Written answers

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

  • Social Welfare Benefits
    219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection that there will be no further reductions or alterations to the household benefits and free travel pass facilities in the next budget; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Rates
    220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate whether the living alone allowance of €7.70 per week will be substantially increased; and if she will make a statement...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way payment will apply for rent supplement after the roll-out of the housing assistance payment in regard to paying the recipient or the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [27829/14]
  • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
    224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a living alone allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the living alone allowance will be...
  • Fuel Allowance Payments
    228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of fuel allowance who only have oil heating may receive their payments in two lump sum payments rather than €20 per...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [28041/14]
  • Youth Guarantee
    230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will engage with voluntary youth organisations in the roll-out of the Youth Guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28057/14]
  • Departmental Funding
    233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funds available to support voluntarily run food kitchens; if there is a grant system in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance under appeal will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny....
  • Departmental Staff Redeployment
    235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo working in her Department will have their transfer request to County Sligo sanctioned following a...
  • Widow's Pension Applications
    237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a widow's pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Exceptional Needs Payments
    238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that has been allocated for exceptional needs payments in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; if her attention has been drawn to a...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
    239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a farm assist review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this matter...
  • Social Insurance
    240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, broken down by administrative division and by age group, currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance that have not, to...
  • Social Welfare Code
    241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason jobseekers who take up part-time employment that is under 20 hours over five days a week and not allowed for three days, and who are also...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will look into the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; the methodology used by her Department in the calculation of...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    243. 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; and if she will make a statement...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on their carer's allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28313/14]
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
    247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has had any discussions with the Department for Finance regarding extending the home renovation tax incentive to the private rented sector...
  • Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
    248. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination for jobseeker's benefit will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
  • Pensions Legislation
    249. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if to comply with its statutory obligation under the Pensions Act to ensure trustees of schemes falling within its remit comply with the duties...
  • Community Employment Schemes Data
    250. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes supervisors and assistant supervisors here; if their salary is paid in full by the State; who their...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
    251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the one-parent family payment who will lose their entitlement on 1 July 2014 following changes introduced in the budget...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    252. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a...
  • Health Services
    253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to persons who have special dietary requirements after the suspension of the diet supplement payment for new applicants; and...
  • Post Office Network
    254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a post office in west Cork has been closed to the public for the past three months; that social...
  • Social Welfare Schemes
    255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form a list of all social welfare payments; if the payment can be reviewed; and how often reviews can be carried out...
  • Social Welfare Appeals Status
    256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the assessment of means in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed. [28455/14]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments
    257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is now on full payment of domiciliary care allowance; if arrears have been paid. [28466/14]
  • Departmental Budgets
    258. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the partial year and the full year monetary effect of her Department's budget 2014 reductions to expenditure;...
  • National Internship Scheme Eligibility
    260. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make changes to the eligibility criteria for interns participation on the JobBridge scheme to facilitate persons who are on a...

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