Written answers

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

  • Social Insurance Rates
    89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the class A employer PRSI rate of 4.25% on lower-paid workers, that is, where weekly earnings are €356 or less,...
  • Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects
    90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the composition of the stakeholders forum; the frequency of its meetings; the issues discussed and her assessment of its work; the number of times...
  • Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
    91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the assistance available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain hearing aids; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Irish Language Issues
    92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements,...
  • Work Placement Programmes
    93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm, following the loss of the jobs initiative scheme in Offaly County Council, which provided works on graveyards and cemeteries...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a social welfare inspector will review the weekly means of a person (details supplied) in relation to their disability allowance claim. [11071/14]
  • Social Welfare Payments Administration
    95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the concern expressed, if she has since instructed her Department to change the format of letters being sent to social welfare recipients...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
    96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility
    99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review of the insolvency payments scheme for insolvent companies that have no liquidator or receiver appointed will be completed; and if she...
  • Public Services Card
    100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will supply the PPS number for a deceased person (details supplied) to their family as this number is required by her Department and other...
  • Youth Unemployment Measures
    101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address the issue of youth unemployment in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Unemployment Levels
    102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address the issue of long term unemployment in the course of 2014; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
    103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to shorten the waiting period for disability-related appeals in the course of 2014; and if she...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
    104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects responsibility for the housing needs of those on local authority housing waiting lists to transfer to the local authorities; and if...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which means-tested social welfare payments remain available to the previously self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Employment Support Services
    106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which JobBridge and other employment supports are likely to meet their targets in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Social Welfare Payments Administration
    107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to prevent overpayments and underpayments in respect of unemployment-related payments and supports; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Data
    108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons currently on community employment or similar training or upskilling support schemes throughout County Kildare; the...
  • Live Register Data
    109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the age profile of those on the live register long term with a view to initiating measures...
  • Invalidity Pension Application Numbers
    110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for invalidity pension currently on hand; the likely timescale within which it is expected that a decision will be...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if an oral...
  • Youth Guarantee
    112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if in view of the Governments commitment to the youth guarantee implementation plan, she will consider putting a pilot programme in place for County...

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