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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Invalidity Pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions.The person in question had their case examined by a medical assessor of the department who expressed the opinion that they were not permanently incapable of work. Accordingly, their Invalidity Pension application was refused. They were...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Transport (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: On taking office, this Government reformed the transport arrangement for Ministers which has radically reduced the cost of travel. The Government decision involved confining the use of State cars from 1 May 2011 to the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence. As a result, the average cost of providing transport has been reduced by 65% - from an average cost...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The information requested by Deputy Collins is provided in a following, together with details for the years 2009 and 2010. Date Event Cost € 30.01.2009 Opening of new Social Welfare Office in Ballymun 858.98 29.10.2009 Bilateral Social Security Agreement with Japan 524.58 30.10.2009 Opening of Social Welfare Office in Kings Inn's Street, Dublin 502.40 2009 Total 1,885.96...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection has not been involved with any newspaper supplements during the specified years.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: In order to help customers in their dealings with the Department, translation services are provided to and from all languages, on request. This includes the provision of translation services to and from Irish in line with the requirements of the Official Languages Act, 2003. Overall, translations from more than 50 languages were provided by the Department last year. The majority of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The entitlement to social protection payments of people who their own business, as referred to by the Deputy, depends on whether the individual pays PRSI as an employee or self-employed. In general a person who owns their own business is classified, for PRSI purposes, as self-employed. Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: As a result of the reforms to the one-parent family payment (OFP) scheme, once an OFP recipient's youngest child reaches the relevant threshold age, they will no longer be entitled to the OFP payment. Should they still have an income support need, they will be required to apply for another social welfare income support payment from my Department. In order to qualify for another social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 14 December 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who considered that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 25 February 2013 advising of the decision. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Labour Court recommended in July 2008 (LCR19293) that an agreed pension scheme should be introduced for Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors, and that such a scheme should be adequately funded by FÁS. Notwithstanding the positions of the Department (who now has responsibility for CE) in rejecting that liability for these costs to be met from public...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I do not know if it has escaped Senator Cullinane's attention but people at work pay tax and PRSI so that we can have a remarkably decent social welfare service in this country, notwithstanding the knocks and the shocks the economy has suffered through the actions of the banks and the collapse of the construction industry. It is important, as Minister for Social Protection, that I balance my...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Yes.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: We are talking here about a mutual obligation, namely, the State supporting people who have, unfortunately, lost their job but the other side of that relationship is a commitment and an undertaking from the person on jobseeker's allowance that they will engage in a meaningful way when offers are made to them in regard to various opportunities for education, training and engaging with the...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I will go through the steps the Department undertakes. I very much doubt that many private firms would do what public servants do to encourage people and offer them as many opportunities as are humanly possible to engage with the system. Let us bear in mind that if they do engage, within three weeks, they will have purged their contempt and can have their payments restored. First, a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: To which subsection is the Senator referring?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: By substituting "available for employment and"-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: It is just a technical adjustment.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: It is in regard to the language and the actual script in terms of the Bill but I will get a more detailed reply for the Senator from the Parliamentary Counsel.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: It is technical. On the issue raised by Senator John Kelly-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The social welfare officers hear a great variety of explanations as to reasons people might be otherwise engaged as in the example given by Senator John Kelly. I am aware that people from many parts of the world are signing on as well as Irish people. For example, social welfare offices facilitate people if they wish to take a short holiday. I do not understand the exact circumstances that...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Senator asked that question in respect of people working in the film area.