Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Pensions Reform
354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the terms of reference of the ad hoc group that she is chairing in relation to pensions in the State sector. [7465/14] - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for the back to school grant was denied in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make... - Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of residents and tenants of certain locations in Cork city and county (details supplied) which were flooded in June 2012 have since... - Departmental Programmes
357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale and the basis on which the allocation from Pobail to an organisation (details supplied) for 2014 was determined; if Pobail has taken... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current rent caps for rent allowance for each council area in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8151/14] - Household Benefits Scheme
359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the hardship the decision to discontinue the telephone allowance is causing to the persons affected, particularly... - Disability Allowance Appeals
360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in view of the fact that they are waiting for... - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social welfare payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if correspondence relating to their benefits... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance has been approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7541/14] - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider correspondence dated 18 January 2014 submitted to her office in the names of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
365. 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... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if supplementary welfare allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who has no income and has two dependent children;... - Local Employment Service Issues
367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will be obliged to put the provision of Local Employment Services and Jobs Clubs, currently provided by a range of community and... - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in her Department currently on a sabbatical/career break broken down by 0 to six months,... - Departmental Staff Sick Leave
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in her Department and the average uncertified sick... - Food Poverty Issues
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to prevent food poverty; if she will provide national data on food poverty based on the survey on income and... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 5 February 2014, when the person concerned will be contacted regarding their back to education allowance... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in respect of a review for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Live Register Data
375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her estimate of the number of persons on the live register who previously worked in construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in respect of a review of eligibility for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who submitted... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in determination of application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Work Placement Programmes
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons employed in each local authority under the new Gateway local authority work placement scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
379. 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... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Schemes
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons engaged in the JobBridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7822/14] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an Irish person living in France for six months and whether they would have entitlement to claim jobseeker's allowance for... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment scheme workers are prohibited from receiving family income supplement even though they are working the minimum hours... - Community Employment Schemes Data
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she considers the work done and the skill required to efficiently carry out the necessary duties, performed by warmer homes scheme employees, as... - Community Employment Schemes Review
389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all warmer home scheme employees, involved in the fitting and installation, receive the same top up to their social welfare payments and that... - Security Checks
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any of her Departmental or Ministerial offices have been swept for electronic or any other type of surveillance or bugging equipment since coming... - Drug Rehabilitation Projects
391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the discrepancies in figures provided on the number of drug rehab T-coded participants on community employment schemes in three... - Departmental Bodies Establishment
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list any new organisations/agencies established in her Department since 9 March 2011; the role and functions and the annual operating... - Disability Allowance Appeals
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an oral hearing is afforded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of an application for disability... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of persons who were formerly self employed and who do not qualify for jobseeker's allowance because of the means test, her plans to... - Social Welfare Appeals Issues
395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will be made in respect of... - Illness Benefit Appeals
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal against disallowance of illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal against disallowance of carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare [8064/14] - Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a decision has not yet issued on a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make... - Departmental Contracts
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will appoint a sponsor to work in tandem with the Meath Job Club so that the job club can continue to provide this essential service, or... - Social Insurance
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons may sign on for credits where they do not have a means tested social welfare payment as a result of their spouse's income; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amounts in tabular form that her Department has paid in jobseeker's allowance and benefit in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the anticipated expenditure... - Departmental Expenditure
404. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she anticipates a budgetary surplus in her Department in 2014 as a result of rising employment and falling unemployment; the anticipated and... - Social Welfare Code Reform
405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the efforts she is making to tackle high replacement rates; if she can point to circumstances where departmental changes since March 2011 have... - Labour Activation Measures
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the efforts she is making to ensure her Department has a detailed breakdown of the skills sets of jobseekers; the way she is measuring the success... - Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the follow up there has been on a case of reported alleged social welfare fraud since the report was first submitted (details supplied); and if she... - Household Benefits Scheme
408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will carry out an immediate poverty impact assessment with respect to the changes from a unit based approach to a monetary value based... - Departmental Schemes
409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the situation whereby a person is only permitted on a Tús scheme for a maximum period of 12 months; and if she will make a... - Death Certificates Issues
411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow for the registration of the death of an unborn child in certain circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Freedom of Information Requests
412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter relating to a freedom of information request received by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Reports
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to an article in The Irish Times on 3 February 2014, which stated that detailed studies were carried out on core benefits prior to budget... - Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the fuel allowance payment and introducing other measures to guard against the risk of fuel poverty... - Pensions Reform
415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding pension trustees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8328/14] - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
416. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting lists for the Money Advice and Budgetary Service by area; if any areas are significantly out of line with the average; if he... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
417. 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... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify if all branches of the Civil Service within her Department are applying departmental policy whereby staff progress or... - State Bodies Issues
419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection as far as she is aware if any official bodies under the aegis of her Department subscribes to the daily inflation data for Ireland collected by a...
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