Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Homemakers Scheme
76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the women affected by the gaps in the homemaker's scheme can expect to see the changes that will bring them in line with... - Carer's Allowance Delays
79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there is a backlog of claims in the carer's allowance section (details supplied). [46893/18] - Illness Benefit Waiting Times
81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the issues with the new system for illness benefit will be rectified; if additional staff will be allocated in order to... - Working Family Payment
86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the working family payment is not eligible for the Christmas bonus; and if she has given consideration to extending... - Pension Provisions
87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she plans to take to facilitate the award of widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the application process and waiting times for payments such as domiciliary care's allowance and... - Employment Rights
90. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legislative measures she plans to prioritise to deal with bogus self-employment and related denials of workers' rights;... - Pension Provisions
92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the change from a 30-year qualifying base for a State pension (contributory) under the 2010 national... - Gender Proofing of Policies
94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the recent ESRI report, which indicated that welfare cuts since the economic crash discriminated against the... - Illness Benefit Waiting Times
96. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cause of the difficulties experienced by persons accessing illness benefit payments over the past few months; the reason... - Housing Assistance Payment Data
98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of correspondence requiring them to transfer to HAP from rent supplement; the number of... - Parental Leave Expenditure
99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date in 2019 from which parental leave will be paid under the budget forecasts; the number of persons expected to apply in... - Pension Provisions
100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports provided to foster parents particularly in the area of pensions in which foster parents would like their role as... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a community advisory forum for community employment schemes; and her further plans to increase the... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for carer's allowance and carer's benefit applications; the reason for the backlog of applications; her... - Carer's Allowance Delays
106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional resources will be provided to reduce delays in the processing of carer's allowance applications; and if she... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the targets to reduce consistent poverty and child poverty by 2020 will be met; and if she will make a... - Youth Employment Initiative
118. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons who have engaged with the YESS scheme; the number of employers that have registered under the... - JobPath Data
119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of JobPath attendees that gained work after completing the course; and if she will make a statement on the... - Farm Assist Scheme Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the level of red tape involved in the annual forms that applicants for farm assist are required to fill out and return... - Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken to honour the pension claim of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors as per a 2008... - Unemployment Data
123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the fact that decreases in the live register figure are not reflected in the average amount of income tax paid... - Action Plan for Social Inclusion
124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the national action plan for social inclusion 2018-2021 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the... - Brexit Issues
126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the discussions she has had with the authorities in Northern Ireland and her counterpart in the British Government regarding... - JobPath Programme
127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for Turas Nua and Seetec in view of the improvement in the number of persons at work; and if she will make a... - JobPath Data
129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in the south east to date who have found employment through the JobPath service; the number of persons...
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