Written answers
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Carer's Allowance Delays
11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the length of time that an applicant for a carer's allowance and-or a carer's benefit must currently wait for... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current number of recipients of rent supplement; the number receiving uplifts in their rent supplement; her plans to increase... - Free Travel Scheme
13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the free travel pass is protected in Budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33022/15] - Pension Provisions
14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason Labour Court recommendations on pensions for community enterprise supervisors and assistant supervisors are not being... - Housing Provision
15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her Department's role in alleviating the current housing crisis. [33028/15] - Child Benefit Data
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families currently in receipt of child benefit; the total cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Activation Projects
17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the walk peer project or a similar scheme based on this model under the disability activation project will be re-opened and-or... - Respite Care Grant Payments
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the respite care grant to its 2012 rate. [33088/15] - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has carried out a review of the current level of rent supplement and the impact the reduction of same has had on... - Public Sector Staff Redundancies
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that some State agencies require employees who wish to avail of voluntary redundancy to sign compromise agreements;... - Farm Assist Scheme
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the changes made to the farm assist scheme, with respect to income disregards, given that these... - Employment Support Services
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the employment supports currently in place for persons with disabilities. [33147/15] - Tax Credits
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a training and education credit for the Pay Related Social Insurance system, similar to the homemaker's credit,... - Respite Care Grant Payments
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that care given by carers for a caree who has died or recovered is recognised by a pro-rata payment of the... - Departmental Strategies
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the new framework around the Pathways to Work 2016 to 2020 will be published; if there will be stakeholder consultation, and... - Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the One-Parent Family Payment who have transitioned to the Back to Work Family Dividend since July... - One-Parent Family Payments
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her Department's plans to undertake an impact assessment on the cuts made to the one-parent family payment, especially in view of... - Child Benefit Eligibility
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending children's allowance to those secondary school students who turn 19 years of age before their... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the increasing call from housing and homeless agencies for an immediate increase in rent supplement levels to... - National Carers Strategy
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to assist carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33089/15] - Farm Assist Scheme
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an analysis on the impact of her changes to the farm assist scheme with respect to the impact of income... - Free Travel Scheme Review
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the proceedings of the interdepartmental working group to examine and report on the current and... - Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the length of time it takes to process a new carer's allowance claim, and the length of time to... - JobPath Implementation
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the tendering process undertaken to award the JobPath contract; if this contract secures matched... - Water Conservation Grant
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department's administration of the water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently increase rent supplement to enable persons remain in their current rented properties and to stem rising... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current terms of employment that are in place for persons who are employed as Foras Áiseanna Saothair – the Irish... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing discretion on the 15-hour week employment exemption under the carer's allowance scheme, where it has... - Pensions Reform
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures she is taking to reduce pension costs that are charged on members of pension schemes; and if she will make a statement... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her Department's plans to increase rent supplement limits to deal with the continuous rise in rent prices; and if she will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way in which she will assist persons with disabilities to enter the workforce. [33146/15] - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 5 February 2015, her views that this case was adequately investigated given that... - Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the cut to rent supplement in view of the current housing and homelessness crisis. [33037/15] - Social Welfare Benefits
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent, if any, to which scope exists for an increase to be made to the various social welfare payments that have been subject... - Pension Provisions
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce auto-enrolment for pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33032/15] - Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the ever-increasing number of landlords who are refusing to accept rent allowance, and the extremely low level of the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise the cap for rent allowance and the housing assistance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending rent allowance support to those persons who are working full-time and who are on very low incomes,... - Disability Allowance Applications
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an application from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Free Travel Scheme
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to ensure that the senior citizens and disabled travellers who use the free travel scheme do not suffer a... - Invalidity Pension Applications
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently examine an application for an invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as the... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a review of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for... - State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to an appeal for a contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Applications
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the position on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if this can... - Back to Work Allowance Application Numbers
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the number of persons who have applied for the back-to-work enterprise allowance; the number who were successful; the... - Disability Support Services
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a meeting will be arranged with senior officials in her Department to discuss the future of an organisation (details supplied)... - Youth Unemployment Measures
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the increase in youth unemployment from 19.9% to 20.2% to set out the impact of the new measures introduced by her... - Disability Allowance Applications
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for domiciliary care allowance; and if... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way in which the procedures for examination of applications for social welfare payments can be standardised and streamlined to... - Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way in which the reduction in the live register can contribute to expediting the process for various social welfare payments;... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and-or jobseeker's benefit at 31 December in each year from 2008 to 2015... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the facilities in her Department to examine all aspects of applications for contributory State pension, where the applicant refers... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how her Department monitors rent supplement to ensure that everything possible is done to maximise the impact on the housing... - Social Welfare Rates
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how provision can be made to address any issues arising from cutbacks forced upon her Department arising from the memorandum of... - One-Parent Family Payments
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent, if any, to which she is aware of any hardship to lone parents, arising from changes in the one-parent family payment,... - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection whether the extent of the negative impact of the cessation of mortgage interest relief on particular families has been examined;... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average length of time taken to determine all social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33637/15] - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which payment of jobseeker's allowance or basic social welfare has been made available in each of the past five years...
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