Written answers
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be reinstated at the full rate per week for the highly skilled staff and businesses... - Employment Rights
494. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether it is regretful that the Government has failed to legislate for the areas examined by the Duffy-Cahill... - Social Insurance
496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional revenue that would be raised by adjusting the level of social insurance contributions for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a self-employed person (details supplied) who went on maternity leave on 17 February 2020 and who was not as... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [25329/20] - Social Welfare Payments Administration
499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when invalidity and similar payments will return to weekly payments as opposed to fortnightly payments; and if she will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic
500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a case (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25440/20] - Carer's Benefit
503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a matter in regard to a person (details supplied) relating to carer’s benefit; and if she will make a... - Community Employment Schemes
504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community employment and Tús schemes can be extended by six months for participants due to finish in view of the fact... - Social Welfare Schemes
505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the Programme for Government. [24713/20] - JobPath Programme
506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for Jobpath, the administration of the scheme and the contract with the company (details supplied) which was due to... - Social Welfare Benefits
507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of the blind pension or disability allowance will lose their payment if they travel abroad; if so, if... - State Pension (Non-Contributory)
508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of State pensions (non-contributory) selected for review each month since the start of 2020, in tabular form; the... - State Pension (Contributory)
509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of plans to cater for persons who were 65 years of age in 2012 but did not qualify for the State pension... - Carer's Allowance
510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for a carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); if all... - One-Parent Family Payment
511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for a one parent family allowance in the case of a person... - State Pension (Contributory)
512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pension payment for a person (details supplied) will be increased. [24895/20] - Social Welfare Payments Administration
513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 8 September 2020, if she will discuss with NPHET the possibility of reverting... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if special supports for proprietors and executive directors of small businesses for the duration of Covid-19 restrictions has... - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be allowed to attend a vocational training opportunities scheme course. [24903/20] - Social Welfare Benefits
516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) that has been on the temporary wage subsidy scheme since 30 March is entitled to any arrears... - Aer Lingus
517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are obstacles to processing claims being put before employees of a company (details supplied) by her Department or... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on persons returning to work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24954/20] - Carer's Benefit
519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carers benefit application will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24978/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the higher rate of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment; if further... - Free Travel Scheme
521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the free transport scheme will be extended to include travel to HSE day services across older persons, disability and... - Redundancy Payments
522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if workers laid off for extended periods that commence new employment will lose their entitlement to redundancy lump sums... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason 2018 PAYE and self-employed income cannot be combined for the purpose of calculating the pandemic unemployment... - Probate Applications
524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a solicitor (details supplied) for clearance to take out probate and pay out the beneficiaries of a... - Social Welfare Code
525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on introducing paid domestic violence leave to enable victims of domestic violence to leave their partners, find... - Exceptional Needs Payment
526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid out by her Department in exceptional needs payments in each month from January to September 2020, by payment... - Departmental Reviews
529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the external consultants review of all current contracted public employment services will be published; and if she will... - Community Employment Schemes
531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will meet with community employment supervisors or their representatives in respect of pension entitlements or... - Fuel Allowance
532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the weekly income limit for pensioners applying for fuel allowance. [25220/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by a group of self-employed businesses (details supplied) which are... - Social Welfare Appeals
534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Invalidity Pension
535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the event that the State pension is not payable until 67 years of age, eligibility for the invalidity pension will... - Carer's Allowance
536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; if the matter will be... - Personal Public Service Numbers
537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the fact that there is a six week or more delay on the processing of PPSN applications with some applications... - Social Welfare Eligibility
538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payment available and appropriate in the case of a person (details supplied); if they have an entitlement to a... - Departmental Communications
541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the income support helpline for Covid-19 of her Department is not free of... - Social Welfare Appeals
542. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be heard [25433/20] - Social Welfare Eligibility
543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding employees of airline (details supplied) who are struggling to gain access to casual jobseeker payments... - Carer's Allowance
545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications over the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Jobseeker's Payments
547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a jobseeker’s benefit application will be approved for a person (details supplied); if this application will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a Covid-19 related payment; when such payment is likely to terminate; and if she will... - State Pensions
549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the State pension in each of the past five years to 31 December 2019; and if she... - Disability Allowance
550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a disability allowance in each of the past five years to 31 December 2019; and if she... - State Pensions
551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a State pension (non-contributory); the extent by which the numbers have fluctuated in... - Invalidity Pension
552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of an invalidity pension as of 31 December 2019 in each of the past five years to date; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she can foresee her ability to address further issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic in the course of... - Social Welfare Benefits
555. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that applied for and received dental benefit in each of the past five years to date; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if waiting times in respect of appeals against decisions taken by her Department can be reduced further with particular... - Social Welfare Application Forms
558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the efforts being made to speed up the processing of applications for the carer's allowance and benefit, disability allowance... - Community Employment Schemes
559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an extension of employment will be facilitated for participants in community employment schemes in which sponsors are... - Pension Provisions
560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address the pensions issue for persons that have gaps in their... - Redundancy Payments
562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been made permanently redundant in recent months in circumstances unrelated to Covid-19 and in... - Tax Yield
564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount that would be raised by increasing the employers rate of PRSI by 2%. [25581/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a payment for nine weeks; and if she will make a statement on the... - Youth Unemployment
568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reduce youth unemployment and support young persons impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in returning to the... - Pension Provisions
569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure that persons who are required to retire at 65 years of age do not have to sign on; and if... - Carer's Allowance
572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35, and 35 and...
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