Written answers
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Services for People with Disabilities
257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps her Department is taking to encourage persons with blindness into employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26647/14] - Social Insurance Rates
258. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to changing the rate of PRSI for persons working as part of a Tús programme and earning in excess of €352... - Pension Provisions
259. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to bring forward a comprehensive response to the pension crisis as measures will have to be put in place now to avoid a crisis in... - Proposed Legislation
260. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding inclusive rights-based gender recognition for transsexual people aged 16 and over to have their name legally recognised; and... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
262. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to assist persons who cannot pay their rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26603/14] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the categories of existing contributors that are exempt from the changes made in budget 2012 which required the number of stamps... - Social Welfare Rates
265. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide assurance that there will be no cuts to benefits for those who suffer from blindness in next year's budget; and if she will make... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
266. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social welfare payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26642/14] - Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the social media pages of those social welfare payment recipients who are under investigation for benefit fraud or regarding concerns that they... - One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
269. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the ongoing age reduction changes pertaining to the one parent family payment in view of the severe hardship it is imposing on... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
270. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26675/14] - Disability Allowance Payments
271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is in receipt of disability benefit receives €191 per week only and not the... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
272. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving disability allowance, illness benefit and invalidity pension this year, and every year since 1994, broken down by... - Pensions Reform
273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures contained in the OECD review of the Irish pension system she intends to implement in the short, medium and long term; her plans to look... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when a decision will issue in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Momentum Programme
276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants aged 18 to 25 years on the momentum programme in receipt of €160 per week; and the number of participants aged... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that two members of staff who are redeployed from FÁS to her Department and are carrying out all of... - Social Welfare Offices
281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Intreo office will open at Bishops Square, Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26833/14] - Social Welfare Payments Administration
282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare payments through Donaghmede post office, Dublin 13, in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Benefits
283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is being subject to harassment that goes beyond appropriate and acceptable behaviour by a... - Social Welfare Schemes
285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have been temporarily accommodated by its new communities unit, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 in 2013; the locations of the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
286. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a review of carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; if she will expedite the... - Social Welfare Schemes
288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the recently released live register figures, May 2014, include or exclude persons who are involved in social welfare work placement schemes... - Pension Provisions
289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is fair and equitable that a person (details supplied) should be at a financial disadvantage on reaching their 66th birthday... - Disability Allowance Appeals
290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - One-Parent Family Payments
292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the new regulations applicable to recipients of one parent family allowance whose child/children are now over 16 years of age will result in a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the delays in the payment of arrears of disability allowance payable to applicants who have been approved on appeal and have already... - State Pension (Contributory) Numbers
294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the internal guidelines used in processing claims, when a note (details supplied) came into use; the purpose of the note in question;... - Disability Allowance Appeals
296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons with epilepsy who are able to show that they would be refused a driving licence had they applied for one will be granted an entitlement... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
300. 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... - Invalidity Pension Applications
302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make... - Disability Allowance Appeals
303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of restoring jobseeker’s allowance for persons aged under 26 years to the same rate as is currently paid to those... - Social Insurance Fund Deficit
310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the social insurance fund; and the extent of the deficit, if any, in the fund. [27295/14] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal on a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Disability Allowance Appeals
312. 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. [27320/14] - Social Insurance
313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 18 June 2014, the total amount of money that has been recouped from employers for the social insurance... - Departmental Contracts
314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the contract for provision of social welfare payments was awarded to An Post; the duration of this contract; if there is an option to renew; if... - Social Welfare Code
315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the ways in which a person with a jobseeker's claim can contact her Department if that person has secured very temporary employment; if her...
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