Written answers
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance
336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will, in the case of permanently disabled persons that employ full-time or part-time carers, make them exempt from PRSI and employer... - School Meals Programme
337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the school meals programme by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 30% and 40% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Benefit
338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if financial assistance is in place for families of premature babies in relation to maternity and paternity benefits; and if he will make a... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is registered with Seetec is not allowed to apply for a community employment scheme; if the position will... - Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the free travel pass for pensioners who have permanent residence here and are citizens but out of the State for a number of... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households that have been taken off rent supplement as a result of being placed in emergency accommodation in 2016, by local... - JobPath Data
342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of job applications per week a person on JobPath's Seetec scheme will have to make; and the number of interviews they must attend. [17512/17] - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person can receive an extension to their community employment scheme if they are over 62 years of age; if this extension can be up until... - Data Protection
344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on communications between an elected representative and Turas Nua regarding a person engaged with Turas Nua with the person's consent; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reinstate a diet supplement payment; the way in which persons, particularly those in receipt of social welfare payments, are to manage... - Invalidity Pension Applications
346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [17585/17] - Carer's Allowance Appeals
347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17609/17] - Equal Opportunities Employment
348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of running the WALK PEER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17616/17] - Rural Social Scheme
349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the structure and nature of the rural social scheme to include an element of training for the participants; and if he will make... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to phase out crèche and play school service provision by community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Employment Schemes Administration
352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the additional supplement provided to community employment participants in view of increased transport costs; and if... - JobPath Implementation
353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is his Department's policy objective to place jobseekers in JobPath in preference over community employment; and if he will make a statement... - Employment Schemes
354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the precise criteria required for a person to transfer from JobPath to community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/17] - Local Employment Service
355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is his Department's policy to replace local employment service mediators; if so, his plans to replace them; and if he will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for supplementary welfare allowance and one-parent family allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if... - Youth Guarantee
357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of youth guarantee funding spent to date; and the amount of money drawn down from 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [17663/17] - Employment Schemes
358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who is working on a gateway scheme can transfer on completion of their term on this scheme to either the Tús... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); if compensation they received will be excluded from the calculations for disability... - JobPath Implementation
361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount the JobPath programme has cost to date, including the entire tendering process, the use of economic research specialists and legal costs;... - Child Benefit Eligibility
364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will change the guidelines of the child benefit payment to include 18 year olds that are still in school to be in receipt of the payment; and... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans for a two-stream approach to community employment; the changes that are planned in this regard; the responsibilities this will place on... - Departmental Properties
367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacant buildings in his Department's ownership or control; the locations of same; and the length of time they have been unoccupied in... - Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of an application for jobseeker's... - Community Employment Schemes Funding
370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position in regard to the equipment grant for community employment schemes; and his plans to increase the rate payable under the grant; and if... - Disability Allowance
371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who was in receipt of disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the... - JobPath Data
372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the whole number totals used to calculate percentages for employment progression rates for unemployed persons on JobPath and not on JobPath,... - JobPath Implementation
374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 21 March 2017, the commercial sensitivities preventing the publication of individual payments to the... - Farm Partnerships
377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a retrospective farm partnership will be approved for persons (details supplied). [18031/17] - JobPath Implementation
378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the detail of discussions between his Department and the management of a company (details supplied) regarding the company's operation of the JobPath... - Job Assist Scheme
379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number young persons under 25 years of age that commenced a JobBridge placement in 2015 and for the period the scheme was in operation in 2016,... - Momentum Programme
380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age that commenced a Momentum programme in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [18072/17] - Back to Education Allowance Data
381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age that successfully applied for support under the back to education allowance scheme, excluding... - Back to Work Allowance Data
382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young person under 25 years of age that successfully applied for support under the back to work enterprise allowance scheme in 2015... - Community Employment Schemes Data
383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age that commenced a community employment placement in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [18076/17] - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a reduced 25 year old rate and a reduced 18 to 24 year old rate of jobseekers allowance respectively in the most... - Social Welfare Schemes
385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there are now three schemes for the long-term unemployed (details supplied). [18099/17] - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend community employment eligibility to self employed jobseekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18113/17] - JobPath Implementation
389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review a situation whereby a person (details supplied) who is on JobPath is disqualified from taking up a position on a community... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend the legislation and regulations for eligibility for the State contributory pension (details supplied); if his attention has been... - Carer's Allowance Applications
392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/17] - Social Welfare Appeals Delays
394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current backlog in respect of appeals for means tested payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/17] - Supplementary Welfare Allowance
395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that provision is made whereby emergency payments are made available in cases of extreme hardship by way of exceptional needs... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which dental and ophthalmic benefit have been availed of in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18337/17] - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will undertake to review and amend by way of legislation, if found necessary, the situation whereby a person following family law issues may... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
399. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to previous parliamentary questions in this regard, his proposals to address issues whereby persons who opted out of the workforce to rear... - Social Welfare Appeals Data
401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the applications for various social welfare payments which are most commonly refused on application and referred to appeal or oral hearing; the... - Youth Unemployment Measures
402. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the various youth unemployment alleviation measures have resulted in successful full-time job placements; and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the self-employed can qualify for various social welfare supports now and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the... - Workplace Relations Commission
406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the adjudications and the findings of the Workplace Relations Commission in respect of public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date...
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