McCarthy, SeánThursday, 21 November 1985 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Assistance for Unemployed Farmers' Sons.
In these types of cases of small farmers' sons who are unemployed and living away from the family holding, would the Minister agree that the investigations would seem to infringe on the privacy and ri...
I am asking whether the Minister agrees that there might be an infringement of the privacy of the applicants to the extent that information may be related to their parents which the applicants would n...
I will be very brief. Would the Minister not agree that in many cases it is blatantly obvious that since the applicants reside away from the family holding they do not have any income from those sourc...
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Free Fuel Scheme.
Have the Minister and the Department taken cognisance of the fact that we have had probably the worst summer in years and as a consequence the turf crop was exceedingly bad? All the Minister needs to...
It is an argument that is clearly answered by events which have taken place——
In view of the most unusual circumstances of the bad weather and the poor turf crop, will the Department take cognisance of that and increase the fuel allowance and the degree of flexibility allowed i...
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Posting of Medical Certificates.
Which system do the Department regard as the most efficient in relation to processing certificates? It seems that when they are posted by claimants many certificates get lost. I am not attributing t...
The Minister has not answered my question. Which method would the Department regard as the most efficient in ensuring that certificates are received at the disability benefit section?
The Minister mentioned——
I am trying to elicit information. The Minister mentioned an informal arrangement at the Tallaght exchange——
I wondered if it was obligatory on employment exchanges to transfer these certificates to the Department if handed in by the applicants?
The Minister did not reply as to whether it is obligatory on those offices to accept and pass on medical certificates.
Is it left to the discretion of the office?
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Assistance for Married Women.
Will the Minister of State concede that, aside from the problems which the union and his Department have in relation to the implementation of the European equality directive, the real reason why this ...
Will the Minister concede that families are getting a much reduced income and his Department are making little or no attempt to resolve the problem with the unions for political reasons?
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of moneys due from local authorities to each health board for supplementary welfare allowance payments; the methods being used to obtain these payments...
I am glad the Minister has taken the advice from this side of the House that the system of payments should be changed and transferred to the Exchequer rather than being left with local authorities. S...
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Christmas Double Payment.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason he has decided not to give a double payment at Christmas to social welfare recipients this year; and the savings his Department will make by granting ...
Why has the Minister decided this year not to grant a double week's payment to social welfare recipients and instead give a 75 per cent bonus which must result in an estimated loss, when compared with...
I am glad that this year the Minister has decided to bear in mind the strong representations and pleas made this time last year from this side of the House when he and his Department refused to give a...
The Minister in this House a few moments ago laid the blame for the reduced payments on the remainder of recipients because the Government had decided so gratuitously on this occasion to give a bonus ...
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Assistance.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his Department have made any special efforts recently to expedite appeals for the factual assessment of smallholders unemployment assistance as the very bad su...
Would the Minister not agree that in general the waiting periods for these appeals to be heard extends from four to six months which is totally unacceptable? Would the Minister inform us if any speci...
While respecting that the additional appeals officers will help, I did ask the Minister if any attempt had been made by his Department to increase public awareness, particularly amongst these smallhol...
I am surprised and amazed that the Minister of State was unaware of what his colleague was doing in the west. He flooded not just his own constituency but all of County Galway, for obvious reasons of...
Is the Minister aware of what his colleague was doing?
I am sure the Minister himself would never try that.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Payment of Disability Benefit.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the changes, if any, his Department intend implementing on the methods of payment of disability benefit in the light of the Taoiseach's statement to Dáil Éireann...
When the Taoiseach made his statement on 23 October in relation to short term disability benefit, one assumed he was referring to those who were less than ten weeks on benefit. The Taoiseach may not h...
Written Answers. - Implementation of Legislation.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare when the EC equality directive will be implemented; and the reason for the undue delay in implementing it.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefit.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he has any plans to increase the value of fuel vouchers as many old people used their reserves of fuel during the summer and are now in dire need of extra fuel...
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if any arrangements are being made to alter the contribution levels of PRSI payments; and if he has any intention of altering these payments and the associated le...
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