Results 61-80 of 101 for revert speaker:Joan Burton

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (24 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: ...Clondalkin area. At the moment, the local employment service and the Department's office in Clondalkin are providing services to people in the area who are seeking to get back to work. I will revert to the Deputy when our examination of the situation has been completed. I understand that two people were working under the most recent contract at Bawnogue Unemployed Group Limited and that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (28 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: ...employment-rich areas of the economy. The measure was implemented in July on a 2½ year time limited basis to apply from 1 July 2011 until 31 December 2013. The 4.25% employer PRSI rate will therefore revert to the original 8.5% rate from 1 January 2014. Retaining the 4.25% rate of employer PRSI in 2014 would reduce the expected PRSI yield to the Social Insurance Fund by...

Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: ...back into education, training and gaining work experience. Mr. Chopra was extremely keen on this, as were some of his associates. As regards the habitual residency condition, I will have to revert to Deputy Ó Snodaigh in some detail.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: ...in the tourism and other employment-rich areas of the economy. The measure was implemented on a 2½ year time limited basis to apply from 1 July 2011 until 31 December 2013. The 4.25% employer PRSI rate reverted to the original 8.5% rate from 1 January 2014. The reversion of the employer rate to 8.5% is provided for in legislation; it has already been built into the PRSI income...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...put in place for the employment pattern to be verified via monthly confirmation of the ongoing work pattern. Where this employment pattern subsequently varies, it may be necessary for the customer to revert to weekly certification, as outlined below. Where a person is engaged in casual or part-time employment, the days worked each week can vary. Accordingly, to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: ...to best address its commitments under the EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support. Decisions in respect of publishing reports of the Group will be made at the appropriate time. The Group will revert to me with its report on its considerations and recommendations on social insurance coverage for the self-employed once their examination of the various questions has been completed.

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)

Joan Burton: ..., particularly when it is identified early in childhood. I do not have to hand a detailed answer to the Deputy's question in the context of this discussion but I undertake to get information and to revert to the Deputy. However, in the context of additional expenditure of more than €800 million in health in funding for this year and for next, as well as in respect of the capital...

Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: ...mode of testing applies to the European market as appears to apply to the American market. It is extremely disturbing. I will come back to the Deputy on the matter and will ask the Minister to revert to the Deputy when more information is available.

Other Questions: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: ...is also the agreement for the budget heading of €6 billion, which is provisional. We will know the outcome of that after the European Parliament deliberates with the Council President. I will revert to the Deputy as we pin down details and get it passed at the May Council meeting. I hope the agreement is a very good signal for us going in the direction of a social Europe.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Joan Burton: ...to the preservation of the common transit area to enable goods to be shipped from Ireland to mainland Europe via the UK without customs penalties? There is a lot of detail on VAT. If we have to revert to free trade rules, the tariffs imposed could range from 2% up to 50%. In terms of the North and various proposals on a separate strand that we in the Labour Party and others have made...

Job Creation Measures (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: ...the individual concerned. It is difficult for persons in this position to find that, having paid into the system throughout their employment, the system does not respond to their needs. I will revert to the Deputy as we complete the review and roll out reform in the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (5 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: ...in the tourism and other employment-rich areas of the economy. The measure was implemented on a 2½ year time limited basis to apply from 1 July 2011 until 31 December 2013. The 4.25% employer PRSI rate reverted to the original 8.5% rate from 1 January 2014. As the reversion of the employer rate to 8.5% is provided for in legislation, it has already been built into the PRSI income...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: ...insert it in legislation because, essentially, it is an administrative arrangement. It might be more difficult and constraining than intended if it was dealt with in legislation. However, I will revert to the Deputy on it. A new overall chief executive has been appointed to the CIB and MABS and I will ask them to examine this issue. Facilitating people, on EasyPay, in a range of...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: ...The amendment suggests that this should come within the scope of published Exchequer accounts because it will otherwise be floated out as a fund until 2010. If it is not called upon, it will then revert to the Exchequer. While I do not want to attribute any bad intentions to the Minister, if the fund comes to the benefit of the Exchequer after 2010, it would make a nice pot of money for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: ...to employment while at the same time changing the way in which rent supplement tenants receive support from the State to meet their accommodation needs. The rent supplement scheme will then revert to its original purpose, that of a short term income support payment for those temporarily unemployed.

Written Answers — Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare: Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: ..., most notably in the case of families of children and young adults with profound disabilities, and these very real concerns are being taken into account by the Advisory Group. The Group will revert to me with its report on these proposals once their examination is completed. At that stage, I, together with my Government colleagues, will reflect carefully on the findings of the Advisory...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: ...rate of invalidity pension. It is not possible to make adjustments in the rates of payment where the capacity to work varies from day to day. However, the scheme provides that a claimant may revert to their underlying payment in the event that s/he is unable to continue to work for any reason.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Activation Projects (6 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...incentivise such people to return to the workplace without fear of loss of their disability related social welfare benefits. If a person becomes unable to continue in employment, s/he may at any time revert to the full rate of illness benefit/invalidity pension, provided the qualifying conditions for that scheme continue to be satisfied. Moreover, some people with a disability in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: ...has recently concluded its examination of child and family income support and the Group's report has been submitted to me. I am considering the report in some detail and following this will be reverting to the group seeking clarification on any relevant issues. It is my intention to publish the report in due course. I understand the Group will now progress to addressing the other issues...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: ...currently progressing are the issue of social welfare entitlements for the self-employed and the Budget 2012 proposals concerning Disability Allowance and Domiciliary Care Allowance. The Group will revert to me with its reports on these issues once their examination of the various issues is completed. Thereafter, I expect that the Group will address the other issues provided for in its...