Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Pension Provisions
543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider reintroducing pension benefits for former CIÉ employees such as the telephone rental allowance and... - Legislative Reviews
544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 13 November 2018, the amendments required to Part 9 of the Children and Family... - State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be contacted about their pension payment which is €14 under the maximum rate;... - Working Family Payment Appeals
546. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48857/18] - Illness Benefit Applications
547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of illness benefit payments for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48858/18] - Disability Allowance Applications
548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for disability allowance; and if she will make a... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for a partial capacity allowance at the maximum... - Pension Provisions
550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 18 January 2018, if the form as requested by her Department from the UK... - Illness Benefit Applications
551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Insurance
552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the policy which excludes Irish citizens from building up A class contributions while... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the limit for means to qualify for disability allowance; if there is leeway particularly for a person that has an... - Illness Benefit Applications
554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied. [48913/18] - Disability Allowance Applications
555. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied). [48919/18] - Illness Benefit Applications
556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be approved; if supplementary welfare will be... - Paternity Leave Data
557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48948/18] - Maternity Leave
558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48949/18] - Carer's Allowance Applications
559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all carer's allowance applications are examined by a medical referee before refusal on care requirements as set out in... - State Pension (Non-Contributory)
560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in receipt of the non-contributory pension will have the pension amended following the change... - Social Welfare Benefits
561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue of prisoners not receiving welfare payments and having to reapply upon release... - Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Data
562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the part-time job incentive scheme in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018;... - Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility
564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria used to determine whether a person can remain in receipt of the part-time job incentive scheme payment beyond... - Illness Benefit Payments
565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person in receipt of illness benefit is not entitled to a Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Appeals
566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49076/18] - Disability Allowance Payments
567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Jobseeker's Allowance
568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the policy on age-related jobseeker's allowance can continue to be justified as a preventative measure for... - State Pensions Reform
569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the State pension age; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of all social welfare entitlements arising from PRSI contributions for PAYE workers in receipt of widow’s... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare payments available at Ballylongford post office, County Kerry before its closure; the number... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason rent support has not been paid in the case of a person (details supplied) who has provided all the information... - Invalidity Pension Eligibility
574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision on their invalidity pension application; and if she... - Illness Benefit Applications
575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive illness benefit payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49126/18] - Illness Benefit Payments
576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive illness benefit payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49127/18] - Working Family Payment Data
577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in each county in receipt of the working family payment in tabular form; and if she will make a... - State Pensions Payments
578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49131/18] - Housing Assistance Payment
579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons on the housing waiting list and that have been in receipt of rent supplement on a long-term basis are... - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if periods spent caring for an adult needing an increased level of care will count as homecaring periods if the person doing... - Fuel Allowance Eligibility
581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disablement benefit will be disregarded from the financial assessment for payment of fuel allowance; and if she will make... - Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme
582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49170/18] - Rural Social Scheme Data
583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the 2019 budget for the rural social scheme increased by 12%; and if she will make a... - Working Family Payment Applications
584. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a working family payment by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49325/18] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied); if the person will benefit from forthcoming... - Disability Allowance Applications
586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be assessed and decided without further delay; and... - Social Welfare Benefits Payments
587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a social welfare inspector can stop payments to a person in receipt of a payment while they investigate a... - Community Employment Schemes Operation
588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason community employment sponsors are not given the same access to potential participants as rural social scheme, RSS,... - JobPath Programme
589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the JobPath providers to establish pilot schemes specific to part-time workers or aimed at other groups of... - JobPath Implementation
590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures in place in circumstances in which a person that is engaged with a JobPath provider moves to another county... - Jobs Initiative
591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on Turas Nua’s position regarding part-time employment whereby a Turas Nua client that works on a part-time... - Carer's Support Grant
592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is likely a decision will be made on a carer’s support grant claim by a person (details supplied). [49374/18] - State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the total contributions approach, TCA; and if a person (details supplied) will qualify. [49383/18] - Carer's Allowance Applications
594. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a... - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and... - Carer's Allowance Applications
596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49458/18] - Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a request to backdate a jobseeker's allowance award in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 317 to 323 of 21 March 2018, the outcome of the consultation process regarding... - Illness Benefit Applications
599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim submitted on 24 September 2018 (details supplied) which has not been lodged... - Climate Change Adaptation Plans
600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make...
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