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Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Back to School Costs
Joan Burton
594. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined the proposal by a charity (details supplied) in its 2018 pre-budget submission to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to €305; the cost of implementing such an increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31143/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Back to Education Allowance
Joan Burton
595. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by a charity (details supplied) in its 2018 pre-budget submission to reverse the decision to means test income from part time work for those in receipt of back-to-education allowance; the cost of implementing such a proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31146/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits
Joan Burton
596. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department examined a charity's (details supplied) proposal in their 2018 pre-budget submission to allow lone parents in employment with children between seven and 14 years of age to receive both jobseeker's transition payment and family income supplement if they meet qualifying criteria; the cost of implementing such a proposal; the changes required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31148/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Michael Healy-Rae
597. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding post office payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31170/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Bernard Durkan
598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 21 June 2017, if a payment system can be put in place at an early date to address the issues of a person (details supplied) in the absence of a one-parent family allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31258/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Brexit Staff
Joan Burton
599. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in her Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the said Brexit unit; the cost to date in 2017; the anticipated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31279/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Child Benefit Administration
Alan Farrell
601. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the potential cost to the State of extending child benefit payments to children for an additional year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31304/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Child Benefit Administration
Alan Farrell
602. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the provisions in order that child benefit is payable until such a time as a child finishes secondary education, rather than determining it by age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31305/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Rural Social Scheme Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
603. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme to date in 2017; the reason the extra 500 participants promised by her predecessor have not been recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31306/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Pearse Doherty
604. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a farm assist application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31330/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Pearse Doherty
605. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a jobseeker's benefit application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31331/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Róisín Shortall
606. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing carer's allowance to be classed as a recordable contribution for the purpose of eligibility for contributory pensions in view of the expense that is spared to the State through persons taking on caring roles themselves as opposed to having to engage residential or other care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31389/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Róisín Shortall
607. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing for carer's allowance to be classed as a recordable contribution for the purpose of calculating eligibility for contributory pensions. [31390/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Census of Population Data
Catherine Murphy
608. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy response which occurs further to the publication of the census of population; the section or sections of her Department involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31407/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Anne Rabbitte
609. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the long delays for processing applications, reviews and appeals within the domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance sections of her Department; her plans to rectify the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31423/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Pat Breen
610. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31488/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Mary Lou McDonald
611. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait times in processing domiciliary care allowance applications; if she has satisfied herself with the length of time it is taking for a decision to be made; and if she will allocate extra resources to the section in order to process the applications in a more timely manner. [31530/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Insurance
Richard Boyd Barrett
612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a report on the appeal by a company (details supplied) of the Scope findings regarding alleged abuse of RTC1s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31550/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Éamon Ó Cuív
613. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil servants in her Department that have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in her Department that have requested a transfer from a location outside of Dublin into County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31782/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Brian Stanley
614. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has taken account of recent cases with regard to future policy on wind turbine construction in view of the settlements made in recent court cases in regard to wind turbine construction and the effects of noise and shadow flicker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30833/17]