Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Disability Support Services
10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in what timeframe does she guarantee a quality offer of a job, further education and training or apprenticeship opportunity for... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will revamp the Social Protection application process to reduce the excessive waiting times of six months for an oral... - Farm Assist Scheme Administration
12. 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 including the effect income disregards... - Social Welfare Benefits
13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to reverse the cuts made to pensioners since 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1218/16] - Flood Prevention Measures
14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the supports and resources available to those affected by flooding; the efforts she is making to assist them; and if she will make... - One-Parent Family Payments
15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the impact that cuts to the one-parent family payment have had on recipients and their families. [1205/16] - Poverty Data
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the recent data in the Survey on Income and Living Conditions which shows that 29% of the population is experiencing... - Child Poverty
17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the policy measures she is taking to address the drastic level of child poverty and the large percentage of children experiencing... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will restore equality for young jobseekers by increasing payments. [1214/16] - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to report on how many rent supplement uplifts were awarded in December 2015 to help families avoid homelessness; if discretionary... - Employment Support Services
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has had any discussions with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the prevalence of low wage,... - Bereavement Grant
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1217/16] - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the reconfiguration of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1062/16] - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will taper the restriction of working hours of 15 hours a week in the case of carer’s allowance in order that a... - Pension Provisions
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 16 December 2015, if she will introduce measures to ensure equality in the... - Water Conservation Grant Administration
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the administration costs for the implementation of the water conservation grant. [1204/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Data
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how many persons who do not qualify for a social protection payment are currently signing on for credits at their local social... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of occasions in 2015 that rent supplement levels were agreed above the defined rent limits with persons, by local... - Community Services Programme
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the annual grant allocation from Pobal to meet the bills community dervice programmes, such as the Cherry... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to facilitate the qualification for a State pension (contributory) for spouses of self-employed or PAYE contributors who while... - Family Income Supplement Data
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement for each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the time limits for Community Employment Schemes, particularly in cases where there are no new applicants for... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if homeless persons receiving supplementary payments for a 15 month period were paid the Christmas bonus in 2015, given that as... - National Internship Scheme Review
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of the external review into the JobBridge scheme she commissioned before Dáil Éireann is... - Youth Unemployment Data
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the high rate of youth unemployment, which currently stands at 19.2 per cent; the impact of the measures she has... - Employment Support Services
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how she is addressing the issue of long-term and youth unemployment; the degree to which European Union supports in this regard... - School Meals Programme
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if some pupils in schools with DEIS status have an entitlement to a school meal, while others do not; if so, the reason; and if she... - Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of the €15 million humanitarian funding for flood victims that has been disbursed to victims to date; and the... - Invalidity Pension Applications
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the Invalidity Pension Scheme; and if she will... - Registration of Deaths
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to the enactment of the Civil Registration Act, if all provisions and systems are in place to register the death of an... - Social Welfare Code
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to reduce economic inequality for Social Protection recipients; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Applications
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why the Christmas bonus is only given to persons on the live register for 15 months or longer, given that persons who are only... - Disability Allowance Payments
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears under the disability allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Appeals
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Applications
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Appeals
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerrry under the Disability Allowance Scheme; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Applications
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a review of an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County... - Disability Allowance Applications
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused under the disability allowance scheme, given the... - Homeless Persons Data
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of homeless persons presenting at and provided with accommodation by the new communities unit by nationality in each of... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of payments to persons reaching 65 years of age who were born after April 1955 and who must wait until 67 years of age... - Social Welfare Code Reform
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will change the retirement age of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Applications
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if he will issue a decision on an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and... - Disability Allowance Data
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of new claims she has approved and the percentages for the number of refusals based on financial grounds under the... - Invalidity Pension Applications
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of payments to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46577/15] - Departmental Schemes
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of proposals for the amalgamation of the rural social, community employment and Gateway schemes into one joint scheme... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) is only receiving €30 per week on social protection; and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Applications
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Ministerial Correspondence
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she has not acknowledged registered correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - State Pensions Payments
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) was informed that a person would receive arrears of €1,000 and then of €2,700, and... - Disability Allowance Payments
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of disability payments to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46601/15] - Illness Benefit Payments
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to confirm the status of the Christmas bonus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46603/15] - Carer's Allowance Applications
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal under the jobseeker's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that it is fair or reasonable that reviews under the Domiciliary Care Allowance Scheme are taking three months to be... - Carer's Allowance Applications
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Appointments to State Boards
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the names of the persons she has nominated to serve in positions carrying remuneration, other than out-of-pocket expenses, on... - Bereavement Grant
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Allowance Data
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Limerick by city and by county in receipt of disability allowance. [46705/15] - Invalidity Pension Data
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Limerick by city, by county, in receipt of invalidity pension. [46706/15] - Blind Person's Pension Data
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Limerick by city, by county, in receipt of a blind pension. [46707/15] - Disablement Benefit Data
78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Limerick by city, by county, in receipt of disablement benefit. [46708/15] - Departmental Expenditure
79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups her Department has including the cost and details.... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual cost to her Department of advertisements placed on its behalf in newspapers, magazines, television and radio and social... - Disability Allowance Applications
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will make a determination on an application under the Disability Allowance Scheme by a person (details supplied) in County... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she... - Disability Allowance Applications
84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an entitlement to a Disability Allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Community Services Programme
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an issue (details supplied) regarding shortage of funding for a service in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Civil Registration Legislation
86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 9 December 2015, when in 2016 she expects that marriages such as the one referred to in... - Carer's Allowance Payments
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review the legislation for family income supplement, given that the amount awarded is set for 12 months regardless of change of... - Social Welfare Benefits
89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a widow or widower who is in receipt of a State pension (contributory) is not entitled, on the death of a spouse, to a... - Debt Collection
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the deduction in the case of a person (details supplied). [46908/15] - Carer's Allowance Applications
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Appeals
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disabilty allowance scheme; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate a matter (details supplied) regarding carer's benefit and carer's allowance; and if she will make a... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal of a farm assist decision by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal regarding a decision on an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal of a decision for a jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Appeals
102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal regarding a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amounts paid in rent supplement, by local authority area, in each year since 2013. [1085/16] - Social Insurance Refunds
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of the former employer PRSI exemption scheme in 2012 and in 2013; the number of employers who availed of the scheme;... - Back to Education Allowance
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 20 October 2015, why a person (details supplied) in County Kildare did not qualify... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 did not receive the Christmas bonus in 2015; if she will make the payment if it is... - Widow's Pension Eligibility
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to an earlier parliamentary question (details supplied), the entitlement in respect of a contributory widow's pension for... - Household Benefits Scheme
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reintroduce the telephone allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1220/16] - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if medical evidence identifies that a child with severe disabilities is in need of two full-time carers, why both carers are not... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to approve and expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she... - Disability Allowance Payments
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if all arrears due in respect of disability payments have been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the level of rent allowance payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare on foot of additional information supplied on... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to grant a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 an extension to a community employment placement. [1292/16] - Disability Allowance Appeals
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if arrears in respect of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the disability allowance scheme will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the carer's allowance scheme will be processed; and if... - Disability Allowance Appeals
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make... - Living Wage
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the discussions her Department has had with suppliers or service contractors to her Department or to agencies of her Department to... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the domiciliary care allowance scheme will be processed;... - Disability Allowance Applications
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the disability allowance scheme will be processed; and if... - Disability Allowance Appeals
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Applications
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Exceptional Needs Payments
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection notwithstanding the response to previous enquiries including parliamentary questions, the basis on which it was determined that a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in awarding a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1415/16] - Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how an application for jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was assessed; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo including when it will be concluded and when the original... - Carer's Allowance Applications
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork and indicate... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of a pending appeal... - Social Welfare Rates
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average weekly payment under the jobseeker's benefit scheme and jobseeker's allowance scheme in 2015; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the domiciliary care scheme; and if she will... - Invalidity Pension Applications
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will continue to be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who wishes to give to her Department... - Carer's Allowance Applications
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to urgently examine an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all medical... - Carer's Allowance Payments
147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review the eligibility of a person (details supplied) in County Meath under the disability allowance scheme with particular... - Water Conservation Grant
149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when a water conservation grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who has registered with Irish... - Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing all working age payments by €2.50, €5.00, €6.00, €7.00,... - One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the income disregard for the one-parent family payment from its current threshold of... - Carer's Allowance Applications
155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will... - Disability Allowance Applications
156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [1510/16] - Invalidity Pension Applications
158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a review of the decision to refuse an... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
159. 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 Donegal under the domiciliary care... - State Pension (Contributory)
161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State pension (contributory); the extent to which this figure has fluctuated over the past five... - State Pension (Non-Contributory) Numbers
162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State pension (non-contributory); the extent to which this figure has fluctuated over the past... - State Pension (Contributory) Applications
163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the State pension (contributory) refused in each of the past five years to date; and if she will... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the State pension (contributory) to women who retired from the workforce while rearing their children, and... - Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the time taken to process applications for various social protection payments has improved; and if she will... - Carer's Allowance Application Numbers
168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants in receipt of a carer's allowance payment; the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of payments under the jobseeker's allowance scheme and under the jobseeker's benefit scheme; the... - Back to Work Allowance
173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the back to work allowance or similar return to employment incentives; and if she will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a review of a decision to refuse a domiciliary... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for the back to education allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Payments
176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1556/16] - Water Conservation Grant Eligibility
177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for the water conservation grant, with particular reference to the... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the restrictions applying to self-employed persons qualifying for family income supplement. [1566/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an application under the carer's allowance scheme; the...
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