Written answers

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

  • Pensions Legislation
    527. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform defined benefit pension legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36858/13]
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    528. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare benefits the Croatians will be automatically entitled to if they decide to move here. [37033/13]
  • Gender Recognition Issues
    529. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the recognition of transgendered persons. [37218/13]
  • Departmental Agencies Issues
    530. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to have the Pensions Board renamed the pensions authority and its chief executive renamed the pensions regulator; the person she intends...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    532. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [37556/13]
  • Social Welfare Appeals Status
    533. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a dietary supplement allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Dental Services Provision
    534. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate preventive and restorative care under the dental treatment benefit scheme for PRSI payers and introduce a new voucher system...
  • Departmental Schemes
    535. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of teaching posts and other educational positions that will be filled in the 2013/14 academic year through the JobBridge programme; and...
  • Tax and Social Welfare Codes
    536. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the introduction of a third band of employers PRSI contributions on the balance of all salaries exceeding €100,000 as a...
  • School Meals Programme
    537. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost of doubling the school meal programme. [38644/13]
  • Social Welfare Benefits Issues
    538. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the respite care grant by €325 to €1,700 per annum. [38655/13]
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
    539. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any additional financial support available to a person who received a bereavement grant to assist them with the costs of a headstone;...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    540. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures taken by her Department to allow those who avail of temporary work opportunities to return to social welfare protection in a timely...
  • Social Welfare Appeals Status
    541. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an overpayment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
    542. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a State non-contributory pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Applications
    543. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on one parent family payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    544. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on disability allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    545. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    546. 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...
  • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
    548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the eligibility for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    549. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    550. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer's allowance was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if their application will be reviewed with a...
  • National Internship Scheme Eligibility
    551. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering allowing job seekers to gain experience of workplaces without losing their social welfare payments; and if this is being...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    552. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an appeal for invalidity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    553. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent supplement payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Social Welfare Overpayments
    555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider exempting those persons contacted for recovery of payment for periods over 20 years and under the amount of €1500; if...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    556. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing the duration after which a person on jobseeker's benefit can participate in a community employment scheme in view of...
  • State Pensions Reform
    557. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if provisions will be put in place for workers retiring in 2014 who will no longer avail of the State pension transition and who will suffer...
  • Local Employment Service Issues
    558. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information for each Local Employment Service, the number of staff at year end 2012; the number of mediators...
  • Employment Support Services
    559. To ask the Minister for Social Protection regarding the jobs plus scheme that was put into effect on 1 July 2013, if a woman who is receiving a one-parent family payment is offered a job...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    560. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who applied in January 2011 for disability allowance; and if she...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    561. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who never received notification of their...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
    562. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason supplementary welfare has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the ongoing appeal in respect of...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    563. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this case is...
  • Social Welfare Overpayments
    564. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the statutory basis upon which her Department can deduct payments from persons who were overpaid a social welfare payment many years after the said...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    565. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare [37092/13]
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    566. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding eligibility for State pension, non-contributory and contributory in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    568. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Proposed Legislation
    569. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the main measures that will be contained in new legislation to have fathers' names on birth certificates becoming compulsory for the first time; if...
  • Social Welfare Code Reform
    570. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she considering introducing a welfare cap on persons or households, in a similar manner to that which has recently been introduced by the British...
  • Social Welfare Offices
    573. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Intreo offices will be provided in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37123/13]
  • Social Welfare Code Issues
    574. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason social welfare recipients have to attend a social welfare office, in addition to collecting their payment from the post office when they...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    575. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • Community Work Initiatives
    576. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form the financial allocation for all implementing bodies under the Tús programme since its...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    578. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent support was withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
    579. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one parent family payment was withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if she will reinstate their...
  • National Internship Scheme Numbers
    580. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of internships through JobBridge have positions that have been advertised by the Health Service Executive to date since the start of the...
  • Employment Support Services
    581. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to bring forward proposals that when persons go on the live register that they be supplied with an information booklet explaining...
  • National Internship Scheme Places
    582. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that it is appropriate for the new Education and Training Boards taking out paid advertising in regional and local media to attract...
  • Illness Benefit Appeals
    583. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 11 July 2013 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare if her attention has been...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    584. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    585. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • Widow's Pension Payments
    586. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an increase for qualified child on their widow's pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
    587. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review entitlement to supplementary welfare in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Employment Support Services
    588. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to a technical employment support grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    589. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
    590. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which €270.00 means were assessed against a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of their application for...
  • State Pensions Reform
    591. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions being put in place for persons who reach the age of 65 years in 2014 and are not eligible for the State pension until they reach the...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    592. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37268/13]
  • Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
    593. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the advisory group on tax and social welfare will report back on their findings and recommendations with regard to in-work supports for one...
  • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
    594. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in the forthcoming budget she will review downwards the qualifying hourly threshold to enable applicants to qualify for family income supplement...
  • State Bodies Issues
    595. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to have the Pensions Board renamed the Pensions Authority and its Chief Executive called the Pensions Regulator; the person she intends to...
  • Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
    596. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the report she commissioned (details supplied) will be used as part of the Departmental discussions in the allocation for...
  • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
    597. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown of the funding made available as part of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by her...
  • Free Travel Scheme Payments
    598. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual subvention that is paid to Dublin Bus by her Department for the free travel scheme, providing a bus pass to citizens over the age of 66...
  • Live Register Data
    602. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any person who was previously self employed and who was refused jobseeker's allowance by virtue of the means test is included in her Department's...
  • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Issues
    603. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the ESB occupational pension scheme specifically the contributory defined benefit pension scheme; the date on which this...
  • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
    604. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of all media advertising to her Department for each of the past five years; the efforts her Department is making to ensure that local...
  • Ministerial Appointments
    605. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of her Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    608. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite an answer. [37536/13]
  • Employment Support Services
    609. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be accepted on a course funded by Momentum. [37537/13]
  • Budget 2014 Issues
    610. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans in relation to retaining the half rate carer's allowance at its current rate; if she plans to change this payment; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    611. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person signing for credits who applied for a commmunity employment scheme was told that they were not eligible for the scheme; and if...
  • Jobs Initiative
    612. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of firms that have taken on persons as part of the jobsplus scheme since its launch date; the number of persons that have recently become...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    613. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
    614. 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
    615. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will...
  • Widow's Pension Applications
    616. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in determination of an application for widow's pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    617. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason disability allowance was refused on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
  • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
    618. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment may be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Carer's Allowance Payments
    619. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an assurance that carers will not be subject to further cuts in Budget 2014; that income supports will be protected for those in...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    620. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the conditions or criteria required for a person to qualify for credited contributions while in receipt of carer's allowance or carer's benefit; the...
  • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
    621. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the habitual residency condition for the carer's allowance in view of the fact that it acts as a barrier to persons returning...
  • Claims Processing
    622. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action her Department has taken to reduce and streamline processing times for social protection payments with a view to minimising hardship on...
  • National Carers Strategy Status
    623. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to assist family carers to avail of education and employment opportunities during their caring years to help and support them...
  • Free Travel Scheme Applications
    624. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a bus pass will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37643/13]
  • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
    625. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one parent family allowance has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if payment will be reinstated; and if...
  • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Issues
    626. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter regarding a pension in respect of a person (details supplied) [37655/13]
  • Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
    628. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the list of eligible conditions for the long term illness scheme; if the chronic condition of Hirschsprung's disease will be...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    629. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37687/13]
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
    630. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of borrowers who have obtained independent financial advice following a proposed mortgage resolution by their lender under the...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    634. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the refusal of a social welfare appeal against the refusal of a disability benefit claim will be reviewed in respect of a person (details...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
    635. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been an increase in the number of applicants refused social welfare assistance while waiting for their application for another scheme...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    636. 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. [37811/13]
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    637. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on jobseeker's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement...
  • Live Register Data
    638. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the self-employed. [37826/13]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    639. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Issues
    640. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    641. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of each social protection scheme; the cost of each scheme for 2013 to date; and the numbers availing of the payment for...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    642. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • National Internship Scheme Eligibility
    643. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons on a blind pension are not eligible for the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37872/13]
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    645. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if compensation paid by the State (details supplied) is assesed as means for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Capital Programme Expenditure
    646. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by her Department for each of the past five years to date in...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    647. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to address the anomalous position of workers who work for low wages for less than 19 hours a week over more than three days...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    648. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    650. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail all addresses and estates in a county (details supplied) that are not permitted to be in receipt of rent allowance/supplement;...
  • Youth Employment Initiative
    651. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she wil report on the progress of Ireland's application for funding under the youth employment initiative, the closing date for which is...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    653. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    656. 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. [38152/13]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    657. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance allowance. [38153/13]
  • Back to Education Allowance Appeals
    658. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for back to school clothing and footwear alowance. [38154/13]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    659. 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. [38157/13]
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    660. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [38165/13]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    662. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for disability allowance. [38172/13]
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    665. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [38178/13]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    666. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for disability allowance. [38180/13]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    667. 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. [38185/13]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    668. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for disability allowance. [38189/13]
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    671. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [38198/13]
  • Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
    672. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the parameters of the main recommendations made by the advisory group on tax and social welfare in their third report on extending social insurance...
  • Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
    673. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is compulsory that jobseeker's benefits are paid through the post office and the reason for same; if there are circumstances in which a client...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    674. 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...
  • Information and Communications Technology Issues
    675. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made between her Department and the Revenue Commissioners on working to improve communications between the two...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Funding
    676. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the efforts made to ensure that additional resources are deployed to North Donegal Money Advice and Budgeting Service following recent confirmation...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Issues
    677. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information from each Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, office across the State; the numbers of persons...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    678. 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...
  • Social Welfare Appeals Delays
    680. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the delays in the appeal mechanism for social protection appeals for all of the social protection payments in view of the fact...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    681. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    682. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Scheme Operating Guidelines
    684. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the changes made to the Community Employment Manual, updated earlier this year; if she will detail the impact of...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    685. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    686. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance overpayment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    688. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal against disallowance of disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    689. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [38419/13]
  • Social Welfare Offices
    690. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding plans to redevelop the social protection office (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    691. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Issues
    692. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an incapacity supplement claim will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [38550/13]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
    693. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite a response....
  • Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
    694. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal of jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same; and if she will make a...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    696. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file of an appeal for invalidity pension will be sent to the appeals office for consideration in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    697. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [38618/13]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    698. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the refusal of disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
    703. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allocate more customer service staff to phone lines operated in the administration of rent supplement for the mid Leinster division to...
  • Departmental Staff Recruitment
    705. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allocate more medical officers to the Department to enable medical assessments to take place in a timely manner as per targets set; and...
  • Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals
    706. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for mortgage interest relief in respect of a person (details...
  • Rural Social Scheme Administration
    707. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of places on the rural social scheme in Cavan/Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38817/13]
  • Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
    710. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps her Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of her Department advertise...
  • Exchequer Savings
    711. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year saving to the Exchequer were the CEOs' pay of all commercial semi-States under the aegis of her Department reduced by 10%; and if she...

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