Written answers
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if financial assistance is available to assist private patients in purchasing digital hearing aids; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36784/15] - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a social welfare payment has not been made to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement... - Local Employment Service
163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy on Local Employment Services Training Support grants, given the difficulties administrators and... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Applications
165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she... - Social Welfare Appeals Data
166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in 2015 in receipt of the disability allowance; the blind pension, the invalidity pension; and the carer's... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of rent supplement nationally; by county; the associated cost to her Department; and if... - Disability Allowance Payments
169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if all payments of disability allowance due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny have been resolved and paid, in... - Respite Care Grant Appeals
170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal of an application for a respite care grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare;... - Social Welfare Code
171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will issue correspondence to blind persons in Braille, given that not all blind persons have another person to read their... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the criteria for Community Employment Schemes (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement... - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 is entitled to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Meals Programme
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form the budget and cost of the school meals programme in Counties Laois, Kildare and Offaly; the... - Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress made on the review of eligibility for the Insolvency Payments Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if, in order to avoid a family being made homeless (details supplied) in Dublin 15, she will exercise discretion and not reject... - Community Work Initiatives
177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason unemployed persons who do not have a social welfare claim in their own right, namely, they are classed as qualified... - Disability Support Services
180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 30 September 2015, if she will provide a timeframe for the groups (details supplied)... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the file of a person (details suppled) in County Kildare will be forwarded by her Department to the appeals office for a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she... - Direct Provision Allowance Payments
184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given that the recent budget aimed to benefit children and families, why she did not increase the weekly living allowance for... - Carer's Allowance Applications
185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the reason a decision has not been made on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details... - Disability Allowance Payments
187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment of a disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is in urgent need of... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a special dispensation for retired members of the Defence Forces, with no other means other than their... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2015 of the wage subsidy scheme; the financial implications to the Exchequer of reducing the minimum hours threshold... - National Internship Scheme Data
190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position for persons on JobBridge and Gateway schemes, if they are involved in an accident in the workplace (details... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when appeals under the jobseeker's benefit scheme by persons (details supplied) will be decided; and if she will make a statement... - National Internship Scheme Places
194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 13 October 2015, when a jobseeker's allowance will be paid, given that the person... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding applications for social welfare allowances by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Departmental Correspondence
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of correspondence (details supplied) by her Department; that the relevant records have been updated;... - Carer's Allowance Applications
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Employment Support Services
200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department will fund training for persons on long-term unemployment benefit to facilitate their becoming qualified bus or... - Carer's Allowance Payments
201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is only in receipt of part of a carer's allowance; and if she will make a... - Tax Code
202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who will benefit from the tapering of pay-related social insurance introduced in the budget; the average... - Public Services Card Provision
203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the legislative basis for the public services card; and if there is a legal obligation to be issued one. [36639/15] - Disability Allowance Applications
204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36647/15] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Qualified Child Increase Payments
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the qualified child increase by €5; by €10. [35950/15] - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not in receipt of a fuel allowance, given that the person qualifies... - Disability Allowance Payments
208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure arrears of a disability allowance will issue without delay to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath.... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the domiciliary care scheme; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes Places
210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be approved for a place on the community employment scheme for... - Disability Allowance Applications
211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision taken on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Benefits
212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those aged from 18 to 24 years, by €10; €20;... - Carer's Allowance Applications
218. 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
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a domiciliary care allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who was refused a jobseeker's allowance and a back... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is only in receipt of a part-carer's allowance; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans, in the assessment of a person's entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance or to a jobseeker's benefit, to extend... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 7 October 2015, regarding the number of occasions over the past five years that a... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Galway, given that the... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is in receipt of invalidity pension is entitled to all benefits; and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the provision and increase of rent support will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a one-parent family allowance is payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a back to education allowance, or equivalent, is available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Applications
231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if eligibility for a disability allowance will be reviewed or appealed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which rent support will be increased for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a back to education allowance, or any assistance, is available for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if rent support will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Payments
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied). [36097/15] - State Pension (Contributory) Numbers
236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied for a State pension (contributory) in each of the past four complete years whose application was... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent support for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Farm Assist Scheme
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding income levels at pre-budget 2013 levels; and if she will make a statement...
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