Written answers

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Department of Social Protection

 
  • Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
    10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the monitoring mechanisms employed to reduce fraudulent payment of child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
    11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the increase in rents, particularly in the Dublin area, which is pushing beyond the reach of those in receipt of rent supplement from...
  • Community Welfare Services
    13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider opening a new community welfare office in Crumlin. [50844/13]
  • Employment Support Services
    14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which adequate FÁS, JobBridge, retraining or up-skilling courses remain available to her Department with particular reference to...
  • Mortgage Interest Supplement Abolition
    15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she has abolished mortgage interest supplement in budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50849/13]
  • Anti-Poverty Strategy
    17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned by recent reports of food shortages from charities in Dublin; if she is concerned by rising food poverty here; and if she will...
  • Illness Benefit Reform
    18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that will be affected by the budgetary changes to illness/injury benefit; if she will outline the future of PRSI based benefits...
  • Live Register Numbers
    19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that the Central Statistics Office figures relating to the live register have been published in national daily newspapers in...
  • Anti-Poverty Strategy
    20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the official measurements of poverty give sufficient consideration of the extra costs of having a disability; and if she will...
  • Social Welfare Code
    21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the back-to-education allowance for all postgraduate courses. [50107/13]
  • Maternity Benefit Issues
    22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned that the changes to maternity benefit will further discourage women into the labour force in view of the ongoing rise in the...
  • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
    23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined pension schemes that are currently in deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50840/13]
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
    24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many social welfare recipients are having to subsidise their rent by paying a substantial proportion...
  • Social Insurance Rates
    25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the introduction of the PRSI rate of 4.25% on lower paid workers as part of the jobs initiative increased the total number of...
  • Labour Activation Projects
    26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which she has responded to the criticism from the OECD, European Commission and IMF regarding the lack of action relating to labour...
  • Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
    28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has an Irish language service plan; if not, the steps being taken to ensure that her Department can meet its public service...
  • Civil Registration Legislation
    29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider legislation to mandate the civil registration service section of the Health Service Executive to notify all relevant...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Payments
    32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an analysis of the impact her changes to farm assist with respect to income disregards have had on farmers; and if she will...
  • Civil Registration Legislation
    34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50608/13]
  • Social Welfare Code
    35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the implications for her Department and the social welfare appeals office of the recent High Court ruling directing an appeals officer to reconsider...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has made provision in her budget for the potential knock-on effects of reductions in maintenance payments owing to the abolition of the one...
  • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
    38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the rules of the fuel allowance scheme to ensure that payment is not lost by the qualified adult in the event of family breakdown....
  • Social Welfare Code
    40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and amend the record of mutual commitments form to achieve a greater balance between the promises of each side. [50772/13]
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will specify in relation to outstanding liabilities of self-employed persons to access a State contributory pension, if it is outstanding PRSI...

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