Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Cost of Living Issues
629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to provide ongoing monitoring of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on lone parents, with a... - State Pensions
630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will abolish the means test for persons in receipt of a State pension who have a disability, in view of the... - Community Employment Schemes
631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54156/22] - Ukraine War
633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and all bodies under her Department’s aegis have reviewed their estates' portfolio in the context of... - Social Welfare Benefits
635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Payments
636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance made by a person (details supplied) in County... - Pension Provisions
638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Payments
639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied) can be allowed without further delay. [54339/22] - School Meals Programme
640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing school meals to every primary school by county in tabular form. [54349/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there has been a change in the way that joint bank accounts are assessed as means (details supplied); and if she will make... - Social Welfare Payments
643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) [54392/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the qualification criteria for the fuel allowance payment have been expanded in Budget 2023 to include those in receipt of... - Social Welfare Offices
646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of allocated or seconded staff to community welfare sections in each INTREO office to deal with the additional... - Pension Provisions
647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider adapting a new procedure (details supplied) to negate situations of overpayments following death; and if... - Social Welfare Eligibility
649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exemption can be provided to a person with a disability who is receiving a birth negligence case settlement award, to... - Social Welfare Benefits
651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 451 of 25 October, if she will clarify whether or not the accounts for the businesses... - Covid-19 Pandemic
652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has plans to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Payments
653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending illness benefit to those workers who are also in receipt of another social welfare payment... - Community Employment Schemes
657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the full list of organisations under the aegis of her Department which are involved in the community... - Social Welfare Offices
658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officer posts that are currently vacant in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Payments
660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection with reference to the answer given by An Taoiseach in Questions on promised legislation on 26 October, the progress of work... - Public Services Card
661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Intreo offices that are currently open for public services card appointments in Dublin; if her attention has been drawn... - Social Welfare Payments
662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer's benefit review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Community Employment Schemes
664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the loss of a caretaker in a community organisation (details supplied) who works under the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the double week cost-of-living support payment to those on illness benefit; if not, the reason; and the... - Mortgage Resolution Processes
667. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when funding will be put in place to continue the abhaile scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54868/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the eligibility criteria for fuel allowance from 1 January 2023 to cater for persons who meet the means... - Social Welfare Appeals
669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on an appeal by a person (details supplied). [54906/22] - State Pensions
670. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider expanding access to the State pension for those on a Stamp D who have worked their entire career in... - School Meals Programme
671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements of schools in band 1 of the DEIS hot meals programme for schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Employment Schemes
673. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current process for community supervisors applying for the ex-gratia payment; if her attention has been drawn to resource... - Social Welfare Payments
674. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive their payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if she will make a... - Departmental Consultations
675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the consultation process under the review of child maintenance arrangements launched by her Department... - Departmental Reviews
676. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the review of child maintenance arrangements will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55004/22] - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected waiting time for an appointment with the Money Advice and Budgeting Service per centre in tabular form. [55012/22] - Poverty Impact Assessment
679. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on matters in correspondence (details supplied). [55017/22] - Social Welfare Payments
680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the length of time that persons are waiting for the additional needs’ payment... - Community Employment Schemes
681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the remuneration package currently on the table for the Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor of a centre (details... - Social Welfare Payments
682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the Social Welfare Bill 2022 to increase core rates to a minimum of €8, the QCI for children over 12... - Social Welfare Eligibility
683. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the living-alone allowance to one-parent families in receipt of the fuel allowance. [55035/22] - Social Welfare Appeals
686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [55048/22] - State Pensions
687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to qualify for a pension in her own right; if her spouse is in... - Social Welfare Offices
688. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 25 October 2022, the reason a person (details supplied) was told ‘there... - Community Welfare Services
689. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers employed in each location in County Mayo in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Money Advice and Budgeting Service
690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting times and waiting list figures for accessing Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS); and if she will... - Community Welfare Services
691. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the plans to recruit 80 additional staff to community welfare services; if posts have been... - Social Welfare Appeals
692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be backdated to the date that they commenced giving the care in... - Social Welfare Payments
694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the review of a disability allowance claim in the name of a person (details supplied) has been completed; and if all... - Social Welfare Appeals
695. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Offices
696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures in place to assist young persons in need of social welfare support at an INTREO office (details supplied); and... - Departmental Reviews
698. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has any plans to act upon the recommendations and findings, when published, of the child maintenance review... - Social Welfare Eligibility
699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer’s allowance review of a person (details supplied). [55121/22] - Cost of Living Issues
700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has plans to introduce targeted measures to improve the circumstances of one-parent families in 2023, given that there... - Social Welfare Eligibility
703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend social protection legislation to allow persons in receipt of farm assist payments to receive the household... - State Pensions
704. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the contribution history of a person (details supplied); and if these contributions can be amended to... - Public Transport
705. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unsuccessful in their application for... - Social Welfare Eligibility
706. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an elderly couple (details supplied) will qualify for the fuel allowance payment following the changes in budget 2023; if... - Social Welfare Benefits
708. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost-of-living measures available to those living in congregated settings, in which all are over 70 years, to assist them... - Covid-19 Pandemic
709. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that her Department will give serious consideration to recognising Covid-19 as an occupational disease in... - Social Welfare Eligibility
710. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to include those on the jobs initiative scheme to be eligible for fuel allowance given that their income... - Pensions Reform
711. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered suggested innovations in the management of the pool of funds generated by the auto-enrolment scheme,... - Social Welfare Eligibility
712. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an applicant who pays extra costs for a spouse in a nursing home on the nursing home support scheme can have these costs... - Covid-19 Pandemic
713. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 25 October 2022, if her attention has been drawn to the EU Strategic Framework... - Social Welfare Benefits
714. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the bonus payment for one-parent families will represent the full amount of the payment; if any maintenance payments... - Community Employment Schemes
715. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase remuneration packages for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors considering... - School Meals Programme
716. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the maximum rate of payment per child per day for breakfast-snack were increased to... - Departmental Staff
717. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff working in the INTREO centre in Carrick-on-Shannon as of 1 November 2020 and 1 November 2022, in tabular... - Social Welfare Payments
718. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that the calculation for illness benefit does not penalise individuals on maternity leave for the period... - Departmental Staff
720. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of officials in her Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management... - Social Welfare Benefits
721. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that bonus payments are not being paid to persons in receipt of illness benefit; her views on whether this is... - Community Welfare Services
722. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers based in County Kildare, by town and area of coverage per CWO in each of the years... - Social Welfare Payments
724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs’ payments processed in County Kildare in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in... - Social Welfare Schemes
725. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will consider routinely contacting those who turn 70 years of age to inform them of their eligibility for... - Departmental Staff
726. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 18 October 2022, the total number of staff currently working in the INTREO... - Social Welfare Benefits
728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons aged 70 years and over receiving the household benefits package; and the number of that cohort... - Social Welfare Application Forms
731. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to create an online application process for persons applying for domiciliary care allowance; when this is expected... - Social Welfare Benefits
734. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in approving an application by a person (details supplied) for a State pension (contributory). [55603/22] - Social Welfare Eligibility
735. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any further consideration has been given to extend eligibility of the disability support grant to include those in receipt... - Community Employment Schemes
736. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that individuals in receipt of disability allowance who take up a place in the community employment scheme... - Social Welfare Schemes
737. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on amending the Social Welfare Bill 2022, in order to increase the QCI for children aged over 12 years by...
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