Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh dátaí ar leith
Leathanach 12 de 13
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Departmental Communications
Jonathan O'Brien
572. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the domain names registered to or owned by her Department or through a third party company. [48948/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Public Services Card
Jonathan O'Brien
573. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an adopted person must supply their adoption certificate when applying for a public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48952/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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State Pension (Contributory)
Thomas Pringle
574. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which her Department is addressing the shortfall in pension payments to women retiring since 2012 after changes were made in calculating pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48967/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Willie O'Dea
575. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48983/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Disability Allowance
Gerry Adams
576. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recent finding (details supplied) that the minimum essential standard of living cost for a single adult with vision impairment is €44.54 more than the cost for a member of the general fully sighted population; her plans with regard to reflecting this additional expenditure in disability payments for the visually impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48987/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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State Pensions Payments
John McGuinness
577. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pension being paid to a person (details supplied) is the correct amount; if the tax deductions are correct; and if an examination of the matter will be expedited. [48989/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Catherine Murphy
578. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review rent supplement rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48994/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Catherine Murphy
579. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the control measures and operational provisions that are in place to ensure that increases in rent that will occur during the year are met and that additional payments by the tenant or topping up of rent does not occur for persons in receipt of rent supplement over the course of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48995/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Fire Service Staff
John Brady
580. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of retained firefighters who are in receipt of jobseeker's payments. [49000/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Maternity Leave
Robert Troy
581. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for maternity leave for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49023/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Parliamentary Questions Costs
Mattie McGrath
582. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average costs associated with processing and answering written and oral parliamentary questions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49123/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Jobseeker's Allowance
Maria Bailey
583. Deputy Maria Bailey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person who is officially retired from the Department of Education and Skills, having completed the necessary 40 years’ service for pension purposes and has been compelled to retire after 40 years' service is required to sign on for jobseeker's allowance even though the person is not actively seeking work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49157/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Community Services Programme
Martin Kenny
584. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of community services programmes generating traded income of 30% or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Community Services Programme
Martin Kenny
585. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is policy to remove services and support from community services programmes which are unable to generate traded income of 30%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49185/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Community Services Programme
Martin Kenny
586. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the socio-economic factors taken into consideration when granting or removing service and support for community services programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49186/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Invalidity Pension Eligibility
Tom Neville
587. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a self-employed person who is paying class S PRSI and who is now incapable of working will be able to apply for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49200/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Dental Services
Billy Kelleher
588. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to give dental hygienists a dental treatment benefit contract in order to allow persons avail of a free scale and polish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49207/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Exceptional Needs Payments
Bernard Durkan
589. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49214/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Bernard Durkan
590. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will indicate eligibility for a carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49216/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Employment Support Services
Bernard Durkan
591. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial assistance can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to undertake a carer's course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49237/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Departmental Staff
Dara Calleary
592. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that clerical officers within her Department have had to take on extra responsibilities in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49242/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Dara Calleary
593. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the business object model implementation, BOMi, system within her Department is sufficiently accurate in its calculations; the procedures in place to assess the information inputted into BOMi; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49243/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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JobPath Data
Dara Calleary
594. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of complaints made about participation in or interaction with the JobPath programme, by county, in tabular form; her plans to review the operation of this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49244/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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JobPath Programme
Catherine Murphy
595. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which €71.2 million was allocated to and-or payments were made to contractors in the context of the JobPath scheme since 2015 to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49257/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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JobPath Programme
Catherine Murphy
596. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons who have had sanctions imposed on their payments in the context of the JobPath scheme since inception to date in 2017; the number of persons disqualified from receiving payments for the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49258/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Robert Troy
597. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49327/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Illness Benefit Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
598. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the savings to the State annually when access to a sick leave payment changed from three days to six days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49333/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Illness Benefit Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
599. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her plans to make changes to the number of days off work required for a person to access a sick leave payment in view of the fact that the current situation leaves a person exposed in the event of sickness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49334/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Michael McGrath
600. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to explain the reason a person's actual PRSI contributions in the year the person reaches 66 years of age are excluded in the calculation of yearly average PRSI contributions for the purposes of the State pension, contributory; the benefit the person receives for those contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49370/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Michael Moynihan
601. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the position regarding the provision of a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors; when she expects this issue to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49371/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Public Services Card Data
Catherine Murphy
602. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of private companies that have access to social protection personal files and-or records of citizens in the context of the public services card; if she will provide a list of those companies; the reason each company has access to those records or files; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49380/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Tom Neville
603. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a payment will issue for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49390/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Social Welfare Appeals Status
Pat Breen
604. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49391/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Disability Allowance Applications
Willie O'Dea
605. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in respect of a disability allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49392/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Mary Butler
606. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to state the expected start date of the public consultation process on wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48710/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Thomas P. Broughan
607. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to set out the number of persons under 18 years of age with severe physical disabilities who are living in the family home in which the family is in receipt of HAP or RAS payments in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48758/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Water and Sewerage Schemes
Pat the Cope Gallagher
608. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to set out the number of applicants to date for the domestic wastewater treatment scheme for domestic septic tanks, as announced by the previous Government in 2013; the number of grants that were approved for individual applications in County Donegal; the number that are awaiting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49051/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Planning Issues
Clare Daly
609. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to outline his plans to amend legislation on planning applications for companies that have been shown to engage in tax avoidance or poor building practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49151/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
David Cullinane
610. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the national rent scheme will be introduced to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48739/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Brendan Ryan
611. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to outline his plans for the introduction of a new affordable housing scheme to assist those on modest incomes to buy a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48741/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Residential Tenancies Board Data
John Brady
612. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to set out by county the number of persons registered under the Residential Tenancies Board. [48759/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Residential Tenancies Board
John Brady
613. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to set out the level of funding from the Residential Tenancies Board to Wicklow County Council in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48760/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Local Authority Expenditure
David Cullinane
614. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to outline the purpose of bodies (details supplied); the reason each local authority is required to pay funds to these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48761/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Brexit Negotiations
Stephen Donnelly
615. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the preparations made in his Department in the event of no agreement being reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU; if such preparations involve the drawing up of detailed and specific contingency plans in the event of a hard Brexit and a trade regime based on WTO tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48780/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Departmental Staff Training
Catherine Murphy
616. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year and in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48809/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Homeless Persons Data
Mick Wallace
617. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide a bibliography of all sources used to arrive at the conclusion that homeless figures here are low by international standards as per his recent public statement. [48827/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Housing Data
Catherine Murphy
618. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017 to housing authorities and local authorities for the provision of dwellings, including houses, flats, maisonettes and hostels by the authorities; the amount paid for the improvement or reconstruction of dwellings provided by the authorities; the amount paid for the acquisition of land for the provision of dwellings, by location, by year and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48919/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Departmental Communications
Jonathan O'Brien
619. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [48946/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Rents Data
Catherine Murphy
620. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimate for the various rent supports - RAS, HAP, rent assistance and so on - in each of the years from 2018 to 2021; if increases over and above the current levels of assistance are envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48968/17]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2017
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Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Catherine Murphy
621. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the prior assessment carried out when allocating LIHAF in respect of ensuring that housing is affordable; the definition of affordable in this regard; if the definition differs throughout the country; if so, the way in which it differs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48969/17]