Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

145. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for the invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29884/21]

State Pensions

Peter Burke

146. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the pension payment for elderly persons (details supplied). [29910/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael McNamara

147. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29956/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

148. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the operation of the household benefit package scheme for persons with a disability will be examined. [29994/21]

Enterprise Support Services

Jackie Cahill

149. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to include driver training courses as part of the eligible items for grant support under the enterprise support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30010/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

150. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that are in receipt of part-time and casual jobseeker’s benefit, part-time and casual jobseeker’s allowance and short time work support payments for 1, 2 and 3 days, respectively per payment, per day, in tabular form. [30018/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Ged Nash

151. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans in relation to the proposed tendering process for local employment, activation and support services; if this process and the tender process currently under consideration seeks to replace the current services provided by existing jobs clubs and local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30020/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Dara Calleary

152. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection further to previous Parliamentary Questions in relation to a potential RFT for local employment services in areas with existing providers and for those areas with no local employment services at present, the specific EU procurement rules she cites in her responses as necessary to issue a RFT; if she has sought a derogation from any potential requirement on the basis that the local employment services provides a vital social service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30080/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

153. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to review of a jobseeker’s allowance payment for a person (details supplied); if they will receive back payment to the date when they reapplied for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30083/21]

Social Welfare Appeals

Michael Healy-Rae

154. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30088/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

155. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and signing for credits by county in tabular form. [30108/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

156. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and signing for credits for 12 months or more, in tabular form. [30109/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

157. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the full rate of jobseeker's allowance of €203 per week. [30110/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

158. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are in receipt of the lower rate of jobseeker's allowance of €112.70 per week. [30111/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

159. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are in receipt of a rate of a jobseeker's allowance other than €112.70 and €203 per week. [30112/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Thomas Pringle

160. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment for six months or more by county in tabular form. [30113/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

161. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those young persons under 25 years of age who are currently on the weekly rate of €112.70 by €45.15 per week to €157.85; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30114/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the back to education allowance scheme in January 2020 and January 2021; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 on the scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30117/21]

Youth Work Supports

Thomas Pringle

163. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the youth employment support scheme in January 2020 and January 2021; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 on the scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30118/21]

Youth Work Supports

Thomas Pringle

164. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age supported by the JobsPlus youth scheme in 2020 and to date in 2021; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 on the scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30119/21]

Youth Work Supports

Thomas Pringle

165. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers who have applied for and received the enhanced JobsPlus youth scheme subsidy for employing young persons aged between 25 to 29 years since July 2020; and the total number of young persons aged 25 to 29 years supported on the jobsPlus scheme since July 2020. [30120/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

166. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years in receipt of the carer’s allowance. [30121/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

167. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years in receipt of disability allowance; and the number under 25 years in receipt of the allowance for 12 months or more in tabular form. [30122/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

168. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of young persons under 25 years in receipt of the one parent family payment; and the number under 25 years in receipt of the payment for 12 months or more in tabular form. [30123/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Pringle

169. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions taken to date to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to improve jobseeker supports for persons aged under 24 over the lifetime of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30124/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Thomas Pringle

170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the €203, €250 and €300 rates of payment per week of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [30125/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Thomas Pringle

171. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under the age of 25 years who are on the €203, €250 and €300 rates of payment per week of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [30126/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

172. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider an extended or augmented social protection payment for those out of work and unable to re-enter the workforce due to the symptoms of long-Covid such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [30155/21]

State Pensions

Michael Creed

173. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the criteria in circumstances in which a person is in receipt of the State pension (contributory) and claiming for an increase for an adult dependant. [30195/21]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Murphy

174. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a research project undertaken by an organisation (details supplied) on behalf of her Department in relation to the cost of bereavement and funeral poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30210/21]

Pension Provisions

Carol Nolan

442. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to review the changes in pension eligibility and contribution rules introduced in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29145/21]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

443. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if all payments and arrears due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [29180/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Réada Cronin

444. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection if the partial capacity benefit will be examined in the situation of a diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, RRMS, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29182/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Bernard Durkan

445. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for an exceptional needs payment to cover funeral expenses for their spouse will be reconsidered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29242/21]

Departmental Reports

Holly Cairns

446. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29257/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Holly Cairns

447. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the employment of all persons in the community employment programme until at least 31 December 2021 given the difficulty in replacing persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29258/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peter Burke

448. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the income limits will be reviewed for carer’s allowance applicants; when these limits were reviewed most recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29280/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Alan Dillon

449. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to automatically awarding a free travel pass to persons who lose their driver licence entitlement for one year due to seizures as a result of epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29286/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Neasa Hourigan

450. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure persons who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures are provided automatic access to a free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29288/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul McAuliffe

451. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [29294/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Paul McAuliffe

452. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by a person (details supplied). [29296/21]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

453. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29315/21]

Local Authorities

Mattie McGrath

454. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount provided by her Department to Tipperary County Council in 2020 in respect of rent supplement. [29353/21]

Island Communities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

455. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost, number of recipients and number of applicants of the island allowance in each of the years 2010 to 2020, by offshore island. [29354/21]

Island Communities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

456. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected increase in total annual cost of the island allowance resulting from the increase to €20 announced in Budget 2021; and if she will provide a copy of any documented analysis conducted by her Department before making the decision to increase the allowance. [29355/21]

Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

457. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have availed of employability services in the State in 2020 and to date in 2021, by county in tabular form. [29532/21]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

458. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to support persons with disabilities with employment and employability services; the way additional needs of persons with disabilities will be incorporated into the forthcoming tender for employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29533/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

459. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) for a carer’s allowance in view of the fact that it has been marked urgent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29576/21]

Social Welfare Appeals

Jackie Cahill

460. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29584/21]

Departmental Budgets

Mark Ward

461. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the funds returned unspent to the Exchequer from her Department’s budget in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29595/21]