Written answers
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Department of Social Protection
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of applying the €5 increase to persons under 26 years of age for 2017 and in a full year; the reason this category of... - Personal Micro Credit Scheme
292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action his Department has taken to assist the credit unions in the roll out and extension of the personal microcredit scheme, as promised in the... - Invalidity Pension Payments
293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will be paid in respect of an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Pensions Data
294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual costs of the State pension, contributory and non-contributory, in tabular form over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the demand for the long version of birth certificates from persons who are already in the system but who are making a new... - State Pension (Contributory) Applications
296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) will be finalised; the reason no acknowledgement or correspondence was issued... - Exceptional Needs Payment Data
297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and value of awards made under the exceptional needs payment scheme to families since the scheme replaced the previous bereavement grant... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if action will be taken with a view to providing rent support to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31509/16] - State Pension (Contributory) Expenditure
299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost implication for reversing the qualification criteria for the contributory pension that came into effect as a result of the 2012... - State Pensions Payments
300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of providing the full rate of contributory pension to all recipients of the reduced rate of the state pension... - Farm Assist Scheme
301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the new farm assist criteria announced in budget 2017 will be applied to new farm assist applications; if not, the date when the new criteria... - Training Support Grant
302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently on JobPath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31533/16] - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in determination of a review concerning eligibility for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Disability Allowance Applications
304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [31537/16] - Departmental Expenditure
306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of each of the expenditure savings that have been earmarked for his Department in 2017; the value of the saving in each case; the basis... - Farm Assist Scheme Payments
307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when it is intended to reintroduce the 30% disregard and allowances for children under the farm assist scheme; if all persons on farm assist and the... - Illness Benefit Payments
308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no option to have illness benefit paid into the post office; if he will review this policy; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Allowance Applications
309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on an application for disability allowance; and if he will make a... - Disability Allowance Appeals
310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the up-to-date position regarding an appeal by a person (details supplied). [31599/16] - Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost per annum of all private sector rental schemes since 1991, including but not limited to, the rent allowance scheme, in tabular form. [31606/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
312. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available to a person (details supplied) who has recently commenced a course and was previously on jobseeker's allowance;... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when financial assistance will be given in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/16] - Social Insurance Yield
314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the present yield of employer's PRSI at the rate of 8.5% and the 10.75% rate. [31642/16] - Disability Allowance Appeals
315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance payment by a person (details supplied). [31643/16] - Water Conservation Grant Expenditure
316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money actually paid out in respect of the €100 water conservation grant for 2015 and separately for 2016; and if he will make a... - Community Employment Schemes Places
317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will qualify in February 2017 for a roll-over of the FÁS scheme that is in operation in Borris and Rathanna,... - Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
318. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a response regarding an application for an exceptional needs payment; and if he will make a statement... - Household Benefits Scheme
320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will allow persons in receipt of a household benefits package to retain the package in a situation where an adult child has moved home due to... - School Meals Programme
321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided under the school meals programme to community crèches where numbers have increased since their initial... - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the entitlement to the fuel allowance under the national fuel scheme can be extended to those in receipt of illness benefit; and if he will make... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance
324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will be taking measures to assist the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in supporting families that... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
325. 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. [31881/16] - Community Services Programme
326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason no response issued to a query raised (details supplied). [31887/16] - Social Welfare Benefits Data
328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for welfare payments disallowed on the basis of the habitual residence condition each year since its introduction, broken... - Ministerial Functions
329. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the delegated responsibilities he has given to Ministers of State in his Department; when the order of delegated responsibility was signed; if he... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
330. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an overdue payment will issue to a person (details supplied); if the payment will now issue as a matter or urgency; and if he will make a... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be interviewed in view of the fact the person has not received funding since reaching 65 years of age in... - Social Insurance Payments
332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider introducing a scheme whereby self-employed tradesmen would be entitled to a payment for weeks they cannot work (details... - State Pension (Contributory)
333. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will change the way his Department calculates contributory pension contributions in order that the calculation will be based on actual years...
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