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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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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]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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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]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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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]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]