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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2017
269. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25353/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
158. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing each rate of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €10.00, €20.00, €30.00, €40.00 and €50.00 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons working in the social welfare appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25248/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
156. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing each working age payment by €3.00, €4.00, €5.00, €6,00, €7.00, €8.00, €9.00 and €10.00 respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the schemes and payments that fall under his Department's remit in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25246/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if all Intreo offices are fully accessible to persons with a disability; if not, the estimated cost of making all offices accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25245/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the current expenditure on the school meals programme in 2017; the full year cost of increasing expenditure on this programme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25244/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
152. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance for persons who are 25 years of age from its current rate of €147.80 to €150.00, €160.00, €170.00, €180.00, €190.00, €193.00 and €200.00 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25243/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
151. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance for those from 18 to 24 years of age from its current rate of €102.70 to €105.00, €110.00, €120.00, €130.00, €140.00, €150.00, €160.00, €170.00, €180.00, €190.00, €193.00 and €200.00, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25242/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
150. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to develop a pension tracing system; the preparatory work required to develop such a system; the cost implications of implementing such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25241/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2017
149. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for an auto enrolment pension system; the progress made to date on developing such a system; the cost implications of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25240/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2017
319. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the long-term unemployment rate here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24084/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2017
318. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parent households here as measured by EUROSTAT in tabular form; the way in which this rate compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24083/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2017
317. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have been subject to sanctions for non-engagement with activation services in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24082/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2017
293. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe within which illness benefit is paid once his Department has received an application; the waiting times for receipt of this payment; if there is a delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23351/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2017
287. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 199 and 200 of 3 May 2017, if the €506 million in control savings made in 2016 were as a result of fraud alone, that is, that all of the €506 million savings were made as a result of persons deliberately trying to deceive his Department for financial gain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23231/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2017
286. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 199 and 200 of 3 May 2017, the way in which savings of €77 million were made in 2016 from welfare fraud in respect of one-parent family payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23230/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2017
275. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a payment of arrears of carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23114/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2017
244. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22687/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2017
235. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that rents in Limerick city have risen substantially since legislation was introduced to cap rents in certain areas; if he will consider extending the rent cap to the Limerick area in view of the recent rent increases in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23131/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2017
153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on reports of delays in the issuing of maternity benefit payments; the reason for the delays; the average waiting time for receipt of this payment; the steps he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22214/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2017
152. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the system for calculating the State pension from the yearly average system to a total contributions system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2017
146. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing the calculation system for contributory pensions by halving the threshold to qualify for a pension from 520 contributions, which it is as present, to 260 contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22290/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2017
145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing the averaging system for the calculation of the State contributory pension back to the system that was in place prior to the changes introduced in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
278. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the new working family payment being developed by his Department; the way he envisages that this payment will differ from family income supplement (FIS); if this payment will be complementary to FIS or will replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21589/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
277. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to further extend social insurance benefits to the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21588/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
276. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the telephone allowance to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
275. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the bereavement grant to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
274. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates employed in the national advocacy service for persons with disabilities; the ratio of advocates to persons with a disability nationally; the full-year cost of running the service; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
273. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the household benefits package in 2016; the projected expenditure in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21584/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
272. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and family income supplement if they meet the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21583/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
271. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received the carer's support grant in 2016; the expenditure on the grant in 2016; the number of persons who have received the grant to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality that teachers endure (details supplied); the timeframe which will be given to act on the issue of pay inequality; if there is no plan to resolve the issue of pay inequality, the way in which a position can be justified that is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21647/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2017
199. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which anti-fraud measures saved his Department over €500 million in 2016; the areas in which savings were made, the payments or schemes where savings were made due to these measures and the savings made in each of these payments or schemes; if any of the €500 million was saved as a result of recouping overpayments made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21069/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2017
198. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the campaign 'Welfare Cheats Cheat Us All' launched by his Department, including the expenditure on advertising, including online, print and broadcast advertising and the national poster campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21068/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2017
197. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted an analysis of the reason the latest Survey on Income and Living Conditions, SILC, figures show an increase in poverty and deprivation for persons not at work due to an illness and/or a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21067/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2017
149. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the report to identify the supports and barriers to accessing higher education for lone parents as committed to in the programme for Government has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21070/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
529. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19395/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2017
372. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to providing retired Defence Forces personnel with the 1916 centenary commemorative medal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18463/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2017
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a person is no longer in receipt of part-time job incentive, this payment is still taken into account when calculating a family income settlement, FIS, payment; if he will intervene in this matter in order that a person can receive the correct entitlement to family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18445/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
341. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households that have been taken off rent supplement as a result of being placed in emergency accommodation in 2016, by local authority, in tabular form; the savings made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17506/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
182. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new community school in the Mungret area; the current stage it is at; when he expects the school to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17568/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those who are offered a place on a community employment, CE, scheme and then subsequently referred to JobPath are being denied the opportunity to participate in the CE scheme even if that is their preference; if his attention has been further drawn to the difficulties this is creating for CE schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress made by his Department to address the situation whereby those who are on contracts which stipulate that they have to retire at 65 years of age are then forced to sign onto jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the budget allocated for supplementary welfare allowance from 2014 to date; his views on whether the budget is sufficient to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
48. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the concerns that have been expressed regarding the moves towards increasingly using for-profit companies as opposed to not-for-profit companies for services such as employment activation services and the local employment service, his further views on the impact that this is having on the community and voluntary sector and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
46. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the social insurance measures that are to be introduced in December 2017 for the self employed; the type of benefits that will be included; the amount which has been allocated for this extension; the estimated full year cost of the measures that are due to come into effect in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been subject to sanctions and penalties for non-engagement with employment and activation schemes or measures from 2014 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18240/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
36. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the future of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and the Citizens Information service in view of a motion in Dáil Éireann requesting the restructuring of these services be halted to allow for meaningful engagement on this issue from all relevant stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18239/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
177. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the legislation which states that married women cannot sign for credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17185/17]