Written answers

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Department of Social Protection

 
  • Job Activation Measures
    9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the current level of job activation services provided by her Department. [17573/14]
  • National Internship Scheme Placements
    12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned at the failure of 40% of those who take an internship through JobBridge to secure full-time employment on completing that...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the knock-on repercussions in areas like counties Kildare and Meath where rent supplement cut off levels are...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
    14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cuts to young persons' jobseeker's allowance in view of the EU-wide research report social situation of young people in...
  • Unemployment Levels
    16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the long-term unemployed on the northside of Dublin. [17466/14]
  • Pensions Reform
    18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined benefit pension schemes that closed in 2013 and to date in 2014; her plans to further reform the pensions industry here; and if...
  • Child Benefit Data
    19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the primary purpose of letters sent recently to households regarding child benefit; the purpose of seeking information on childcare provision for the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
    20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the procedure employed in evaluating medical information provided to her Department for children with autism; and if she will make...
  • JobsPlus Scheme
    21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there has been little political will to push JobsPlus in the market place; if she will support the establishment of an agency who would...
  • Job Initiatives
    22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the objections to JobPath, which proposes to outsource employment support services to private operators, submitted by the public sector...
  • Social Welfare Payments Administration
    23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to transfer payments from her Department to an electronic system; if she has discussed this proposed change with the Department of...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she and her Department are taking to address the delays in processing rent allowance applications; if there are staffing issues here that...
  • Job Initiatives
    26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the Gateway scheme the reasons participation in the initiative is mandatory rather than voluntary; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Social Welfare Schemes
    27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the medical assessment criteria differs for certain applications within her Department; particularly in the case of a person (details...
  • Community Employment Schemes Review
    29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the risks referenced by her in response to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 11 March 2014 to future delivery of community employment schemes and...
  • Pension Provisions
    31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Pensions Ombudsman has reviewed its response time to queries regarding pension complaints since its establishment, particularly regarding...
  • Employment Support Services
    32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to monitor the various measures taken to date to address long-term and youth unemployment; the extent to which any...
  • Family Income Supplement Applications
    35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the family income supplement renewal process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17576/14]
  • Data Protection
    36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to tighten up on data protection protocols and procedures in her Department in view of the findings by the Data Protection...
  • Employment Support Services
    37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to promote the uptake of family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17687/14]
  • Work Placement Programmes (1 comment)
    38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the problem with JobBridge whereby persons who take the initiative and secure temporary employment in a sector...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the vital work which the Money Advice and Budgeting Service carries out if there is scope to extend the presence of the service to new...
  • Youth Guarantee
    41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of training or education places that have been set aside this year for young persons who are out of work as part of the Youth Guarantee;...

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