Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria laid down by her Department regarding the implementation of community employment schemes; and the reason an existing scheme could close... - Departmental Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the position of supervisor of the North Leitrim Men's Group will be advertised and filled in view of the fact that the current incumbent retires... - Birth Certificates Administration
31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an error on a birth certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be corrected; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a funding application by a child care organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision on an application for domiciliary care allowance for a child. [13884/15] - Employment Support Services
34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the operators of a new local area hackney service are eligible to qualify for the back to work scheme or other start-up business assistance in... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider her recent decision not to increase rent supplement in County Meath; if her Department will review the figures for rent... - Social Welfare Rates
36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the basic weekly social welfare rate of €188 back to €196. [13916/15] - Pension Provisions
37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the Cadbury's pension fund; the total worth of the fund in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and her plans for... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that mothers who are losing their one-parent family payment when their child turns seven and who work less than 19 hours a week... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons who are seeking rent allowance are being provided with a form that does not allow the option of using post offices to deal with this... - Unemployment Benefits
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the long-term unemployed. [14006/15] - National Internship Scheme Data
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of JobBridge and other employment initiatives (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Services Programme
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding the number of staff to be appointed to a company (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a... - JobsPlus Scheme
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the minimum hourly rate of pay under the JobsPlus scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14030/15] - Community Employment Schemes Operation
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce a new programme for those over sixty years of age who are finishing their tenure on a community employment scheme, which... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the guidelines that were previously in place and allowed students exiting Youthreach and going on to post leaving certificate courses to access the... - Widow's Pension Eligibility
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the application for a widower's pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 was disallowed. [14061/15] - Social Welfare Benefits
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the support that is available for self-employed persons with contributions on low income. [14091/15] - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14099/15] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on State pensions for married couples and the restrictions placed on them regarding joint assets; the limit on assets of a... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the activation options open to recipients of disability allowance; and if she will provide, in tabular form, the numbers of recipients who availed of... - Irish Language
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to promote the use of Irish in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14177/15] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Disability Allowance Data
66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if computerised data on the medical conditions giving rise to claims for disability allowance are stored, as recommended by the value-for... - One-Parent Family Payments
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will acknowledge that it is current Government policy to discourage lone parents from engaging with postgraduate education in view of the fact... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the updated number of applicants for jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit; the average timeframe for processing new applications; and the... - Home-makers Scheme
71. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make adjustments to the home-maker's scheme; when these changes are planned to come into force; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Fuel Scheme
72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are grants available from her Department for home heating solid fuel stoves or ranges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14329/15] - Postal Services
73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of postmasters in rural post offices regarding letters being sent from her Department to pensioners... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Water Conservation Grant
76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the water conservation grant will be paid to residents; and if will be paid in one payment or in instalments. [14363/15] - Child Benefit Eligibility
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the age limit for receipt of child benefit beyond 17 years to include dependent children still in full-time education; and if... - Postal Services
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of her Department's initiatives to transfer funds electronically directly into personal accounts for persons in receipt of social welfare... - Social Welfare Appeals
79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the weekly means of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be re-examined as the person claims the incorrect figures are being used... - Carer's Allowance Applications
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if changes to the assessment process for carer's allowance will be reversed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14443/15] - State Pensions Payments
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of State pensions (contributory) and (non-contributory) granted and refused from 1... - Invalidity Pension Payments
84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of invalidity pensions granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015; the... - Illness Benefit Payments
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of recipients of illness benefit granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015;... - Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on an issue (details supplied) regarding voluntary work while in receipt of a jobseeker's payment; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Data
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of recipients of disability allowance granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Data
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of recipients of the domiciliary care allowance granted and refused from 1 January... - Family Income Supplement Data
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of recipients of family income supplement granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date... - Farm Assist Scheme Data
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of recipients of farm assist granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015;... - Disability Allowance Appeals
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact that it has been... - Rural Social Scheme Application Numbers
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of recipients of the rural social ccheme granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the rate of jobseeker's allowance payments for young persons who are most at risk of homelessness, in line with those young... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal under the invalidity pension will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal under the carer's allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal under the jobseeker's allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proposed changes to the special status of some community employment programmes; when these changes are intended to begin and what they will... - Family Income Supplement Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a family income supplement payment amount will be reviewed in the event that a person in receipt of the one-parent family payment transfers to... - Personal Public Service Numbers
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a personal public service number in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding pensions for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the changes to age limits effective from 3 July 2015, when a one-parent family payment recipient must apply for the back to education... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application under the farm assist scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will take place in respect of an appeal for a carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Pensions Council
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the initiatives that the Pensions Council plans to undertake in 2015 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14760/15] - Departmental Bodies Establishment
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the persons who have been appointed to the interdepartmental group on auto-enrolment; the external bodies or persons who are, or will be, consulted... - Occupational Injuries Benefit
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 receiving an occupational injury benefit. [14786/15] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the decisions made on appeals in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, following a recent oral hearing; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal of a decision under the carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Administration
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in passing legislation to give effect to the back-to-work family dividend; her plans to alleviate the situation for those... - Respite Care Grant Applications
118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of a respite care grant for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for a refusal of a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on... - One-Parent Family Payments
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cuts made to the one-parent family payment from 2008 to 2015; and if she will provide a breakdown identifying the budget measure giving rise to... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Data
121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received by her Department in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the number, in tabular form,... - Semi-State Bodies
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under her control; the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each...
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