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Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Child Care Services Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
404. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the size of the community employment child care programme is demand-led or if there is a cap on places; if the announcement on the 8 July 2014 of changes to the eligibility rules governing the scheme also involved an increase in the capacity of the scheme and, if so, the amount. [31550/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Multi-annual Budget Plans
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
478. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of migrant-led organisations that applied for the SSNO funding programme; the number of migrant-led organisations here successful in receiving this funding in the recent allocation of SSNO funding to successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31034/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Stability Programme Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
135. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the breakdown of the €261 million identified by his Department in the Ireland's Stability Programme April 2014 Update, as the amount by which net voted expenditure at the end of March was below the estimated profile; and if he will clarify any moneys that have been returned to the Exchequer from the Department of Social Protection to date this year. [30240/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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JobsPlus Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
238. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who availed of the JobsPlus subsidy during its first year of operation; the cost of same; the number that it is estimated will benefit from it in 2014; and the estimated total spend for 2014. [30221/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Fuel Allowance Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
239. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending fuel allowance to recipients of family income supplement. [30222/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Fuel Allowance Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
240. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending the fuel allowance season by one week. [30223/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Fuel Allowance Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
241. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reducing the current long-term requirement of 15 months for access to fuel allowance via certain payments to ten months, six months and three months. respectively. [30224/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
242. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has explored the possibility of extending free travel to persons who meet the medical criteria but not the means test for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30225/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
243. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2015 of restoring maternity benefit to the payment level prior to budget 2014. [30226/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Job Initiatives
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
244. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that it is estimated will participate on JobBridge in 2014; the average cost of the scheme per participant; and the estimated total cost of the scheme for the year 2014. [30227/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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One-Parent Family Payments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
245. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of freezing the age limit for a relevant child for the one-parent family payment at ten years for all applicants and recipients in 2014 and 2015 respectively. [30228/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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One-Parent Family Payments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
246. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there will be an implied cost to the Department in 2015 of maintaining the age of the relevant child for one-parent family payment at ten years of age. [30229/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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One-Parent Family Payments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
247. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of freezing the one-parent family payment income disregard at €90 next year. [30230/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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One-Parent Family Payments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
248. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the one-parent family payment income disregard in €10 increments from €90 to €150 respectively. [30231/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Social Insurance Rates
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
249. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a new employer's rate of PRSI of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 per annum. [30232/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Social Insurance Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
250. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated share of the total employer' class A PRSI contributions yield derived from employments in respect of which the higher rate of employers PRSI is payable relative to the percentage derived from employments with respect to which the lower rate is payable and the total number of persons in class A insurance in 2013. [30233/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
251. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of reversing the lower age-related rates of jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare allowance for young persons and restoring the maximum rate of €188 regardless of age. [30234/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing by €20 the payments received by every young person in receipt of an age-related jobseeker's allowance or supplementary welfare allowance payment. [30235/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Job Initiatives
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
253. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the €50 top-ups paid to JobBridge participants in 2013 and expected cost for 2014; the number of persons on a JobBridge placement now and the average number who conclude or leave their JobBridge placement each month. [30236/14]
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Departmental Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
254. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of the underspend by her Department against its projected spending this year to date and the amount that this underspend is now expected to be by year end. [30237/14]