Written answers

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

  • National Internship Scheme
    406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will introduce to ensure that companies do not exploit college graduates as interns to generate profits for their business; his...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the supports for working artists in the social protection system; and if the Government will relax activation rules for working...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [12501/16]
  • Household Benefits Scheme
    409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review the household benefits package scheme and to reinstate the telephone allowance for persons over 70 years of age; and if he will...
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme. [12527/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme
    426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to extend the tenancy protection scheme to County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12594/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12595/16]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    429. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme, including when he will issue a decision. [12607/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    430. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12608/16]
  • Water Conservation Grant Eligibility
    432. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he will take to enable a person (details supplied) to access their lawful entitlement to a water conservation grant. [12631/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    433. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [12689/16]
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    434. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12703/16]
  • Illness Benefit Applications
    436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12706/16]
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12708/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/16]
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
    439. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the policy which excludes Irish citizens from building up A Class contributions while working in the European Patent Office despite other...
  • Pension Provisions
    440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to implement a recommendation (details supplied) that the former 74 Waterford Crystal workers who were deemed to be on...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12752/16]
  • Work Placement Programmes
    444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the duration of the Tús schemes, which are currently 12 months and extend them up to 18 to 24 months, to give consistency and...
  • Pension Provisions
    445. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that 50 staff members with long service in the Central Remedial Clinic have been informed that their pension plan liabilities has...
  • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
    446. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a partial capacity grant by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Carer's Allowance Delays
    447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to a person (details supplied) who has applied for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/16]
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12824/16]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    450. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12827/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    451. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12828/16]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    452. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12830/16]
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals
    453. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12831/16]
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    454. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/16]
  • Disability Allowance Appeals
    456. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regrading a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12834/16]
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    457. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regrading a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12835/16]
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
    462. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12844/16]
  • Direct Provision System
    464. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the position in relation to persons living in direct provision centres and who have residency, whereby a person is unable to access his...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
    465. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the policy with regard to paying jobseeker’s allowance to those persons living in direct provision centres, and who have...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    467. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the invalidity pension scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
    468. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money spent by his Department on media advertising from March 2011 to February 2016, showing the media organisation, newspaper, radio,...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    470. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the decision not to award invalidity pension to a person (details required); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/16]
  • Disability Allowance Applications
    472. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will pay a disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; the reason this person was previously refused; and if he will...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    474. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) with a view to granting this allowance without further...
  • Social Welfare Fraud Data
    475. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has recovered, due to the implementation of Social Protection fraud prevention measures, in the past three years; if it is...
  • Carer's Benefit Eligibility
    476. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rules in respect of returning to work during the application, review or appeal process for carer's benefit, as it has been reported to this...
  • State Pension (Contributory)
    478. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider lowering the starting age of the State pension to 65 years of age to put it in line with the general age of retirement; if he...
  • Carer's Allowance Payments
    479. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements of a person in receipt of carer's allowance when they reach pension age and are also entitled to a contributory pension; and his...
  • Departmental Funding
    480. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider providing funding for the WALK Peer Project in County Louth (details supplied). [13218/16]
  • Disability Activation Projects
    482. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to restart disability activation schemes or similar projects aimed at supporting young persons with disabilities to find pathways to...
  • Employment Support Services
    483. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to the EmployAbility service, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13221/16]
  • Work Placement Programmes
    486. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to expand the number of places available on employment schemes across the country (details supplied), in particular for existing...
  • National Internship Scheme
    487. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to scrap JobBridge; his plans in place to replace the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13369/16]
  • JobPath Implementation
    488. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of participants of the JobPath scheme managed by Turas Nua who are seeking to move onto more appropriate community employment...
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    489. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13374/16]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    490. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons receiving disability allowance have access to Intreo services while receiving this type of social protection payment; the number of...
  • Youth Guarantee
    491. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the waiting times for young persons to meet with job coaches under the Youth Guarantee scheme per county in 2014, 2015 and to...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Data
    492. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are on the €100, €144 and €188 rate, respectively, of jobseeker's...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    494. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and-or signing for credits for...
  • Jobseeker's Allowance
    495. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the review of jobseeker's allowance rates for young persons under 26 years of age announced in 2015; when he expects to...
  • JobsPlus Scheme
    496. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures his Department will take to increase uptake in the JobsPlus youth scheme in view of the fact that only 676 of the projected 1,500 young...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    497. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit signing on for credits on a county basis, in tabular form;...
  • Youth Guarantee
    498. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on the Youth Guarantee in 2014 and 2015 and the actual or anticipated contribution of European Union funding in both years;...
  • Disability Allowance Data
    502. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13411/16]
  • Youth Guarantee
    503. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of disability allowance who have been supported to take an education, training and-or...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Administration
    504. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the dispute between the Citizens Information Board and Limerick Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, resulting in the...
  • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility
    505. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that under the partial capacity benefit scheme, persons are automatically discontinued for a period of 13 weeks; his proposals to...
  • Departmental Staff Training
    506. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide mandatory and comprehensive anti-racism training to all of his Department's front-line staff. [13453/16]
  • Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
    507. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if payments associated with the humanitarian assistance scheme for victims of flooding can be paid directly to the flood victim or if they must be...
  • Carer's Allowance Delays
    509. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) will be processed; when a decision will be issued; the reason...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
    510. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for the processing of individual applications for social protection payments; the way he will reduce these waiting times; and if...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Payments
    512. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the correct level of one-parent family payment will be recalculated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
  • Social Welfare Overpayments
    513. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a position regarding overpayment can be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13518/16]
  • Homeless Persons Supports
    514. To ask the Minister for Social Protection how many adults and children are referred and funded by the new communities unit; how many of these had a housing needs assessment; and if they are...
  • Child Benefit Data
    518. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if data are available on the number of students aged 18 to 20 in full-time second level education who are not eligible for child benefit; the cost...
  • Family Income Supplement Data
    519. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number in receipt of family income supplement for each year since 2008; and the projected number this year. [13643/16]
  • Mental Health Services Funding
    521. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the grants available to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    522. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year savings for 2017 by reducing spending on professional fees by 10% in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

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