Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Unemployment Levels
277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views as to the reason Ireland has an unemployment rate of 30.3% in the 15 to 24 age group, almost double the OECD average of 16.2%. [32999/13] - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused permission to sign on at their local employment exchange notwithstanding... - Departmental Schemes
279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the guidelines that apply to State bodies, such as vocational education committees, when hiring JobBridge applicants; the measures in place to... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
280. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Applications
281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will expedite a... - Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for jobseeker's benefit for a retained fire fighter;... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the expenses eligible to be claimed in respect of an applicant for farm assist to each applicant who applies for farm... - Employment Rights Issues
284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 30 April 2013, regarding unfair dismissal awards in respect of former employees of a nursing home... - Youth Unemployment Measures
285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that there was enough progress made on youth unemployment during the Irish Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct maximum rent level at which rent support will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person takes up temporary part-time work this will disqualify them from being considered for a further 12 months from when they finish the... - Job Initiatives
291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to the national roll-out of Intreo offices; if she is satisfied with the progress the Office of Public Works is making on... - Departmental Websites
292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the usage of her Department's new website; if she will detail the schemes and services it offers to jobseekers and employers; if... - Exceptional Needs Payments
294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which an exceptional needs payment may be made and the amount of flexibility which a community welfare officer or other... - Free Travel Scheme Administration
295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend or remove the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32973/13] - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the individual costs of the KPMG report on the State pension, the PwC report on pension charges, the OECD review of the pensions system... - EU Directives
297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection considering the recent definitive victory by the Waterford Crystal workers against the Government in the European Court of Justice and the potential... - National Internship Scheme
298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received his extra €50 payment under the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make... - Carer's Allowance Applications
299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will expedite... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
300. 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 Kilkenny. [33010/13] - National Internship Scheme Numbers
301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number who benefit from the JobBridge scheme in County Wicklow; if she will list in tabular form the number who have taken up this benefit and... - Pension Provisions
302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any pension entitlements for supervisors and assistant supervisors in community employment schemes; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was calculated that €559.70 is the correct amount of rent supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for jobseeker's allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an appeal for partial capacity benefit; and if she will make a statement... - Social Insurance Rates
308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects publication of the report of the commission established to look at PRSI rates for the self-employed; her plans to bring forward... - Departmental Functions
311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has prepared for an increase in demand for services from her Department as a result of upcoming developments such as the Central Bank's... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
312. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of supplementary welfare to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
318. 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... - Personal Public Service Number Applications
319. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33363/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance application appeal will be heard in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a change to the receipts issued by local offices to claimants; and if receipts still display the next date on which the person... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in respect of an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a... - Citizen Information Services
324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the number of Money Advice and Budgeting Service companies who have concluded service level agreements with the Citizens... - Pension Provisions
326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the entitlements available to a person who will be 66 years of age in January 2015 and who would normally qualify for an old age... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider removing the habitual residence condition as a requirement for eligibility for carer's allowance for persons returning here to... - Social Welfare Appeals Data
328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the process for medical reviews of appeals for benefits such as invalidity pension and disability allowance is a desk... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
329. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make... - Carer's Allowance Applications
330. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Overpayments
331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to withhold the respite care grant of €1,375 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois as... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a supplementary welfare allowance/rent supplement may be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
333. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the scheduled date for an oral hearing for a person (details supplied) in relation to their one parent family payment in view of the fact that their... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
334. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Eligibility
335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social benefit entitlements a person who entered the work force prior to 1995 is entitled to, with special reference to invalidity pension,... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if she will expedite same due to the hardship... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
338. 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 Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on... - Employment Support Services
339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and variety of training or youth unemployment or long-term unemployment alleviation schemes likely to be operated by her Department in... - Unemployment Statistics
341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the unemployment situation throughout the country with a view to identification of... - Live Register Statistics
342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the age profile of those on the live register long term with a view to initiating measures... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which she and her Department have entered into negotiations with other relevant Government Departments with a view to transferring the... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken or intends to take to streamline the appeals system in respect of all payments issuing from her Department with a view to... - Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which various forms for social welfare payments may be simplified to reduce administrative backlogs and excessive time-consuming... - Social Welfare Overpayments
348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she continues to take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship with particular... - Community Employment Schemes Places
349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to continue to be in position to provide the necessary resources to retain the maximum number of places on a... - Invalidity Pension Application Numbers
350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for invalidity pension currently on hand, the likely timescale within which it is expected that a decision will be... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
351. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the criteria that eligibility for community employment schemes is only based on receiving a jobseeker's payment for 12 months at the...
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