Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Child Benefit Eligibility
5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the payment of the children's allowance beyond a child's 18th birthday in circumstances where they are still in full-time second... - Employment Support Services
6. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which it is expected that the skills available among those persons on the live register can be matched to the skill requirements of the... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the projected numbers of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance over the next five years and to provide a table... - Disability Allowance Applications
16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be expedited; and if she will make a... - Community Services Programme
17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a community services project for the Cross Roads Community Centre in Cong, County Mayo, was received; when a decision will be... - Disability Allowance Applications
18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their application under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will... - Invalidity Pension Applications
19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their application under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will... - Social Welfare Code
20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review and revise the casual dockets signing-on system to cater for those persons whose working week does not align with that of her Department... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive notice of the outcome of an appeal under the invalidity pension scheme. [7299/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused a carer's allowance; if this claim was appealed to the independent appeals office;... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application under the carer's allowance scheme and the household package scheme will be approved for persons (details supplied) in County... - Carer's Allowance Applications
24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite and approve an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the carer's allowance scheme made in November 2015.... - Disability Allowance Payments
25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if payment under the disability allowance scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be made to the person's parent; and if the... - Invalidity Pension Applications
26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath under the invalidity pension scheme; and when the person can expect a... - Carer's Allowance Data
27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting time for applications for carer's allowance to be decided upon; the number of applications currently awaiting a decision by a deciding... - Carer's Allowance Delays
28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to employ additional staff to deal with the lengthy delays in assessing carer's allowance application forms; and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision under the carer's allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes Administration
30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if bank charges for community employment schemes are to be paid for by her Department or by the sub-schemes involved. [7345/16] - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be increased in line with market trends in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Family Income Supplement Appeals
33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the progress of a family income supplement appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a... - Carer's Allowance Applications
34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on... - Invalidity Pension Applications
36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility
37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare appears to not qualify for participation in the part-time incentive scheme; if their... - Departmental Programmes
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused entry to a Level 5 certificate in health care support; and if she will make a... - Appointments to State Boards
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the regional breakdown of all members appointed by the Government or her to State boards, agencies and bodies in 2015 and to date in 2016 broken down... - JobsPlus Scheme
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will engage with the Departments of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Children and Youth Affairs to make the benefits currently available to... - Community Welfare Services Data
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of service users who attended the weekly community welfare service clinic held at the inspector's office in Falcarragh, County Donegal,... - Household Benefits Scheme
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the eligibility criteria for the household benefits package to allow adult semi-dependent children getting jobseeker's allowance... - Community Welfare Services
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the analysis completed on the functioning of the community welfare services where face-to-face clinics were withdrawn previously, for example, Clane,... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has evaluated the number of applicants that have to wait a week or longer for a face-to-face appointment to make a claim for social protection... - Labour Market
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the current situation regarding access to job activation, training and education for unrecognised jobseekers not on the live... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending access to the back to education allowance for qualified adults. [7504/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the current situation regarding enabling jobseekers not on the live register to sign on for credits. [7505/16] - Social Welfare Appeals
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a social protection appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7519/16] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details provided) in County Meath; and if she will make a... - State Pension (Contributory) Data
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of A1 contributions a person requires to achieve a full State contributory pension; the average number of contributions per year that a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to monitor the need for any further increase in rent support with particular reference to the needs of families;... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the rent allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [7563/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when a decision will issue. [7568/16] - Social Welfare Payments Administration
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to consider reversing the policy of systemically transferring post office business to private banks as social protection transactions account for 30%... - Carer's Allowance Applications
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [7605/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement... - Employment Support Services
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of her contract with Turas Nua; the process by which persons are selected from the live register; if persons who have been engaging with... - Carer's Allowance Applications
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [7626/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite a review of an application under the disability allowance scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [7634/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [7635/16] - National Internship Scheme Data
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of internships that were completed, by age group and by county, in 2014 and 2015; if these reports are available for 2016; and if she will... - Child Benefit Eligibility
80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if child benefit will be paid for persons over 18 years of age who are in their leaving certificate year; and if she will make a statement on the... - Parental Leave
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection how she allows for force majeure in circumstances, other than late claims, where the claimant was unable to fulfil all of the qualifying criteria for... - Maternity Leave
82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and address the anomalous position relating to the qualifying criteria for maternity benefit where current rules can mean that a... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which the reduction in the live register can contribute to expediting the process for various social protection payments; and if she... - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any examination has been done as to the extent to which cessation of mortgage interest relief has negatively impacted upon particular families; if... - Youth Unemployment Measures
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to provide youth unemployment alleviation measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7719/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why those in receipt of carer's benefit while signing for credits are not entitled to jobseeker's benefit when their carer's position ends; and if... - Housing Adaptation Grant
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the help in place for those who receive a grant for house adaptations but cannot afford the balance themselves. [7762/16] - Departmental Funding
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering reversing the significant funding cuts that occurred in recent years, to support the vital work that is conducted in... - Social Welfare Code
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the benefits available for widows; if widows who are working and paying pay related social insurance can receive additional benefits such as illness... - Family Income Supplement Applications
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection how long an application for family income supplement by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been ongoing; when a decision will be made on...
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