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Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
David Cullinane
801. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the backlog in processing claims for and making non-Covid-19 related payments; her plans for dealing with this backlog; the timeline for resolving this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12739/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Carer's Allowance
David Cullinane
825. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the means test threshold for entitlement to carer's allowance in €50 intervals up to €950 per week in tabular form. [12985/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Carer's Allowance
David Cullinane
827. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the means test threshold for entitlement to carer’s allowance in €50 intervals up to €950 per week in tabular form. [13044/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Jobseeker's Benefit
David Cullinane
848. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker's benefit in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13417/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Jobseeker's Benefit
David Cullinane
849. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker’s allowance in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13418/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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JobPath Programme
David Cullinane
850. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 810, 811 and 812 of 23 June 2020, when the report referenced will be finalised; and when it will be published or otherwise made available to members of Dáil Éireann. [13419/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
David Cullinane
158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accommodate the needs of children with intellectual disabilities who may need to repeat this year of school in view of the disturbance caused by the Covid-19 public health emergency; if additional resources will be made available to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
David Cullinane
275. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the reopening of schools regarding enhanced cleaning regimes; if deep cleaning of schools will be a requirement for all schools; if there will be a requirement for the use of professionals rather than allowing schools use volunteers in administering same; if schools will be expected to pay for the enhanced regime from their own budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12609/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Maternity Leave
David Cullinane
305. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if maternity benefit will be extended in view of comments in Dáil Éireann on 11 June 2020. [12413/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
David Cullinane
508. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the latest plans in place for the reopening of day services for persons with disabilities; if there is a timeline for the reopening of these services; if so, the timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12351/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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JobPath Programme
David Cullinane
810. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of JobPath; when it will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11867/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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JobPath Programme
David Cullinane
811. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for labour market activation schemes after JobPath expires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11868/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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JobPath Programme
David Cullinane
812. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend JobPath referrals and the relevant contracts for an additional 12 months in view of the likely economic fallout due to the Covid-19 public health emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11869/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Child Maintenance Payments
David Cullinane
813. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding child maintenance services; her plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11870/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Local Employment Service
David Cullinane
814. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the tender process regarding the provision of the local employment service; the impact of Covid-19 on this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11871/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Jobseeker's Allowance
David Cullinane
815. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons by age claiming jobseeker’s allowance in each month of 2020 to date in tabular form. [11872/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Jobseeker's Benefit
David Cullinane
816. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons by age claiming jobseeker’s benefit in each month of 2020 to date in tabular form. [11873/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
David Cullinane
817. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding community employment supervisors and their pension claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11875/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Social Welfare Eligibility
David Cullinane
825. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare payments that the self-employed are and are not entitled to, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11968/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Social Welfare Eligibility
David Cullinane
826. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per payment of extending each social welfare entitlement to the self-employed, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11969/20]