Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for specific dates
Page 9 of 19
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Social Welfare Appeals Status
Pat Breen
429. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22286/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Tom Neville
430. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) and consider a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Respite Care Grant Applications
Tom Neville
431. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a respite care grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22290/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Social Welfare Appeals Status
Pat Breen
432. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22291/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Social Welfare Appeals
Jim Daly
433. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the departmental papers and the comments of the deciding officer have not been forwarded to an appeals officer for an appeal that was registered in March 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Payments
Tom Neville
434. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a qualified adult payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Applications
Pat Breen
435. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22301/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Applications
Pat Breen
436. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22302/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Applications
Pat Breen
437. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22321/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Applications
Pat Breen
438. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Applications
Tom Neville
439. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position regarding an application for carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [22326/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Appeals
Peter Burke
440. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [22350/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Qualified Child Increase Payments
Willie O'Dea
441. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2017 of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3 and €5, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22357/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Free Travel Scheme
Willie O'Dea
442. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected increase due to changing demographics in the number of persons availing of the free travel scheme over the next five years; the cost of maintaining the scheme at current levels, taking account of the projected increase in users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22358/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Invalidity Pension Applications
Thomas Pringle
443. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22374/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
JobsPlus Scheme
Brendan Howlin
444. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if an elected member of a local authority, who is currently in receipt of jobseeker's assistance, qualifies to take up employment through the JobsPlus scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22379/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
445. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22466/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Pat Breen
446. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22498/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Appeals
Willie Penrose
447. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal against the refusal of carer's allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22556/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Appeals
Willie Penrose
448. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their disability allowance reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22557/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Employment Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
449. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and locations of Intreo centres across the State; the counties which do not currently have an Intreo centre; his plans to establish new Intreo centres and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22558/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Michael Healy-Rae
450. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 12 July 2016, if he will outline the position with regard to the person indicated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22575/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
451. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the period of participation in a community employment scheme for a person (details supplied) beyond the standard participation limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22576/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Redundancy Payments
Seamus Healy
452. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a company (details supplied) regarding redundancy repayments; when redundancy payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22595/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
School Meals Programme
Willie O'Dea
454. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the school meals programme; the cost in 2017 of increasing expenditure on this programme by 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22610/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
Michael Ring
455. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision regarding their farm assist appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22615/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Paul Kehoe
456. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the current policy and increasing the pension paid to a person (details supplied) and others who were only awarded a half-rate pension due to the dates when the self-employed contributions were implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22616/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Michael McGrath
457. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined benefit schemes here; the number of active members in the defined benefit schemes; the number of deferred members of defined benefit schemes; the number of pensioners in defined benefit schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22628/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Social Welfare Rates
Willie O'Dea
458. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2017 of restoring the Christmas bonus to 75% and 100% of its previous rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22639/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Community Employment Schemes Operation
Paul Kehoe
459. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) must remain on JobPath despite being accepted onto a community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22644/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Employment Support Services
John Brady
460. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that a person currently on the family rate of jobseeker's payment of €372.40, the rate for a married couple with two qualifying children, who takes up a Tús scheme only receives an additional €5 per week once PRSI is deducted from the €22.50, since the person exceeds the threshold of €350; and, in view of this, whether he will increase the current threshold for those on the family rate of jobseeker's payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22645/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
461. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22663/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
462. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22664/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
463. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22665/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
464. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Disability Allowance Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
465. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22668/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
466. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22670/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Mattie McGrath
467. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline his plans to review the qualifying conditions for the contributory state pension, particularly in respect of the yearly average and the effect that a low year average has on a pension in the case of a break in contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22677/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Support Grant
Brendan Griffin
468. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a respite care grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22678/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Applications
Charlie McConalogue
469. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied). [22696/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Ministerial Staff
Seán Sherlock
470. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of politically appointed staff working in his Department, including the names, roles and salaries of each staff member; in the case of special advisers, their qualifications and experience relevant to their roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22738/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Community Services Programme
Willie O'Dea
471. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the changes to the most recent operation manual for community services programmes, dated 4 April 2016, Version 1, in particular, the stipulation that working hours must be spread over four days, resulting in new entrants of the programme no longer being able to claim jobseeker's allowance; if he has considered the adverse effects this may have on persons wishing to participate in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22851/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Community Services Programme
Willie O'Dea
472. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to discuss the expectation of community services programmes, CSPs, to pay market rates and the living wage where possible, given that his Department's contribution to CSPs no longer matches the legal minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22852/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Community Services Programme
Willie O'Dea
473. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when successful applicants for the community services programme support fund will receive funding; if he is aware that they have been obliged to pay the new national minimum wage rate since the 1 January 2016, incurring significant additional costs and placing many under considerable financial strain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22853/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Community Services Programme
Willie O'Dea
474. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the estimated full-year cost to the State in 2017 of increasing the wage contribution to the community services programme to match the new national legal minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22854/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
State Pension (Contributory) Applications
Michael Ring
475. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection why his Department is waiting for a copy of an insurance record of a person (details supplied) from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when this person's contribution record clearly shows the contributions from the person's time working in the former Department of Posts and Telegraphs. [22857/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Michael Healy-Rae
476. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of a review for a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22889/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Departmental Staff Recruitment
David Cullinane
478. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection to set down by year of entry the number of staff who entered the public service in his Department post 1 January 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23501/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Middle East Peace Process
Thomas Pringle
479. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the way he will respond to the open letter titled Palestine's Call from a group of Palestinian civil and political society organisations which was sent to all Oireachtas Members; his plans to exert pressure on the state of Israel, through the use of sanctions and other parliamentary actions, to end its illegal occupation of Palestine and to grant Palestinian persons their rights in accordance with United Nations resolutions and international law, as requested in the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21949/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
written
Middle East Peace Process
Bríd Smith
480. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his views on Palestine's Call, the open letter from 45 Palestinians political and civil groups calling on the Government to act to bring justice to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/16]