Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance Data
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the projected number and percentage of income earners who will be below the pay-related social insurance exemption threshold in... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis, in cases... - Youth Unemployment Data
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons classified as not in education, training or employment; the percentage of youth unemployment; the way... - Social Welfare Code Reform
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has analysed the impact of the increase in the national minimum wage from January 2016 on income disregards pertaining to... - Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the name, position and annual salary awarded to her special advisers; the details of requests for increases above the special... - School Meals Programme
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a school (details supplied) in County Donegal did not qualify for the full grant applied for under the school meal (local... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who has been informed of non-entitlement to the Christmas bonus;... - Ministerial Staff
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of political staff working in her Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45792/15] - Illness Benefit Payments
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure payment due to a person (details supplied) who is now deceased is paid out to that person's spouse without... - Legislative Process RIA
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of Bills her Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills in respect of which a... - Pension Provisions
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of a United Kingdom widow's pension for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin was ceased; and if she will... - Community Services Programme
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase current funding levels awarded to service providers under the community services programme as a result of the... - Dental Services Expenditure
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of the dental treatment benefit scheme and the number of persons who will benefit in 2015; and if she will make a... - Data Protection
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of data protection breaches reported in her Department this year; the action she has taken to address these breaches;... - Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of any double insolvency pension schemes whereby compensation will be payable to former members; if she has... - Youth Guarantee
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including the number of participants; the number of these who have... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of introducing a derogation from the habitual residency clause for returning emigrants. [46011/15] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to consider the apparent anomaly raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the State pension (contributory);... - JobPath Implementation
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the per-client fee that Seetec or Turas Nua will receive at the different stages. [46030/15] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the Christmas bonus to recipients of illness benefit who have been on this payment on a long-term basis,... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will increase rent support for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose landlord has increased the person's rent... - Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure persons whose payment from social protection is subject to a review are given an opportunity to respond to the... - Community Welfare Services
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the locations at which community welfare officers attend in County Kildare and the duration of such attendance in each area; and if... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for the carer's allowance and the disability allowance; the number who were initially refused each of... - Family Income Supplement Payments
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average payment under the family income supplement scheme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46081/15] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the feasibility of extending the family income supplement to those who are self-employed; the cost of this; and... - Jobseeker's Benefit
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial implications in 2016 of changing the eligibility for jobseeker's benefit from days worked to number of hours worked... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2016 of increasing the disability allowance payment by €5, €6, €7, €9 and €12; and... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending jobseeker's benefit to self-employed pay-related social insurance contributors; and if she will make a... - Labour Activation Measures
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average cost of activating a person who is unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46087/15] - Disability Allowance Applications
79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has made a decision on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Youth Guarantee
80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost of extending the Youth Guarantee to those under 25 years of age who are in receipt of disability Allowance and... - Free Travel Scheme Data
81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the projected increase, due to changing demographics, in the number of persons availing of the free travel scheme over the next... - Labour Activation Measures
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will list the probability of exit, by Intreo office, for each of the categories of high, medium and low; and if she will... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an appeal under the jobseeker's allowance scheme will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she... - Industrial Disputes
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she has not accepted an invitation from the Workplace Relations Commission to participate in talks with the Irish Local... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost of replacing the 38-hour threshold for family income supplement qualification with a sliding scale system that... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a social protection payment, and the type of payment, in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [46227/15] - Carer's Allowance Applications
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) who is providing full-time care to an... - Appointments to State Boards
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of her Department and the number of appointments that were advertised on... - Commencement of Legislation
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the details of the Acts currently in force for which she has lead responsibility and which have Parts or sections yet to be... - Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring farm assist means-testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Rural Social Scheme Data
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, 6,500 and 7,000 places,... - Water Conservation Grant Data
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of households eligible for the water conservation grant in 2015; the number that received the grant in 2015; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Applications
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Household Benefits Scheme
102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a free water allowance as part of the household benefits package to help persons struggling with water... - Living Wage
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed by her Department or in agencies... - Social Insurance
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has examined a scheme that focuses on early-stage companies and rewards growth by offering exemptions from and reductions...
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