Written answers

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

  • Labour Activation Projects
    340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the normal qualifying conditions for a Tús scheme can be wavered for persons that has been referred through a drug treatment programme such...
  • Community Employment Schemes Operation
    341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the proposed rules governing community employment schemes will be enforced in order that the period of assessment commences in January 2007...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
    342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend community employment eligibility to self-employed jobseeker's in view of the fact that persons in receipt of farm assist are...
  • Citizen Information Services
    343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has approved the creation of 16 new senior manager posts in the context of the Citizens Information Board planned restructuring of MABS and...
  • Legal Costs
    345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on legal and other fees helping workers of a company (details supplied) take their case to the European courts; and if he will make...
  • Disability Allowance Eligibility
    346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16174/17]
  • Social Welfare Code
    347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a carer can continue to receive the full allowance if she is on maternity leave and in receipt of maternity benefit but still fulfilling her...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
    348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the detail of the proposed changes to the structure and function of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service; the reason this restructuring is being...
  • School Meals Programme
    349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools that have applied for school meals funding since 2009; the number of these that have been refused; and if he will make a...
  • Bereavement Grant
    350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of the reinstatement of the bereavement grant; if he will consider the reinstatement of this grant in the context of the...
  • Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
    352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for processing carer's allowance and carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16259/17]
  • Treatment Benefit Scheme
    353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a dental cleaning and payments towards glasses scheme in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/17]
  • Carer's Allowance Applications
    354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16275/17]
  • Social Insurance
    355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive credited contributions for the period they were in receipt of a carer's allowance. [16282/17]
  • Training Support Grant
    356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if one-day fork truck operator renewal or refresher courses are available in County Wexford to experienced fork truck drivers that are currently...
  • Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
    358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend the number of contribution requirements needed by seasonal and part-time workers in order to be eligible for the jobseeker's...
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
    360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16311/17]
  • Departmental Information
    361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of requests his Department received for material to be made available in Braille format in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16390/17]
  • Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
    363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money paid out under the humanitarian assistance scheme per annum from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a decision on an invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Public Services Cards
    366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the exact statutory provision which is preventing a public services card being issued in the case of a person (details supplied). [16567/17]
  • International Agreements
    367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reciprocal social security arrangements that were put in place prior to Ireland and Britain joining the EEC in 1973; the present-day status of...
  • Brexit Issues
    368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of British citizens living here and in receipt of a British state pension which is updated on an annual basis; if he has met with his...
  • JobsPlus Scheme
    370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on JobsPlus from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of long-term unemployed who have gained employment...
  • Child Benefit Data
    372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the cut-off point for eligibility for child benefit from 16 to 18 years of age; and if he will make a...
  • Back to Education Allowance Data
    373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average cost per participant on the back to education allowance; the cost of increasing the number of places on the allowance by 5%,10%,15% and...
  • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
    374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there have been internal recommendations in his Department to change the criteria for accessing back to education allowance; if he will consider...
  • Homemakers Scheme
    375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the homemakers credits scheme prior to 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16627/17]
  • Disability Allowance Payments
    376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16644/17]
  • JobPath Data
    377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of all the courses, including course providers, for which JobPath does and may provide funding in County Donegal, in tabular form; and...
  • Invalidity Pension Applications
    378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when consideration will be given to granting invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Rural Social Scheme Data
    379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme at present; his plans to increase participation throughout 2017 and 2018; and if he will make...
  • Household Benefits Scheme
    380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reinstating the phone allowance for older persons in view of the fact that for areas with poor reception it was suitable to have...
  • Exceptional Needs Payment Data
    381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments made under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme towards funeral expenses in excess of €1,500...

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