Written answers
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- State Pensions
326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first and full-year net and gross costs of reintroducing the State pension (transition) assuming a maximum... - Social Welfare Benefits
327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer of an extra month child benefit payment with an increase in 2022 rates by €10,... - Social Welfare Payments
328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that an application for the back-to-work enterprise allowance by a person (details supplied) was unsuccessful; the... - Community Employment Schemes
332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider a decision (details supplied) in relation to the provision of community employment participants... - Social Welfare Payments
333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that all PhD students that gave up disability payments prior to the introduction of Catherine’s Law... - State Pensions
336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of the pension (non-contributory) application for a person (details supplied); when will a decision will... - Departmental Staff
337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the salary of four roles within her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38303/22] - Community Employment Schemes
338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a community employment supervisor who retires before retirement age will receive the gratuity payment upon retirement; if... - Social Welfare Payments
339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional people that would qualify for fuel allowance if the weekly means threshold of €120 in the... - Social Welfare Benefits
344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding eligibility for cohabiting couples to all social welfare benefits on the same basis for... - Social Welfare Payments
345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all weekly social welfare payments by €10 or €20 per week respectively; if he... - Social Welfare Benefits
347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding child benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Payments
349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a double payment of each weekly social welfare payment in the first week of September 2022;... - Social Welfare Schemes
351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current cost of the free travel scheme and the number of participants; the projected cost of introducing free travel to... - Social Welfare Payments
352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the dates that back-to-school clothing and footwear allowances will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Pensions
355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) and (non-contributory) by €10, €20,... - Social Welfare Payments
356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a second band, paid at half the current rate of fuel allowance for those on fixed incomes... - Departmental Staff
362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions that her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department are taking to increase recruitment of members of... - Social Welfare Payments
363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that social welfare recipients who are moving their bank account are required to provide a PPS number in order to... - Social Welfare Benefits
364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a jobseeker’s benefit payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated; and if... - Social Welfare Payments
365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person... - Community Employment Schemes
367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans, if any, to review the rates of pay for community employment supervisors who have not seen a pay increase in over... - Public Services Card
368. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are in place for someone applying for a public service card who cannot attend a centre in person; and if... - Social Welfare Payments
369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the anticipated cost to the Exchequer in 2023 of a waiver of waiting days on social welfare payments by category of payment;... - Social Welfare Benefits
370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of first-time applications for carers benefit that were granted 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in... - Social Welfare Appeals
374. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals following refusal of an application for carer's benefit received in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in... - Rights of People with Disabilities
376. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her... - Social Welfare Payments
378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those young persons under 25 years of age who are currently on... - Employment Schemes
382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the meeting arranged between her Department and the representatives of Tús and rural... - Rights of People with Disabilities
383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine regulations that exclude persons with disabilities from entering into self-employment; and if she will...
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