Written answers
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Projects
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [9397/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department currently has thirteen (13) live studies in progress. Details of these are set out in tabular format below:
| Live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned | Expected completion date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Survey of employers to ascertain their views of the Department’s employer services. | Ongoing on a quarterly basis |
| 2. | Employer Youth Activation Charter Consultation Process. | Quarter 1 2023 |
| 3. | Joint Research Programme on Poverty and Social Inclusion conducted with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). | Quarter 4 2023 |
| 4. | OECD - Joint Research Centre (JRC) evaluation of the Community Employment and Tús Schemes. | Quarter 4 2023 |
| 5. | Research into the drivers and mitigating actions relating to Food Poverty based on case studies of two geographic locations (one urban, one rural). | Quarter 2 2023 |
| 6. | The Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund. | Due to be published in Quarter 1 2023 |
| 7. | Strategic Review of the Abhaile service. | Quarter 1 2023 |
| 8. | Review of the Rural Social Scheme. | Quarter 4 2023 |
| 9. | Satisfaction surveys of Jobseeker and JobPath services to ascertain customers' views of the Department’s services. | Ongoing on an annual basis |
| 10. | Review of request for access to the Free Travel Scheme by those who are medically unfit to drive due to a diagnosis of epilepsy. | Quarter 1 2023 |
| 11. | Report on Costs Transparency in Occupational Pension Schemes. | Quarter 2 2023 |
| 12. | Report on extension of eligibility for Fuel Allowance to those in receipt of the Working Family Payment. | Quarter 3 2023 |
| 13. | Report on the Duration of Parent’s Benefit for Lone Parents. | Quarter 1 2023 |
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