Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Youth Unemployment Measures
333. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the report Youth Unemployment in Ireland, the Forgotten Generation by National Youth Council of Ireland. [55216/13] - National Internship Scheme Eligibility
336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in total that were recruited to the JobBridge scheme in 2013; if she will provide a breakdown on a county basis up to the... - Community Work Initiatives
337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the TUS scheme; if she will further provide a breakdown of the number of participants on a county basis up to end... - Dental Services Provision
338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to publicise the availability of one free dental check-up per year under the PRSI scheme; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Insurance Issues
339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the employer PRSI relief of 4.25% given to businesses over the past two and half years in view of the... - Pensions Legislation
340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regading an amendment to the Pension Bill. [55248/13] - Disability Allowance Applications
341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a claim for disability allowance was disallowed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the fact that... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to qualify for payment for supplementary welfare allowance; the amount that is actually spent on items such as these; and if she... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the file regarding a domiciliary care allowance requested by the appeals office on 3 October 2013 has not as yet been provided by her... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (1 comment)
344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the back to education allowance scheme to those students undertaking the professional masters in education programme in Dublin... - Disability Allowance Appeals
345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Labour Market Issues
346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has consulted with any independent agencies who specialise in the role of labour market reactivation and in assisting getting the long term... - Community Welfare Services
347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that her Department facilitates rent supplement applicants who need to meet with a Community Welfare Officer to discuss their... - Departmental Staff Data
348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which agency staff have been used in her Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
351. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55477/13] - Community Employment Schemes Places
353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm since the funds have now been reinstalled in the community employment schemes, if they will revert to the old system of issuing... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; if the attached correspondence will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that young persons, currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, and who manage to get a few weeks work over Christmas, will... - Disability Allowance Appeals
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision not to grant carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service Issues
362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for assistance to the Money Advice Budgeting Service for each of the past three years in Athy and Newbridge in County... - Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she envisages the administration of the rent supplement allowance transferring from her Department to local authorities; if she is satisfied... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a report she received on domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance; if she intends to implement the recommendations... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is attending a part-time education course is eligible for jobseeker's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Mortgage Interest Relief Appeals
368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for mortgage interest relief in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Employment Rights Issues
369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the EU's definition of a migrant worker. [1190/14] - Live Register Numbers
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of the local population on the live register in towns (details supplied) for each of the past six years in tabular form; and if she... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason behind the decision to exclude recipients of partial capacity benefit from receiving family income supplement; and if she intends... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection following reductions in the budget to those unemployed under 25 years of age, the opportunities being provided to this category of welfare dependant... - Community Employment Schemes Data
373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in community employment schemes up to end of 2013; if she will provide details on a county basis in tabular form... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Rural Social Scheme Application Numbers
376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number participating in rural social schemes up to end of 2013 and if she will provide details on a county basis in tabular form and if she will... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the amount paid to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in relation to their claim for rent allowance. [1342/14] - Public Sector Pensions Issues
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form year on year the occasions on which she has signed off on the awarding of added years to public sector workers... - Appointments to State Boards
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form year on year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions, under the aegis of her... - National Internship Scheme Placements
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form year on year the number of JobBridge interns taken on in her Department in 2013. [1398/14] - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [1347/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect a decision made on their disability allowance appeal; and if she will make a... - Employment Support Services
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the type of work to be done under the new Intreo scheme. [1424/14] - Disability Allowance Appeals
387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [1489/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in the event that the provisions of the Social Protection and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2013 result in a more favourable outcome for members of a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department's regulations regarding a stated employment problem (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1545/14] - Disability Allowance Appeals
398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in determination of eligibility for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a one parent family allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Child Benefit Appeals
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision not to grant child benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if... - Pensions Legislation
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing a right of audience for pensioners in the context of the changes being introduced under the Social Welfare and... - Disability Allowance Appeals
403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan. [1685/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
404. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [1696/14] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1702/14] - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [1708/14] - Social Welfare Benefits
407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to a person in receipt of a pension who had the telephone allowance, if there are any exemptions or allowances for persons... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
408. 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.... - Departmental Expenditure
410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the anticipated reduction in spending of €1.7 million on domicilliary care allowance next year; and if she anticipates a... - Social Welfare Code
412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department applies an interest rate of 20.8% which is over 80 times the ECB rate of 0.25% on savings and investments and property... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision to refuse an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and...
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