Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2016
Department of Social Protection
- JobPath Implementation
1. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that persons on JobPath schemes operated by Turas Nua are prevented from transferring to community education schemes; how she will... - Departmental Staff Data
2. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of clerical officer posts that have been filled by transfers in Co. Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6619/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will make a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the carer's allowance scheme; the reason for... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will increase rent support for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6289/16] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6296/16] - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount she spent on rent supplement in 2015; the number of households she assisted; the average monthly rent supplement she paid per household in... - Rural Social Scheme Expenditure
8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of providing an additional 600 places under the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6327/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on... - Public Sector Pensions
10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors. [6381/16] - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to allow persons selected under the JobPath scheme (details supplied) to qualify for advertised community employment schemes and to take up any... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to support an appeal by a family (details supplied) in Dublin 3 under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will grant an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the partial capacity benefit scheme; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Applications
14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will make a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will... - Invalidity Pension Applications
15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin under the invalidity pension scheme is processed without delay; and if she... - Passport Applications
16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to put special provisions in place to facilitate first-time passport applicants, given the requirement for them to submit a public services card with... - Carer's Allowance Applications
17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Water Conservation Grant Data
18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid out in water conservation grants in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6505/16] - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a jobseeker's allowance is payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6523/16] - Widow's Pension Eligibility
20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in amending a PRSI contribution record for a person (details supplied) to facilitate eligibility under the widows, widower's... - Severe Weather Events Expenditure
21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total funding drawn down to assist victims of the recent flooding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6567/16] - One-Parent Family Payment Payments
22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to restore the one-parent family payment whilst applications under the domiciliary care allowance and the carer's allowance are pending for a person... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility
23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been awarded partial capacity benefit of 75% will not be able to receive a top-up of the... - Social Welfare Appeals
24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in forwarding the file of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to the appeals office to facilitate the case in... - Carer's Allowance Applications
25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the Carer's Allowance Scheme; and if she will make a statement on... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why Intreo is writing to recipients of long-tern rent supplement and stating that it will suspend their payments if they do not transfer across to... - Carer's Allowance Applications
28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a... - Invalidity Pension Applications
33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Applications
35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged between 18 and 25 years of age who are in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, by €100, €144 and €188,... - Departmental Contracts Data
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board appointment... - Post Office Network
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why she issued correspondence encouraging social protection recipients, especially jobseekers who work casually and part time, to use banks and... - Disability Allowance Applications
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person in receipt of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension who falls ill is not entitled to illness benefit even though... - Social Welfare Overpayments
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for an overpayment to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6840/16] - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details given) in County Carlow was not eligible for more than 14 months employment on a community employment scheme. [6856/16] - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has lost an entitlement to a rent allowance; why this person cannot receive support from a community... - State Properties Data
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by her Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of... - Community Employment Schemes Administration
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy changes she has initiated in respect of community employment schemes in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes Data
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in, and the location of, community employment schemes in Dublin 15 in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she... - Public Sector Pensions
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to address the anomaly whereby those who must retire from the public sector at 65 years of age do not receive a pension until they reach 66 years of... - Disability Allowance Applications
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision on a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make... - Invalidity Pension Applications
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7000/16] - Illness Benefit Eligibility
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons on illness benefit from before 2009 prior to changes in criteria and who are on long-term illness benefit will be assessed under new... - Community Welfare Services Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection how she will assess the impact on the changes in service provision arising from the withdrawal of Community Welfare Service access to customers; when... - Carer's Allowance Applications
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath under the carer's allowance scheme. [7171/16] - Invalidity Pension Applications
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will increase rent support in line with market trends for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support remains available or outstanding to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Free Travel Scheme Administration
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make changes to the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7202/16] - One-Parent Family Payment Data
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parents who are no longer eligible for the one-parent family payment and who are in receipt of the jobseeker's transition payment... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her policies regarding the provision of cover staff, or funding for cover staff, in her Department's Disability Allowance Section so that cover is... - Departmental Funding
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7245/16]
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