Parliamentary questions

Garda Strength

Niall Collins

1. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on current Garda Síochána recruitment numbers and internal vacancy competitions; her projections for total Garda numbers in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27360/15]

Garda Operations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

2. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to ensure that local not for-profit, community festivals and sporting organisations are no longer charged significant amounts of money for policing services. [27087/15]

Direct Provision System

Paul Murphy

3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the independent working group report on asylum seekers that, among other issues, recommends the provision of residency to those who are over five years in direct provision centres and an increase in the weekly allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27088/15]

Garda Investigations

Niall Collins

4. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken in view of the suicide of a serving member of An Garda Síochána; the steps taken to ensure the independence and integrity of the investigation; the timeframe for the completion of any investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27361/15]

Human Trafficking

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on discussions with her counterparts in the European Union regarding the situation facing migrants entering the European Union via the Mediterranean. [27089/15]

Stardust Fire

Terence Flanagan

6. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update regarding investigations by her Department into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27054/15]

Organised Crime

Bernard Durkan

7. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she continues to examine the activities of organised criminal gangs, with particular reference to their membership and potential growth; the action taken, or proposed, to deter the growth of such gangs, with particular reference to discouraging young persons from becoming involved; if a particular strategy is to be employed in this regard; if proscription has been considered as an option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27013/15]

Garda Resources

Seán Kyne

8. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in the context of investment in vehicles and information technology, if members of An Garda Síochána are receiving the resources required to facilitate mobile policing, which is particularly relevant in more rural areas and also in locations which experience greater numbers of visitors in the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27053/15]

Garda Oversight

Clare Daly

9. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 May 2015 the number of cases that were before the internal review mechanism, where additional information was received or sought; her views in relation to the number of cases that have had their review concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27011/15]

Penalty Points System

Thomas P. Broughan

10. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recently discovered discrepancies in the application of penalty points to driving licences following convictions; if she will provide an update on the way her Department and the relevant agencies are rectifying the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27077/15]

Domestic Violence Policy

Niall Collins

11. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to combat sexual violence; if she has been in contact with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding the withdrawal of funding to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27048/15]

Proposed Legislation

Pádraig MacLochlainn

12. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill 2015 changes the law to ensure that those engaging in prostitution are no longer criminalised. [27016/15]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports

Clare Daly

13. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission's annual report and whether she believes that sufficient progress has been made in the commission's ability to hold the Garda to account. [27012/15]

Departmental Agencies

Thomas Pringle

14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of a meeting, attended by the reception and integration agency of her Department, with over 40 participants from direct provision centres, managers and owners, at a centre in Knockalisheen in County Clare on 3 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26908/15]

Asylum Applications

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances around claims of a recent influx of immigrants to Ireland in the space of one month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26907/15]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Terence Flanagan

16. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding anti-social behaviour such as drug taking and knife crime in Dublin city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27055/15]

Tribunals of Inquiry Reports

Niall Collins

17. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken since the publication of the Moriarty report; if she is satisfied that the necessary legislation is now in place to prevent such circumstances, as outlined in the report, from arising again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27049/15]

Asylum Support Services

Ruth Coppinger

18. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is in favour of permitting asylum seekers to work while their applications for asylum are being assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27057/15]

Naturalisation Certificates

Paul Murphy

19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revise the fee charged for a naturalisation certificate; her views that the fee is a barrier to citizens from other European Union states becoming Irish citizens in view of the fact they do not have to renew visas at cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27076/15]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Niall Collins

20. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken to address the inadequacies as outlined in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate crime investigation report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27050/15]

Child Abuse

Pádraig MacLochlainn

21. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the evidence provided to the historical institutional abuse inquiry in the North of Ireland that An Garda Síochána was aware that a person (details supplied) was a paedophile in 1973; the actions she plans to take following these revelations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27018/15]

Family Reunification Policy

Ruth Coppinger

22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the financial requirements in the guidelines for the granting of family reunification visas disadvantage younger persons who have not had the same opportunity to earn sufficient income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27056/15]

Garda Investigations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

23. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on An Garda Síochána's investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied) at Cockhill in Buncrana in County Donegal on 25 May 1991; if she will meet with the family of this person to listen to their concerns and act on these concerns. [27015/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Richard Boyd Barrett

24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality on the case of a person (details supplied), if the panel of barristers has reviewed all the papers and material it planned to examine in this case; the papers and material it has examined in view of the fact that the person's legal representative has failed to get clarity in this matter despite extensive correspondence with the Minister; if the panel of barristers has reported to her; if not, when the panel will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27068/15]

Garda Deployment

Catherine Murphy

25. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dialogue she has had with the present Garda Commissioner since the commissioner's appointment concerning the deployment of Garda resources; if any of that dialogue has covered imbalances in Garda personnel deployment in the context of her remit to tackle worsening crime trends; if she will provide a breakdown of Garda deployment per district and division as per the most recent statistics available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27069/15]

UN Conventions Ratification

Paul Murphy

26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the passage of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 through Dáil Committee Stage, her views on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; if she will report on the work of her Department on the Interdepartmental Committee dealing with the Convention's ratification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27073/15]

Constitutional Amendments

Pádraig MacLochlainn

27. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law to provide that court proceedings relating to the result of a referendum are given priority hearings and appeal hearings to avoid delays in enacting legislation to give effect to the will of the people, as expressed in the referendum; her views on the publishing of a marriage equality Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27019/15]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Pádraig MacLochlainn

28. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Central Statistics Office delay in publishing crime statistics following the publication of the Garda Inspectorate's crime investigation report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27017/15]

Garda Deployment

Seán Kyne

29. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the assignment, by division, of the 99 new gardaí whose passing-out ceremony took place on 23 April 2015 in Templemore in County Tipperary; when the next class of recruits will be assigned for the next phase of training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27052/15]

Visa Applications

Denis Naughten

30. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the current holiday visa system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26909/15]

Religious Discrimination

Paul Murphy

31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the rights of non-religious and minority faith persons, specifically in the context of a recent review of that issue by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [27075/15]

Garda Investigations

Denis Naughten

32. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will have the case of the murder of a person (details supplied) independently reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26910/15]

Prison Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

33. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the recent attacks on prison officers while on duty; the measures that are being put in place to curb such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27078/15]

Proposed Legislation

Paul Murphy

34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans on the passage of a marriage equality Bill through Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27074/15]

Visa Applications

Paul Murphy

35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the online appointment system for Garda National Immigration Bureau, promised for the end of the first quarter of 2015, will be brought on stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27072/15]

Crime Data

Bernard Durkan

36. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported and recorded incidents of life-threatening intentions against member of An Garda Síochána or members of the general public in each of the past six years to date; the action taken, or proposed action, to deal with this menace, which represents a serious challenge to the authority of An Garda Síochána and to the security of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27014/15]

EU Directives

Catherine Murphy

37. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the contact which has taken place between the European Commission and her Department concerning Ireland's infringement of the services directive in legal services; the position the Commission has taken on her Department's efforts to communicate to the Law Society the necessary measures for compliance; if she will release all documentation and correspondence between her Department and the Law Society concerning same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27051/15]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations

Niall Collins

38. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the way the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission conducts its inquiries; if she is satisfied with the way it interacts with members of An Garda Síochána during these inquiries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27047/15]

Proposed Legislation

Sandra McLellan

39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]

Census of Population Data

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

40. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if there are plans for the Central Statistics Office to update its census questions in order to collect accurate and specific information regarding persons who experience a combination of vision and hearing loss with an intellectual, physical, or other disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

41. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26913/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

42. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, information technology, accountancy, and other advisory and consultancy services, was reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26941/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Mary Lou McDonald

43. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer if his and his Minister of State's Special Advisers' salaries were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer grade, that is at €75,647; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

44. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department and those bodies under its aegis if all the fees for all State agencies, non-commercial State sponsored bodies and commercial semi-State board members were reduced by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/15]

Ministerial Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

45. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenses incurred by him from 2011 to date in 2015, including the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; his plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27002/15]

Eurozone Issues

Micheál Martin

46. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the Greek Prime Minister since he promised a referendum in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27064/15]

Crime Data

Dara Calleary

47. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach when the Central Statistics Office will resume publication of recorded crime statistics; his views on the office's review of the Garda Inspectorate Report on crime investigation which was published in November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/15]

Community Employment Schemes Funding

Catherine Murphy

48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has accepted Labour Court recommendation No. 19293 of 22 July 2008; her current position on this ruling; the number of potential persons who would receive pension payments if the recommendation was brought into effect; the projected cost in a full year of both the pension liability and the gratuity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27008/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Tom Fleming

49. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27061/15]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Brendan Griffin

50. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when her Department will issue the application forms to post offices with the more neutral wording in respect of payment options; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27106/15]

Invalidity Pension Payments

Willie O'Dea

51. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason arrears are not payable in regard to invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, having been awarded through the appeals office; the way her Department arrived at its figures; if arrears owed can be repaid at a reduced amount to assist with the financial situation of the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27117/15]

Back to Education Allowance Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

52. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of an age-related back to education allowance payment at the end of April 2014 and at the end of April 2015. [27122/15]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Michael Healy-Rae

53. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has been waiting for an outcome on the matter since September 2014. [27128/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Michelle Mulherin

54. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the refusal of a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the appeal will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27134/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

55. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made in respect of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has submitted the requested documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27137/15]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Eric J. Byrne

56. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of new community employment schemes that have been approved in each year since 2011; if she will provide a list of each one of these; their name and address; the number of supervisors and participants on each, as of 2015; the expected cost in each year since created; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27169/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

57. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27181/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Bernard Durkan

58. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if payment of a disability allowance and arrears owed will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27184/15]

Pensions Legislation

Michael McCarthy

59. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the changes contained in the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013 in respect of the entitlements of deferred members of pension schemes in the event of the schemes being wound up; if a scheme (details supplied) comes under the provisions of this Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27188/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Willie O'Dea

60. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of an approved disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27199/15]

Pension Fund Fees

Michael Healy-Rae

61. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange a meeting with representatives of an association (details supplied) regarding the classification of pensioners within legislation. [27203/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Bernard Durkan

62. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding payment of a disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27206/15]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

63. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27216/15]

Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility

Jack Wall

64. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27253/15]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Michael Creed

65. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27254/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

66. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27272/15]

Youth Unemployment Data

Thomas P. Broughan

67. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance, or signing on for credits for less than one year; more than one and up to two years; more that two and up to three years; more than three and up to four years; more than four and up to five years; and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27276/15]

Job Creation

Thomas P. Broughan

68. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the First Steps internship programme; her plans to proceed with the proposal to make the programme mandatory for participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27277/15]

Job Creation

Thomas P. Broughan

69. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the evaluation and review of the JobBridge scheme will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27278/15]

Job Creation

Thomas P. Broughan

70. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants currently on the JobBridge scheme; the number under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27279/15]

Job Creation

Thomas P. Broughan

71. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the JobBridge scheme; the number under 25 years of age, since the introduction of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27280/15]

Employment Support Services

Thomas P. Broughan

72. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons who have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the Youth Guarantee in 2014 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27281/15]

Departmental Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

73. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of case officers in her Department working directly with jobseekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27282/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Thomas P. Broughan

74. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the eligibility criteria of community employment for jobseekers under 25 years of age, arising from the experience in a pilot programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27283/15]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals

Michelle Mulherin

75. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal of a decision to refuse a supplementary welfare allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27290/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

76. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if that person's entitlement to a Foras Áiseanna Saothair – the Irish National Training and Employment Authority training scheme will be restored, on foot of the person's social welfare status; if the person concerned is eligible for a payment under the back-to-work enterprise scheme, as the person has not received payment for ten weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27296/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Finian McGrath

77. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a payment to a person (details supplied) under the jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27389/15]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Michael Healy-Rae

78. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding her Department's forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27392/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Jack Wall

79. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27403/15]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Michael Healy-Rae

80. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal of a refund for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27413/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining rent support for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who sent in confirmation of his housing need in mid-June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27414/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie O'Dea

82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27437/15]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility

Jack Wall

83. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to have a child included under the back to school allowance. [27438/15]

Social Welfare Appeals

Bernard Durkan

84. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining an appeal in respect of an alleged overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if an oral hearing will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27459/15]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Jack Wall

85. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is being asked to repay a social welfare payment, which has already being repaid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27470/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Noel Coonan

86. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27471/15]

Family Income Supplement Waiting Times

Noel Harrington

88. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes for a file to be transferred from the family income supplement section to the appeals section, due to the backlog being experienced there; the length of time this volume of work is building up; the measures being taken to address this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27477/15]

Family Income Supplement Waiting Times

Noel Harrington

89. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes for a file (details supplied) to be transferred from the family income supplement section to the appeals section, due to the backlog being experienced there; the measures being taken to address the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27478/15]

Employment Support Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

90. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the capacity of the EmployAbility service to accommodate an extra 1,000 persons. [27496/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

91. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 44 and 45 of 25 June 2015, the primary causes of her Department's overspend and underspend, as referenced in her reply. [27497/15]

Community Employment Schemes Places

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

92. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 25 June 2015, the estimated additional cost to her Department of introducing 4,000 additional community employment scheme places in 2016. [27498/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 66 and 67 of 25 June 2015, the estimated combined cost of raising the cut-off age of the one-parent family payment to 12 years old, and raising the one parent family payment income disregard to €120, in 2016. [27499/15]

Statutory Sick Pay Scheme Meetings

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

94. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the statutory entitlements for county councillors regarding sick leave and sick pay (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27501/15]

Back to Education Allowance Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

95. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the higher estimate indicated in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 26 May 2015 compared to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 9 July 2014. [27509/15]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McCarthy

96. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reinstate the telephone allowance; the cost of restoring same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27532/15]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

John Browne

97. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [27569/15]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

Seamus Healy

99. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an claim for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary, as this claim has been ongoing for a considerable length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27646/15]

Pensions Legislation

Finian McGrath

100. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the need for representation of staff associations for pension scheme purposes; her plans to introduce legislation to ensure that sponsoring employers accept responsibility for their pension schemes; her further plans to amend the Pensions Acts to allow collective representation and recognition for groups under the terms of section 50 orders to the Pension Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27652/15]

Social Welfare Schemes

Michelle Mulherin

101. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the alternative supports are available to assist affected lone parents and their dependants whose one-parent family payment will cease on 2 July 2015, in order to supplement their income, in particular where they cannot find further work at this point in time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27689/15]

Social Welfare Code

Brendan Smith

102. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that all appropriate support measures are put in place immediately to assist employees of an insurance company (details supplied) who face redundancy; the meetings and advisory sessions that have been held to date with employees in the company who are seeking advice and support regarding entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27690/15]