Written answers
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if mature students who are on back to education allowance are eligible for any other additional funding or supports to participate in the Erasmus... - State Bodies Issues
298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of personnel who moved from FÁS to her Department to establish Intreo offices; the number of persons that moved in... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - National Internship Scheme Data
302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of JobBridge participants per economic sector based on Nace Rev. 2 codes; and if data is available on the education profile of JobBridge... - Social Welfare Schemes
303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if staff are being assigned specifically to meet the demands of employers seeking information on JobsPlus and other schemes during the development... - Labour Activation Measures
304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide on a county basis in tabular form, the number of participants on labour activation schemes during 2012 and 2013; and if she will... - Community Welfare Services
305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of community welfare service clinics that have closed in 2013 or will be closed in 2014 on a county... - Social Welfare Eligibility
307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received payment from her Department in view of the fact that they are casually... - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4938/14] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
312. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a jobseeker's appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Appointments to State Boards
313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will itemise in tabular form the occasions on which her Department has engaged the services of external professional advice such as a company... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate eligibility for back to education allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Social Welfare Offices
316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the provision of an Intreo office (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5124/14] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
318. 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
319. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a review of carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been reached following an oral hearing in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Application Forms
322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 10 December 2013, if she will review the decision on physical inspection of the form as there appears... - Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing an exemption to the rent cap in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the special circumstances of the... - Invalidity Pension Application Numbers
324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for invalidity pension received in her Department in 2009-2013, inclusive; the... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if applicants appealing a decision refusing them invalidity pension are entitled to an oral hearing if they request it; and if she will make a... - National Social Target
326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made in achieving the national social target for poverty reduction to date; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be provided on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
329. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the appeal will be expedited; and if... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
330. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5185/14] - Community Employment Schemes Data
331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action an employer may take at an organisation where community employment workers are employed (details supplied) if overtures are made to the... - Local Employment Service Issues
332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been denied funding to train as a security guard because they have no promise of work... - Disability Allowance Appeals
333. 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... - Social Insurance Payments
334. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the changes to PRSI, in particular the employers PRSI, which has now reverted to 8.5% from 4.25%; if this will have a... - Data Protection
335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to recent criticisms of her Department by the Data Protection Commissioner when he stated that he is entirely unsatisfied with... - Employment Support Services
336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding employment opportunities in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for one-parent family allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an adult dependent allowance is being granted in respect of State pension contributory payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Social Welfare Fraud Data
342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases of suspected fraud that have reported to her Department; the amount of payments that have been suspended or ceased; the number... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their invalidity appeal; and if she will expedite a response. [5389/14] - Information and Communications Technology Issues
346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the apps her Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years;... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 15 January 2014, the date on which the present formula for the assessment of means regarding capital,... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of application for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Social Welfare Overpayments
353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the alleged overpayment of €6,365.60 to a person (details supplied) with dates and amounts of overpayments; if she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address an issue in respect of a person (details supplied) who is receiving a €100 per week jobseeker's allowance payment but has... - Redundancy Payments
356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expected level of redundancy payments the State will have to make as a result of the closure of Mount Carmel hospital; and if she will make a... - Job Initiatives
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the progress of the gateway scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5547/14] - Social Welfare Fraud Data
359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings made by her Department for the years 2012 and 2013 by way of welfare control measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the mortgage interest supplement; if she will review and reconsider the decision to wind down existing recipients in... - Community Employment Schemes Data
365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost per participant of the community employment scheme as administered by her Department; the amount of the cost that is incurred at...
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