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Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Clare Daly
229. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the discrimination suffered by women who are excluded from the contributory State pension because they had to leave the workforce due to the marriage bar, even though they had more than ten years' pay-related social insurance contributions in their later working life, which would entitle them to this pension in their own right, but which is denied to them because they worked prior to their marriage. [34583/15]
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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Pension Provisions
Clare Daly
9. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the inequality experienced by persons who are in receipt of reduced pensions because of the marriage bar, the effect of which is that they have incomes below the supplementary welfare rate. [33019/15]
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
Clare Daly
36. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently increase rent supplement to enable persons remain in their current rented properties and to stem rising homelessness. [33024/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Clare Daly
270. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason her Department has failed to process this case in a speedy and efficient manner; her views that it is acceptable; when a decision is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31876/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Social Welfare Application Forms
Clare Daly
63. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 25 June 2015, if she will consider the completion of electronic forms on a weekly basis, setting out the days worked and the days on which a person was unemployed, for jobseekers engaged in casual or part-time employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26644/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Clare Daly
187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the community employment scheme of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [26134/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Social Welfare Code
Clare Daly
42. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will simplify the application process for zero-hour contracts and for casual employees to make it more affordable and timely, as the current process is putting an onerous burden on persons who have to get forms filled in by their employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25488/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Clare Daly
17. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection whether she has had any meetings or discussions with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to securing a percentage of the proceeds of the sale of the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus to offset some of the financial hardship being experienced by existing and deferred members of the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme. [24630/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
Clare Daly
21. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of any investigation by the Pensions Authority into the Irish airlines superannuation scheme. [24631/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Clare Daly
193. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will withdraw the use of application forms which recommend the use of commercial banks in preference to the use of post offices in relation to social welfare payments. [24997/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Pension Provisions
Clare Daly
230. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will conduct public hearings along the lines of those under way at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in the European Parliament in relation to the institutions for occupational retirement provision directive and the implications for cross-border pension schemes. [21988/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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National Internship Scheme Placements
Clare Daly
272. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of any social work positions being advertised under the JobBridge scheme; and her views on whether this is appropriate in the context of the time and resources required to become a social worker. [22474/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
Clare Daly
255. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps the Pension Authority has taken to ensure that the resolution to the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme pension dispute, which involved the winding up of the supplementary pension scheme 2, has been undertaken. [18599/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility
Clare Daly
258. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeframe for the review of the insolvency payments scheme, specifically the promised review into the eligibility of former employees of companies which have been informally wound up without a liquidator or receiver to apply for payment from the scheme, in view of the fact that such a review has been promised since 2013 and no results have been forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18623/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility
Clare Daly
259. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the review of the insolvency payments scheme not having being completed to date, the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin to access their entitlements. [18624/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Pensions Legislation
Clare Daly
15. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has undertaken analysis of the impact of changes to section 50 of the Pensions Acts allowing trustees to reduce payments to pensioners. [17327/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Pensions Legislation
Clare Daly
30. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the serious impact of changes in pensions legislation which allows trustees to reduce the payments to current pensioners and deferred members. [17328/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Clare Daly
75. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way persons who are signing on for credits can access a community employment scheme; and her plans to address this matter. [14362/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Water Conservation Grant
Clare Daly
76. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way in which the water conservation grant will be paid to residents; and if it will be paid in one payment or in instalments. [14363/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Administration
Clare Daly
117. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in passing legislation to give effect to the back-to-work family dividend; her plans to alleviate the situation for those families who are awaiting the payment and expecting it to be delivered in April 2015. [14842/15]