Written answers
Thursday, 7 November 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the agreement reached to increase community employment supervisors’ pay in 2023; if... - Social Welfare Eligibility
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance is available to a person (details supplied) further to an unsuccessful maternity benefit claim; and if she will... - Pension Provisions
250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a disability pension has been stopped for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons waiting on an oral hearing for social welfare appeals; the steps being taken to reduce same; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 23 October 2024, the number of these illness benefit claims which lasted for one... - Nursing Homes
254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the current legislation and or scheme guidelines to make provision to allow a disregard for the... - Social Welfare Benefits
255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has appealed a decision to reject their application for disability... - Pension Provisions
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to allow for changes to the means test for the contributory pension qualified adult allowance payment for... - Social Welfare Benefits
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made under the additional needs payment to date in 2024; and the number made for the same time... - Social Welfare Payments
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average wait time for an urgent needs payment in Longford and Westmeath. [45795/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for an urgent needs payment in Longford and Westmeath, by reason, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to... - Parental Leave
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a mechanism whereby parents can transfer four weeks parental leave and benefit per parent... - Social Welfare Benefits
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of proving for a €1,000 child benefit lump sum payment in respect of all newborn babies. [45955/24] - Social Welfare Payments
266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all weekly long-term unemployment payments by €5. [45957/24] - Social Welfare Benefits
272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel pass to all children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [45963/24] - Social Welfare Payments
273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the blind pension weekly income disregard by €10. [45964/24] - Social Welfare Code
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the number of companies with fewer than 10, 20 and 50 employees and the PRSI revenue generated from same.... - Social Welfare Eligibility
278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the availability of carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Benefits
280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when exceptional needs payment to assist with funeral costs in respect of his wife (RIP) will be paid in the case of a person... - Social Welfare Payments
281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a living alone allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Fuel Poverty
286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether fuel allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
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