Written answers

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

  • Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
    275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to stop the discrimination by private landlords against rent allowance tenants as they are ending up homeless and on the...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Occupational Pension Schemes
    278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the definition of a member under the occupational pensions schemes (Member Participation in the Selection of Persons for Appointment As Trustees)...
  • Motor Tax Exemptions
    279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of motor vehicles in the possession of her Department or agencies of her Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if she...
  • Departmental Transport
    280. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of motor vehicles in the possession of her Department or agencies of her Department that do not hold an insurance policy; the manner in...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    281. 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...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to the fact that her Department has estimated the reform of the State pension contributory eligibility in September 2012 would save...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Numbers
    283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a rate band analysis of all State pension contributory awards since 1 September 2012, broken down by number of awards, gender...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Expenditure
    284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the State if the home credit scheme had been in place, based on claims for State pension contributory from Sept 2012 to date in 2014....
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Costais Aistriúcháin
    288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla,...
  • Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
    289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the estimated cost to her Department this year of persons who will be pensioned off at 65 years from State employment and will apply for...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the social welfare supports that are available to those who are working with zero hour contracts; the supports these persons are entitled...
  • Social Welfare Code
    291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to explain the reason a new personal public service number was given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 when the person was issued with a...
  • Departmental Staff Safety
    293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the measures in place for the protection of staff in her Department's offices; if glass partitions are always provided; the training and...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to explain 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...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection where a person is participating on a community employment scheme through the spousal swap mechanism to set out the number of additional hours paid...
  • Public Services Card
    298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if fadas are facilitated on public services cards (details supplied) if not, the reason why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16371/14]
  • Pension Provisions
    299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out her position on the ongoing difficulties with the Irish aviation superannuation scheme; and if her Department has been examining any...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons over the age of 55 years can take part in a community employment scheme for up to six years. [16431/14]
  • Employment Support Services
    303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the progress of the Gateway initiative scheme; her views on the progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16479/14]
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if amendments can be made to the maximum rent limits to accommodate a young parent who has been homeless for some time to enable them to access...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Pension Provisions
    308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the conditions under which a person currently in receipt of the transition pension may take up employment or be involved in the...
  • Parliamentary Questions Costs
    309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the costs to her Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16597/14]
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [16626/14]
  • Ministerial Correspondence
    313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a reply will issue to a representation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16643/14]
  • Community Welfare Services
    314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the centralisation of the community welfare service to new main centres, as it is resulting in the removal of community welfare...
  • Social Welfare Payments Administration
    315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding correspondence issued by her Department which in effect encourages a post office...
  • Work Placement Programmes
    316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the term of eligibility for Tús workers from the current position of one year as this is extremely restrictive;...
  • Labour Court Recommendations
    317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review her response to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 15 November 2011 in view of the fact that the Labour Court did in fact consider...
  • Departmental Staff Training
    321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the training that staff, such as case officers, receive regarding labour activation and job-seeking activities; if additional training opportunities...

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