Written answers
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Jobseeker's Allowance
344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered if the equal rights of young persons are being infringed by there being three different rates of jobseeker's allowance... - Back to Education Allowance
345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the masters degree courses covered under the back to education allowance scheme; and if the rules on this scheme changed in the past year. [21037/16] - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person who is classified as deaf has been declined carer's allowance; the services available to the person who requires extra care and... - Disability Allowance
349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why he declined an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; why moneys that were awarded to provide for the... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments
350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/16] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20495/16] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is not receiving family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Illness Benefit Payments
355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20503/16] - Family Income Supplement
356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20504/16] - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20505/16] - Carer's Allowance Payments
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when will a decision be made on an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Free Travel Scheme
359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly in the free travel scheme which excludes children who are being cared for by their carers from the... - Public Services Card
360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is mandatory to attend a SAFE appointment for the new public services card; if a person does not attend, if this will have negative... - Ministerial Advisers
361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to his special advisers; if he will provide details for requests, if any, for an... - JobPath Implementation
362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath to date in each county in tablular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20563/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in 2016 for a decision in respect of all Social Protection payments in tabular form; the average waiting time for appeal... - Poverty Data
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of one-parent households in consistent poverty; the number of one parent households experiencing deprivation; the way these figures... - EU Funding
365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that... - Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the guidelines in place for community welfare officers for the payment of rent supplement; and if this payment will be withdrawn if a tenant is... - Social Welfare Benefits
367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of extending social protection entitlements to self-employed persons; if there is a timeframe on this issue; and if he will make a... - Social Insurance Payments
369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20674/16] - Departmental Agencies
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of positions on the boards of bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of vacant positions; when each vacancy... - Social Welfare Benefits
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2017 of extending the wage subsidy scheme to those in receipt of the partial capacity benefit; and if he will make a statement... - National Advocacy Service
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates employed in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the full year cost of running the service; the... - Social Welfare Offices
375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all Intreo offices are accessible to persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20731/16] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the means test for disability allowance to bring it into line with the means test for the medical card which allows for outgoings... - Social Insurance
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the year in which it became possible for farmers to pay a class S PRSI contribution for pension purposes; the scheme which was in place for farmers... - Disability Allowance Payments
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he will reach a decision on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal on partial capacity for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/16] - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the partial capacity grant by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/16] - Disability Allowance Appeals
381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20807/16] - Farm Assist Scheme
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review the abolition of income and child disregards for the farm assist scheme introduced by his predecessor; and his further plans to... - Farm Assist Scheme Data
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist and the total amount paid in each county, in each of the years from 2012 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he... - School Meals Programme
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if will consider increasing the allocation under the school meals programme for 2016 to a primary school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if... - Community Employment Schemes Data
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the community employment scheme in Borris St. Mullins, County Carlow; if persons on the scheme are offered courses to... - Carer's Allowance Data
387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of carer's allowance and carer's benefit and the associated cost of this; the total savings to the... - State Pension (Contributory)
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that lifetime carers, those caring in excess of 20 years are recognised for a full entitlement to the State contributory pension;... - Household Benefits Scheme
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of reinstating the household benefits package, including the telephone allowance, to all recipients of carer's allowance... - Carer's Allowance Applications
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20856/16] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/16] - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who does not engage with JobPath can be threatened to have their social protection payment stopped if they remain actively... - Labour Activation Projects
395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of labour activation participants in the Cork South Central constituency in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date by scheme in tabular... - Legal Costs
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department or agencies under its remit spent on legal and other fees fighting the case that the Waterford Glass workers were forced... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the lifetime participation on community employment for persons under 55 years of age from 156 weeks to 182 weeks; and if he... - Carer's Allowance Applications
399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file held since 14 April 2016 will be released to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/16] - Departmental Customer Charters
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the customer charter is in operation at Swords Intreo office; if the charter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans for the Christmas bonus in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21172/16] - Free Travel Scheme
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme to include young persons in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a... - Carer's Allowance Data
405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in Louth and east Meath for carer's allowance in the past six years; the number of those applications which have been... - Family Income Supplement Appeals
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the family income supplement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Eligibility
407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time a person (details supplied) has been in receipt of an invalidity pension; if the records show that the person actually applied... - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why the report on the impact of reduced jobseeker payment rates for jobseekers aged 18 to 25 years of age has not been published; and if he will... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance
409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the considerable drop in payments under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, formerly the community welfare officers budget;... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Eligibility
410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) has had a mortgage interest supplement ceased as of March 2016 when the payment is not being discontinued until 1... - Social Welfare Benefits
411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) has not been registered for credited contributions over the past number of years despite requesting to be so and... - Departmental Expenditure
412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of agency and-or locum staff hired by his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Websites
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department's website is accessible to persons with a disability; if the accessibility of this website is regularly reviewed to take account...
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