Written answers
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Employment Support Services
650. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding schemes under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Payments
651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has had their disability allowance reduced when they got married and is now relying on... - Social Welfare Eligibility
652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a conclusive response to their application for a disability allowance; and if... - Employment Support Services
653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis for Turas Nua keeping files open on persons after they begin full-time employment even in cases in which persons... - Social Welfare Payments
654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the case of a couple (details supplied) who have been without their pension due to an administrative... - Departmental Schemes
655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the vetting procedure that is carried out on positions submitted by an employer to the work placement experience programme... - Social Welfare Schemes
656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the short-term enterprise allowance; if previous experience in Ireland or abroad disqualifies... - Social Welfare Payments
657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal for an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Staff
658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in her Department and in each State and semi-State... - Social Welfare Payments
659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a weekly payment will be backdated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the unfair situation in which parents of children with disabilities and in receipt of a disability... - Freedom of Information
662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of occasions since 2014 her Department has refused to process a request under freedom of information using section... - Community Employment Schemes
663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions taken with regard to commitments made to community employment supervisors (details supplied); and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Funding
665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to increase funding to the National Advocacy Service for persons with disabilities by 10%. [41772/21] - Departmental Data
666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of passenger journeys for which her Department compensated the licensed transport operator under the free travel... - Social Welfare Payments
667. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing persons with certain disabilities (details supplied) to continue to receive the fuel allowance... - Social Welfare Appeals
668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details... - Social Welfare Eligibility
669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details... - Social Welfare Appeals
670. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied);... - Public Services Card
671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to put applications for the public services card online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41894/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
673. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if previous recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment who have returned to work can requalify for the pandemic... - Social Welfare Appeals
674. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) in... - Social Welfare Schemes
675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons living alone over the age of 80 years receive an increased living alone allowance; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
676. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Flexible Work Practices
677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is taking to promote or facilitate remote working for staff in her Department or bodies under the aegis of... - Social Welfare Eligibility
679. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in circumstances in which a person who has been on disability allowance for a number of years, is a single... - Rural Schemes
680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the implications of the six-year rule which was introduced in 2017 that will see participants forced... - Departmental Data
681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the Widow and Widowers’ pension. [42039/21] - Social Welfare Appeals
682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42048/21] - Social Welfare Eligibility
684. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the operation of the recovery and benefit assistance scheme in cases in which payments by an insurance company... - Public Services Card
685. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the difficulties a person (details supplied) is having with obtaining a public services card; and if she... - Social Welfare Schemes
687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the income from a retained firefighter (details supplied) is being used to calculate income for the back to school... - Social Welfare Eligibility
689. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons on the disability allowance can avail of the enterprise support grant. [42179/21] - Social Welfare Payments
690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details... - Personal Public Service Numbers
691. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are issues, delays or otherwise in the application process for persons requiring PPS numbers; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Eligibility
692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to grant passes under the free travel scheme to persons who suffer from epilepsy, and who are not eligible for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the situation facing family carers promoted to apply for jobseeker’s payment when their industry has not yet opened... - Employment Support Services
695. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
697. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the latest figures for the take-up of paternity leave; and the average cost per claim. [42329/21] - Social Welfare Payments
699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the payment of illness benefit can continue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Appeals
700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will accept a request for an appeal and an oral hearing in respect of the decision made in the case of a... - Social Welfare Eligibility
702. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Social Welfare Appeals
703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - Direct Provision System
704. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the estimated €3.9 million (details supplied) current spending related to implementing the new direct... - Social Welfare Eligibility
707. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals
708. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a pandemic unemployment payment scheme appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Community Employment Schemes
709. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the extension of the duration of community employment schemes where appropriate for workers who feel... - Social Welfare Eligibility
711. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify if sick benefit entitlements will be adversely affected for persons who were in receipt of PUP payments... - Social Welfare Appeals
713. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a supplementary welfare allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if... - Social Welfare Eligibility
714. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a student (details supplied) is eligible for jobseeker’s allowance given that the course is designed to allow for... - Social Welfare Payments
715. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer’s allowance will be made payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Flexible Work Practices
717. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps being taken to facilitate remote working within her Department in particular to encourage remote working for those... - Social Welfare Code
720. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the rationale for the averaging rule as it applies to State pension calculations; if she accepts that... - Community Employment Schemes
721. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a request to retain a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with particular reference to the fact that both... - Public Procurement Contracts
723. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the tendering processes that were followed in respect of the allocation of contracts under the JobPath programme in 2021; the... - Public Services Card
724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to long waiting periods experienced by persons needing to obtain a public services card; and... - Social Welfare Inspections
725. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider an independent review into the activities of social welfare inspectors at ports and airports with a view... - Government Communications
728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her ministerial phones have been hacked or attempted to be hacked during her term of office. [42932/21] - Freedom of Information
730. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests responded to by her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in... - Commissions of Investigation
731. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of each commission of investigation under the remit of her Department over the preceding decade. [42998/21] - Departmental Reports
732. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects the Pensions Commission will finalise its report and submit it; if a timeline is in place for same; and if... - Ministerial Appointments
733. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of formal and informal roles held by a person (details supplied) in the name of her Department or associated... - Social Welfare Schemes
734. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a widower's pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Data Protection
735. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she and-or her special advisers and-or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the past...
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