Parliamentary questions

Jobseeker's Allowance

Richard Boyd Barrett

415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who are transitioning from jobseeker's transitional payment to jobseeker's allowance when their children turn 14 years of age are not assisted in making the transition smoothly (details supplied); his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/16]

Family Income Supplement Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

450. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2017 of increasing family income supplement, FIS, by calculating it on the basis of 75% of the difference between the income limit for the family size and the assessable income of the person or persons raising the child or children; and decreasing the number of hours worked by those eligible to more than 15 hours per week. [27514/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 if child benefit were increased by €30 for children aged 12 years or older. [27515/16]

Child Benefit Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

452. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 if child benefit were paid for those over 18 until they finish full-time second level education. [27516/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

453. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 of reversing the cuts to the one-parent family payment in order that it continues to be paid until a child reaches 18 years of age. [27517/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

454. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of reinstating the income disregard of €147.50 for one-parent family payments and jobseeker's transitional payments. [27518/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

455. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of disregarding maintenance payment when means testing one-parent family, jobseeker's transitional and jobseeker's allowance payments. [27519/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

456. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of disregarding family income supplement, FIS, when means testing for all social protection payments. [27520/16]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

457. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of increasing the back to school allowance by €50 per child. [27521/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

458. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of increasing both State pensions by €10 per week; and the cost of full restoration of the Christmas bonus to pensioners. [27522/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

459. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2017 of increasing basic social protection payments by €10 per week. [27523/16]

Carer's Allowance Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

460. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2017 of paying a full PRSI stamp for those in receipt of the carer's allowance. [27524/16]

Local Authority Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

511. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the cost of restoring staffing levels throughout local authorities to 2008 levels. [27495/16]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

512. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the cost of the restoration of pay and conditions to public servants via the immediate repeal of all financial emergency measures in the public interest measures. [27496/16]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

513. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the cost of ensuring that all public servants are paid on the same salary scale as their counterparts employed prior to 2010. [27497/16]

Public Sector Pensions

Richard Boyd Barrett

514. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the cost of the full restoration of pensions to public servant pensioners via the immediate repeal of all financial emergency measures in the public interest measures. [27498/16]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

515. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the cost of ensuring that all public servants are being paid the minimum living wage of €11.50 per hour or above. [27499/16]

Departmental Budgets

Richard Boyd Barrett

755. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the details of the increase to the health budget needed in 2017 to take into account the changing demographics and the rising costs in health care. [27477/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

756. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the cost increase required to bring acute hospital bed numbers to EU average levels of 4.8 per 1,000. [27478/16]

Hospital Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

757. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the cost implications of increasing hospital staffing levels by 1,000 more nurses and 250 more hospital consultants in 2017. [27479/16]