Written answers

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

  • Social Insurance Rates
    166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set down her views on re-instating the employer PRSI relief, that is, the 4.25% rate provided to businesses from 2011 to 2013, considering the...
  • Household Benefits Scheme
    167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline her views on providing free television licences for pensioners from the North who have homes here and contribute positively to the...
  • Pensions Reform
    168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the average fees paid on the management of pension funds here and her plans to cap these fees; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the tenant protection scheme being operated by Threshold and her Department to Cork county; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Budget Measures
    170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the basis of the claim by her Department, in its publication on the social impact assessment of the main welfare and tax measures for...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Applications
    172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange for an inspector to call on a person (details supplied) in county Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5558/15]
  • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
    173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a special once-off payment to alleviate hardship; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing can take place at an early date in respect of an application for a carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied)...
  • Gender Recognition
    179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, under the proposed Gender Recognition Bill 2014, a person can have his or her birth certificate amended to reflect his or her preferred gender...
  • Departmental Offices
    180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of stakeholders regarding the current location of the General Register Office, the...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [5687/15]
  • Departmental Communications
    182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department's helpline telephone number to validate a public service card is a 1890 number,...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in relation to the refusal of their...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the mechanism in place to exclude a period of time when a person was forced to live outside the EU due to the lack of employment here from...
  • National Internship Scheme Data
    185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the JobBridge education sector review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5733/15]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a...
  • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
    187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow an exceptional needs payment in respect of a person (details supplied) to pay for an outstanding deposit for their current...
  • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
    189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is 70 years of age or older is entitled to fuel allowance regardless of their means; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Social Welfare Code
    190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding means testing calculations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5894/15]
  • Social Insurance
    193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on further supports for self-employed persons who have lost their business and become unemployed; if an opt-in higher rate of pay...
  • Pensions Council
    194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the newly established Pensions Council will be monitoring the implementation of the recommendations in the report on pension charges 2012; and if...
  • Household Benefits Scheme
    197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to re-introduce a type of payment to assist persons (details supplied) who are living in fear in their communities; and if she will make a...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [6008/15]
  • State Pensions Payments
    200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department are putting in place, with respect to the implementation of the increase in the statutory retirement age, as it pertains...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding rent increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6024/15]
  • Employment Support Services
    203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a technical assessment and training to avail of an incentive scheme (details supplied); if consideration will be given to reverting to...
  • Community Employment Schemes Operation
    206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the length of a community employment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
  • Community Services Programme
    208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the community services programme will be re-opened to new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6156/15]

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