Written answers
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Gender Recognition
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Gender Recognition Bill 2014; and if she will make a... - Departmental Offices
151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the directions given to locate offices in Ballybay, County Monaghan for the administrative arrangements for the public service card; and if she will... - Social Insurance
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to rectify the situation whereby persons who are subject to class K pay-related social insurance at the 4% rate or to class S are not... - Mortgage Debt
153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of borrowers in mortgage arrears who have availed of financial advice from independent accountants, available under the protocol of the... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in the assessment of carer's allowance, if a circumstance (details supplied) applies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11098/15] - One-Parent Family Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a payment under the one-parent family payment scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Disability Allowance Appeals
156. 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; and if she will make a statement... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent supplement allowance in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the... - Local Employment Service
158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the work undertaken by the County Kildare Local Employment Service Network; in view of the fact that the network... - Community Employment Schemes Places
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is appropriate that the Intreo website is offering a community employment scheme (details supplied) in north County Galway... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a special allowance for a person to purchase assistive technology (details supplied) for a child's secondary education outside of the... - Springboard Programme
164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if lone parents in receipt of the one-parent family payment, who are engaging in Springboard courses and who are in receipt of a Student Universal... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if holders of a public service vehicle licence or plate licence are being instructed by her Department that they have to surrender their licences in... - Departmental Offices
166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is an update on the proposed Intreo office in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11216/15] - Social Welfare Rates
168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision to have a lower rate of social welfare payment for adults under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if parents' disability benefit or social welfare payments will be made non-assessable for means tests for adult children who are living with their... - National Internship Scheme Data
170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants under 25 years of age, by county, who have commenced a JobBridge internship since July 2011. [11253/15] - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age, by county, in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit or signing on for credits for... - One-Parent Family Payments
173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the one-parent family payment. [11256/15] - Disability Allowance Data
174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of disability allowance. [11257/15] - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who are in receipt of €100; €144; and €188.... - Departmental Meetings
178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Social Inclusion Forum will be held in 2015; the key themes for the forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11262/15] - Youth Guarantee
179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on the national implementation of the Youth Guarantee in 2014. [11263/15] - Data Protection
180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy governing her Department's response to requests for access to closed circuit television footage from members of the public identifiable... - School Meals Programme
181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.193 of 17 February 2015, the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has received a fixed rate... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal under the Farm Assist Scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2015, and the cost for a full year, of raising the cut-off age for the One-Parent Family Payment Scheme to 12 years. [11406/15] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on review of a carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if jobseeker's allowance will be approved without delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the request for a... - Social Insurance
193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to the possibility of counting the years that parents spend in the home looking after their children as a... - JobsPlus Scheme
194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend JobsPlus to those in receipt of the One-Parent Family Payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11450/15] - Exceptional Needs Payments
196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding available through her Department for funeral services to families in need. [11465/15] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal in respect of an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Bereavement Grant
198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make the death grant available again, including to families who have lost a loved one to suicide; and if she will make a statement on... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the jobseeker's allowance case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 in view of the fact that this person is suffering... - One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 is entitled to a One-Parent Family Payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11538/15] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement... - Disability Activation Projects
204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the continuation of the WALK PEER project in County Louth; if she will commit interim funding to this project in view of the... - Social Insurance Rates
205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the self-employed are the most neglected cohort of workers in the entire social protection system and deserve far greater recognition... - Youth Guarantee
221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including information on the number of education, training and work... - Post Office Network
223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the future of the post office network (details supplied) and the distribution of pensions; and if she will make a statement on the... - Freedom of Information Requests
224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of her Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of... - Child Maintenance Payments
225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to have an automatic deduction at source from social welfare to the person who has custody of a child, in view of the fact that this would... - Departmental Investigations
226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding meter readers and the Electricity Supply Board network; and if she will make a statement on the... - One-Parent Family Payments
228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the current payments under the one-parent family payment are suitable for those who are attempting to pay childcare costs; and if she... - Carer's Benefit Eligibility
229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 11 March 2015, if she will provide clarification on the meaning of the phrase full-time for care-givers... - Pension Provisions
231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of her discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on a pension plan for community employment supervisors; when... - Invalidity Pension Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
233. 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; and if she will make a statement on... - Disability Allowance Appeals
234. 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. [11914/15] - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent supplement allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Maintenance Payments
236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure a family must follow to ensure they are paid the proper maintenance payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Appeals
237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11949/15] - Household Benefits Scheme
239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate the telephone allowance for pensioners in receipt of the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances which will allow a person rejoin a community employment scheme when the person's permitted time as an employee of the scheme... - Departmental Schemes
242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that JobBridge positions recently advertised in (details supplied) County Donegal are internships and not jobs; and if she will make a... - Flood Relief Schemes
244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the flood relief fund that was established in response to the flooding event of June 2012; the amount of money that... - Education and Training Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if funding will be provided for training and education opportunities in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
249. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding appeal against refusal of jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be... - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
250. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12152/15] - Labour Activation Measures
251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing a travel allowance for participants on the Gateway scheme who are living in a rural area and cannot avail of a bus...
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