Written answers
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Schemes
391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to replace the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21951/16] - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the operation of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service dedicated mortgage arrears services launched late in 2015; the numbers of... - Social Welfare Eligibility
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that the backlog for assessing medical evidence in respect of schemes is causing significant hardship and delays to families awaiting... - Carer's Allowance Applications
395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application under the carer's allowance scheme. [21928/16] - Departmental Reviews
396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the determinations of the interdepartmental working group viewing the increased incidence of workers being classified as self-employed but not... - Community Employment Schemes Funding
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding of the community employment programme 2015 under the headings in budget and actual amounts in participant allowances, supervision,... - Departmental Staff Retirements
398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors in each region of his Department who are due to retire or reach 66... - Disability Allowance Applications
399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Appeals
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to a person who cannot work due to illness in order to pay their mortgage in the absence of the mortgage interest supplement... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will address inequalities in the pension system for women, particularly those who left the workforce to rear children before 1994; if he will... - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Applications
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application by a person (details supplied) for a back-to-school allowance; and if he will make a... - Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility
403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review of eligibility for the insolvency payments scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/16] - Departmental Funding
404. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit to non-profit or non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to... - Disability Allowance Applications
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22106/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/16] - Invalidity Pension Applications
409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he will decide on an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); the average waiting time for such applications to be... - Carer's Allowance Applications
410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department received an application for a carer's allowance from a person (details supplied); when payment of the allowance will be approved;... - Labour Activation Projects
411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the safeguards he has put in place to assure jobseekers who have been selected for the JobPath activation scheme that they will not end up being... - Carer's Allowance Delays
412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to reduce the waiting time of 19 weeks before applications for carer's allowance are examined; and if he will make a... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Payments
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a payment to person (details supplied) under the partial capacity benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22166/16] - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an exceptional needs payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Applications
415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for a disability allowance which was lodged on 26 May 2016 for a person (details supplied);... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
416. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will intervene in a case to ensure that a person (details supplied) is not required to make a new carer's allowance application for a... - Invalidity Pension Waiting Times
417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Carer's Support Grant
418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a carer's support grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Carer's Allowance Applications
419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Invalidity Pension Applications
420. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22220/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
421. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22226/16] - Invalidity Pension Applications
422. 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. [22227/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
423. 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. [22233/16] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
425. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on a carer’s allowance review for a person (details supplied). [22276/16] - Invalidity Pension Applications
426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22279/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
427. 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. [22284/16] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
429. 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. [22286/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
430. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) and consider a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/16] - Respite Care Grant Applications
431. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a respite care grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22290/16] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
432. 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. [22291/16] - Social Welfare Appeals
433. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the departmental papers and the comments of the deciding officer have not been forwarded to an appeals officer for an appeal that was... - Disability Allowance Payments
434. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a qualified adult payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
435. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22301/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22321/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Allowance Appeals
440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [22350/16] - Qualified Child Increase Payments
441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2017 of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3 and €5, and if he will make a... - Free Travel Scheme
442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected increase due to changing demographics in the number of persons availing of the free travel scheme over the next five years; the cost... - Invalidity Pension Applications
443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - JobsPlus Scheme
444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an elected member of a local authority, who is currently in receipt of jobseeker's assistance, qualifies to take up employment through the Jobs... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
445. 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. [22466/16] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal against the refusal of carer's allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Appeals
448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their disability allowance reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Employment Support Services
449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and locations of Intreo centres across the State; the counties which do not currently have an Intreo centre; his plans to establish new... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
450. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 12 July 2016, if he will outline the position with regard to the person indicated (details... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
451. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the period of participation in a community employment scheme for a person (details supplied) beyond the standard... - Redundancy Payments
452. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a company (details supplied) regarding redundancy repayments; when redundancy payments will be made; and if he will make a statement... - School Meals Programme
454. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the school meals programme; the cost in 2017 of increasing expenditure on this programme by 5% and 10%; and if he will make a... - Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
455. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision regarding their farm assist appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22615/16] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
456. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the current policy and increasing the pension paid to a person (details supplied) and others who were only awarded a... - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
457. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined benefit schemes here; the number of active members in the defined benefit schemes; the number of deferred members of defined... - Social Welfare Rates
458. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2017 of restoring the Christmas bonus to 75% and 100% of its previous rate; and if he will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
459. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) must remain on JobPath despite being accepted onto a community employment scheme; and if he will make a... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
460. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that a person currently on the family rate of jobseeker's payment of €372.40, the rate for a married couple with two... - Disability Allowance Applications
461. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Appeals
465. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
466. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
467. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline his plans to review the qualifying conditions for the contributory state pension, particularly in respect of the yearly average and the... - Respite Care Grant Applications
468. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a respite care grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Applications
469. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied). [22696/16] - Ministerial Staff
470. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of politically appointed staff working in his Department, including the names, roles and salaries of each staff member; in... - Community Services Programme
471. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the changes to the most recent operation manual for community services programmes, dated 4 April 2016 Version 1, in particular, the... - State Pension (Contributory) Applications
475. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why his Department is waiting for a copy of an insurance record of a person (details supplied) from the Department of Communications, Energy and... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
476. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of a review for a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff Data
478. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set down by year of entry the number of staff who entered the public service in his Department post 1 January 2011 to date; and if he will make a...
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