Written answers
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Job Creation
70. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policies she aims to put in place to resolve growing unemployment among young persons and to resolve the high long-term unemployed figures. [30949/14] - Social Welfare Code Reform
72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on any proposals she may have to reform the current system in order that provision may be made for social welfare... - Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the initiatives her Department has taken in order to reduce social welfare fraud; her views that changes to data... - Departmental Programmes
75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way citizens signing for credited contributions with her Department could be further supported in acquiring skills and training opportunities in... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the progress of the rent supplement initiative with Threshold; and the number of households that have availed of this to date.... - National Internship Scheme Data
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of investigations that have taken place following complaints made by interns on the JobBridge scheme; the number of these that resulted in... - Rural Social Scheme Administration
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her future plans for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30810/14] - Social Welfare Code
79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending section 290 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in order to reinstate the lough payment scheme until there are... - One-Parent Family Payments
80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will cancel the latest change to the one parent family payment and freeze any further reductions of the scheme in view of the Government's... - Youth Unemployment Measures
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to draw on the EU supports in respect of youth unemployment; the extent to which such funding is instrumental in... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the discretion that is available to community welfare officers in the area of rent allowance and rent caps in view of... - One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of people affected by the transition from the one parent family payment; the progress she has made on the introduction of safe, affordable... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (2 comments)
84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the new measures she has implemented to the eligibility criteria of applicants for the back to education scheme in terms of students who wish to work... - Pension Provisions
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of pension schemes that have utilised the Social Welfare and Pensions (No 2) Act 2013 legislative provisions; when pensioners in Waterford... - Free Travel Scheme Review
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the travel pass scheme is fully protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30867/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the cut to jobseeker's allowance for those aged under 25 when considering the negative disproportional impact it has... - Social Welfare Code
88. 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... - National Internship Scheme Administration
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the NESC finding that 23% of households are underemployed, which is more than twice the EU average, if she is concerned that the JobBridge... - Youth Guarantee
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the roll out of the youth guarantee; and if she further provide a breakdown by location of when necessary funding or... - JobPath Initiative
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the JobPath tender process; the number and names of companies that submitted a bid; and if any of the companies that... - Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that any future changes made to funding channels for the NICDATF and other community employment projects will be negotiated with... - Household Benefits Scheme
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has conducted research or engaged with others to establish the impact of the loss of the telephone allowance component of the... - Free Travel Scheme Review
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the free travel pass for older citizens will not be restricted, or charged for. [30807/14] - National Internship Scheme Data
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies that have been banned from using JobBridge; the names of those companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - One-Parent Family Payments
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of extra places for education and training, child care places for over sevens and job placement since 2011 and 4 July... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the social inclusion strand on community employment and drug rehabilitation projects will be announced and if Pobal will have a role in this... - Social Insurance
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the solvency of the Social Insurance Fund; if she will protect all benefits accruing from the fund; if she will... - Family Income Supplement Payments
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise the living standards of low income families within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30928/14] - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the decision to discontinue the lough payment scheme, also known as MABSlink, which supports marginalised persons in managing their... - Back to Education Allowance Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available from her Department for single parents aged under 23 years of age and who wish to return to full-time education; if these... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage and actual figures of the fall off in rent supplement claims for new tenancies in north of Kildare and other nationwide... - Social Insurance
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the PRSI anomaly resulting in lower paid workers taking home less pay when they earn more; and if she will make a statement on... - One-Parent Family Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which a loss of income has been experienced by lone parents working part time following the introduction of revised payment structure... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will abolish the rent supplement ceilings which are completely unrealistic in present market conditions, and allow CWOs to sanction... - One-Parent Family Payments
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that as the changes in entitlement to one-parent family payment as they are now being phased in are having a particularly adverse impact...
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