Written answers
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Department of Social Protection
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25709/17] - Social Welfare Fraud
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of research carried out by his Department into the savings expected to be made as a result of the current welfare fraud campaign; if, in... - Labour Activation Programmes
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to allow the Tús scheme and the community employment schemes to retain current participants even if their term is complete (details... - Community Employment Schemes Administration
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to make changes to community employment schemes; the expected start date for these changes to come into operation; and if he will make a... - Departmental Information
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to launch information campaigns advising persons of payment pending wages or the fast tracking system for persons that sign off to take up... - Social Welfare Overpayments
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the circumstances in which persons are deemed to have inadvertently received a payment to which they may not have an entitlement... - Community Employment Schemes Administration
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to centralise the provision of insurance for community employment schemes within his Department to reduce the costs for sponsors and... - Social Welfare Code
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he was referring to persons that rely on social transfers from his Department to keep them out of poverty when he stated those that contribute... - JobPath Implementation
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has satisfied himself with the operation of the JobPath scheme, including the costs involved in the operation of the scheme; and if he will... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to improve the processing time of applications for domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the lower rate of jobseeker's payments for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25951/17] - Social Welfare Fraud
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the cost of the welfare fraud campaign his Department is engaged in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/17] - Social Insurance Fund Data
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount owed to the social insurance fund; the efforts made by his Department to collect moneys owed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Benefit Administration
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 161 and 162 of 17 May 2017, if he will report on the status of maternity benefit applications and the delays... - Social Insurance Fund Deficit
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the decision by his Department to write off moneys owed by employers under the insolvency and redundancy scheme; and if he will make a... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the changes to the eligibility criteria to the State (contributory) pension which was introduced in 2012, which is extremely... - State Bodies Mergers
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions his Department has taken in response to concerns raised by MABS and CIS regarding restructuring plans; and if he will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time it takes for a file to be sent from the carer's allowance section in Sligo to the social welfare appeals office in Dublin once the... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of rent supplement that are aged 18 to 24 years of age, by county, in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017;... - Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department is encouraging recipients of social welfare payments to become self-employed through the back to work enterprise allowance... - Widow's Pension Eligibility
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the widow’s pension to unmarried couples in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25934/17] - Community Employment Schemes Administration
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to improve awareness of community employment schemes for those on the live register and other eligible schemes; his further plans for a... - Construction Industry
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated loss in employers' PRSI payments to his Department for the year ending 31 December 2015 in view of the amount of bogus self-employment... - Employment Support Services
66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to assist those that are long-term unemployed back into the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25711/17] - School Meals Programme
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding provided to schools in County Tipperary for the school meals scheme; if he will expand the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drug Treatment Programmes
69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status for the specific community employment drug rehabilitation programmes in view of recent changes to community employment eligibility and so... - Child Benefit Eligibility
70. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend child benefit entitlement to parents of full-time students in second level education that are over 18 years of age; and if he... - State Pensions Reform
73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of his interest in those who get up early in the morning, he will give a commitment to ending the pension inequality that has emerged due... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has satisfied himself that adequate resources are in place to ensure minimum waiting times in respect of decisions on appeal in respect of... - Pension Provisions
75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the pension provisions for foster parents that have to be in the home when carrying out this vital role but are only entitled to... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for decisions on carer's allowance and domiciliary care allowance applications; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the report into the effects of the cuts to jobseekers' payments on those aged under 26 years of age; when he expects the report to be... - Pensions Reform
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he proposes to publish his plans and costings for a universal pension for all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/17] - State Pension (Contributory)
86. 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... - Disability Allowance
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 3 May 2017, his views on whether it would be more beneficial to categorise various groupings of persons... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a centralised Garda vetting system for community employment schemes similar to that operated by an organisation (details... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to implement changes to the State (contributory) pension criteria to ensure that persons that had a break in their insurance contribution... - Job Creation
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to provide jobs for unemployed young persons, which totalled 12.9% in April 2017, almost double the youth unemployment rate in... - Labour Activation Programmes
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering providing replacement schemes for JobBridge and Gateway; if so, the detail of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on...
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