Parliamentary questions

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Michael Creed

64. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be approved for domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1194/15]

Illness Benefit Appeals

Martin Heydon

65. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a decision on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1195/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

66. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there are circumstances where a person over the age of 55 years who has been on community employment for three years can continue on this scheme or if there are other labour activation programmes available to such a person. [1245/15]

Maternity Benefit

Robert Troy

67. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost to extend paid maternity leave from 26 weeks to 52 weeks over a five-year period: year 1, 26 weeks to 36 weeks; year 2, 36 weeks to 40 weeks; year 3, 40 weeks to 44 weeks; year 4, 44 weeks to 48 weeks; year 5, 48 weeks to 52 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1269/15]

Pension Provisions

Finian McGrath

69. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1324/15]

Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times

Ruth Coppinger

70. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average time between an appeal of a decision being registered and the appeal being considered; the causes of delays; the steps her Department is taking to make any necessary improvement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1333/15]

Community Services Programme

David Stanton

71. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reopen the community services programme to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1346/15]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

73. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when her Department will have completed a review to decide if payments can be made to persons under the insolvency payments scheme after being made redundant by companies which have not been liquidated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1378/15]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

74. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have applied to her Department for a payment from the insolvency payments scheme but do not qualify as the employer has not been liquidated for each of the past seven years; the value of these application to the applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1379/15]

Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

75. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with a representative group of the Tara Mine pensioners to discuss proposed cuts to payments arising from the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014. [1386/15]

Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís

Éamon Ó Cuív

76. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Tánaiste agus Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí bunaithe ar an treoir a thug an Roinn Caiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe do gach Roinn, cad é líon agus cad iad gráid na bpost dá mbeidh státseirbhísigh atá inniúil sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhéarla ag teastáil; cad é líon na bpost sin a bhfuil duine leis an gcumas cuí Gaeilge agus Béarla iontu cheana féin, arna bhriseadh síos de réir gráid; cén cháilíocht Ghaeilge atá riachtanach do na poist sin; i gcás nach bhfuil an treoir ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe comhlíonta, cad é údar na moille agus cén uair a dhéanfar an scrúdú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1437/15]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data

Brendan Griffin

77. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a supplementary welfare exceptional needs payment will be provided for persons in need of urgent dental treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1457/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Jack Wall

80. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1482/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Jerry Buttimer

81. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review rent supplement levels as early as possible during 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1510/15]

Citizen Information Services

Jerry Buttimer

82. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will commence section 5 of the Citizens Information Act 2007, which provides for the establishment of the personal advocacy service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1516/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

83. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of host organisations on the JobBridge programme that have taken on between one and four interns; the number that have taken on five to nine interns; the number that have taken on ten to 20 interns; the number that have taken on 21 to 50 interns; the number that have taken on 51 to 100 interns; and those that have taken on 101 or more since the commencement of the programme in July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1583/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

84. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of interns placed with the five host organisations that have taken on the highest number of interns since the commencement of the scheme in July 2011; if these organisations are in the private, public and-or community and voluntary sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1584/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

85. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of host organisations that have been excluded from participation in the JobBridge scheme; if she will provide a breakdown of the reasons for the exclusion since the commencement of the scheme in July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1585/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

86. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form the number of participants who have commenced a JobBridge internship in each Department, public body and agency since the commencement of the programme in July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1586/15]

Youth Guarantee

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

87. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age by county in tabular form who to date have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the Youth Guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1587/15]