Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to ensure accessibility in applying for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance, in... - Social Welfare Code
569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider the time period for which the fuel allowance is granted; and if the allowance will be extended by a... - Social Welfare Eligibility
570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing persons to apply for the fuel allowance if the only household members who are not in receipt of... - Social Welfare Benefits
571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the claim for partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered. [13862/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an appeal against a decision to stop a carer's allowance... - Pension Provisions
574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be a 4% PRSI charge for occupational pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13875/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13876/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost incurred by her Department for the supply of Covid-19 related face masks and face coverings since March 2019 to... - Social Welfare Eligibility
578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of the decision on an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details... - Ukraine War
580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish an Intreo office and / or social protection office at Dublin Airport, Rosslare port and Dublin port in... - State Pensions
581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) would suddenly have their qualified adult pension withdrawn completely after 20 years;... - Traveller Community
582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions that her Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues... - Social Welfare Benefits
583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the domiciliary care allowance applications and refusals by age over the past two years; and if she will... - Social Welfare Eligibility
584. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if extra consideration is being given to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children with additional needs who are... - Social Welfare Code
586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 1 March 2022, if she will clarify the definition of chargeable period; if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address social welfare funding concerns regarding the provision of white goods for tenants in properties... - Personal Public Service Numbers
588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the services and licences whereby a citizen must have a Government services card. [14070/22] - Social Welfare Inspections
589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of overt and covert social protection inspections conducted by her officials in the past 10 years to date. [14094/22] - Social Welfare Benefits
591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in 2017, 2018 and 2019, by county; and the overall cost per year by county... - Citizens Information Services
592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that reasonable accommodation and a phased return of employees following a period of certified sick leave under... - Social Welfare Code
593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which self-employed people are being transitioned to the jobseeker's... - Social Welfare Rates
594. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not yet received the €5.00 increase for all social... - World Economic Forum
597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she or officials from her Department have engaged in any form of communication with the World Economic Forum or... - Ukraine War
598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those who have fled Ukraine to avoid the war but did so ahead of the EU Temporary Protection Directive will be eligible to... - Social Welfare Code
600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the availability of the domiciliary care allowance to children aged between 16... - Disabilities Assessments
601. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that children aged over 16 years of age are currently assessed for the disability allowance from a means-testing... - Social Welfare Benefits
602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the domiciliary care allowance in 2021; the number that transitioned to the disability allowance... - Community Employment Schemes
603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that community employment schemes providing drug rehabilitation services are... - State Pensions
605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the State pension by a minimum of €15 to assist the elderly with the rise in the cost of living,... - Social Welfare Code
606. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the threshold for means tested fuel allowance. [14297/22] - Social Welfare Benefits
608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments applied for in the past three years by county; the number that were successful in... - Social Welfare Code
610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that children with disabilities are not eligible for the free travel scheme; and if she will consider extending... - Social Welfare Eligibility
611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the working family payment renewal for a person (details supplied); when the payment will recommence; and if... - Social Welfare Code
614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if plans are in place to extend illness benefit to persons that are self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports offered to those suffering with long Covid; if they are entitled to long-term illness benefit given the impact... - Ukraine War
616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is any provision for putting in place a database of language skills of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland; and... - Departmental Expenditure
621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of installing a defibrillator in each INTREO public office; and if she has considered introducing such... - Social Welfare Payments
622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an update available on an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied) as clarifying medical... - Social Welfare Schemes
623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is monitoring the impact of recent cost of living measures with a view to their effectiveness given both... - Social Welfare Benefits
625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to increasing the household benefits package supports given the increase in energy costs; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of unique recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment by county; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
627. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that working lone parents who are employed for over 30 hours a week and... - Ukraine War
628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will produce a roadmap for supporting all persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine in conjunction with... - Social Welfare Eligibility
629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those who are working over the age of 66 are not entitled to claim the... - Community Employment Schemes
630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the retirement agreement reached with community employment supervisors that was accepted by unions (details supplied) in... - Pension Provisions
635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a State pension (non-contributory) claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [14804/22] - Social Welfare Benefits
636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14871/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14827/22] - Departmental Contracts
638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagements she has had on the tender for local employment services. [8701/22] - Youth Unemployment
639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to tackle youth unemployment rates. [7030/22] - Redundancy Payments
641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure that redundancy is paid to those who are being laid-off in relation to reforms to the local... - Social Welfare Eligibility
642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity payment review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Policies
643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of recommendation 11 of the report by the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community... - Social Welfare Benefits
644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14940/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for the refusal to grant illness benefit to a person (details supplied); the entitlements the applicant can... - Social Welfare Benefits
646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarification will be provided regarding the situation of persons in receipt of the disability allowance and their... - Community Employment Schemes
647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the avenues that are available to community employment supervisors that are not eligible or satisfied with the terms of the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow apprenticeships to be considered as full-time education to allow those in receipt of payments such as the... - Pension Provisions
649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will respond to a query raised in relation to recoupment of an overpayment of a pension (non-contributory) (details...
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