Written answers
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Youth Unemployment
282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is working on plans to combat youth unemployment with specific focus on those not in education, employment... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase expenditure on the pandemic unemployment payment if further Covid-19 restrictions are required. [32281/21] - Birth Certificates
284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it will be ensured that all same-sex parents are facilitated in being recognised as the parents of their children,... - Social Welfare Benefits
285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the period of time a person can receive jobseeker’s benefit before they are means... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Appeals
287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Public Services Card
288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive a PPS number for their newborn daughter; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Pensions
289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficult circumstances that workers who are nearing retirement are faced with whereby... - Vaccination Programme
290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if client identity applications can be expedited for persons (details supplied) to access the Covid-19 vaccination programme;... - Social Welfare Schemes
291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason applicants for the new transitional payment for persons aged 65 years are deemed ineligible to receive this... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the wage subsidy scheme to enable them to employ a person with a... - Social Welfare Schemes
294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports that are available for single parents with 50% or less custody of their child and or children; if her Department... - Social Welfare Appeals
295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35604/21] - Social Welfare Schemes
296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the payment of the fuel allowance for the full year will be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Rates
298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year for every 1% and every €1 per week increase in basic social welfare... - Employment Schemes
301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the approximate number of job coaches in whole-time equivalent terms currently funded through EmployAbility; the way in which... - Social Welfare Rates
302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of restoring the subsidy under the wage subsidy scheme for persons with... - Social Welfare Schemes
303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which she plans to meet the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand the Ability Programme; the... - Employment Equality Training
304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding currently devoted to training for employers in relation to diversity and disability awareness. [35688/21] - Employment Support Services
305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding currently devoted to disability grants and other supports for employers and to the promotion of these amongst... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the level of Covid-19 related payments has tapered off in recent weeks; and if she will make a statement... - Youth Unemployment
308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department have continued to monitor youth unemployment levels; the extent to which such... - Labour Market
309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she foresees an improvement culminating in a drop in unemployment levels in all age cohorts as we... - Social Welfare Benefits
310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which exceptional needs payments have been availed of in the past 12 months by various applicants in terms of... - Cross-Border Co-operation
312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which cross-Border employment trends and opportunities are being restored as the levels of Covid-19 recede; and... - Departmental Budgets
313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she expects the budgetary requirements of her Department to fluctuate in the next 12 months; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the number of applications for various social welfare payments has fluctuated over the past 12 months;... - State Pensions
315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory) aged 100 years or more;... - Social Welfare Benefits
316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) will be accepted; and if she will...
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