Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Schemes
901.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if specific paid leave will be introduced for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35987/24] - School Meals Programme
902.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding provision of the hot school meals programme for a school (details supplied).[33788/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
903.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give due consideration to disregarding as means any payment made to a person arising out of a settlement or award... - Social Welfare Benefits
904.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disallowed exceptional needs payment will be re-examined due to the immediate concerns for an individual and their family... - Employment Support Services
905.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider providing funding for a person-centred training service with the goal of creating pathways to employment... - Community Employment Schemes
906.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pay increases have been awarded to community employment supervisors and other community workers indirectly funded by her... - Social Welfare Appeals
907.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the review and appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Schemes
909.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer’s allowance payment will be restored immediately for a person (details supplied).[33924/24] - State Pensions
911.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the eligibility for State pension in the case of a person (details supplied), who is seeking to have his level of payment... - Social Welfare Benefits
912.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason jobseeker's allowance payment has stopped in the case of a person (details supplied), the procedure to be followed... - Social Welfare Schemes
913.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the fees paid per patient to optometrists for each eye examination under the Department's optical benefit scheme now; the... - Widow's Pension
915.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will bring in legislation to give effect to the O’Meara judgment in relation to widow's pension... - State Pensions
916.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person is entitled to State pension (contributory) payments (details supplied).[33994/24] - Programme for Government
917.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the implementation of the programme for Government commitments under the remit of her Department.[34016/24] - Social Welfare Schemes
918.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34038/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
919.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the reintroduction of a payment for carers will be considered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Payments
922.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the recent decision to drastically reduce the disability allowance payment to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed... - Employment Rights
923.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the code of practice on determining employment status following the Supreme Court judgment in a... - Social Insurance
924.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans, if any, to abolish or reduce employers’ PRSI for small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Benefits
925.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has plans to reintroduce the household benefits package for carers, many of whom are struggling to make ends meet,... - Social Welfare Appeals
926.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal regarding disability allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Eligibility
927.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify the entitlements to a jobseeker's allowance payment to those employed as a retained firefighter with a county... - Social Welfare Benefits
928.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that children's allowance payments are not means tested; and if she will make a statement on the... - Legislative Measures
929.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 29 May 2024, if she will confirm that no legislation exists to permit... - Social Welfare Benefits
930.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection as recipients of jobseekers benefit are eligible to transfer their payment to another EU country for up to 13 weeks, what rate... - Social Welfare Payments
931.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the method by which payments are made to recipients of jobseekers benefit who transfer their payment to another EU country;... - Social Welfare Benefits
933.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Meals Programme
934.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied) has not been included in the hot meals programme; and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Benefits
935.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications and refusals for both disability allowance and invalidity pension, over the past 12 months, broken... - School Meals Programme
936.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the up-to-date position regarding the rolling out of further hot school meals in schools in Dublin; the number of new schools... - Departmental Correspondence
937.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Meals Programme
938.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the case of a school (details supplied); the reason the school is not on the hot meals programme; when the school... - Social Welfare Benefits
940.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the provision of fuel allowance for carers who do not live with the person they care for; and if she will... - Social Welfare Appeals
941.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34216/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
943.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the guidelines for payment entitlements for a person (details attached); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34233/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
944.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if payment status for a person (details supplied) entitles them to a free television licence; and if she will make a statement... - Social Welfare Appeals
946.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34244/24] - State Pensions
947.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review existing supports available to those in receipt of the State pension to include financial supports for... - Social Welfare Appeals
948.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a farm assist decision appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34328/24] - State Pensions
949.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns from those in receipt of the State pension that suffer from coeliac disease... - Maternity Leave
950.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will implement increased time for maternity and paternity leave associated with multiple births (details supplied); and... - Social Welfare Benefits
951.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the fuel allowance for a person (details supplied) was stopped; and if it can be reinstated.[34389/24] - School Meals Programme
952.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools who applied for the hot school meals scheme under the expression of interest for the programme and did... - Citizens Information Services
953.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding will be provided to Citizens Information Services to enable them to have outreach services in local community... - Pension Levy
954.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to address concerns that the final value of private pensions is often significantly reduced to the level of institutional fees... - Civil Service
957.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE staff by grade working in the Social Welfare Appeals Office, in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular... - Housing Schemes
958.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people accessing HAP and rental assistance payment in Wicklow county from 2014 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in... - Departmental Contracts
959.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a list of all external assurances process reviews tendered in 2023 and to date in 2024; the value of the contracts; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
960.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of separate applications received for the carer's support grant in 2022 and 2023, by county; the number of... - Social Welfare Appeals
961.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34531/24] - Social Insurance
962.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person in County Kerry (details supplied) has had their social insurance record updated with their UK contributions; and... - Social Welfare Rates
963.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider an increase in the qualified adult allowance to allow for the additional weekly payment of €10 for... - Departmental Reviews
964.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered a review of her Department’s humanitarian assistance scheme in the wake of severe weather... - Social Welfare Benefits
965.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.[34682/24] - Social Welfare Appeals
966.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a disability allowance appeal (details supplied).[34705/24] - Social Welfare Rates
967.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of an increase for a qualified adult, by gender; and the reason this payment has not been increased... - Social Welfare Benefits
968.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the considerations that will be given to a case (details supplied).[34729/24] - Departmental Correspondence
969.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34738/24] - Social Welfare Payments
970.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the €20,000 cap for scholarship income for the purpose of claiming disability allowance (DA) will be revised in line... - Official Travel
971.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of flights she has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office.[34764/24] - Social Welfare Payments
972.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the family income supplement review for a person (details supplied), when will payment be reinstated; and if she... - Social Welfare Schemes
973.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration would be given to adding class S PRSI contributions onto the list that count towards illness benefit, in the... - Social Welfare Appeals
974.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if... - Employment Schemes
976.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the interest of fairness and equality, she will review the waiting period for Irish nationals in receipt of a... - Departmental Staff
977.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of political staff employed in her Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special... - Ministerial Staff
978.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by her Department since 2020; the Minister and Minister of... - Pension Provisions
980.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34966/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
981.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the social welfare clearance of an estate (details supplied).[34976/24] - Social Welfare Schemes
982.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received any payment from her Department since May 2024, who has been admitted... - Social Welfare Appeals
983.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in determining an appeal (details supplied); when a final determination is likely to issue; and if she... - Pension Provisions
984.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the record of payments of the State pension from 2007 to date relative to a person (details supplied); the... - Social Welfare Payments
985.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a double payment of working family payment will be made at Christmas this year and or if there will be a repeat of last... - Pension Provisions
987.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps being taken to support individuals in situations in which there were two pensions within a household but a spouse... - Social Welfare Schemes
989.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.[35160/24] - Pension Provisions
993.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an invalidity pension review was refused for a person in County Mayo (details supplied), in view of the overriding... - Social Welfare Benefits
994.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a breakdown of applications and actual payment of domiciliary carer’s allowance for carers of people with... - Pension Provisions
995.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the pre-Budget 2025 submission to her Department by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on... - Social Welfare Schemes
996.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider removing disability allowance and carer’s allowance from consideration as income in the means test... - Social Welfare Benefits
997.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to advise on allowance entitlements in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35367/24] - Social Welfare Schemes
999.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the recent refusal of an application for domiciliary care allowance will be urgently reviewed in the case of a person... - Social Welfare Payments
1001.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of fuel allowance in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.[35435/24] - Social Welfare Schemes
1003.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider omitting the carer’s allowance from being means-tested, particularly when parents are applying... - Community Welfare Services
1004.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE community welfare officers in Longford and Westmeath in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the locations... - Social Welfare Schemes
1005.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an urgent update on carer’s allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Appeals
1006.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a disability allowance appeal with the appeals department (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Social Welfare Schemes
1007.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the maximum amount a person (details supplied) is entitled to earn without affecting their working family payment; and if she... - Social Welfare Payments
1008.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a working family payment has been refused for a person (details supplied), given their child is living with them... - Social Welfare Benefits
1009.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection given her Department's large over-estimation of the cost of new measures in recent years (details supplied), whether she has... - Social Welfare Appeals
1012.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension appeal by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will... - Departmental Contracts
1013.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is proposed to re-tender for the contract to deliver the over-the-counter services to social welfare recipients... - Social Welfare Benefits
1014.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if eligibility for guardianship payment can be reviewed, with a view to awarding payment in the case of a person (details... - Departmental Staff
1015.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade and gender, working in the national Intreo contact centre.[35676/24] - Disability Services
1016.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has actively engaged with school leavers with disabilities over the age of 18 years as part of the early... - Social Welfare Payments
1017.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have had disability allowance payments removed because they were found to be in excess of the means... - Disability Services
1018.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available for people on disability in rural areas, to ensure they can afford transport to hospital appointment;... - Departmental Data
1019.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the levels of maternity benefit and maternity leave, of paternity benefit and leave, of parental benefit and... - Social Welfare Schemes
1020.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered extending the period during which domiciliary care allowance can be paid beyond the 16th birthday for... - Pension Provisions
1021.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms on which a full-time carer can be considered for pension eligibility based on their years of caring; if... - Social Welfare Benefits
1022.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports or secondary benefits allowed to persons on a carer’s allowance, and to persons on a... - Social Welfare Schemes
1023.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s benefit; the typical duration of their claim; and if she has considered... - Business Supports
1027.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the conditions under which support for the commencement of a new business can be made available to persons now on a social... - Pension Provisions
1028.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the option to work beyond the age of 66 years is now available; the level of take-up that has been recorded to date; if... - Social Welfare Schemes
1032.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the take-up to date of the concession of free travel to those medically unfit to drive.[35839/24] - Social Welfare Payments
1033.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children on child benefit payments; and the way that number has been affected by the extension of payments to... - Social Welfare Application Forms
1034.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the review of a contributory pension claim and a claim for home care period contributions by... - Social Welfare Appeals
1035.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied).[35971/24] - Social Welfare Application Forms
1036.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied).[35972/24]
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