Written answers
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- State Pension (Contributory)
6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases due for review under the new total contribution system for assessing pensioners for contributory State... - Data Protection
7. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she or officials from her Department discussed the issue of the publication of the full final report of the investigation by... - Child Poverty
10. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the statistic that 132,000 children here are growing up in consistent poverty; her further views on whether this... - Farm Assist Scheme Administration
16. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the level of bureaucracy involved in the annual forms that applicants for farm assist are required to fill out and return... - Pensions Reform
17. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to introduce an auto-enrolment pension system; the progress made to date in this regard, in... - Departmental Programmes
18. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the new national action plan for social inclusion has not been published; the definitive date for its publication;... - Social Welfare Appeals
19. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take the necessary steps to ensure a speedy processing of appeals in respect of various payments administered by... - Carer's Allowance Review
20. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the last review of carer's allowance took place; if she will consider reviewing the criteria in place particularly in... - Treatment Benefit Scheme
21. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the hearing aid grant available under the treatment benefit fund in view of the health inequality when it... - Disability Allowance Eligibility
22. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the negative social effects of the method of assessing capital for means testing purposes for those in... - Labour Activation Measures
23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to further tackle long-term unemployment; her views on the recent CSO labour force survey report; and... - Employment Rights
24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when discussions will commence with the relevant bodies to bring in a sectoral employment order to ensure that tips in cash... - Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
25. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make specific provision in order to ensure that persons whose welfare payments come under periodic review do not... - Local Employment Service
26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans in relation to the future of the local employment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23003/19] - State Pension (Contributory)
27. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to re-examine the situation for women who lost out on a full State pension (contributory) due to... - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
29. 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... - State Pension (Contributory)
30. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pensioners in counties Longford and Westmeath that will be positively affected by the change in pension rules... - Carer's Allowance Applications
32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the file of a person (details supplied) has not yet been received from the carer's allowance section two months... - School Meals Programme
34. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the hot school meals scheme pilot project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23046/19] - Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
35. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the delays in processing reviews for social welfare payments, including carer's allowance, disability... - JobPath Programme
36. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has had an engagement with JobPath providers in relation to extending referrals beyond 2019; and if she will make a... - Parental Leave
37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the new parental leave scheme due to commence in November 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Pension (Contributory)
38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) does not meet the qualifying criteria for a full rate of pension. [22791/19] - Youth Unemployment Data
39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on youth unemployment figures remaining in double digits despite a number of initiatives and schemes to support... - Pension Provisions
41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure representative organisations of retired workers can have access to forums that will decide or discuss... - Paternity Benefit
43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that availed of paternity benefit both nationally and in County Limerick since its introduction in... - Back to Education Allowance
44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding issues arising with the back to education allowance in relation to adult education...
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