Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Community Employment Schemes

Emer Higgins

101. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the efforts to resolve the community employment supervisors’ pension issue. [26216/21]

Youth Unemployment

Paul Murphy

103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for youth unemployment; and if a commitment will be given not to introduce JobBridge-style activation schemes targeted at young persons. [26227/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Colm Burke

104. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the way room rental income is treated for those with a serious condition or disability when assessing a disability allowance application in circumstances in which the rent collected is entirely for the purposes of meeting mortgage payments and keeping a person’s home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26076/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Neale Richmond

105. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the uptake of the paternity benefit scheme; the steps she is taking to encourage the uptake of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26072/21]

Community Employment Schemes

James O'Connor

106. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress on the provision of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26255/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Aindrias Moynihan

107. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of educational and upskilling courses available under the back to education payment; the measures that are being taken to expand on courses available under this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26223/21]

Social Welfare Offices

Niamh Smyth

108. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection when appointments will be reopening in the Cavan Intreo office for persons to avail of the public services card. [26074/21]

Youth Unemployment

Colm Burke

109. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the initiatives her Department will take in order to assist young persons in returning to the workforce following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

John Lahart

110. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the take-up of parent’s leave and parent’s benefit since the extension was announced on 1 April 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26251/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost and the staff employed in the employer reporting facility established by her Department in March 2020 to enable employers to make notifications regarding staff they claimed were unwilling to return to work while they continued to claim the pandemic unemployment payment; and the number of employees on the payment who subsequently had their payments reduced or terminated on foot of employers contacting her Department. [26228/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

114. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if a commitment will be given to keep emergency access to rent supplement in place for victims of domestic violence permanently and beyond the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26177/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul McAuliffe

115. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place to help persons get back to work post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26253/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

117. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of extending community employment contracts for participants whose term on a scheme and opportunities for learning have been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26257/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

119. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have had their adult dependent payment reduced or lost in the past year due to audits; the age range of those who have lost their adult dependent payment or had it reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26142/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Seán Sherlock

120. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department running the community employment scheme in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of persons engaged on the scheme. [43978/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

121. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce and or expand supports including payments, training and skills courses to help persons get back to work following the lifting of Covid-19 necessitated restrictions. [26215/21]

Employment Support Services

Joan Collins

122. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to maintain the method of funding, that is, cost met model and not the cost bid model for local employment services (details supplied). [26151/21]

Departmental Reviews

Claire Kerrane

123. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the child maintenance review group will report on child maintenance matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26175/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pádraig O'Sullivan

124. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the school meals programme to all schools in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25572/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Niamh Smyth

125. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available for persons coming off the pandemic unemployment payment in cases in which their employer has had to reduce working hours after businesses reopen from Covid-19. [26075/21]