306. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing entitlement under the living alone allowance scheme by €2,€3, €4, €5, €6, €7, €8, €9, €10 and €15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/16]
305. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing the State pension by €5; €6; €7; €8; €9; €10 and €15 by week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18493/16]
304. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the benefits that have been withdrawn under the treatment benefits package since 2010; the full-year cost in 2016 of restoring each of these benefits based on contracts agreed with dental and medical practitioners at the time they were withdrawn and based on a 5%, 10% and 15% increase on the rates agreed at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18492/16]
303. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing the entitlement under the jobseeker's allowance scheme for those in receipt of €144 per week by €5, €6, €7, €8, €9, €10, €15, €20 and €25 per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18490/16]
302. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing the entitlement under the jobseeker's allowance scheme of €100 per week for those from 18 to 24 years of age by €5, €6, €7, €8, €9, €10, €15, €20 and €25 per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18488/16]
301. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing each working age payment by €3, €4, €5, €6, €7, €8, €9 and €10, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18487/16]
300. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the entitlement under the back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme for the age groups specified by €10; €15; €20; €25; €30; €35; €40; €50; €60; €70; €80; €90; and €100, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18486/16]
299. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing the entitlement under the child benefit scheme by €5, €6, €7, €8, €9 and €10 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/16]
298. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2016 of increasing the income disregard under the one-parent family payment scheme from its current threshold of €90 per week to €95, €100, €105, €110, 115, €120 and €125 per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18483/16]
297. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the net cost in 2016 of setting the eligible age at which the parent's youngest child is eligible at ten, 12 and 14 years of age under the one-parent family payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/16]
164. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for a refusal of payment for a person (details supplied) under the family income supplement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/16]
78. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will appoint the criminal injuries compensation tribunal and when it will hear appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16964/16]
149. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue from the period January to November 2009 to a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16416/16]
467. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his efforts to secure a favourable outcome for the staff of the Central Remedial Clinic who have been affected by the sudden and unexpected closure of their pension scheme; the direct contact he has had with senior management on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/16]
327. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will issue a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15970/16]
318. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered increasing income thresholds for eligibility for social protection payments given the commitment in the programme for Government to increase the minimum wage to €10.50 per hour over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15877/16]
317. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new recipients under the rent supplement scheme, by county, in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15876/16]
316. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will publish the report on the impact of reduced payment rates to persons from 18 to 25 years of age under the jobseeker's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15875/16]
483. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive decided to change the selection system for medical interns in October 2015 to prioritise non-European Union students regardless of their academic achievement; if he will agree that this is very unfair to the past graduate non-European Union medical students who are completing their medical studies in 2016; if he will change this rule so that it will no longer apply to non-European Union medical students who are already in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14796/16]
342. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the recent changes to the community employment schemes as a result of outcomes; for example, a married man with a dependent spouse and three children qualifies for the equivalent of jobseeker's allowance of €402.20 plus €20.00 totalling €422.20 per week gross, PRSI of €16.89 deducted, resulting in net income of €405.31 per week, an increase of only €3.11 per week for 19.5 hours worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15062/16]
221. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the training that companies (details supplied) contracted to deliver JobBridge undertake to deal with the specific needs of those who are long-term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/16]
220. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of contracting two companies (details supplied) to deliver JobPath services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/16]
219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the checks in place to ensure that two companies (details supplied) contracted to provide JobPath services are offering suitable and appropriate employment opportunities to participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/16]
630. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a number of employees of the Central Remedial Clinic were informed that their pension plan was dissolved as of 18 May 2016 and that this was only communicated to the affected employees after the pension was dissolved; his plans to address the concerns of the affected employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12613/16]
509. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) will be processed; when a decision will be issued; the reason for delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/16]
505. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that under the partial capacity benefit scheme persons are automatically discontinued for a period of 13 weeks; his proposals to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13443/16]
120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the position whereby an adult who is dependent on a spouse's invalidity pension is precluded from partaking in a community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/16]
117. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will issue a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12243/16]
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to increase working age payments above the rate of inflation similar to the commitment made in the programme for Government that the State pension and the living alone allowance are to be increased above the rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11769/16]
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to publish the report by a person (details supplied) on the impact on one-parent families of the changes to the one-parent family payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11768/16]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the PRSI system to extend benefits to the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11905/16]
29. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform the JobBridge Scheme given the number of criticisms that have been levelled at it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11888/16]
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide assurances that receipt of child benefit will not be dependent on school attendance, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11887/16]
455. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided to persons in County Clare in each of the years 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/16]
360. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the interdepartmental group that was to be established to examine the position of persons who are forced to retire at 65 years of age but who no longer qualify for a pension at this age and are forced to apply for a payment under the jobseeker's allowance scheme until they reach pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11753/16]
328. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when he will consolidate all means-testing under a single national body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11755/16]
327. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the adequacy of social protection rates, given that the deprivation rate for those who are unemployed is 53.4% while the consistent poverty rate for the same cohort is 22.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/16]
317. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of making the Student Universal Support Ireland maintenance grant payable with the back to education allowance for lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11614/16]
316. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of making jobseeker's transitional payment and the Student Universal Support Ireland maintenance grant payable to eligible lone parents who are undertaking an educational or training course for the duration of the course, regardless of the age of the youngest child in the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11613/16]
315. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in a full year of paying the one-parent family payment until the youngest child in a family reaches 14 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11612/16]
314. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in a full year of increasing the earnings disregard under the jobseeker's transitional payment scheme to €146.50 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/16]
313. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in a full year of increasing the earnings disregard under the one-parent family payment scheme to €146.50 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/16]
312. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in a full year of making the family income supplement payable with the jobseekers transitional payment to eligible persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11609/16]
134. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Limerick City and County Council has applied for funding under the minor works scheme to carry out urgent repairs in an area (details supplied); if he is aware of the considerable flooding damage already caused in this area, and that the residents whose property has been damaged are contemplating legal action due to the losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10894/16]
1183. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that the allowance for board and lodgings for domestic workers has not been altered since minimum wage legislation was first introduced; if and when she will change these provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9934/16]
634. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if and for how long the practice is to continue where respite care has been reduced from seven nights per month to two nights per month and if a crisis case arises the respite is withdrawn (details supplied); if this practice is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9368/16]
566. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for all social protection payments paid on a weekly basis where there is no oral hearing and where there is an oral hearing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10547/16]
565. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the processing times for decisions of first instance, by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10546/16]
89. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when he will establish a baby loss unit for parents who suffer the loss of a child at the University Maternity Hospital in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/16]
384. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will introduce training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, for teachers in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8186/16]