Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
1235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to include fibromyalgia as an illness to be considered for the disability allowance payment; and if she will make... - Guardian's Payment
1236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the situation regarding grandparents that are caring for their grandchildren in terms of options in terms of legal... - National Minimum Wage
1237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the sub-minimum rates introduced on 4 March... - Disability Allowance Applications
1238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12798/19] - State Pensions Payments
1239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of a State pension have the option to receive the payment on a monthly basis; and if she will make a... - Rent Supplement Scheme
1240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is a policy for community welfare officers to inform those on rent supplement that the payment may be impacted if they... - State Pensions Reform
1241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to introduce changes to pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12846/19] - Back to Work Allowance Eligibility
1242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for the back to work allowance; and if she will make a statement on... - Working Family Payment Payments
1243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a working family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Carer's Allowance Review
1244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied) which has been marked for review since... - Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
1245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting period for dealing with new applications for carer’s allowance; the waiting period for dealing with... - Jobseeker's Benefit
1246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given towards the adequate rest periods of retained firefighters in receipt of jobseeker's benefit... - State Pensions
1247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a matter regarding persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12964/19] - State Pension (Contributory)
1248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to move to a total contributions approach for the State pension (contributory) for all pensioners in the future;... - Pensions Data
1249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of reviews completed by county by 28 February 2019 in respect of the review of the 2012 pension changes; the... - Social Insurance Rates
1250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of hours per week an employee works in order to receive a full class A stamp; and if she will make a statement on... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
1251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for domiciliary care allowance appeals; and the work being carried out to reduce the processing time.... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
1252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Illness Benefit Applications
1254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [13072/19] - Invalidity Pension Reviews
1255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of an application by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make... - Carer's Allowance Applications
1256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if she... - Child Benefit Eligibility
1257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the cut-off for entitlement to children's allowance to allow children who turn 18 years of age and who are still in... - Working Family Payment Applications
1258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the... - Customer Verification Procedures
1259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all issues relative to their identity have been resolved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make... - Low Pay Commission Remit
1260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she has taken to strengthen the role of the Low Pay Commission in respect of the gender pay gap. [13189/19] - Photographic Identification
1261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the form of identification a person should use instead of a public services card if that is the only form of identification... - Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
1262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to recruit and divert more appeals officers to the social welfare appeals office to deal with the backlog of... - Social Welfare Appeals Data
1263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals that were lodged in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by type of appeal per scheme; the... - Citizens Information Services
1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment workers and volunteers working in citizen's information centres and services; the number... - State Pension (Contributory)
1265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter will be addressed regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Job Initiatives
1266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address concerns for the privacy of individual jobseekers that may arise when her Department organises events... - Public Services Card
1267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) about the public services card will be addressed; her plans to... - Community Employment Schemes Administration
1268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding community employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - State Pension (Contributory)
1269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the processing of reassessment of pensions; the reason some persons receive increases a few days after they... - Social Welfare Benefits Data
1270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged from 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of a jobseeker's payment. [13423/19] - Youth Employment Initiative
1271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the progress of the youth employment support scheme; the number of persons aged from 18 to 24 years of age who... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data
1272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged from 18 to 25 years of age who have sought assistance through the supplementary welfare allowance... - Jobseeker's Allowance
1273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage the review and report into the reduced jobseeker's rates for persons aged from 18 to 25, which was due to be... - Rent Supplement Scheme Data
1275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged from 18 to 25 years of age who are in receipt of rent supplement. [13428/19] - Working Family Payment
1277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a working family payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [13455/19] - Carer's Benefit Applications
1278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer’s allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she... - Carer's Allowance Delays
1279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13486/19] - Invalidity Pension Applications
1280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on the application of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for an invalidity pension;... - Social Welfare Benefits Applications
1281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer's allowance and domiciliary care allowance will be backdated to cover the period of time the benefits would have... - Social Welfare Benefits Payments
1282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has had illness benefit payments cut from €198 to €155 per week; and... - Disability Allowance Applications
1283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13521/19] - State Pension (Contributory)
1284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an assessment will be made on the pension of a person (details supplied). [13528/19] - Employment Support Services
1285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes and the local employment services; the efforts she will make to safeguard same;... - Illness Benefit Payments
1286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that all issues relating to illness benefit are now resolved; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
1287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which she plans to avert further strike action by community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and... - Interdepartmental Working Groups
1288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the working groups currently established in her Department; the focus of their work; the membership composition of each; and... - Illness Benefit Payments
1289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the payments to a person (details supplied) have ceased; when they can expect to receive payments; and if she... - Labour Activation Programmes Data
1290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the practice by Turas Nua of requesting companies declining jobseekers work to issue a letter with the... - Disability Allowance Appeals
1291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of a decision on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Jobseeker's Payments
1292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of sanctions applied to jobseekers' payments in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular... - Departmental Offices
1293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Finglas and Ballymun social work offices are to be relocated to a premises on the North Circular Road; and if she... - Public Services Card
1294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce proof of disability allowance on the public services card (details supplied); and if she will make a... - State Pension (Contributory) Data
1295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an increased contributory State pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied) who has recently submitted a... - Disability Allowance Payments
1296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue in respect ofa disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make... - Disability Allowance Applications
1297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied) will be backdated to the date of the person's 16th birthday.... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
1298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) on a community employment scheme who will exhaust his or her six-year entitlement on that... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
1299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [13705/19] - Child Benefit Eligibility
1300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason child benefit was not paid to a person (details supplied) for the past three months before they turned 18 years... - Social Welfare Appeals Delays
1301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a reply to an appeal; and when a decision will issue. [13733/19] - State Pension (Contributory)
1302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an increase to the contributory pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied) as part of the review by her... - Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
1303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a participant in a community employment scheme (details supplied) can be considered for an extension of working time in... - Disability Allowance Appeals
1304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a reply to an appeal; and when a decision will issue. [13759/19] - Carer's Support Grant
1305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's support grant will issue to a person (details supplied). [13770/19] - Departmental Data
1306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of complaints submitted to her Department in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of appeals made with... - Disability Allowance Payments
1307. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when disability allowance arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Departmental Correspondence
1308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review correspondence (details supplied); her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Pensions Data
1309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of reviews conducted and completed to date in counties Roscommon and Galway relating to the changes made to the... - Illness Benefit Applications
1310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Pensions Data
1311. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress on the reviews of the entitlements to contributory pensions for those born after 1 September 1946; and when... - Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
1312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a rescheduled hearing will take place in respect of a jobseeker's benefit appeal in the case of a person (details... - Carer's Allowance Applications
1313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
1314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Illness Benefit Payments
1315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a full illness benefit payment recently; and if she will make a... - Illness Benefit Appeals
1317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in forwarding the file of a person (details supplied) to the social welfare appeals office; when... - Disability Allowance Applications
1318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position with regard to an application for disability allowance and or disability benefit in the case of a person... - Invalidity Pension Appeals
1319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
1320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a disability allowance payment ceased for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Applications
1321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
1323. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address matters in regard to disability allowance while abroad on an internship (details supplied); and if she... - Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
1324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for rent allowance by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
1325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if money awarded to a person due to a legal compensation case is considered as means (details supplied); and if she will... - Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme
1327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a back to work enterprise allowance for over a year; and if she... - JobPath Programme
1329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who works part-time, is caring for a partner and has completed JobPath less than 12... - State Pension (Contributory)
1330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in dealing with contributory pensions of persons receiving them on a reduced basis since 2012; the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
1331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the... - Exceptional Needs Payment Data
1332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level and number of exceptional needs payments that have been made in 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular... - Working Family Payment Applications
1333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working family payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [14165/19] - Invalidity Pension Payments
1335. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Disability Allowance Applications
1336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Carer's Allowance Applications
1337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Applications
1338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
1339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Applications
1340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
1341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension Applications
1342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Benefit Applications
1343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
1344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Allowance Eligibility
1345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Carer's Benefit Applications
1346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Allowance Appeals
1347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Carer's Benefit Appeals
1348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Working Family Payment Payments
1349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a working family payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) since October 2018; and if she will make a...
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