Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Irish Sign Language
363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the State-funded bodies which currently provide Irish Sign Language interpretive services and the capacity in which; and if he will make a statement... - Civil Registration Documentation
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all births, deaths and marriages are now recorded digitally; if the details of parents and grandparents names, ages, addresses and siblings will... - Social Insurance Yield
365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected yield if employer’s PRSI were to be raised to 2%, by 4% and by 6% across all employers. [27502/16] - Back to Education Allowance
368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the new policy changes to the back to education allowance scheme which were introduced in April 2016, which will reduce any... - Carer's Allowance Payments
369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person has not been facilitated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26470/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a review lodged in respect of a carer's allowance application (details supplied) has not been dealt with in view of the fact that the... - Disability Allowance Applications
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26506/16] - Bereavement Grant
372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will reinstate immediately the full bereavement grant for persons who require it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26513/16] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26524/16] - Invalidity Pension Payments
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time for review of medical assessments for invalidity pension claims; when a person (details supplied)... - Family Income Supplement Payments
376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will commence in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26544/16] - Illness Benefit Appeals
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal has been received in the social protection appeals office against the decision of his Department not to pay a person (details supplied)... - Carer's Allowance Payments
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is being requested to pay back an amount of money to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the... - Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is due a refund on their social protection payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26630/16] - Invalidity Pension Eligibility
381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Family Income Supplement Data
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost in 2017 of lowering the requirement to qualify for family income supplement from 19 hours per week to 15 hours per week... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the back to education allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) on the grounds that changing discipline to study law, is... - Farm Assist Scheme
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the cuts imposed in past budgets to increase the number of eligible low income farmers; if he will reinstate the income and child... - Community Services Programme
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a situation (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26742/16] - Family Income Supplement Payments
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a family income supplement application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/16] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing can be provided for a person (details supplied) who has been refused disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Applications
388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider amending legislation which governs the fuel allowance scheme to ensure that disablement benefit is included as a qualifying... - Carer's Allowance Applications
390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Back to Education Allowance
391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of education allowance of €300, which was paid in addition to the back to education... - Social Welfare Schemes
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy of his Department regarding unscheduled home inspections of applicants for social protection payments and specifically, as it applies to... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of unscheduled home inspections undertaken by his Department in each year since 2010, in tabular form. [26843/16] - Departmental Expenditure
396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by his Department per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will... - Data Protection
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if... - Jobseeker's Benefit
398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the State of restoring all jobseeker's payments to €188 a week. [26908/16] - Social Welfare Appeals
399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26922/16] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
400. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and when a decision can be expected on this case. [26928/16] - Disability Allowance
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review will be completed on a disability allowance application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [26934/16] - JobPath Implementation
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further Parliamentary Questions Nos. 743 to 746, inclusive, of 16 September 2016, if the 60 minutes maximum travel time for JobPath participants is... - Training Support Grant
405. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a training support grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26950/16] - Free Travel Scheme
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend the provision to allow children who are ill or have special needs to be entitled to free travel (details supplied); and if he... - Rent Supplement Scheme
407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure by his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date on rent supplement payments (details supplied) to landlords being... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a Carer's Allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26973/16] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Jobseeker's Allowance
415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who are transitioning from JSTP to JSA when their children turn 14 years of age are not assisted in making the transition... - Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme
416. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if mortgage interest support can be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27024/16] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be facilitated in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27043/16] - Dental Services Provision
418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to commence discussions with a view to reaching agreement with the Irish Dental Association on the restoration of treatments under the... - Social Welfare Overpayments
419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which debt of almost €16,000 accrued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Domiciliary Care Allowance
420. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27107/16] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
421. 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. [27111/16] - Social Welfare Code
422. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider setting up a task force to find solutions to the problem of persons on social protection payments facing so many disincentives,... - Disability Allowance Appeals
423. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding refusal for disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Allowance Applications
424. 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. [27120/16] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
429. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
430. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Family Income Supplement
431. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for family income supplement by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27166/16] - Family Income Supplement Appeals
432. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal regarding the decision on a family income supplement application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
433. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal regarding refusal of disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Benefits
434. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct Social Protection entitlements to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
435. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - One-Parent Family Payment
436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on contacting non-custodial parents to inform them that they are no longer liable to pay maintenance for their children as it has been... - Invalidity Pension Applications
438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27252/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Diet Supplement Scheme
441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost in a full year of restoring the diet supplement scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27259/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27260/16] - Naturalisation Applications
443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current position of a naturalisation case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27281/16] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position of an appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27283/16] - Carer's Benefit Payments
445. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have their carers benefit payment reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27286/16] - Departmental Legal Services
446. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will be defending findings with the assistance of legal professionals with regard to a case (details supplied). [27307/16] - Social Welfare Overpayments
447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied); if the overpayment is currently the subject of an appeal; the way... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer for every extra week the fuel allowance is payable at current rates. [27450/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
449. 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. [27475/16] - Family Income Supplement Data
450. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2017 of increasing family income supplement, FIS, by calculating it on the basis of 75% of the difference between the income... - Child Benefit Data
452. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 if child benefit were paid for those over 18 until they finish full-time second level education. [27516/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Data
453. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 of reversing the cuts to the one-parent family payment in order that it continues to be paid until a child... - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data
457. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of increasing the Back to School Allowance by €50 per child. [27521/16] - Carer's Allowance Data
460. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2017 of paying a full PRSI stamp for those in receipt of the carer's allowance. [27524/16] - Departmental Staff Remuneration
461. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees...
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