Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Flood Relief Schemes
852. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many applications for aid have been received by the State for aid in east Cork since the flooding on 18 October 2023; and... - Social Welfare Payments
853. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a claim was cancelled after ten years, when the child (details supplied) in question still has the same diagnoses... - Social Welfare Schemes
854. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be reached on an application for the one-parent family payment for a person (details supplied) in County... - Social Welfare Eligibility
855. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to qualify for a non-means tested illness benefit. [56311/23] - Social Welfare Appeals
857. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Payments
858. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56413/23] - School Meals Programme
859. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify the position regarding the hot school meals programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
860. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be supported. [56435/23] - Departmental Data
861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the monies provided to people in receipt of temporary protection, in total and per month, since... - Social Welfare Payments
862. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56480/23] - Social Welfare Benefits
863. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the review of an application (details supplied); what documents are being requested and are outstanding for... - Departmental Data
865. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 544 of 14 July 2022, the number of persons currently in receipt of a disability-related... - Social Welfare Eligibility
866. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of plans to extend child benefit for those continuing in secondary education but who have turned 18 years; and if... - Social Welfare Schemes
871. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider introducing a cost of disability payment in addition to those in receipt of a disability related... - Social Welfare Eligibility
873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer’s benefit payment is not considered a qualifying payment for the household benefits package... - Departmental Data
874. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people on disability allowance and invalidity pension who to date in 2023 have lost their entitlement to these... - Employment Schemes
879. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a referral for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to EmployAbility Northwest will be expedited; the reason for... - Social Welfare Payments
880. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target times that apply to the processing of jobseeker payments; and if she will report on the achievement of these... - Departmental Data
881. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of the data sets she provides to the forward planning unit of the Department of Education on... - Social Welfare Payments
882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the circumstances of the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined to ascertain if more persons are affected,... - Social Welfare Schemes
883. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider launching an awareness campaign for the household benefit package targeted towards persons over 70 years... - State Pensions
884. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork has an entitlement to the State pension (non-contributory). [56772/23] - Social Welfare Code
885. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in light of the new pension deferral scheme, workers who defer their pension will be eligible for certain benefits, for... - Employment Schemes
886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how jobs funded through the WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme would be advertised; and if she will make... - School Meals Programme
887. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.148 of 13 December 2023, if there is an appeal process through which a school (details... - Social Welfare Code
888. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what plans are being considered to allow unmarried partners to qualify for the widow's pension upon the death of their... - Public Sector Pay
889. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that apart from some long service incremental increases for long-serving staff in 2017, staff in the Citizens... - State Pensions
891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied) for the State pension (non-contributory). [56884/23] - Social Welfare Payments
892. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether retrospective applications can be granted for a carer’s allowance (details supplied). [56905/23] - Research and Development
893. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial... - Social Welfare Eligibility
894. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what supports are available in a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56943/23] - Social Welfare Code
895. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review jobseeker's benefit in order to ensure those in receipt of it, who are also working, can benefit from... - Social Welfare Eligibility
896. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial supports are available for self-employed people with disabilities, similar to the wage subsidy scheme for people... - Departmental Data
901. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a breakdown of the number of DCA applications rejected by her Department, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and per condition... - Social Welfare Eligibility
902. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the case of 80-year-olds, she will consider the widening of the income brackets to qualify for fuel allowance; and if... - Departmental Data
904. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how much has been expended on, or for, clothing provided to international protection applicants by way of financial allowance... - Social Welfare Payments
906. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the daily expenses allowance is provided to any persons who have been granted international protection or a leave to... - Departmental Data
907. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many persons who have been granted international protection or a leave to remain and continue to reside in accommodation... - Social Welfare Eligibility
908. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an invalidity pension application in the case of a person (details supplied);... - Social Welfare Appeals
909. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for carers allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
911. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial assistance, for maintenance and care related costs and so on, available to those who are vision impaired and... - Departmental Data
912. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of the personal and or person-specific data sets her Department holds that have been provided... - Social Welfare Appeals
913. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal for carer’s allowance (details supplied) will be processed and a decision made on it; the reason for... - Employment Schemes
914. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in line with Action 80 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, if she has plans to establish a State-run public... - Departmental Schemes
919. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 85 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to remove the minimum work hours to... - Departmental Policies
920. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 62 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to introduce a non-means tested,... - Departmental Consultations
927. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 69 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to undertake consultation with the... - Departmental Reviews
928. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 70 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to undertake a review of the... - Departmental Policies
930. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 72 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to allow those who were previously in... - Departmental Data
932. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing school meals to every primary school where there is established deprivation but no DEIS... - Social Welfare Eligibility
939. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the category of insurance contributions made by a person (details supplied) for the period they worked in the HSE... - Social Welfare Payments
940. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension, now under appeal (details supplied), will be expedited and approved. [1031/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
941. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 12 December 2023, regarding the European Commission Recommendation (EU)... - Departmental Data
942. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total amount spent on rent supplement in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1067/24] - Departmental Meetings
943. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she spoke formally with her United States counterpart in 2023. [1092/24] - Departmental Policies
944. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the cost-of-living measures applied to certain social welfare payments, as announced in Budget 2024, were not... - Social Welfare Eligibility
946. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a full State pension (contributory) as currently they are in receipt of a part... - School Meals Programme
947. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a school (details supplied) can be considered for the hot meals programme due to roll-out shortly; and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
948. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection issued with PPSN's in 2023; the number of these now in employment; and if... - Social Welfare Payments
949. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a carers support grant by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Social Welfare Appeals
950. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing can be facilitated regarding the recently submitted appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person... - Social Welfare Payments
951. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether a full review can be undertaken into the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
953. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount expended on hearing aid grants under the treatment benefit scheme in 2023. [1357/24] - Social Welfare Payments
954. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a proposed change to a social welfare payment (details supplied) is expected to take effect; and if she will make a... - Departmental Schemes
957. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the terms for a welfare scheme (details supplied) will be expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1378/24] - Departmental Policies
958. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of a so-called ‘Coming Clean Policy’ being implemented by her Department, whereby a person who... - Social Welfare Payments
959. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied);... - Social Welfare Appeals
960. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carers allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and... - Social Welfare Payments
962. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a child benefit application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1436/24] - Social Welfare Appeals
963. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Social Welfare Payments
965. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carers allowance and domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person... - Departmental Data
967. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who applied for job seekers allowance/job seekers benefit, who identified themselves as former farmers... - Social Welfare Payments
968. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1551/24] - Departmental Policies
969. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to increase the home benefits package for over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1572/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
970. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1581/24] - Departmental Policies
971. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the criteria for the additional two weeks parental leave as announced in Budget 2024 (details supplied);... - Departmental Data
972. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of jobseekers allowance payments for 12 months or longer, for two years or longer, three... - Departmental Policies
975. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps her Department intends to take in 2024 to ensure that long-term unemployed persons are encouraged to take up... - Departmental Data
976. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the savings achieved by her Department arising from control work in respect of jobseekers allowance payments for each year... - Social Welfare Payments
977. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a disability allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
978. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for clarity around eligibility of fuel allowance for over 70s if they still have children over 18 years living with them due... - Social Welfare Appeals
979. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of the delays in the social welfare appeals office, with the time for registration of an appeal currently... - Social Welfare Benefits
981. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who were refused the disability allowance, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [1798/24] - Social Welfare Appeals
982. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who, having been refused the carer’s allowance, were successful in their appeals of her... - Social Welfare Benefits
983. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who were refused the carer’s allowance, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [1800/24] - Social Welfare Appeals
986. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Social Welfare Benefits
987. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a directive will be implemented to ensure that recipients of non-contributory pensions in Ireland who have temporary... - Social Welfare Code
988. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what checks are being carried out to ensure that recipients of social welfare payments who have temporary protection status... - Social Welfare Appeals
989. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be received, as this has been pending... - Social Welfare Benefits
990. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible to expedite an application for invalidity benefit for a person (details supplied). [2065/24]
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