Written answers
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial assistance available to persons affected by severe flooding in the Clifden area of County Galway on 1 and 2... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
187. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reclassify the pandemic unemployment payment as a permanent payment as with the jobseeker’s scheme and... - Back to Education Allowance
188. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a change of strategy in respect of back to education allowance eligibility criteria has been deployed in respect of... - Disability Allowance
190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing disability allowance from €203 to €209 per week. [22745/20] - Free Travel Scheme
191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for free travel scheme increased by 5%; and the estimated cost in 2021. [22762/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those on the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment are eligible for the springboard conversion programme; and if she will... - Free Travel Scheme
193. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme to all children under 18 years of age and all students in higher level... - Community Employment Schemes
194. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 20 November 2019, when the outcome of the discussions between her Department and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legal framework for persons that were made redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic and have to date been unable to access... - State Pensions
196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the qualifying age for the State pension will not rise to 67 in 2021 as per the programme for Government commitment; and... - Carer's Allowance
197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied). [22898/20] - Flexible Work Practices
198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has undertaken an analysis of whether a German-style short-time working scheme based on the kurzarbeit model could be... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to end the temporary suspension of certain redundancy provisions in order that persons that are laid off... - Carer's Allowance
200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance can be offered to expedite a carer’s allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will... - Public Services Card
201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when full appointments will be available for those applying for the public services card; the reason for the continued delay... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place for parents of children that are sent home from school as a result of Covid-19 and that therefore have...
No comments