Written answers
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Department of Social Protection
- Equality Issues
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the increasing numbers of low paid or part-time workers and the impact of this on wage inequality here, which according to research... - Labour Activation Measures
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the specific measures his Department plans to introduce to tackle unemployment for those persons aged 50 years of age and over; and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Fraud
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to combat welfare fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2737/17] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the drop in supplementary welfare allowance scheme payments being issued from community welfare offices in recent years; and if he... - Free Travel Scheme
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of travel vouchers for persons living in rural Ireland with no access to public transport and relying on private... - Labour Activation Measures
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform and recalibrate local activation programmes such as community employment, Tús and Gateway as announced in his statement of... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures that his Department will take in the future to further support self-employed persons following the changes announced in budget 2017; and... - Fuel Poverty
66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action his Department is taking to tackle fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2764/17] - Departmental Contracts
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures his Department has in place to ensure that the contracting out of public employment services to private companies, Turas Nua and Seetec,... - Social Welfare Benefits
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will revise the rules to ensure that all recipients of social protection payments receive the Christmas bonus; and if he will make a statement... - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views regarding the future viability of defined benefit schemes here in view of the planned closure of a defined benefit pension scheme (details... - State Pensions
70. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made on achieving equality in pension entitlements for those persons who have taken time out of their paid career to care... - Social Welfare Benefits
71. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he will consult on options for the introduction of a working family payment; and if the family income supplement will be replaced in his... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of unclaimed social protection entitlements that persons are entitled to claim but for whatever reason do not claim. [2774/17] - JobPath Implementation
73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has satisfied himself with the operation of JobPath; and if he plans to wind down this scheme with unemployment continuing to fall. [2757/17] - Free Travel Scheme
74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm the future of the free travel scheme operated under his department; the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Employment Support Services
75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the specific measures he plans to introduce to address the issue of high levels of unemployment being experienced by persons with disabilities; and... - Carer's Allowance Data
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the most up to date figures on the refusal rates for those persons applying for a carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pensions Reform
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking with regard to pension reform, including closing the gender pension gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/17] - Back to Education Allowance
79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for persons on jobseeker's payments who wish to take up a higher degree to improve their employment potential. [2578/17] - Community Employment Schemes Administration
80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the operation of the community employment scheme; if he will report on his earlier commitment to assist community employment... - Unemployment Levels
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reduce long-term unemployment. [2754/17] - Farm Assist Scheme Administration
82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the changes announced to farm assist in budget 2017 will take effect; the date on which the 15% income disregard announced in budget 2017 will... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to specific difficulties being experienced by supervisors and sponsors in managing special community employment... - One-Parent Family Payment
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the nature and the scope of the review he and his Department are carrying out on lone parents; the timeframe for this report; and if he will make a... - Rural Social Scheme
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that rural social scheme supervisors are on notably different pay scales to community employment... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend PRSI benefits to self-employed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/17] - Social Welfare Benefits
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a new working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/17] - Data Protection
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if personal information collated by Seetec working on behalf of his Department is stored on databases outside Ireland, which are soon to be outside... - Free Travel Scheme
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to a report which proposes a €50 annual charge on the free travel pass; if he will give a commitment that no...
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