Written answers

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

 
  • Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
    54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps which have been taken to address waiting times for processing entitlement to essential social welfare payments; and...
  • School Meals Programme
    55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the hot schools meal programme complies with nutritional standards. [43552/19]
  • Public Services Card
    56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the public services card is compliant with the law on data protection. [43553/19]
  • National Minimum Wage
    57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there has been a delay in the increase of the minimum wage. [43640/19]
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young jobseekers aged 18 to 24 years of age who will not see their weekly rate increase to the full rate as...
  • State Pension (Contributory) Data (1 comment)
    59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases examined to date under the new full contribution system introduced for calculating State pension...
  • School Meals Programme
    61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the 36 piloted schools initially targeted under the school meals programme serving hot meals will now be a permanent...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce separate time periods for persons who have been refused a social welfare payment to ask for a review and...
  • Public Services Card
    63. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost and legal status of the public services card to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39595/19]
  • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
    64. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the 2008 Labour Court recommendation regarding pensions for community employment scheme supervisors;...
  • Public Services Card
    65. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the ongoing issues relating to the public services card and the Data Protection Commissioner, in particular as it...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age who are deemed to live independently; the way in which this is determined; and...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
    67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of work examining ways social welfare rates could be set further to her engagement with stakeholders in respect of...
  • Labour Activation Measures
    68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details on the €2.5 million announced in budget 2020 to target specific job activation and training supports for...
  • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
    69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date for the publication of the new social inclusion strategy; if she has received the document; and if she will make a...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
    70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports accessible for self-employed persons following budget 2020; when they will be fully implemented; and...
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
    71. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of rent support payments in lieu of local authority housing made in the past five years to date; the potential for...
  • Fuel Allowance Data
    74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she carried out an impact assessment as to the effect the increase in carbon tax announced in budget 2020 will mean for...
  • Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
    75. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of research into funeral poverty as announced in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data
    76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there was no increase of the social welfare basic payment in line with the recommendation by an organisation...
  • Proposed Legislation
    77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the payment of wages Bill is not robust enough to protect workers in the hospitality industry in view of...

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