Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Back to Education Allowance
173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number in receipt of the back to education allowance for the academic year 2014-2015 and the academic year 2015-2016; the... - Paternity Leave Scheme
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for paternity benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34245/15] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive arrears of a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Payments
176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of a disability allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times from the point of application to a decision being made in respect of each social welfare payment. [34045/15] - Invalidity Pension Appeals
178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a review of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County... - Rural Social Scheme Data
179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that the rural social scheme is an income support scheme for rural dwellers, that it is not a job activation scheme; and... - Disability Allowance Applications
181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and reinstate a disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a... - Tax Code
182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to deal with employers who, having deducted pay related social Insurance from an employee, do not pay this... - Microloan Scheme
183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for an update on the new personal microcredit scheme currently being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Payments
184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Longford which... - Departmental Staff Data
185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the numbers of supernumerary positions in her Department, and those agencies, organisations or... - Qualified Child Increase Eligibility
186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in paying child dependency to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that where a family on one local authority housing list, for example South Dublin County Council, has been... - Guardian's Payment Appeals
188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who her Department has informed that the person is no longer entitled... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can be assisted with training expenses for a new job; and if she will make a statement on the... - Illness Benefit Applications
190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make... - Disability Allowance Appeals
191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry which has been ongoing for a long period; and if... - Fuel Allowance Applications
192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 was refused a fuel allowance. [34285/15] - Invalidity Pension Payments
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a claim for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is not being backdated to the date at... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a payment of jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [34291/15] - Carer's Allowance Applications
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is refusing a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Galway, given the... - Jobseeker's Allowance
196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in correspondence sent to her regarding that... - Child Benefit Applications
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the process involved when an application is made for State benefits such as child benefit by non-Irish citizens (details... - Departmental Expenditure
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of the total spend of her Department for each year from 2010 to 2014, the projected spend by her Department for... - Unemployment Benefits
200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance in 2014; the total amount paid out by her... - Family Income Supplement
205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families projected to receive family income supplement in 2015; the projected cost of the supplement for 2015; and... - Community Employment Schemes Data
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in community employment schemes in each of the years 2010 to 2015 to date; the total amount... - Farm Assist Scheme
211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the farm assist payment who are claiming for themselves alone; for themselves and for... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal made for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; the time frame as to... - Rural Social Scheme Administration
213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to amalgamate the rural social scheme and the Tús work placement initiative; if there will be a time-limit within... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an appeal in respect of a jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Disability Allowance Applications
215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will facilitate an increase in rent allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the appropriate level of rent allowance payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the payment has been reduced... - Invalidity Pension Applications
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a claim for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make... - Disability Allowance Appeals
221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently provide a person (details supplied) in County Longford with a disability allowance, given the person's... - Social Welfare Appeals Delays
222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Questions Nos. 168 of 22 September 2015 and 55 of 30 September 2015, in which she states the processing time for... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Illness Benefit Eligibility
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why her Department informed a person in County Cork (details supplied) who is in receipt of illness benefit that the payment is... - Family Income Supplement
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if notional pay is regarded as assessable earnings for the purpose of calculating a family income supplement payment; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the basic Social Welfare rate from €188 to €195 per week; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Question No. 165 of 29 September 2015, if she will review this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the discrimination suffered by women who are excluded from the contributory State pension because they had... - Disability Allowance Applications
230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a claim for a Disability Allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be assessed as a priority; and if... - Social Insurance
231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Question No. 267 of 22 September 2015, if she will outline the issues raised by the Social Welfare Branch Managers'... - Social Insurance Yield
234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of income in her Department from pay-related social insurance receipts, on a monthly basis over the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork, as all the... - Dental Services
236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if assistance is available for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for treatment to the person's teeth; and if she will... - Fuel Allowance Payments
237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on fuel supports for senior citizens for winter 2015-16, given the colder weather in the summer of... - Employment Support Services
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her Department’s supports and planned supports for young Irish persons who were forced to emigrate during the recession and...
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