a Departmental official on them to... - Invalidity Pensions Data
247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications that have gone to appeal, and that have been granted under special provision by her Department, only... - Illness Benefit Appeals
248. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to illness benefit; if not, the social welfare payments available to them; and if she will... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
250. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions that will be put in place to mitigate the loss of income and the subsequent financial hardship for a person (details supplied) in... - Departmental Staff Sick Leave
251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in her Department; the average uncertified sick... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 11 June 2013, the alterative social protection payment a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 may... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
254. 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 Dublin; and if she will make a statement... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an outstanding appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when... - Farm Assist Scheme Payments
256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if new entrants to farming who apply for farm assist will qualify for the full rate in view of the fact that they will not have any income until the... - Departmental Agencies Issues
257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the regulators which are accountable to her Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the...
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