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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Appeals (23 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 15th October 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. Your request for an oral hearing in this case has been forwarded to the Appeals Officer. The Social Welfare Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The client's entitlement has been examined and full entitlement to rent supplement is being paid.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (23 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Community Employment (CE) scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. St Nicholas of Myra CE scheme has approval for 47 participants and two supervisors in a variety of work experience roles....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: My Department provides a range of supports to people as contingencies arise during a person's lifecycle. A number of payments allow for an additional six weeks payment, when a death occurs, to the person's spouse, civil partner or cohabitant. The purpose of this continuation of payment is to support the surviving spouse in those early weeks of bereavement. I have no plans to provide for...

Companies Bill 2012: Financial Resolution (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I move:That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the payment of fees to the Registrar of Companies in respect of the following: (a) the registration of a company; (b) the registration of any notice, return or other document; or (c) the doing of any other thing that the Registrar is required or authorised by or under this Act to do (whether, at the request or...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: Ireland is, thankfully, emerging from the catastrophic fiscal crisis that we inherited upon taking office in 2011. We are about to exit the bailout programme and stand on our own two feet again as a country. The Department of Social Protection is making a significant contribution to that recovery. We have reformed the way the Department engages with jobseekers to help them back to work and...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy was offered the time but turned it down through his Whip.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: We will not have a reduced rate. It is the same rate.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: That was Fianna Fáil. Ask them; they will tell you.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: There was no State pension for those aged between 62 and 66.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: Would the Deputy not welcome it? That is very odd.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: With a long transition period, of which the Deputy is aware.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: We are developing it.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: Try harder.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: He is still fighting the socialist battles of 20 years ago.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: He is stuck back there.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: That was worth five minutes.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy has some nerve, after the death and destruction that you rained on this country. The Deputy has some nerve after the destruction for which he is responsible.