Written answers
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Pension Fund Fees
356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering, as in the UK, the introduction of legislation to limit the size of fees charged on pension products and pension investment... - Household Benefits Scheme
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the position in respect of the abolition of the telephone allowance; the implications this decision has had on old age... - Disability Allowance Appeals
359. 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... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused carer's allowance for their parent on medical grounds when their parent... - National Internship Scheme Data
362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons with a FETAC qualification level of seven or more who have taken part in the JobBridge scheme; the numbers of level 7, level... - Community Welfare Services
363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she or her Department has plans to withdraw the walk-in community welfare service from locations other then Athy in County Kildare; the reason... - Anti-Social Behaviour
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the initiatives taken by her Department to deal with persons in receipt of rent allowance who are engaged in anti-social activity; if her Department... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the position of community development officer with responsibility for community employment schemes has been moved from Ballina DSP office... - National Internship Scheme Data
366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of JobBridge interns taken on in County Louth in her Department from September 2013 until January... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Carer's Benefit Appeals
369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has appealed the decision not to award... - Public Services Card
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the issue of the public services card to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide additional social welfare inspectors in County Kerry to help with the enormous workload; and if she will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Pensions Issues
372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the situation regarding voluntary PRSI pension contributions for persons on career breaks from the public service; and if she... - Youth Unemployment Measures
373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans in respect of youth unemployment following the British Irish Council. [53720/13] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the effectiveness of the domiciliary care allowance in caring for children with special needs; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension appeal will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary allowance appeal will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Benefits
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a six weeks payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3811/14] - Employment Support Services
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Intreo offices may make referrals to local employment services. [3828/14] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for benefits across all headings that were refused by her Department after completing a means assessment of the applicant... - Tax Code
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 15 January 2014 her views on a family (details supplied) in County Wexford whose only income for a... - Data Protection
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s policy in relation to data protection; the actions that have been taken to deal with fraud and illegal sharing of... - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of potential double insolvency pension schemes foreseen in the coming year by her Department; when guidelines will be issued to trustees... - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline any consultancy costs associated with the establishment of the Intreo services; if she will outline any other costs associated... - Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to implement any further policy changes arising out of the report of the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare; if she will... - Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of contributory pension payments and-or contributory pensions that have been cancelled due to pensioners not co-operating with her... - Carer's Allowance Applications
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the situation regarding persons who apply for a payment such as carer's allowance and while their application is being considered are told they... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned for the unemployed spouses of working persons who do not qualify for community employment scheme eligibility; if her attention... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent allowance in view of information supplied in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is being denied his jobseeker's allowance [3964/14] - Legislative Programme
403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to publications of the recent legislative programme, her plans for the publication of the gender recognition Bill originally planned for... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
404. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a person may engage in voluntary work in their local community for the purposes of developing their own skills and... - Disability Allowance Appeals
407. 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 Cork; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Applications
408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made in an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in receipt of jobseeker's allowance will be affected if they were to take part in a community employment scheme for... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if she will make... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a jobseeker's payment was suspended in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in casual employment; the reason this payment... - Labour Activation Measures
415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain what JobPath is; if she will outline the details of the way it will operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Employment Support Services
417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the schemes-activities that will be offered to persons with JobPath-JobBridge-training courses-work placement-unpaid internships; the way it will be... - Disability Allowance Appeals
421. 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 Cork; and if she will make a... - Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
424. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to facilitate the fixing of wires to provide... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
425. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current amount of rent allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Appeals
426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of a review in respect of one-parent family allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Employment Data
429. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of long-term unemployed persons that moved into employment during 2013; the number that moved into full-time employment; the number that... - Departmental Bodies
430. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will, in respect of her Department's Audit Committee, provide details of its current membership; the date of appointment of each member; the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
431. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has undertaken an assessment of the rapidly escalating rent levels throughout the greater Dublin area resulting in the inadequacy... - Social Welfare Appeals Data
435. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of appeals currently on hand in respect of each category of social welfare payment; the current average waiting time for decisions... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for non-contributory State pension received in each of the past three years to date; the number of applications for... - Employment Support Services
438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department have examined issues preventing or discouraging persons, those unemployed from obtaining employments; if... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
439. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of previously self-employed applicants currently awaiting decision in respect of entitlement to job seekers allowance or other allowance;... - Employment Data
440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the numbers of the live register have been reduced in the course of the past three years to date; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement... - Public Services Card
443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures put in place and progress to date in dealing with the high volume of applicants for the public services card; the number of hits on the... - Appointments to State Boards
444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of her Department, that were made as a result of applications made through the... - Consultancy Contracts Data
445. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by her Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and...
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