Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Civil Registration Legislation
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the authority under which the Registrar General acted to set aside the powers vested by legislation in the Supreme Court to appoint a commissioner... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department are in a position to extend a community employment workers' position (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [39765/14] - Child Benefit Eligibility
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on changing the current system whereby the child benefit is cut at the age of 18, in view of the fact that many teenagers are over the age... - Youth Guarantee
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps that have been taken to date to implement the Youth Guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39867/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding jobseeker's allowance. [39875/14] - Departmental Offices
132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in the context of the CEDRA report what the justification is for closing the Government offices in Tubbercurry, County Sligo, and in the process,... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on their appeal for invalidity pension. [39903/14] - Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for farm assist. [39910/14] - Illness Benefit Appeals
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for illness benefit. [39917/14] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance. [39928/14] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [39934/14] - Community Welfare Services
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection whether she is satisfied that there is a sufficient number of community welfare officers and executive officers in her Department to deal with... - Departmental Staff Retirements
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the circumstances under which staff in her Department are entitled to retire on enhanced retirement packages; the number of staff from... - Illness Benefit Applications
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding an illness benefit claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding social welfare payments in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is not in a position to work due to serious illness and... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if recipients of part-time jobseeker's benefit will receive the 25% Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40101/14] - Social Welfare Code
157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households who are likely to be ineligible for either the €100 payment in respect of water charges and by virtue of not having... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork based on latest medical evidence... - Redundancy Payments
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was not paid redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40122/14] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [40130/14] - Social Insurance Rates
166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes to employer's PRSI in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40142/14] - Social Insurance
169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to include the self-employed under State social insurance; the number of self-employed persons here; and if she will make... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to ensure that landlords accept tenants who are in receipt of rent supplement; if her attention has been drawn to the high... - Unemployment Levels
171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with her Department’s actions in ensuring that those in long-term unemployment are supported by her Department in their... - Free Travel Scheme Review
172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the review of the free travel pass scheme; the annual expenditure on the scheme since 2011; those in possession of... - Pension Provisions
173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on making a provision for the backdating of credits for women who took time out from the workforce prior to 1994 - when the homemaker... - Social Welfare Fraud Data
174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the recovery of social welfare payments which have been found to have been fraudulently procured from her... - Employment Support Services
175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the introduction of the JobBridge scheme is an exercise in reducing the numbers on the live register to imply a marked decrease in... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the State supports available in respect of a person (details supplied), who is studying abroad without any Irish State assistance or support but who... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 15 October 2014, when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will verify when a person (details supplied) first commenced making reckonable contributions for State contributory pension... - Budget 2015
182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address various social issues in the context of budget 2015; and if she will make a statement... - Exceptional Needs Payments
184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which adequate resources remain available to her Department to meet exceptional needs payment requirements; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which backlogs have been addressed in respect of various headings and payments operated by her Department; and if she will make a... - Labour Activation Measures
188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects back-to-work incentives to address the issue of the long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the... - Job Initiatives
190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she is taking to facilitate the return to work of previously self-employed persons who remain on the live register; and if she will make... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the 25% Christmas bonus will be paid to all participants on all activation programmes, for example Tús, Gateway, community employment,... - Child Benefit Payments
195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full cost analysis of increasing child benefit by €5 per child that was announced in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the... - Household Benefits Scheme
198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the introduction of an increased rate of household benefits package for individuals with higher than average electricity bills... - Departmental Expenditure
201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the additional expenditure her Department will need to incur in 2015 and 2016 to deal with demographic pressures [40438/14] - Departmental Staff Redeployment
202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of civil servants in her Department who have designated a County Mayo venue as their preference for...
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