Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Department of Social Protection
- Free Travel Scheme Administration
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will provide funding to a company (details supplied) in County Donegal under the free travel scheme in order that the senior citizens in... - Youth Unemployment Data
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the up to date statistics for youth unemployment; the progress in addressing this issue; the position regarding the availability... - Back to Education Allowance Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the step she will take to ensure that those entitled to a back to education-education training and development option are able to access the payment... - Youth Guarantee
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures that have so far been taken on the youth guarantee implementation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41682/14] - Respite Care Grant Payments
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will propose an amendment to the Social Welfare Bill 2014 to provide for an increase of €325 in the respite care grant. [41663/14] - Work Placement Initiative
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the rules governing the Tús scheme to remove the element of compulsion in view of the inappropriateness of having a reluctant... - Respite Care Grant Payments
108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the cuts to the respite care grant in the upcoming Finance Bill. [41685/14] - Social Welfare Payments
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the €100 water allowance will be administrated; the number of persons that will be entitled to the water allowance; the estimated... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend greater supports to former carers in the period following the conclusion of their caring role. [41661/14] - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce further legislation to afford greater protection to deferred members during the restructuring or wind-up of defined benefit... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to make efforts to address the serious issue of homelessness arising from the inability of families to access... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to tackle the increase in poverty as outlined by Social Justice Ireland; if she will provide the number of persons... - Community Employment Schemes Data
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment participants who will be impacted by the final cessation of concurrent payments in 2015 broken down by CE scheme... - Rural Social Scheme Eligibility
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will substantially increase the numbers participating on the rural social scheme due to the invaluable service they provide to community... - JobPath Initiative
116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the geographical regions that are identified to implement the JobPath pilot schemes and the number of and percentage of long-term unemployed in each... - Pension Provisions
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the current pension legislation protects the interests of deferred pensioners sufficiently; her plans to improve pension... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase rent supplement levels, in view of the recent rise in homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41698/14] - National Internship Scheme Administration
119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes she plans to make to the operation of the JobBridge scheme to ensure that it is not being used to replace real jobs. [41703/14] - Jobseeker Schemes Eligibility
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will cease the policy of penalising unemployed persons from taking up casual work and allow them to sign off from days they are working; if... - Child Poverty
121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department proposes to continue to address the issue of child poverty, as outlined in the recently published UNICEF report,... - Services for People with Disabilities
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure all job-related training activation programmes will be accessible to persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Rates
123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that there will be no further cuts to social welfare payments despite efforts by the Department of Public Expenditure and... - Social Insurance
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the current operation of the PRSI system; if she will guarantee the current benefits arising from the payment of PRSI into... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of interaction that exists between her Department's social welfare services division and the Revenue Commissioners, particularly in terms... - JobPath Initiative
126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the awarding of JobPath contracts to private firms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41683/14] - Household Benefits Scheme
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the impact of possible future water poverty on the social protection budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41681/14] - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department plans to reverse the cuts in rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41684/14] - JobPath Initiative
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the targets for providing employment opportunities to jobseekers through the new JobPath programme in 2015 and 2016; and if she will provide an...
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