Written answers
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Review
10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the operation of the community employment scheme; her further plans to increase the numbers participating in the scheme; and if... - One-Parent Family Payments
11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to prevent lone parents, who are also carers, from losing €86 per week subsequent to her plans to lower the cut-off... - Social Welfare Code
12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the recently launched First Steps scheme, specifically in relation to penalties, which will be applied to the social welfare... - Farm Assist Scheme
13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the analysis carried out on the impact her changes to farm assist, with respect to income disregards, have had on farmers; if she will reconsider the... - Pensions Reform
14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the power and independence of the Pensions Authority; and if she plans to make changes in this regard. [9212/15] - Departmental Reports
15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on her Department's recent report, which states that better-off families are set to be the main beneficiaries of budget 2015; and if she... - National Internship Scheme Administration
16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to ensure that internships carried out under the JobBridge scheme are of a high standard as regards the quality... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applicants refused a social welfare payment who did not go to Appeals Office for the years 2013 and 2014; the reason for the high... - Pension Provisions
18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will bring forward proposals for a new supplementary workplace retirement saving scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of current processing times for decisions of first instance and for the conclusion of appeals, by scheme. [9315/15] - Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will resolve an anomaly whereby parents of certain children with disabilities may qualify for free travel if they are in receipt of the... - One-Parent Family Payments
21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the analysis carried out of the impact the changes to the one-parent family allowance will have on poverty levels, deprivation and the level of... - Labour Activation Measures
22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures that will be taken under the Action Plans for Jobs to assist those who are out of work for three years or more; if specific black spots... - National Internship Scheme Administration
24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the JobBridge monitoring checklist is inadequate and fails to measure the quality of internships in a meaningful way. [9311/15] - Child Benefit Rates
25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has done an analysis of the impact of the reductions in child benefit on poverty and deprivation levels; if she will fully reverse... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the most recent comprehensive rent study that shows the highest year-on-year rent increases occurring in County... - One-Parent Family Payments
28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on her review with regard to the possible loss of earnings of up to €86 per week to a person in receipt of the one-parent... - National Internship Scheme Administration
29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the operation of the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9207/15] - Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her targets for expenditure on social protection, as a proportion of gross domestic product; the latest figures for Irish expenditure on that matrix;... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is putting in place to tackle food poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9126/15] - Labour Activation Measures
32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will justify the way those who are required to take up a Gateway position end up financially worse off, through paying pay related social... - One-Parent Family Payments
33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects one-parent families to be in a position to access family income supplement, or other support payments, in the wake of... - Respite Care Grant Administration
34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has made an analysis of the impact of the cut in the respite care grant payment on its recipients; if she will reverse the cut... - Departmental Staff
35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the various mechanisms, offices and positions employed by her Department to monitor the quality of decisions of deciding officers and to monitor... - Social Welfare Code
36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the current schemes to ensure that they support the self-employed, in view of the fact that they are the main driving force for... - Social Welfare Overpayments
37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce a statute of limitations to govern the recovery of overpayments. [9314/15] - Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the free travel companion pass for visually impaired children will be widened to include children with other physical or intellectual... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the extension of the Threshold tenancy protection service to County Cork; her plans to extend this service to other areas in... - National Internship Scheme Administration
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her response to the proposal by the National Youth Council to double JobBridge payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9122/15] - Data Protection
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for data sharing between her Department and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Labour Activation Measures
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove any penalties to social welfare recipients due to non-participation in labour activation schemes, in view of the National... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment who were in community employment schemes in... - One-Parent Family Payments
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse her decision to end the one-parent family payment to lone parents when their youngest child reaches seven years of age; if she... - Farm Assist Scheme
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the changes she made to farm assist with respect to income disregards, in view of the fact that it has had a serious... - Civil Marriages Data
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the notification requirements for marriage and the fee for registering intent of marriage, which was increased from €150 to... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has carried out an analysis of the rental market rates; if she will review the cap on rent supplement payments; and if she will... - Social Welfare Overpayments
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in the case of social welfare recipients who have had a decision of recovery-of-overpayment made against them, if the 15% is calculated on the... - Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid out for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 from the humanitarian assistance fund; if she will provide a breakdown for each of... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance and has an adult dependant and a child becomes ineligible for rent supplement if the person... - Social Welfare Code (1 comment)
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider creating a status analogous to being on the live register for previously self-employed persons who, following the financial... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the support available to families who through no fault of their own have become homeless and have difficulty accessing... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Data
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for mortgage support refused in each of the past three years and to date in 2015; the extent to which such cases have been... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she remains satisfied that hardship is alleviated in respect of non-European Union nationals in this country who, in most cases,... - One-Parent Family Payments
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects lone parents to be in a position to maintain their level of income in the aftermath of a reduction in entitlements;... - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's assistance in each of the past four years and to date in 2015; and if... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which waiting lists apply in respect of applications for the various means-tested social welfare payments; and if she will make a... - Pension Provisions
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for non-contributory old age pension received in her Department in each of the years from 2010 to 2014, and to date... - Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current average time for the processing of carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9769/15] - Social Welfare Benefits
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the extent of hardship and suffering caused in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Kildare who cannot... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if adult dependant allowance is payable in respect of a jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1, or if that... - Dental Services
66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if dental benefit is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9785/15] - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has monitored the position regarding an application for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full entitlement and current payment of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who has no income... - Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals
69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which an application for an exceptional needs payment will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Disability Allowance Appeals
70. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Code
71. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work of her Department in reviewing the entitlements of former self-employed citizens who find themselves out of... - Pension Provisions
72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of plans for a central pensions register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9829/15] - One-Parent Family Payments
75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment; the number of these in receipt of a court-mandated maintenance payment or other... - Exceptional Needs Payments
76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the maximum amount payable under the exceptional needs payment payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
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