Written answers

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

  • Public Sector Pensions
    134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a retired civil servant (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted early access to their retirement lump sum; and if...
  • Youth Unemployment Measures
    135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the strategy to address the 30.02% youth unemployment as per statistics reported in summer 2015 by the Central Statistics Office;...
  • Community Employment Schemes Operation
    136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that the imposition of PRSI charges on community employment scheme participants receiving more than €352 per...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
    137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken since changes to the one-parent family payment came into effect on 2 July 2015, to ensure that persons who...
  • Child Benefit Data
    138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the savings accrued to the Exchequer from the budgetary change made in 2010, terminating child benefit...
  • Social Welfare Code
    140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action she will take on the commitment to protect persons with disabilities by implementing a number of the ten points...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if any community employment schemes exist for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30437/15]
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was refused an invalidity pension; if the application will be reviewed; and...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 30 June 2015, if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can appeal the...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a disability allowance. [30504/15]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers
    146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families whose one-parent family payment was discontinued from July 2015, and who transferred to other social...
  • Meabhrán Mínithe
    147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection an bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta maidir leis na meabhráin mhíniúcháin a bheith ar fáil as Gaeilge,...
  • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
    149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve family income supplement payments for Garda recruits (details supplied) in Templemore, County Tipperary as...
  • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
    150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the operation guidelines for carer's allowance; and if she will make a...
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the appeals process for carer's allowance-benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
  • State Pensions Reform
    153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing the contributory pension regime to ensure that persons who have worked for decades and made...
  • Social Welfare Application Forms
    154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of concerns by post offices, if her Department has reviewed application forms for Department payments and updated them to...
  • Social Welfare Payments Administration
    155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost per individual transaction incurred by the State for each cash social welfare payment collected at the post office, as...
  • Carer's Allowance Payments
    156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the payment of carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Operation
    157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Momentum Programme
    158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the eligibility for entry to the Momentum programme which funds free education and training for long-term...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an overpayment of disability benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
    161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the payment of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
  • Child Benefit Payments
    162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be paid for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal against the refusal of an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for jobseeker's allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
    166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a contributory pension appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
  • Youth Unemployment Measures
    167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action that she is taking to address the extremely high level of youth unemployment, which in summer 2015, the Central...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the allowances available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is a widow, living alone and receiving widow's...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
    169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of jobseeker's allowance being received in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update with regard to an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
  • Widow's Pension Applications
    171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the level of widow's contributory pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
  • Community Employment Schemes Operation
    173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide funding for a gratuity or lump sum payment to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number who participated in the WALK PEER pilot programme for young persons with disabilities; in view of the success of the...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
  • Back to Work Allowance Applications
    176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a back to work allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding allowances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30899/15]
  • Illness Benefit Payments
    178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is only entitled to a reduced social welfare payment; and if there has been a change in policy...
  • Data Protection
    179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the additional safeguards she has in place in her Department to safeguard against the illegal elicitation of personal data, in the...
  • Departmental Staff
    180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors currently employed by her Department; the number employed in the past five years; if she will...
  • School Meals Programme
    181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding approved to be paid to a school (details supplied) in County Laois under the school meals programme for...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a rent allowance increase will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the social welfare assistance available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Applications
    186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding their farm assist given the fact that this...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is being reviewed every six months; the reason same cannot...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); the reason it was refused, if on...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if arrears for disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Code
    191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who is in receipt of illness benefit cannot avail of both the partial capacity benefit scheme and the wage...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31086/15]
  • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
    193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the necessary steps were taken to ensure that there has been no negative impact on lone parents who were affected by the change...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31100/15]
  • Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
    195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if Gardaí have been seconded to her Department or are working with her Department; the nature of the working relationship and...
  • Maternity Benefit Data
    197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of women who received supplementary welfare allowance due to ineligibility for maternity benefit in the years 2011 to...
  • Maternity Benefit
    198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 16 July 2015, her plans to change the eligibility criteria for maternity benefit to...
  • Rural Transport Programme
    199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the tendering of provision for services in the community-based transport...
  • Public Sector Staff Redeployment
    200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding FÁS clerical officers who transferred to her Department; and if she...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will...
  • Carer's Allowance Payments
    202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make a...
  • Employment Support Services
    204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the services her Department provides to unemployed persons who are not in receipt of a jobseeker's payment and are therefore not...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a decision on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals
    207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their invalidity pension appeal; the reason for the...
  • Employment Support Services
    208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form divided by county, the number of recipients of employment supports in each county at the end...
  • Free Travel Scheme Review
    209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the interdepartmental working group on the free-travel scheme was established; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if same can be expedited;...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
  • Respite Care Grant Applications
    216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for the respite care grant by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to remove the maximum levels for jobseeker's allowance for those under 26 years of age; and if she will make a statement...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
  • Departmental Correspondence
    220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a detailed reply will issue to a letter (details supplied) dated 6 July 2015; the policy of her Department on the expeditious...
  • Water Conservation Grant
    221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the post office is not an option for persons to receive their water conservation grant as per information on her...
  • Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
    223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if TV listener devices for deaf persons are covered by her Department's treatment benefit scheme; if they are not covered, if the...
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding their disability allowance appeal; the reason...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare will issue; and if she will...
  • Child Benefit Payments
    228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if parents who are in receipt of child benefit in respect of their children are obliged to notify her Department in advance if...
  • Garda Deployment
    229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been seconded to her Department in the investigations unit. [31486/15]
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for an invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
  • Respite Care Grant Appeals
    234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a respite care grant appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
  • Community Employment Schemes Funding
    235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the budget for community employment schemes in County Mayo in order that additional places can be created...
  • Carer's Allowance Payments
    236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite half-rate child dependant payments regarding carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Payments
    237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an allowance was given in respect of stock purchased when assessing a claim for farm assist by a person (details supplied) in...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she...
  • Personal Public Service Numbers
    240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if provision has been made to provide refugees with personal public service numbers to enable them to attend English for speakers...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a claim for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
    242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason, in view of the documentary evidence available, her Department has disqualified a one-parent family payment to a person...
  • Child Benefit Payments
    243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is any means by which a parent of triplets who will reach their 18th birthday in fifth year of secondary school and will...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was in receipt of rent allowance; the reason rent allowance has ceased; the action...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the existing rigid rules governing time allowed on social employment schemes, that is, three years and six...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data
    246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details in tabular form, of supplementary welfare allowance for each year 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and up to...
  • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
    247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of eligibility for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
    248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that thousands of children of lone parents will potentially have no adult supervision, except expensive child care...
  • Poverty Data
    249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that 138,000 children are currently living in consistent poverty, with almost 1,000 children living in emergency...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
    250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of request for the rent of €100 per month in the case of a person (details supplied)...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that credit unions in County Donegal, as not-for-profit organisations, are prevented from taking on volunteers to...
  • Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
    254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is eligible for a hearing aid grant under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she...
  • Community Employment Schemes Funding
    255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware there has been a high increase with public liability insurance which is having a direct effect on the local...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who remains on Kildare County Council's...
  • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
    257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that Masters in Education programmes for secondary teachers are part of the back to education scheme, her...
  • Local Employment Service
    258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for the development of the local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31821/15]
  • JobPath Implementation
    261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the contracts that have been issued to date in relation to JobPath programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Community Employment Schemes Operation
    262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding the hiring of staff in the community employment sector (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in respect of their disability allowance payment; and if...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
  • National Internship Scheme Administration
    266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of a recent ruling by the Equality Tribunal which found that her Department’s approach to accessing job activation...
  • Social Insurance
    267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the issues raised by the Social Welfare Branch Managers' Association and her response to same; if the Revenue Commissioners have...
  • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
    268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a decision not to grant a carer's llowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [31866/15]
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
    269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current and-or expected position in respect of rent allowance payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6;...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
    270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason her Department has failed...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the claim of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the suggested overpayment will be explained and...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding jobseeker's allowance claims and family income supplement; and...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Data
    273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, divided into single people and parents, if possible, currently receiving additional income support under...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving each payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Pensions Ombudsman Adjudications
    277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 2 April 2015, if she will consider a number of points and answer questions (details...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
    279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a community welfare officer has the right to enter someone's home without being invited in or when that person is not there....
  • Respite Care Grant Payments
    280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the respite care grant by €200 from €1,325 to €1,525; and if she will make a...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the income disregards applicable to applicants for carer’s allowance and in particular in terms of spouse's employment...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
    283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of requests for payments under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in 2015 to date in respect of requests for...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
    284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Social Welfare Offices
    285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that her Department's office will remain in Ballybay, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
    287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
  • Departmental Functions
    288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of internal audit across her Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as...

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