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Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Sherlock
522. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown by county for supplementary welfare allowance applications in 2017; the number of applications awarded; the number refused; the total amount paid out; and the reason given for the payments by county [11483/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Sherlock
523. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown by county for supplementary welfare allowance applications in 2016; the number of applications awarded; the number refused; the total amount paid out; and the reason given for the payments by county [11484/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
524. 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. [11521/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Sherlock
525. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a living alone increase claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11522/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Paul Kehoe
526. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when the working family payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11562/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Claire Kerrane
527. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the delays in the processing of domiciliary care allowance applications; the average processing time for applications for the allowance from November 2021 to date; the measures her Department has put in place to reduce delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11591/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Departmental Correspondence
Barry Cowen
528. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy instructions or policy documents that she has brought to the attention of An Bord Pleanála since coming into office [11606/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
529. 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. [11642/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
530. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11643/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
531. 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. [11647/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
532. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11648/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Pension Provisions
Denis Naughten
533. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will implement recommendation No. 27 of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection pre-budget submission to provide State contributory PRSI credits to those providing long-term foster care to ensure they are entitled to a State pension after a lifetime of providing foster care and assisting the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11653/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Niall Collins
534. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals submitted by applicants analysed per county, scheme, by paper appeal and by oral appeal in each year since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11725/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Louise O'Reilly
535. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the delays experienced by workers from outside the State in a sector (details supplied) in obtaining a personal public service number; if she has plans to expedite the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11727/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Direct Provision System
Holly Cairns
536. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in addressing the recommendation in the report of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process that the allowances currently paid to persons in direct provision should be increased from January 2021 and regularly reviewed in line with the cost of living. [11789/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Enterprise Support Services
Carol Nolan
312. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance scheme payment can have the payment extended beyond the initial two-year period; the number of persons who applied for the payment from 1 January 2019 to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10533/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Paternity Leave
Matt Carthy
313. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for paternity leave to date; the number approved; the number declined; the reasons for being declined by reason, type and category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10518/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Denis Naughten
314. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the average number of claims in payment under the carer’s benefit scheme; the average length of a claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10530/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Widow's Pension
Peter Burke
315. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the situation in which a co-habitating couple who are not married or in a civil partnership are not entitled to claim the widow's pension on the death of one of the couple; her views on whether there is an anomaly to qualify for the (non-contributory) widow's pension given that the assets of the cohabitating couple are considered as means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10555/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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State Pensions
Peter Burke
316. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if an applicant for State pension (contributory) who has been unsuccessful in their application due to the failure to reach the minimum requirement of 520 full paid contributions can now reclaim the portion of employee contributions paid in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10556/22]