Written answers
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
725. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the dietary supplement payment was stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15052/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
726. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if child benefit payments can be extended for students in full-time education up to the age of 21 years, due to the... - Social Welfare Benefits
727. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on an invalidity pension application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13581/24] - State Pensions
728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a State pension (non-contributory) will be approved for a person (details supplied) as a matter of... - Social Welfare Eligibility
729. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to allowing the payment of children's allowance to all students over 18 who are still in... - Social Welfare Payments
730. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the estimated savings that may accrue in a full year following recent changes to social protection payments to... - Social Welfare Eligibility
731. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is considered a disability for disability payment purposes; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Code
732. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the blind pension is means tested while the invalidity pension is not; and if she will make a statement on the... - Official Travel
733. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in... - Departmental Properties
734. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of properties either owned or leased by her Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
735. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that her Department is asking people who received an award under the Caranua Scheme to supply a letter from... - Social Welfare Payments
736. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure that the person involved will have access to a... - State Pensions
737. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that all calculations for the purpose of determining an entitlement to an increase for a qualified adult... - Social Welfare Benefits
738. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when child benefit will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Pensions Council
739. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the Pensions Council has failed to publish an independent evaluation report (details supplied) along with the... - Social Insurance
740. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department's policy on protection of social insurance entitlements for parents who leave paid work to provide periods of... - Social Welfare Appeals
741. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Payments
745. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Employment Schemes
746. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a pay claim by RSS and TÚS supervisors that was lodged with the Department some time... - Social Welfare Payments
747. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays in the processing times of working family payment applications; what measures are... - Community Employment Schemes
748. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14137/24] - State Pensions
749. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to carry out a review of the pension contributions of a person (details supplied). [14138/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
750. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will issue on a carer’s allowance application (details supplied). [14139/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
752. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of 18-year-olds that will now qualify for child benefit on foot of the recent changes introduced, by county, in... - Departmental Advertising
753. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital... - School Meals Programme
754. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of students at primary and post-primary respectively provided with free school meals in 2023 and to date in 2024,... - Maternity Leave
756. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the duration of paid maternity leave to facilitate more women to continue breastfeeding for... - Care Services
757. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what options are available to a worker in a caring situation (details supplied). [14252/24] - Social Welfare Code
758. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the earnings disregard for disability allowance was last increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Contracts
760. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what the remaining length of time is in respect of the Department's contract for JobPath and when the contractual obligations... - Social Insurance
761. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 12 December 2023, if the estimated revenue that would be raised in each of the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
762. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to widen eligibility to the long-term caring contribution scheme, to allow for caring periods under 20 years to be... - Business Supports
763. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered providing a grant to businesses to increase accessibility in their premises for wheelchair users and... - Social Welfare Eligibility
764. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details provided) is entitled to a six-week payment after the death of their father. [14366/24] - Social Welfare Code
765. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason foster carers are not acknowledged as being carers, and cannot claim for a stamp or credits towards a State... - Social Welfare Payments
766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the moving-in grant to €6,000 for new-build accommodation to reflect the reality of providing... - Social Insurance
767. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 12 December 2023, the estimated revenue that will be raised in each of the years... - Social Welfare Benefits
769. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of the necessary details in respect of an invalidity pension review (details supplied); and when... - Personal Public Service Numbers
770. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a PPS number will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
771. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in a review in the case of a person (details supplied); the extent to which they can qualify for carer's... - Social Welfare Payments
772. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which arrangements can be made for the recovery of overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) who... - Social Welfare Benefits
773. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when payment of illness benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Eligibility
774. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements to illness benefit for a person (details supplied); if their situation was addressed in the post-Brexit... - Social Welfare Appeals
775. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current situation regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied). [14485/24] - Social Welfare Code
777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how a person who is expected to receive financial compensation due to having two faulty hip replacements implanted will be... - Social Welfare Benefits
778. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update with regard to a person (details supplied) who has applied for invalidity pension; and if she will make... - Social Welfare Eligibility
779. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether a diagnosis of myalgia encephalomyelitis would allow a person to access disability allowance. [14584/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
780. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants refused for the domiciliary care allowance on first application; how many first applicants appealed... - Departmental Data
781. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of notifications her Department has received from international protection applicants and beneficiaries of... - State Pensions
782. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what options are available to an individual, who has retired after 30 years of service but does not yet meet the minimum age... - Social Welfare Payments
783. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many increased qualified adult payments have been made to those living outside the State; how many recipients, the list... - Social Welfare Benefits
788. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Contracts
789. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department paid each external security company for security personnel at INTREO offices in the years of 2023... - Social Welfare Benefits
790. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 29 February 2024, if a matter regarding a fuel allowance payment (details... - Social Welfare Payments
791. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of applications made for increased qualified adult payment refused to applicants living in Ireland; the... - Social Welfare Appeals
792. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the review/appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14834/24] - State Pensions
793. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is she will give due consideration to raising the full rate of the State pension (contributory) in order to restore it to its... - Social Welfare Payments
797. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give due consideration to the provision of a €5 per week digital allowance to those older persons who... - Pension Provisions
798. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the position for employees who have recently set up pensions before the auto-enrolment scheme is... - Redundancy Payments
800. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a redundancy liability will be waived in respect of a former retired employer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if... - Widow's Pension
801. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on a widower's pension application (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Pensions
802. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15051/24] - Social Welfare Code
803. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15170/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
804. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if grant assistance is available for a club (details supplied) to provide worker accommodation; and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
805. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal to her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15261/24] - Social Insurance
806. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available for self-employed persons paying a PRSI S Stamp but with underlying health issues for which insurance... - Social Welfare Benefits
807. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on a child benefit application by a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will... - Employment Support Services
808. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all Ukrainian refugees who sought protection here and are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance are required to engage with... - Social Welfare Code
809. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the checks that are in place to ensure all recipients of jobseeker’s allowance, including Ukrainian refugees, are... - Social Welfare Benefits
810. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many people received the fuel allowance in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the cost of the scheme in each of these... - Social Welfare Code
812. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the criteria of the one parent family payment to include the entire duration of an... - Social Welfare Benefits
813. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year outturn on illness benefit in 2022. [15348/24]
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