Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a jobseeker's allowance payment has been reduced to €100 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she... - Services for People with Disabilities
143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding young persons with a disability seeking employment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41310/14] - Budget 2015
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures in budget 2015 that will help senior citizens; her plans for future budgets in helping senior citizens; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Widow's Pension Eligibility
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the rules and legislation regarding entitlement to any type of widow's pension in respect of persons (details supplied) who are... - Widow's Pension Appeals
149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a widow's pension has not been paid in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath in receipt of social welfare who are encouraged to... - Free Travel Scheme Review
154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the free bus pass scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40979/14] - Departmental Investigations
155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time a matter has been under investigation (details supplied); the reason this matter has not yet been finalised; the stage at which... - Job Initiatives
156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the supported employment initiative. [41002/14] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Galway participating on the job initiative scheme is entitled to the water support payment as well as the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure the determination in view of the delay of an appeal for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be approved for domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41022/14] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the current practice of ending domiciliary care allowance for parents of children with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make... - Carer's Allowance Applications
163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41085/14] - Social Welfare Appeals
164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a SWAI appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Services Card Registration
166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the issuing of the public services card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; specifically the reason... - Social Welfare Appeals
169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal to the social welfare appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited due... - Illness Benefit Appeals
171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision in respect of an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be expedited; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Applications
172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that she has received an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 against a decision by her Department to... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to means test children's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41196/14] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose family is in dire... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if existing participants of community service programmes are entitled to continue to claim secondary benefits from her Department; if she will... - Job Initiatives
179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the work activation measures and schemes provided by her Department which are accessible to individuals who are signing on for credits but who do... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of her Department's review of rent levels for the purposes of setting the caps for rent supplement, the frequency of when these reviews... - Community Employment Schemes Data
182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the figure for the number of community employment supervisors currently employed and the number of supervisors expected to... - Ministerial Meetings
183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings she or officials from her Department had with a person (details supplied); the purpose of each of those meetings; and if she... - Departmental Correspondence
184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet received a reply from her Department to a letter sent on 29 August 2014 regarding... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to implement recommendations from the European Commission that Ireland should be paying carer's allowance to people paying their... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare entitlements available to persons who were previously self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41392/14] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact... - Household Benefits Scheme
191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reinstate the telephone allowance; the cost of restoring it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41415/14] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
192. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been awarded a domiciliary care allowance in respect of their child; if the child concerned... - JobsPlus Scheme
193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have applied for participation in the JobsPlus programme in each year since its inception; the number of persons approved... - Social Welfare Overpayments
194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if repayments of €5 per week will be accepted in respect of overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Child Benefit Eligibility
196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon is entitled to backpay from 5 March 2014 to 14 October 2014 on their jobseeker's benefit in view... - Departmental Staff Retirements
199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 21 October 2014, the number of persons who retired on ill health grounds from 2010 to date in 2014 who... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Applications
200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the documentation that remains outstanding in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the application for mortgage... - Social Welfare Code Reform
203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with social welfare reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41595/14] - Community Employment Schemes Funding
204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the possibility of allowing travel expenses for members of a community employment scheme (details supplied) in... - Illness Benefit Eligibility
205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if assistance is available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41643/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) had their payment cut; the criteria used; if all considerations, including PRSI deductions, were made in the... - Illness Benefit Appeals
207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 148 of 21 October 2014, if she will respond to a further query in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
211. 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... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [41791/14] - Rural Social Scheme Eligibility
214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide additional rural social scheme spaces to Údarás na Gaeltachta catering for the Ballinskelligs, the Glen, Waterville,... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who will be effected by the decision to terminate the practice of paying an additional social welfare payment to some... - Youth Guarantee
218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the budget for the youth guarantee in 2013, 2014 and 2015; the number of places available in the youth guarantee... - Live Register Data
219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under the age of 25 who are currently on the live register broken down by jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and... - Departmental Staff Data
220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employment service officers currently employed in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41890/14] - Job Initiatives
222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form each live register activation programme currently in operation and the numbers participating in these programmes... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons who receive jobseeker's allowance at a rate below €188; the reason for this; and if... - Pension Provisions
225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the option of retirement on a transitional payment until retirement age is reached (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rules in place that will apply to a person who was born in 1965 in relation to eligibility for the State pension (contributory) in terms of the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for social welfare supports including child benefit which were refused under the habitual residence condition since its... - Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish airlines superannuation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Irish Water Administration
230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an agreement exists between her Department and Irish Water for the use of PPS numbers by Irish Water as outlined in the Social Welfare... - Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish airlines superannuation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Registration of Births
235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for late registration of a birth for a person (details supplied) will be completed and a birth certificate issued; and if she... - Post Office Network
236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has engaged with and-or met with An Post to discuss the impact of the introduction of electronic payments and how An Post can possibly adapt... - Child Poverty
238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to progressively address the issue of child poverty in forthcoming years; and if she will make a... - National Carers Strategy Status
240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department continue to assess the role of carers with specific reference to the long term impact on families; and if... - Unemployment Benefits
242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects the cost of unemployment benefit-assistance to fluctuate in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Pension (Non-Contributory) Numbers
243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of recipients of non-contributory old age pension are set to increase-decrease over the next five years; and if she... - Labour Activation Measures
244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects back to work incentives to play a role in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42158/14] - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which the waiting period for the hearing of appeals in respect of various benefits-allowances has improved; the extent to which the... - Social Welfare Appeals Data
247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases referred to appeal in the case of invalidity pension, disability allowance or other health related payments; the number of such... - State Pension (Non-Contributory) Numbers
248. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of recipients of non-contributory old age pension; the degree to which this number has fluctuated in the past six years; and if she... - Departmental Funding
249. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on losses in the workforce of the social justice sector (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42192/14] - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which her Department may request private bank statements from persons on jobseeker's allowance; the data protection measures that are... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement... - Public Services Card
254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to get the public service card for clients, vis-à-vis attending the office in person, and postal registrations, where the ID... - Departmental Bodies
255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of quangos set up since 2011 in her Department; the number of members of same; the cost and expense incurred to date including details of...
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