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- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 130 to 132, inclusive, together. On 18 September last I announced the extension of the operating criteria of JobBridge to allow for a maximum cumulative period spent on JobBridge of 18 months, 9 months remaining the maximum period for a single internship. These changes will come into effect within the next week and full details of these changes will...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all of the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Applications (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: The child benefit claim of the person concerned was disallowed in July 2013 as she does not satisfy the Habitual Residence Condition. She has been informed of this decision and her right to appeal the decision to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. To date no appeal has been received in the Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for a one parent family payment on 4th July 2013. Her application was disallowed on the grounds that she was not habitually resident in the State. She was notified of the decision in writing on 29th July 2013. The person concerned had appealed a decision made in March 2013 to disallow her application for basic supplementary welfare allowance on...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: The files of the persons concerned have been re-examined by my officials. The persons concerned have received their full rent supplement entitlements in respect of the periods that they have been deemed eligible. There are no arrears of rent supplement due. Any arrears of rent considered outstanding are a matter between the landlord and tenant.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: A review of entitlement to a rent supplement in the case of the person concerned has taken place. The correct level of rent supplement applicable for a person with this family composition is €501.40 per month with effect from the 1st November 2013.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: An application for back to school clothing and footwear allowance was received from the person concerned on the 4th of September 2013. In order to process the claim, further information was requested from the customer and this information has not yet been received. The relevant information has now been requested again and upon receipt of this information the application will be processed...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was in receipt of mortgage interest supplement up to 30 August 2010 when her eligibility for payment ceased. No application for mortgage interest supplement has been received from her since then. To establish her current eligibility she should contact the Mortgage Interest Supplement Unit, PO Box 1023, Naas, Co. Kildare, telephone 045 887833, email .
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: According to the records of the Department the person is in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and is also undertaking a pre- ECDL course. It is open to the person concerned to contact his local employment services office where staff will be in a position to advise him on what employment options may be available to him.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the supplementary welfare allowance and disability allowance appeals from the person concerned were referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing of both cases. I am advised that the oral hearing is likely to take place before the end of November 2013 and that the person concerned will be informed as soon as...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was requested to submit information in relation to an allowance she is currently receiving. The information was requested on the 18 October 2013 and on the 22 November 2013. To date this information has not been received and her claim has been suspended until the information requested has been supplied.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Appeals (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision dated 5th March 2013. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 15th March 2013 and was provided at that time with a detailed explanation of the basis...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: I am not in a position to accept this amendment. Generally, the annual tax and PRSI liabilities on non-PAYE income are charged on the same income base. Broadly speaking, the tax and PRSI liabilities are charged on profits generated. Where there are losses in a particular year, these losses are allowable as deductible expenditure which results in the reduction or elimination of the tax and...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: Yes.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: Broadly speaking, the tax and the PRSI liabilities are charged on the profits that are generated. Where there are losses in a particular year, those losses are allowable in the year as deductible expenditure which results in the reduction or elimination of the tax and the PRSI liabilities. Senator Power's question is about carrying those losses forward for PRSI purposes but whether there...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: I very much appreciate the concern all the Senators in the House properly have about youth unemployment and about the concept of giving opportunities to young people who unfortunately find on leaving school or college, sometimes with advanced educational qualifications, that they cannot get a job. We had a long debate on this yesterday and we all agreed that is not desirable from the...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: It is a work in progress and something we are constructing, and that is the reason I am open to suggestions, proposals and ideas people may have. Basically, it has a number of strands. The first one is to develop traineeships and we would start to move to the German-Austrian-Finnish model of a dual system where we would not be simply directing almost all of our young people in terms of...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: Yes.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: No, it is a bit more than that. It will be €12 million next year.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Joan Burton: In the context of the questions that have been asked, particularly by Senator Mooney, the overarching theme of the Keane report produced by the interdepartmental group which looked at mortgage arrears was that mortgage interest supplement is not an appropriate long-term support and should become a time-bound payment and that an appropriate exit strategy should be formulated for recipients....