Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Department of Social Protection
- Poverty Impact Assessment
226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to conduct a poverty impact assessment on the impact of the revised rent supplement limits announced in June 2013; and if she will make a... - Civil Registration Legislation
227. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are legislative provisions under which the death of unborn children, other than stillborn, may be registered by the State; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) under financial grounds. [44097/13] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 is entitled to any supplementary benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44123/13] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [44132/13] - Disability Support Services Issues
231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support the joint pre-budget submission by organisations (details supplied) that clearly show that cuts are affecting persons with an... - Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received any payment of jobseeker's after receiving a letter from the appeals office... - Work Placement Programme
233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to include persons on disability allowance in the Gateway scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44175/13] - Carer's Allowance Payments
234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an overpayment of carer's allowance will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a domiciliary care application which was to be reviewed based on new medical evidence in respect of a person... - Civil Registration Legislation
236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the circumstances regarding outdoor ceremonies (details supplied); if she will clarify if it is the case that the ceremonies... - Back to Education Allowance
237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who left the live register to go onto back to education allowance in August and September 2013; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 26 September 2013, the documentation outstanding in respect of an application for jobseeker's allowance... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an entitlement to invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect a disability allowance claim to be processed; the reason the application has been... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
241. 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... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
243. 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
244. 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... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
245. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the outcome and response will be forthcoming on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
246. 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. [44304/13] - Family Income Supplement Applications
247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for family income supplement. [44306/13] - Disability Allowance Appeals
248. 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. [44308/13] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
249. 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. [44309/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
252. 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. [44313/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
253. 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. [44315/13] - Free Travel Scheme Applications
254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for companion free travel pass. [44316/13] - Carer's Allowance Applications
255. 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. [44317/13] - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Applications
256. 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 allowance. [44318/13] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
257. 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. [44319/13] - Disability Allowance Appeals
258. 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. [44320/13] - Jobs Ireland
259. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an audit of how easy it is for employers to post jobs on the FÁS website; if not, is this something that she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
261. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis for the means test in order to determine eligibility for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Disability Allowance Appeals
263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [44359/13] - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
264. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the fuel allowance scheme to persons in receipt of carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
265. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite and issue a final decision on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Job Initiatives
266. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of employee applicants and successful employee applicants for the JobsPlus scheme in three counties (details... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue from the Social Welfare Appeals Board regarding the appeal lodged in respect of a person (details supplied) regarding the... - Youth Guarantee
268. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the youth guarantee implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44399/13] - Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
270. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a farm assist review will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the... - Jobseeker's Schemes
271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44407/13] - Live Register Numbers
272. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers on the live register for the town and district of Ballybay for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and currently; if she will provide a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance under appeal will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [44472/13] - Carer's Allowance Payments
274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [44473/13] - Public Sector Pensions Issues
275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments public sector workers are entitled to once they are retired by the State at 65 years of age where their pension will not commence until... - Community Employment Schemes Data
277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding community employment schemes and his Department's strategy in relation to the schemes in the long term; and if she will make... - State Pensions Reform
278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the provision being made for those who reach 65 and would have been entitled to the transition pension; and if she... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
279. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
280. 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... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance in respect of separated persons (details supplied); if the social welfare regulations introduced in 2011... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the recent refusal of carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that all... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the... - Household Benefits Scheme
284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the implications of the removal of the telephone allowance for persons who are dependent on the land line for their alarm system; and if she will... - Social Welfare Code Reform
285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the impact the changes to jobseeker's allowance for recipients aged 25 and under will have on the rate of payment to those engaged in the JobBridge... - Household Benefits Scheme
288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if those who are currently exempt from paying the television licence fee will also be exempt from paying the public broadcasting charge; and if she... - Social Insurance Issues
290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if PRSI will be deducted at source from interest on deposit accounts from 1 January 2014; or if an alternative method of collection is proposed.... - Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria that will be applied for the awarding of an exceptional needs payments in respect of funeral or burial costs; and the sum of money... - Maternity Benefit Issues
294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of recipients of the maximum payment of maternity benefit in each year from 2007 to 2012; and the... - Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the revised guidelines for exceptional needs payments. [44659/13] - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged 19 to 22 years in respect of whom the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is currently paid. [44660/13] - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the current recipients of rent supplement will transfer to the proposed housing assistance payment; and the benefits she believes this will... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Abolition
298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the abolition of the mortgage interest supplement will leave the State without an assistance mechanism for persons experiencing short-term... - Work Placement Programme
299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on jobbridge; the extent of the scheme; and the numbers moving from jobbridge into permanent positions. [44683/13] - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the issues raised in correspondence to her Department by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow have now been resolved. [44714/13] - Departmental Expenditure
303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the full-year effect of all expenditure reductions for her Department as set out in the Expenditure Report 2014, as provided for... - Voluntary Work Option Issues
306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all officials at regional offices of her Department are made fully aware and posses a certain level of knowledge of the voluntary work option,...
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