Written answers

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

 
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    368. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • School Meals Programme
    370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a list of schools participating in the hot school meals programme in Dublin 15 and Dublin 7, and any schools in...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the diet supplement was discontinued; if she will detail the supports that currently exist to help people who have...
  • School Meals Programme
    372. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of the challenges faced by many community pre-schools (details supplied) due to the fact that the school...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer’s allowance submitted on 16 October (details supplied); the...
  • Departmental Circulars
    375. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the circular providing guidance to social welfare offices on the new rules regarding disregarding maintenance payments...
  • School Meals Programme
    376. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she would consider establishing a review of the possibility of including more fresh fruit and vegetables in the school...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a decision on their domiciliary care allowance application; and...
  • State Pensions
    378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a contributory state pension and if their contribution record can be provided....
  • Social Welfare Rates
    379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment to meet the minimum essential standard of living for 2024 as...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22439/24]
  • Departmental Websites
    382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine a matter (details supplied). [22492/24]
  • Personal Public Service Numbers
    383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people (details supplied) whose PPS number was active, by county that is, in receipt of benefits or paying...
  • International Protection
    384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the payments made to an applicant seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that are being taken to assist self-employed persons in obtaining sick leave based on their contribution record in...
  • State Pensions
    386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she remains committed to meet the formal benchmark target of 34% of average earnings for State pension contributory...
  • Departmental Funding
    388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the funding allocation made available under the free travel scheme to all private transport operators. [22570/24]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a travel allowance for international protection applicants to attend medical appointments remote from their accommodation...
  • Social Welfare Rates
    390. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated yearly cost of increasing the rate of jobseeker's allowance for all young people aged under 25 in line with the...
  • Social Welfare Payments
    391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the full rate of jobseekers' allowance of €232...
  • Departmental Correspondence
    394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22588/24]
  • School Meals Programme
    395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an issue with a school (details supplied) in County Kerry has still not been resolved. [22718/24]
  • State Pensions
    396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an applicant (details supplied) will be approved for the maximum State pension (contributory). [22760/24]
  • Social Welfare Schemes
    397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of recipients for each social welfare scheme. [22796/24]
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline, with regard to the jobseeker’s benefit pay related scheme, noting the revised estimates, what the...
  • Social Welfare Rates
    400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under the age of 12 years...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing a child benefit double payment. [22802/24]
  • Social Welfare Schemes
    404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of the JobPath scheme for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [22803/24]
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of including the working family payment as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. [22804/24]
  • Social Welfare Rates
    406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the annual carer’s support grant by €1. [22805/24]
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending carer’s benefit to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Social Welfare Code
    408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether a person in receipt of disability allowance, who receives a bequest, can have a trust established, which would be...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all documentation (details supplied) was reviewed in the context of an application for carer’s benefit; and if she...
  • Social Welfare Payments
    410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22866/24]
  • School Meals Programme
    411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of DEIS band 1 schools refused funding for a breakfast club for the school years 2023-24 and 2024-25,...
  • Social Welfare Payments
    412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of social welfare recipients, by social welfare type in 2023; and the projected number of social welfare...
  • Social Welfare Rates
    413. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the maximum weekly rates of social welfare payments, by social welfare type, in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the average...
  • Community Welfare Services
    414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE community welfare officers based in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address several queries concerning the financial aspects of the community employment scheme (details supplied);...
  • State Pensions
    416. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a foster carer of more than 20 years, but with less than 520 contributions, can access the new long-term carer's pension...

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