1285. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the eligibility criteria for the back to work enterprise allowance, including the requirement to be in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. [43948/26]
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Showing questions asked by Shane Moynihan under the heading Social Welfare Eligibility.
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1286. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy rationale for restricting access to the back to work enterprise allowance to individuals in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment, and excluding those signing for PRSI credits only. [43949/26]
1287. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that individuals who are unemployed and signing for PRSI credits, but who do not qualify for jobseeker’s payments due to means testing, are not eligible for the back to work enterprise allowance; and if he will address this gap. [43950/26]
1288. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has examined the impact of household means testing, particularly a spouse’s income, on access to activation supports such as the back to work enterprise allowance. [43951/26]
1289. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals currently signing for PRSI credits who are not in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment due to means testing of household income. [43952/26]
1290. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the back to work enterprise allowance, that were refused in each of the past five years on the basis that the applicant was not in receipt of a qualifying payment. [43953/26]
1291. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted any review of the eligibility criteria for the back to work enterprise allowance, in the past five years; and if so, if he will provide details of same. [43954/26]
1292. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending eligibility for the back to work enterprise allowance, or introducing an alternative support, to include individuals who are signing for PRSI credits but excluded from payments due to means testing. [43955/26]
1293. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the way current policy aligns with the objective of encouraging self-employment and reducing long-term reliance on the State, given that certain unemployed individuals are excluded from enterprise supports due to means testing. [43956/26]
1294. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the situation whereby two individuals who are both unemployed and seeking to establish a business are treated differently under the back to work enterprise allowance, based solely on household income. [43957/26]
1214. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has examined measures to protect entitlement to the free travel scheme for persons who lose eligibility for disability allowance due to changes in household means, including through marriage or cohabitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/26]
1035. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made on abolishing the means test for carers. [11755/25]
1065. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the means test for carers will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/25]
133. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the situation whereby a carer claiming maternity leave can no longer claim carer’s payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8384/25]