Written answers

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

  • Free Travel Scheme Review (1 comment)
    346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make an exemption to the cap on the payment of the free travel scheme to bus companies operating new routes and, in particular, the bus...
  • Registration of Births
    347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the registration of children who are stillborn (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23228/14]
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the increases in rents that have taken place in recent months, if she will consider revising the levels of rent supplement; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances under which it is considered acceptable and legal to temporarily withdraw jobseeker's benefit or allowance from a person; the...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
    351. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the geographic areas where landlords may not accept rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22170/14]
  • Departmental Offices
    352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a file relating to a decentralisation project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22187/14]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
    354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of basic supplementary welfare allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
    355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, who is facing homelessness due to inability to...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have a carer's allowance application processed; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
    357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement payment was withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Websites
    359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost for the development of the new jobmatch website; and the timeframe for the roll out of this new website. [22249/14]
  • One-Parent Family Payments
    360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct weekly amount of one parent family allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of one parent family allowance and family income supplement payable on a weekly basis since inception in the case of a person...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
    363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent of any arrears due in respect of jobseeker's allowance or other payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent allowance will be restored in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when arrears of disability allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made in improving the social welfare supports for self-employed persons who take the risk to start their own business but...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is still waiting...
  • Child Benefit Eligibility
    368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding child benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22284/14]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Local Development Companies Funding
    370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the present status of the partnerships programmes nationally; if they have been put out to tender; and the expectations staff working in this area...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against refusal of carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same; and if...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
    372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if their application...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carers' allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in expediting a decision on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when arrears in respect of disability allowance, which is now in payment, will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Employment Support Services
    377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the exact number of persons employed in employment support schemes in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [22365/14]
  • Registration of Births
    379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a child is born in the US to Irish parents, can that birth be officially registered and acknowledged in Ireland in any form. [22408/14]
  • Social Welfare Rates
    380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding increasing disability allowances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22421/14]
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Family Income Supplement Expenditure
    386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing family income supplement payments to 70% of the difference between the income limit for family size and the family's...
  • Qualified Child Increase Payments
    388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of children with respect to whom a qualified child increase is being paid. [22458/14]
  • Community Employment Schemes Funding
    390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the average community employment place for one year including income support and all other costs such as training fees and...
  • Social Welfare Schemes
    391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the average Tús place for one year including income support and all other costs such as training fees and materials incurred...
  • National Internship Scheme Funding
    392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the average JobBridge place for one year including income support and all other costs such as training fees and materials incurred...
  • Social Insurance Yield
    394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection at the time of the budget day estimates published last October what was the projected PRSI income for 2014; and what has the PRSI income been in the...
  • Community Welfare Services
    396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an ESB reconnection in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file in respect to a domiciliary care allowance will be forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in respect of a person (details...
  • Community Employment Schemes Issues
    399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange to have the issue of a community employment supervisor being recruited by an organisation (details supplied) resolved; and if...
  • Social Welfare Appeals Status
    400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if appeals for social welfare payment under the occupational disablement benefit scheme and the invalidity pension scheme will be expedited in...
  • Free Travel Scheme Administration
    401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to restrict the free travel scheme in terms of the services and times that citizens can avail of same; and her plans to introduce a charge...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Carer's Benefit Eligibility
    403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of carer's benefit can qualify for parental leave; if he or she can maintain his or her carer's benefit while on parental...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will issue on...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when arrears will issue in respect of disability allowance payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Labour Activation Measures
    411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind JobPath; the results it has delivered to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22661/14]
  • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
    412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a farm assist review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [22708/14]
  • Birth Certificates Administration
    415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes her Department has made in respect of information to be included on a birth certificate regarding single parents or adoptions or both;...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    416. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to not award disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a review of a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [22718/14]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
    418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage and number of domiciliary care allowance applications in the past three years that were initially refused by her Department; the...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    421. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a reply to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) will issue. [22749/14]
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    423. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [22757/14]
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
    424. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [22758/14]
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is receiving invalidity pension has to come off same when a job offer comes up, and if it does not work...
  • Social Welfare Overpayments
    427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason payments of ten euro per week are not acceptable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    428. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when invalidity pension will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    430. 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...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    432. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider putting arrangements in place for financial supports regarding the social welfare system for persons who need gluten free bread...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    434. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a cut in social welfare in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [22831/14]
  • One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
    437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding lone parent and family income supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing measures to eliminate or reduce the delays in receiving payment from her Department by persons who work on a...
  • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
    439. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
  • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
    440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person presently studying for a primary degree and in receipt of back to education allowance and who intends to progress to Masters level, may...
  • Community Employment Schemes Funding
    441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a request by a community organisation (details supplied) regarding a proposed project requiring fifteen additional community...
  • Community Welfare Services
    442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind moving the Community Welfare Officer and the services they provide, from the town of Bruff to Kilmallock in County Limerick;...
  • Pension Provisions
    443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 3 April 2014, if he will assure the question asked in relation to the scope afforded to trustees to...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    445. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    446. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the decision to refuse jobseeker's allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a reduced rate of disability allowance is being paid in respect of a person (details supplied). [22981/14]
  • Child Benefit Payments
    448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if arrears of child benefit will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23015/14]
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    450. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect a decision on their invalidity pension application; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
    452. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a rent supplement appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    453. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will receive a decision on their jobseeker's allowance appeal; the reason for the delay; and if...
  • Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
    454. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available for persons seeking financial assistance towards the cost of treatment facilities for addiction since 1 January 2013 when...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    456. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and who has received an offer of part time work, three hours a day, five days a week, at a minimum...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
    457. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which one parent family payment is likely to affected by forthcoming changes to one parent family payment as advised by letter dated 9...
  • Pension Provisions
    458. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the pension benefits are secure in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23148/14]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    459. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Cessation
    460. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if FÁS made funding available to pay enhanced redundancy to any community employment supervisor in circumstances where a...
  • Social Welfare Appeals Status
    461. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Disability Allowance Eligibility
    462. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review eligibility for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    464. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 14 May 2014, if she will provide an update on the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    466. To ask the Minister for Social Protection following the recent High Court decision of B v Minister for Social Protection in which the system for considering applications for domiciliary care...
  • Back to Work Allowance Eligibility
    467. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for back to work allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Carer's Allowance Delays
    468. To ask the Minister for Social Protection noting that the Balbriggan Social Welfare office has recently increased its processing office of staffing levels by one, but has a considerable...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    469. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [23253/14]
  • Family Income Supplement Applications
    470. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current average length of time for a family income supplement application to be processed in her Department; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Social Welfare Overpayments
    472. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) in County Donegal have been contacted by her Department in relation to an over payment that occurred from 1992...

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