Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Department of Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
1174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her proposed changes to the qualifying criteria for a community employment scheme, in particular for persons wishing to roll over to a second year... - Child Poverty
1175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of children under 18 years of age who live in consistent poverty. [34186/17] - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
1177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove the means-test requirement for households in which a mature student wishes to return to education; and if she will make a... - Disability Activation Projects
1178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the types of job schemes that are available to young persons with learning disabilities and mental health issues; and if she will make a statement... - Job Creation
1179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the unemployment blackspots in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34416/17] - JobsIreland Service
1180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the roll-out of the State’s job matching service, jobsIreland.ie; the reason the launch date was delayed due to technical... - Social Welfare Fraud
1181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on reports of bogus self-employment (details supplied); and if her Department commissioned a report or instigated analysis of the issues... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
1182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33586/17] - Invalidity Pension Applications
1185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33684/17] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
1186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33689/17] - JobPath Data
1187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who gained employment in County Tipperary following referral to the Turas Nua scheme since the scheme was introduced; and if... - Registration of Births
1188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33804/17] - Social Welfare Benefits
1189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the current qualifying criteria for the widowed surviving civil partner parent grant; her further plans to extend this grant... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
1190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person's mortgage repayments are taken into account when calculating a person's allowance entitlement as part of the family income supplement;... - Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals
1191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can appeal a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34023/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
1192. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department is improving services and increasing supports for persons with disabilities during 2017. [34038/17] - Departmental Projects
1193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the investment by her Department since March 2016 in County Louth and parts of east County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Appeals Status
1194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34089/17] - Carer's Allowance Applications
1195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34096/17] - Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
1196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the free travel scheme to cater for such persons who are not entitled to the travel scheme but that are severely ill of disabled... - Carer's Allowance Applications
1197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34216/17] - Disability Allowance Appeals
1198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal for an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Applications
1199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34218/17] - Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
1200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money paid out humanitarian assistance scheme per annum in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and... - Jobseeker's Allowance Data
1202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age who are currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit; the way this has changed... - Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
1203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are delays in her Department in issuing payments that fall under her Department's remit; if so, the payments that are affected; the... - JobPath Implementation
1204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints since commencement to date that have been made against the two companies tasked with delivering JobPath; the actions taken... - Citizens Assembly
1205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take following the Citizens Assembly recommendations regarding the need for a mandatory pension scheme; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
1206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons by payment who have been refused a social welfare payment; the number that subsequently were awarded a payment on appeal; and... - Carer's Allowance Applications
1207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on... - Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals
1208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision to refuse an exceptional needs payment can be reviewed as part of an appeal in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she... - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
1209. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34437/17] - Social Welfare Appeals Status
1210. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing can be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34440/17] - Personal Public Service Numbers
1211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure to be followed to facilitate a new version of an application for a PPS number for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Public Services Card Provision
1212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a photo ID services card has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
1213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent support available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34448/17] - Social Insurance Yield
1214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated amount that could be raised from increasing employers PRSI towards the EU effective average rate of 20%, that is, by increasing the... - Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
1215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all weekly jobseeker's payments and the back to education allowance to €188, €200. €204 and... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
1216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of her Department; and if she will... - Household Benefits Scheme
1219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of reintroducing the telephone allowance. [34592/17] - Child Benefit Expenditure
1221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of reversing all cuts and changes to child benefit since 2008. [34594/17] - State Pensions
1222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of introducing a universal State pension of €250. [34595/17] - One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
1223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of reversing all cuts and changes to the one-parent family payment since 2008. [34596/17] - Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Expenditure
1224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €50. [34597/17] - Maternity Leave
1225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of extending paid maternity leave to 42 weeks or 52 weeks [34598/17] - Parental Leave Expenditure
1227. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of making 18 months of shareable paid maternity and paternity leave available to parents. [34600/17] - Maternity Benefit Expenditure
1228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing maternity benefit to €300 a week. [34601/17] - Poverty Data
1229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rate of consistent poverty, at risk of poverty and deprivation rate for those not at work due to an illness or a disability; the way these... - Services for People with Disabilities
1230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all Intreo offices are accessible for those with a disability; if not, the locations of offices which are not accessible; and if she will make a... - State Pensions
1231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she plans to take to address the situation whereby those who are forced to retire at 65 years of age must claim jobseeker's allowance... - Family Income Supplement Eligibility
1232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise public awareness of eligibility for family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34689/17] - Family Support Services
1233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the introduction of a working family payment proposed in A Programme for a Partnership Government; the way the proposed payment will... - Disability Allowance Applications
1234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance for a person (details supplied). [34740/17] - Disability Allowance Appeals
1235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability appeal by a person (details supplied). [34741/17] - Carer's Allowance Applications
1237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied). [34743/17] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
1238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied). [34744/17] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
1239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied). [34745/17] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
1240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied). [34746/17] - Invalidity Pension Applications
1241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied). [34747/17] - Farm Assist Scheme Data
1243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist and the amount paid in each county, in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular... - Jobseeker's Benefit
1244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the increasingly precarious nature of part time work, she will review the regulations regarding the number of days in which a... - Appointments to State Boards Data
1245. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 2040 of 20 June 2017, the number of former TDs that applied for board positions; and if she will make a... - Unemployment Levels
1246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps that are being taken to ease unemployment specifically in the blackspots identified in census 2016; and if she will make a statement on...
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