Written answers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to re-evaluating the defined benefit pension schemes to increase compliance, when only 49% of defined benefit... - Pension Provisions
168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has co-ordinated with actuaries to reconsider the standards of practice and the life tables in relation to retirement, due to the... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an interview will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in relation to an application for farm assist; and if... - Social Insurance
170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the amount of additional money that would be raised in a year for the social insurance fund if... - JobsPlus Scheme
171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 does not qualify for the JobsPlus scheme, which the person's employer, for three days a week... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a child dependant rate on a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Carer's Allowance Applications
173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be determined; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a submission made to her Department in the case of the estate of a person (details supplied); and if the issues raised by the family... - Disability Allowance Applications
175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish citizens refused access to welfare, based on a failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition, in each of the past five... - Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have transitioned from jobseeker's benefit to jobseeker's allowance in County Donegal, in tabular form, for the years... - Jobseeker's Benefit
179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost to the State of extending jobseeker's benefit from nine months to 12 months; of increasing payments to those with less than 260... - Social Welfare Code
180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the regulations in which the manner of the application to become an insured person paying contributions, referred to as a voluntary contributor, and... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a child dependant increase in jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;... - Social Welfare Rates
184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the State pension by €5 a week. [19993/15] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Payments
190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have received funding for hearing aids; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20008/15] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
192. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a deaf person does not receive a deaf pension similar to the pension received by a blind person; and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Eligibility
194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the cuts made to the national network service in 2013 and 2014, a service which offered many persons with disabilities the opportunity to... - Enterprise Support Schemes
195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if information technology systems have been developed in her Department to allow for the recording and analysis of data on the nature of businesses... - Departmental Staff Data
196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Intreo case officers by area. [20083/15] - Job Initiatives
197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently availing of each job activation programme; and the estimated expenditure on each for 2015. [20084/15] - Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for disallowing a claim for supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 who has a claim for... - Carer's Allowance Payments
199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment of carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Care of the Elderly Provision
201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a submission; the action she will take to make preventative support items available or her... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be processed; and if she will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 6 May 2015, if she will consider changing the rules governing a scheme (details supplied) to allow... - One-Parent Family Payments
204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the threat of legal action will be withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if an oral hearing will be arranged in... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 30 April 2015, if equality legislation is being observed in cases where separation or divorce has... - Carer's Allowance Applications
206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for 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
208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal in respect of a jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis for the refusal of disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who suffers from Asperger's syndrome. [20278/15] - Back to Education Allowance Expenditure
210. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the back to education allowance to €188 for persons under 26 years of age. [20299/15] - Invalidity Pension Applications
211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Labour Activation Measures
212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements available for participation in activation programmes by unemployed persons who are excluded from the live register. [20352/15] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person on disability allowance who is allowed to work for rehabilitative purposes through the partial capacity benefit scheme is permitted to... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare payment a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is eligible to receive. [20378/15] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file will be sent from the carer's allowance section to the social welfare appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - One-Parent Family Payments
216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of current recipients of the one-parent family payment by county. [20384/15] - Respite Care Grant Payments
217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the full respite care grant in the forthcoming budget as a recognition of the excellent delivery of care to dependent patients;... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application/appeal in respect of an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the appeal will be... - Ministerial Travel
221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of all official foreign trips she and Ministers of State in her Department plan to take between now and the end of 2015;... - Disability Allowance Applications
222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on a claim for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on... - Redundancy Payments
223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current stage of the review by her Department into its position to establish the action that can be taken where employers such as a company... - Social Welfare Rates
224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of working-age claimants who receive more than €256, €292, €329 and €365... - Departmental Contracts
225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the principles of the service proposed and advertised in the newspaper under the heading provision, maintenance, support and... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct procedure to be followed by a person who is in casual employment to ensure that payment for bank holidays in respect of the person's... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Data
228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the domiciliary care allowance if she will provide a breakdown for 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015 of the number of applicants whose... - Living Alone Allowance
229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of claimants of the living alone allowance for each of the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; the total expenditure on this... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of claimants of the over 80s allowance for each of the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; the total expenditure on this... - Water Conservation Grant
231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the water conservation payment registration will commence; when and the way payment will issue; the estimated administrative cost of the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will... - Living Alone Allowance
233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears under the living alone allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
234. 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... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if payment will be switched to the appropriate local office in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Pension Provisions
236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has had discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the provision of a pension scheme for... - Disability Allowance Applications
238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be determined; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Payments
239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is currently unable to work due to illness; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits
241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding financial supports available to lone parents in college; her plans to address the concerns... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on an appeal for an invalidity pension. [20671/15] - Social Welfare Rates
243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of weekly payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has no other income; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes Data
244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the age profile, male and female, in five year blocks of community employment scheme supervisors who are... - Pacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh
245. To ask the Minister for Social Protection an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an liúntas teileafóin a thabhairt ar ais ó tharla go bhfuil an geilleagar ag feabhsú; agus an... - Carer's Allowance Delays
246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a Carer's Allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if she is aware of the... - Disability Allowance Payments
247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Applications
248. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Insurance Data
250. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the insurability of employment, and determining the employment or self-employment status of persons, if she will provide details of... - Invalidity Pension Applications
251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an Invalidity Pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact... - Back to Education Allowance
252. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when her Department implemented an operational change to the Back to Education Scheme for those with a stamp history, who had been made redundant in... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of her Department in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public and civil servants under the aegis of her Department who were seconded abroad or to another Department in 2014; and if she will... - Departmental Staff Retirements
255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public servants under the aegis of her Department that retired in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21149/15]
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