Written answers
Thursday, 3 May 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- JobPath Programme
14. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons on jobseeker's payments are obliged to pursue the JobPath Seetec route if called upon to do so by her Department or... - Company Closures
15. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department can intervene in cases in which a company (details supplied) has closed, suddenly leaving workers unpaid... - Food Poverty
16. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on an announcement by an organisation (details supplied) that it is receiving a high number of calls... - Employment Support Services
17. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on developing an individual placement and support model of supported employment; and if she will make a statement on... - Unemployment Levels
18. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the discussions her Department has had with other Departments to address the issue of unemployment blackspots; and if there... - Social Welfare Offices
19. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the conclusion of talks between her Department and an organisation (details supplied) dealing... - Employment Rights
20. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the work in her Department to resolve issues regarding the classification of stable staff and racehorse trainers... - Legislative Process
21. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding progressing amendments on Committee Stage of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill... - Qualified Child Increase Payments
22. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce a higher rate of a qualified child increase for children of 12 years of age and over in view of... - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the protections in place for employees who are members of defined benefit pension schemes in which a pension scheme is due to... - Unemployment Levels
24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the measures she has taken to address the above average unemployment levels which persist in County Wexford; and... - State Pensions Reform
25. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the State pension rates will be restored to those who left the workforce due to childcare and are now receiving a lower... - Social Welfare Code
26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her role in the welfare of actors and persons in the arts who are having difficulty accessing social protection due to the... - Free Travel Scheme Applications
27. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a travel pass will issue to a person (details supplied) irrespective of means. [19306/18] - State Pension (Contributory) (1 comment)
28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the circumstances under which or the reason a person can avail of ten years credited contributions as distinct from the 20... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
30. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if failure to sign a personal progression plan with Seetec is used by deciding officers as a sole reason to penalise a... - Labour Activation Measures
32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional number of persons expected to access community employment and Tús schemes following the rule change for... - Pensions Reform
33. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reform the pension system in view of the perception that it discriminates against persons, mainly women, that... - Paternity Leave
34. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the provision of paternity leave and paid parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Jobseeker's Allowance
35. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which she plans to address the anomaly that persons who are homeless and under 25 years of age on jobseeker's... - Exceptional Needs Payments
36. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reform the operation of the exceptional needs payment in view of concerns that have been raised regarding access... - Public Services Card Authentication
37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the tender recently published on her Department's website seeking the supply of facial image matching software to... - Child Maintenance Payments
38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare payments that take child maintenance payments into account as means; and if she will make a... - Job Losses
39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the knowledge she had of potential job losses prior the announcement of 750 potential jobs losses in Eir; and her plans to... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
40. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied with the restructuring process for Money Advice and Budgeting Services and Citizens Information Services;... - International Agreements
41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which her Department has direct contact with other jurisdictions with which a bilateral arrangement for social... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for applications submitted for carer's allowance, disability allowance and domiciliary care allowance; and... - Pensions Reform
43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made regarding introducing a new total contributions pension scheme by 2020 and the introduction of a pension... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she plans to take to facilitate the award of widow and widower's pension in respect of persons married here... - Public Services Card Data
45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of face biometric data records collected through the administration of the public services card that are held by... - State Pension (Contributory)
46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend legislation regarding the State pension (contributory) with particular reference to persons whose insurance... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns held by those in Money Advice and Budgeting Services and Citizens Information... - Labour Activation Programmes
48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person has a right to refuse a place on JobPath in favour of a place on a community employment scheme; if there is a... - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
49. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues in defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19177/18] - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
50. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address social welfare appeals processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19174/18]
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