242. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons awaiting a decision on their entitlement to social welfare payments and the average waiting time for an initial decision to be made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16961/17]
241. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on an appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases where there is no oral hearing and in cases where there is an oral hearing in 2017; the number of persons awaiting a decision in each instance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/17]
373. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average cost per participant on the back to education allowance; the cost of increasing the number of places on the allowance by 5%,10%,15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16585/17]
372. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the cut-off point for eligibility for child benefit from 16 to 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16584/17]
371. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps his Department has taken to highlight JobsPlus to employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16583/17]
370. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on JobsPlus from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of long-term unemployed who have gained employment due to this scheme; the details of persons that have been retained in employment beyond a two-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16582/17]
228. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the medical criteria for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme 1994 with regards to persons that are blind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/17]
251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending the fuel allowance to those persons in receipt of illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15346/17]
240. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports or incentives in place to encourage employers to hire persons who are long-term unemployed, that is, for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15164/17]
239. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the programmes or schemes under his Department's remit which assist or support persons to retrain or reskill at third level institutions or equivalent; the cost of each of these schemes, in tabular form; the number of participants in each scheme; if there is an age limit for applying for such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15163/17]
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of child benefit in 2017; the estimated cost of providing a once-off double payment for all children born in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15162/17]
237. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on activation programmes under the remit of his Department, by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15161/17]
224. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) who was waiting more than 12 months on a decision regarding a disability allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/17]
138. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to difficulties in relation to referring persons with Elhers-Danlos syndrome for the treatment abroad scheme, as in the case of a person (details supplied); the steps being taken to rectify this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14587/17]
44. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies her Department has in place to address the issue of under-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8360/17]
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person registered with Turas Nua cannot take part in a community employment scheme which could lead to full-time employment; if so, the reason for this rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13742/17]
520. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if JobPath will form part of the review to be carried out by his Department of activation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13479/17]
519. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints made against the two companies charged with operating the JobPath scheme; the nature of such complaints; the steps taken by his Department to address issues raised by participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13478/17]
518. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently participating in the JobPath scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13477/17]
513. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to his recent meeting with district representatives, the progress that has been made in the relocation of a Department agency to Ballybay in addition to the retention of the 30-plus jobs that were lost to the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13454/17]
512. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedure followed by his Department if a traffic accident occurs whereby an employee of a community employment scheme is driving their own vehicle for the purpose of work and is not covered by insurance for such incidents which happened during the course of work; if his Department has had such cases; if it covered the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13453/17]
500. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) still has to attend Turas Nua to complete the programme, even though they will be signing off jobseeker's allowance and starting full-time employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13109/17]
179. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer's support grant by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12439/17]
178. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the current expenditure on the school meals programme; the estimated full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12438/17]
177. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the different rates of jobseeker's payments for those under 25 years of age; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the respective payments by €2.50, €5, €7, €10; €15 and €20, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12437/17]
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of all working-age payments and the estimated full-year cost of increasing the payments by €5, €10, €15 and €20, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12436/17]
175. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of raising the cut-off age of the one-parent family payment to 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12435/17]
61. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in Limerick University Hospital in 2017. [12103/17]
303. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the evaluations he will carry out on JobBridge, Springboard and MOMENTUM in view of the recent European Commission review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11351/17]
302. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households by county that have had their rent increased above the prescribed rent supplement limit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11315/17]
301. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for an exceptional needs payment to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number that have been awarded a payment; the number that have been refused a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/17]
300. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are specific programmes or schemes under the remit of his Department that support those 40 years of age and over that are long-term unemployed enter or return to third level education to reskill and retrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11313/17]
283. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons availing of the senior alert scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/17]
251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the expenditure on the housing adaptation grant scheme from 2011 to date; the cost of restoring expenditure to 2011 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12011/17]
214. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure in 2016 on the reasonable accommodation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10548/17]
213. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the invalidity pension by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10547/17]
212. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the blind pension by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10546/17]
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the carer's allowance by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10545/17]
210. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing disability allowance by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/17]
209. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of extending the wage subsidy scheme to those persons in receipt of partial capacity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10543/17]
208. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the income disregard for those persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/17]
207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance for each age category by €10, €20, €30, €40, €50, €60, €70, €80, €90 and €100, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10541/17]
206. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of reinstating the telephone allowance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10540/17]
205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the State pension by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/17]
204. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the fuel allowance by one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, five weeks and six weeks, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10538/17]
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2018 of increasing the fuel allowance by €2.50, €5, €6, €7, €8, €9 and €10, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10537/17]
425. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the weekly direct provision allowance for adults from €19.10 to €25, €30, €35 and €40; the cost of increasing the allowance paid in respect of children from €15.60 to €20, €25 and €30 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9808/17]
424. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing child benefit by €3, €4, €5, €6, €7, €8, €9 and €10, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9807/17]
423. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all working age payments by €3, €4, €5, €6, €7, €8, €9 and €10, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9806/17]
422. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of backdating the homemaker scheme prior to 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9804/17]