32. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the scope of the public services card; the measures currently in place to ensure data protection and confidentiality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39693/17]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the community employment scheme known as Pathways to Employment at Southill, Limerick, has been threatened with closure due to the failure of its insurance company to renew its insurance; her plans to rectify this issue; the implications for CE schemes nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39692/17]
1907. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting times for decisions on all social welfare payments from her Department; the number of persons awaiting decisions for all social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38573/17]
1906. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for those not at work due to an illness or disability; the way in which this compares with the EUROSTAT average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38572/17]
1905. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parents here; the way in which this compares with the EUROSTAT average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38571/17]
1904. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the report that was to be prepared by her Department within three months of the passing of the Social Welfare Act 2016 on the financial and social effects of amendments to the one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38570/17]
1903. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have applied for an exceptional needs payment in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number who have been awarded and refused this payment, respectively; the expenditure on this payment in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38569/17]
1902. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of welfare recipients who have been subject to sanctions for non-engagement in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38568/17]
1901. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of rent supplement, by county, in tabular form; the number of households in each county that have rent supplement increased above the prescribed limits for their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38567/17]
608. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the financial allocation for An Garda Síochána in 2010 and in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37705/17]
1600. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her targets for poverty including child poverty; if these targets are being met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36722/17]
1590. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has started contingency planning in the event that the common travel area and the reciprocal arrangements for social insurance and social assistance are not preserved or are altered in the aftermath of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36599/17]
1589. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to further extend benefits available to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36598/17]
1588. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take following the report by her Department on lone parents and the impact that changes to the one parent family payment had on lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36597/17]
1587. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the new working family payment that her Department is planning to introduce; the way in which this payment will differ from family income supplement, FIS; if this payment will replace FIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36596/17]
1586. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been issued a public services card in each year since first introduced; the waiting time to issue a public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36595/17]
1585. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has considered the impact that the recommendation to increase the national minimum wage will have on income thresholds set to qualify for certain social welfare payments; her plans to increase the income thresholds for social welfare payments in line with the recommendations for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36594/17]
1584. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase funding to the community service programme in line with the recommendation increase in the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36593/17]
1583. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing funding to the community service programme in line with the recommendation to increase the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36592/17]
1582. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when the cost benefit analysis of the restructuring of MABS and CIS will commence; the expected date for completion and publication of this analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36591/17]
1495. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 and over in receipt of a jobseeker's payment, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35257/17]
1206. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons by payment who have been refused a social welfare payment; the number that subsequently were awarded a payment on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34304/17]
1205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take following the Citizens Assembly recommendations regarding the need for a mandatory pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34303/17]
1204. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints since commencement to date that have been made against the two companies tasked with delivering JobPath; the actions taken to investigate such complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34302/17]
1203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are delays in her Department in issuing payments that fall under her Department's remit; if so, the payments that are affected; the timeframe the payment is supposed to be paid in; the actual time it is taking to issue the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34301/17]
768. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons to date who have been referred to JobPath since it commenced; the number of those who have gained full-time employment due to participation in JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32911/17]
767. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on exceptional needs payments in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32910/17]
766. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the budget for exceptional needs payment in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32909/17]
765. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of long-term youth unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32908/17]
764. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are long-term employed; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32907/17]
763. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of children in consistent poverty and experiencing deprivation; the way in which these figures compare to the European average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32906/17]
762. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has considered allowing fuel allowance to be paid on a lump sum basis as opposed to a weekly basis; the estimated full-year administrative cost of enabling flexibility in the way this allowance is paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32905/17]
738. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in 2017 in respect of a decision for all social welfare payments paid on a weekly basis; the average waiting time for appeal for each of these payments in cases in which there is no oral hearing and an oral hearing respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32197/17]
737. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32196/17]
736. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to the Dáil Éireann motion which called for the restructuring of MABS and CIS to be halted and a report from the Joint Committee on Social Protection which advocated for same; her plans to proceed with the restructuring process regardless of this motion and report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32195/17]
735. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on external consultancy reports between May 2016 and June 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32194/17]
734. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the changes to community employment schemes announced by the previous Minister for Social Protection to come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32193/17]
158. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason cuts have been made to the provision of post-mastectomy products; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these cuts will effect every breast cancer survivor here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31844/17]
95. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for a contract of indefinite duration is being processed and another is not (details supplied), in view of the fact that the two persons that applied for contracts of indefinite duration did not meet the criteria and both were outside the four-week deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31843/17]
585. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has considered or examined the feasibility of removing the condition whereby a person must be on the live register in order to access training and activation supports; if so, the implications of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30967/17]
584. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reducing the hours work to qualify for family income supplement from 19 to 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30966/17]
583. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the qualified child increase from €29.80 to €32.30; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30965/17]
582. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions she plans to take in view of the recent report on lone parents published by the Joint Committee on Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30964/17]
274. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the areas within her Department which remain outstanding in respect of the confidence and supply agreement; the status of plans for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30582/17]
563. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29667/17]
562. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied). [29666/17]
544. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the estimated cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29550/17]
254. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29139/17]
125. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason behind the 11% reduction in home help hours in east County Limerick and north County Tipperary for January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29083/17]