Written answers
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Disability Services
206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a disability application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Fuel Poverty
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance has been extended to recipients of the jobs initiative scheme. [48693/22] - Social Welfare Payments
209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to apply for payments. [48701/22] - Social Welfare Schemes
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer's allowance, half-rate carer's allowance, carer's benefit, carer's support... - Pension Provisions
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who chooses to stay in work upon reaching the age of 66 years can access their State pension under her new... - Disability Services
212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability payment appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons within her Department who are working remotely on a part-time or full-time basis in County Clare in... - Social Welfare Payments
214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that additional resources are in place to ensure social welfare recipients who are supplying new bank... - Community Employment Schemes
215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been on a community employment scheme for four years should be eligible for fuel... - Social Welfare Payments
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for the exceptional needs payment in counties Laois and Offaly from 1 January to date... - Covid-19 Pandemic
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will be recognising the recommendation of the European Commission and the EU Advisory Committee on Safety... - Social Welfare Payments
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been on the carer’s benefit in respect of care for their elderly father is... - Social Welfare Benefits
219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if two pensioners over 70 years of age who are in receipt of the State pension and one of whom is in receipt of a half-rate... - Social Welfare Appeals
220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current situation regarding an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [48763/22] - Cost of Living Issues
221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify whether the cost-of-living payment included in Budget 2023 will be available to all social welfare... - Social Welfare Benefits
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of claims for guardian’s payment; the reason that this payment was excluded from the Budget 2023... - Cost of Living Issues
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify when in October 2022 that the cost-of-living payment is expected to be paid; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits
224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the provision that is made for widowers and widows who are full-time carers who are not in receipt of a pension, can only... - Community Employment Schemes
225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons on a community employment scheme on Budget day until year-end that will revert back to a disability allowance... - Social Welfare Code
226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the €12 weekly increase to community employment, rural social and Tús scheme participants; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
227. 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... - Community Welfare Services
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48847/22] - Social Welfare Benefits
230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending child benefit to families with children still in secondary school but who are over the age of... - Citizens Information Services
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of volunteer information providers in Citizens Information centres; the status of the Citizen Information... - Public Transport
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider creating free travel passes to be used on all public transport services for staff of special schools,... - Social Welfare Payments
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for applications for additional needs payments by month from June 2022 to date, in tabular form;... - Social Welfare Benefits
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update... - Departmental Policies
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48872/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that a person (details supplied) should proceed when their claim for disability allowance has been rejected, despite... - Social Welfare Benefits
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is she will clarify the eligibility for the fuel allowance of applicants who cohabit with someone with whom they are not in a... - Departmental Communications
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48960/22] - Cost of Living Issues
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons that are in receipt of illness benefit will receive a cost-of-living double payment and a €500 once-off... - Social Welfare Eligibility
241. 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 Benefits
243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an invalidity pension claim awarded on appeal for a person (details supplied) will go into payment; and if she will make... - State Pensions
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a State pension (contributory) by a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Eligibility
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Departmental Contracts
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of any contracts or services procured by her Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted... - Recycling Policy
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all her Department’s buildings have recycling arrangements in place; if not, the steps that are being taken to...
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