Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements in place to enable persons who are in danger of homelessness to access increased levels of rent supplement. [24228/14] - Departmental Schemes
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the various employment incentive schemes have so far impacted on the numbers on the live register in respect of both long-term... - Work Placement Programmes
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have been put on the Gateway initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24105/14] - Data Protection
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the data protection safeguards present in her Department; if she plans to improve these safeguards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to enhance social welfare supports available for those persons who were self-employed and who now find themselves unemployed; and if she... - Community Employment Schemes Places
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide additional community employment places to a community organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 17 regarding a proposed... - Ombudsman's Reports
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 491 complaints were made to the Ombudsman about her Department last year; and the steps she will... - Employment Rights
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the definition of insolvency under the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act 1984, section 4, subsection 2 to... - School Meals Programme
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the funding for the school meals programme. [24113/14] - European Court of Justice Rulings
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she has not yet acted on the Waterford Crystal decision in the Court of Justice of the European Union; and if she will make a statement... - Rural Social Scheme Administration
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her policy regarding the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24109/14] - Social Welfare Offices
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the tendering arrangements that have been put in place for the renting of offices for social welfare branch offices; and if she will make a... - National Internship Scheme Data
108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies and State agencies who have utilised JobsBridge since the schemes foundation; if she is satisfied that this internship... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to monitor the time taken to process appeals for various means tested payments or claims based on a... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision to end the Lough payment scheme also known as MABSlink. [24200/14] - Homeless Accommodation Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24231/14] - Employment Support Services
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the importance of increasing participation in employment for persons with a disability, if she will consider opening up all labour... - Community Welfare Services
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the operation of community welfare services, following the reorganisation with a new focus on telephone services and home visits has been... - Social Welfare Fraud Data
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of fraud-overpayment in child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24203/14] - Family Income Supplement Payments
116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to increase the uptake of family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24202/14] - Household Benefits Scheme
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that where a spouse or partner is permanently resident in a nursing home and in receipt of the fair deal... - Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her policy regarding the farm assist scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24110/14] - Social Welfare Code
119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the TD inquiry lines, when a Deputy puts a query into a social welfare section for example on carer's allowance and repeatedly checks... - Employment Support Services
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the initiatives her Department has undertaken since April 2011 to increase the participation in employment of persons with a disability; and if she... - Civil Registration Legislation
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the Civil Registration Bill 2014; when this Bill will be introduced; and if, in view of the regrettable delays at amending... - Employment Support Services
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the JobPath tender process; her views on whether the privatisation of social protection services proposed gives...
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