Written answers
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Places
10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans on increasing the numbers on the RSS, Tús, community employment and CSP schemes this year; and if she will make a statement on the... - One-Parent Family Payments
11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the upcoming changes to the one-parent family payment which will see single parents, often looking after a disabled child or... - Household Benefits Scheme
12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the fee electricity and gas units, the fuel allowance and the length of the heating period to the level obtaining in 2012; and if... - Pension Provisions
13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take in relation to the situation for Tara Mines pensioners (details supplied); her views on amending section 50 of the Pensions... - Youth Guarantee
14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the SYNDICAT Confederation of European Trade Unions' report, the Youth Guarantee in Europe, and the contents of the country-specific... - Community Services Programme
15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 14 January 2015, the benefits for participants and communities of the community services programme funded... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she or her Department, in view of the homelessness crisis, have given consideration to the raising of rent supplement levels; her plans for... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy of reduced jobseeker’s allowance to those under 25 years of age in view of the case of a person (details... - Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure
19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proposed changes being considered in the administration of the RSS, Tús and community employment schemes; the cost of administration per... - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review cases whereby homeowners were refused mortgage relief on the basis that the mortgage was unsustainable or that a lending... - Child Benefit Payments
21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on recent IMF commentary on the issues surrounding child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4913/15] - Child Poverty
22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department has taken since the start of 2015, and the measures envisaged in the short and long-term, to deal with rising child... - Civil Registration Legislation
23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 22 January 2015, regarding the commencement of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, the progress... - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age in County Tipperary who to date have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of... - Departmental Staff
25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that front-line clerical officers in social welfare offices are qualified to make emergency needs payment to the most vulnerable... - JobPath Implementation
26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of implementing JobPath; the contracts on the service provision that have been completed; the level of ongoing engagement between her... - One-Parent Family Payments
27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the income disregard for lone parents at work from €75 per week in 2015 to €146.50 per week, the level pertaining... - National Internship Scheme Data
28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the use of JobBridge interns by companies which are running jobs clubs on behalf of her Department; and if she will make a statement on... - State Pensions Payments
29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on recent proposals for further cuts to the State pension; if she will report on proposed changes to the State pension; and the... - Local Employment Service
30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for the County Kildare Local Employment Service network has dropped by over 60% in 2015... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the caps currently in place on the rent supplement scheme; if she will provide an update on the HAP scheme; and if she will make a... - One-Parent Family Payments
32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the planned changes to one parent family payments due to be implemented in July 2015. [4772/15] - Social Welfare Appeals
33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the way her Department is addressing the high number of incorrect decisions at first instance by Department officials which have led to... - Departmental Staff
34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her view on the report commissioned by a coalition of non-governmental organisations, including FLAC, Doras Luimní, Nasc and Crosscare, which... - Farm Assist Scheme Payments
35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an analysis on the impact her changes to farm assist with respect to income disregards have had on farmers; if she will... - Industrial Relations
36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the discussions she has had with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in order to deal with the way pensioners can get access to the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the eligibility for rent supplement to include issues such as the need not to participate in anti social behaviour; and if she... - Social Welfare Appeals Delays
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to address the delays, often months, in the individual section review process and social welfare appeals... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact the current rent supplement scheme is not fit for purpose and is creating hardship and homelessness for housing applicants, her... - Farm Assist Scheme Payments
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on reversing the changes she made to farm assist with respect to income disregards in view of the serious negative affect on the income... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 14 January 2015, in view of the fact that the payment of rent supplement was suspended pending a review,... - Unemployment Data
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the latest statistics for the long-term unemployed here; if she is satisfied with the current impact of labour activation matters... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to monitor the situation in respect of applicants on local authority housing lists living in counties immediately... - Pensions Reform
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is taking to reduce the pension costs charged to members of pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4916/15] - National Internship Scheme Administration
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the appropriateness of jobs clubs contracted by her Department to provide courses to jobseekers using JobBridge interns to deliver these... - Departmental Schemes
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of engagement between her Department and recruitment agencies here to encourage and maximise the use of jobsireland.ie in identifying... - Poverty Data
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the Central Statistics Office's survey on income and living conditions finding that the percentage of the population experiencing... - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the back to school allowance to 2009 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4986/15] - Youth Guarantee
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the role-out of the Youth Guarantee scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4917/15] - One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the proposed changes to the one-parent family payment which will take effect in July 2015; and if she will make a statement on... - Pension Provisions
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on amending section 50 of the Pensions Act 1990, as amended by section 35 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012, in order to offer... - Job Initiatives
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of the Gateway scheme across the country; the number of participants currently on the scheme in each local authority area; and if she... - Momentum Programme
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of long-term jobseekers who were placed on a Momentum programme free education and training project in 2014; and if these same jobseekers... - Job Initiatives
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for 2014 a list of all education, training, internship and activation schemes for recipients of a jobseeker's... - Private Rented Accommodation Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department's proposals regarding landlords who, when advertising properties to let, state in the advertisements that rent allowance is not... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 27 January 2015, wherein it is affirmed that her Department had not made any contact with a person... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Appeals
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be provided to individual circumstances wherein mortgage support was refused on the basis of lack of sustainability and failure... - One-Parent Family Payments
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has received communications from lone parents whose support has been reduced in the past 12 months and now find themselves in... - Homeless Persons Supports
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce improvements to the system to ensure families who become homeless as a result of rent increases will not have their relevant... - Exceptional Needs Payment Data
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in respect of whom application has been made for exceptional needs payments in the past 12 months; the way this compares with... - Job Initiatives
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which efforts continue to be made to address the issue of long-term unemployment; the progress to date in this regard; and if she will... - Youth Unemployment Measures
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in addressing the issue of youth unemployment; the extent to which targets will be met during the current year; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals Delays
69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the sections of her Department currently affected by longer than average appeal waiting times; the extent to which she will address this issue during... - Unemployment Benefits
70. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to assist, by way of unemployment assistance and jobseeker's allowance, those persons who were... - Live Register Data
72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the age profile of those on the live register continues to be monitored with a view to making any adjustments necessary to assist... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Appeals
73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is recognised that repossession of a home will become inevitable in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare in the absence of... - Departmental Policy Reviews
75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason citizens who avail of the services of her Department are referred to throughout departmental communications and publications as customers;... - One-Parent Family Payment Applications
76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-open a claim for a one-parent family payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a claim for dental benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed; and if refused, can a dental claim be... - Social Welfare Schemes
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is correct and acceptable that someone on the Gateway scheme can earn less than if that person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Appeals
79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Water Conservation Grant
82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expected cost for the extra resources needed to oversee and manage the payment of the water conservation grant for 2015; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow, on the basis of the information that person has... - Pension Provisions
84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of demand to date for amortising bonds used to underwrite sovereign annuities; her views on the operation of sovereign annuities; and if... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will verify a decision in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who received notification dated 20 January 2015 to the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on rent support will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to discontinue rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a once-off exceptional needs payment will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange an appeal and an oral hearing in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in respect of a claim for carer's... - Social Welfare Eligibility
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the number of persons who have received sanctions imposed on their jobseeker payment due to... - Departmental Bodies Reports
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used by the Citizens Information Board to select a design team to recommend new management structures for Money Advice and Budgeting...
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