Written answers
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Departmental Websites
251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced in accessing a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Work Placement Programmes
253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can extend their participation on a Tús scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28176/16] - Disability Services Funding
254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding disability services in County Louth, including the funding available to a programme (details supplied). [28443/16] - Youth Unemployment Measures
255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures to be taken to tackle unemployment and in particular youth unemployment when the EU Council discussed these matters in September 2016.... - Disability Allowance Appeals
257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme. [28054/16] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
258. 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. [28061/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
259. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Fit for Work Programme
260. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which fitness to work will be assessed under the fit for work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28099/16] - Disability Allowance Eligibility
261. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for disability allowance or invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Illness Benefit Payments
262. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the decision not to continue paying illness benefit to a person (details supplied). [28114/16] - Disability Allowance Payments
263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 16 September 2016, the reason the full payment of benefit of €183 per week paid to a person... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
264. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the way in which the contributory State pension is calculated to avoid those who had absences from the workforce for a variety... - Personal Public Service Numbers
265. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the case of a person (details supplied) might be facilitated by way of a PPS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Allowance Appeals
266. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28153/16] - Family Income Supplement Payments
267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which an alleged overpayment has occurred in the case of a person (details supplied); the procedure for appeal; and if he will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
268. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28168/16] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
270. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a supplementary allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28195/16] - Home-makers Scheme
271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the home-makers scheme in relation to pensions has not been extended to home-makers pre-1994; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Pension (Contributory)
272. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the legislation for calculating PRSI contributions in relation to contributory pensions to disregard short-term or summer... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28225/16] - Carer's Allowance Payments
274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and expedite the carer's allowance being paid to a person (details supplied) to ensure that the maximum benefit is being paid; and... - Insolvency Payments Scheme Applications
275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he will take in progressing the insolvency payment for a person (details supplied); if he can intervene or if there are sanctions to be... - Invalidity Pension Applications
276. 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. [28272/16] - Invalidity Pension Payments
277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28275/16] - Carer's Allowance Applications
278. 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. [28281/16] - Departmental Strategy Statements
279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in his Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016;... - Credit Union Lending
280. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when it is proposed to extend the microloan scheme operated by the credit unions to the credit union in Rathmines. [28337/16] - Civil Registration Legislation
281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, further to the enactment of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, all provisions and systems are in place to register the death of an... - Carer's Allowance Applications
282. 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. [28405/16] - Free Travel Scheme Data
283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the detail of all services, including the name of the provider in each case and also those provided by private operators, for which holders are... - Carer's Allowance Payments
284. 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. [28412/16] - State Pensions
285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the detail of the proposals to require those of a pensionable age make a claim for jobseeker's benefit before receiving the State pension; and if he... - JobPath Implementation
286. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of referrals to JobPath providers that have subsequently been referred to an employability supported employment service since the... - Carer's Allowance Payments
287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of carer's allowance has received a significant reduction of payment following a review; if the... - Social Welfare Appeals
288. 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. [28464/16] - Carer's Allowance Delays
289. 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. [28470/16] - Scéim na mBéilí Scoile
290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection cad chuige nach bhfuil scoil i gcontae Dhún na nGall (sonraí curtha ar fáil) páirteach i Scéim na mBéilí Scoile;... - School Meals Programme
291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools that participate in the school meals programme but are not included as part of the existing DEIS programme, by county, in... - Carer's Allowance Applications
292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance (details supplied) will be expedited and approved for the period up to the date of the death of a person.... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28514/16] - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to end the inequitable age segregation in respect of jobseeker's allowance payments whereby persons under the age of 26 years are paid... - Social Welfare Benefits
295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will fully restore the Christmas bonus to those in receipt of social protection payments; if he will consider changing the eligibility... - Social Welfare Inspections
296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if social protection inspectors are required to keep a record of unnotified or notified home visits, namely, the number of unnotified or notified... - Disability Allowance Applications
299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on an application for disability allowance. [28560/16] - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance for children aged between four and 11 years from €100 to... - Social Welfare Benefits
301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will reintroduce the phone allowance in the upcoming budget in view of the high reliance our senior citizens place on their personal alarms... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on matters concerning post offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/16] - One-Parent Family Payment
303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that waiting periods for persons seeking the lone parent benefit are satisfactory; and his views on whether a review of the... - Unemployment Levels
304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of unemployed young people aged 18-24 years in Dublin, with a breakdown by the various areas of Dublin. [28626/16] - Carer's Benefit Applications
306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's benefit can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Back to Education Allowance Applications
307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to a back to education allowance application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in respect of an application for domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Allowance Appeals
309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in respect of an application for disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in respect of an application for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
312. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in respect of an application for invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff Data
313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of retired public sector employees in his Department including bodies under its aegis who are in receipt of a public sector pension that... - Departmental Staff Data
314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28997/16]
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