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Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I will have to make inquiries on the rapporteur's report. If the Deputy cares to take the matter up with his own and the Government Whip, we might get a date on that. I do not have the information to hand on it.

Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The appropriate approach is for the Deputy to ask his own Whip to take it up at the Whips' meeting. I do not have a firm date for the legislation associated with hepatitis C, but I can come back to the Deputy on it.

Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I will make inquiries of the Minister for Education and Skills on the value for money review of small schools and see if there is a date for it. With regard to back to education schemes, the Deputy is aware that we are supporting over 20,000 people extremely successfully in returning to education. Most people going back to education have a personal case manager and we maintain high levels...

Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The housing regulation Bill is due for publication next year. There has been some discussion and criticism of the impact of regulation and how changes might help to speed up the building and delivery of houses. I do not have a date for the Bill, but I will talk to the Minister and come back to the Deputy on it.

Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I do not have a date for that legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection has responsibility for illness related benefit/allowance schemes. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is accepted as a certifiable medical condition. Eligibility to illness related benefit / allowance is determined by its severity and expected duration. The medical assessment is made after careful review of submitted medical evidence in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The person in question is in receipt of carer’s allowance for one care recipient, and applied for a second care recipient on 6thMarch 2014. The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that this care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision on the 2ndJuly 2014, the reason...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: You will be aware that a number of changes were made to the Pensions Act in recent years to assist both the employers and the trustees of defined benefit pension schemes respond to the funding difficulties encountered by many schemes at this time. The Pensions Act was amended in 2009 to broaden the options available to the trustees of a defined benefit pension scheme in any consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: While I am aware of the issues arising in relation to this scheme, you will appreciate that it is not appropriate for me to comment on issues relating to a particular pension scheme as these are a matter for the management of the company and the trustees of the pension scheme. You will be aware that a number of changes were made to the Pensions Act in recent years to assist both the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I would like to refer the Deputy to a reply I gave to a similar question asked by the Deputy on the 17th April last. Pathways to Work sets out the Government’s policy direction on labour market activation and is a key element of the Government’s strategy to get Ireland working again. The strategy outlined in Pathways is devised to ensure new job opportunities are made...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department by local authority area. I am however informed that at the end of August there were 36,178 citizens signing for credits but who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment. A breakdown of this number by Social Welfare Office is detailed in the attached tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 48, 49 and 59 together. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: My Department does not collate information relating to the numbers of persons who are not in education, training or employment and who do not qualify for a social welfare payment. The Central Statistics Office, as part of their Quarterly National Household Survey, reports on persons in Ireland by their Principal Economic Status. This status includes persons at work and unemployed and those...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: Credited contributions (credits) are social insurance contributions designed to protect the social insurance entitlement record of insured workers who are not in a position to make PRSI contributions. Credits are awarded in circumstances such as unemployment or illness, and their purpose is to help protect the social insurance entitlements of insured persons during periods when they may not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Customer Charters (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: My Department’s Customer Charter and Action Plan 2013-2015 sets out the level of service customers can expect to receive. The Department monitors its performance through the use of its management information systems and through consultation with customers using a variety of methods including receiving feedback through the Comments and Complaints system. If a customer is dissatisfied...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 23 October 2013. In our letter mentioned above to the person concerned, he was given the option of seeking a review or appealing our decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, within 21 days. To date, neither option has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 23 October 2013. In our letter mentioned above to the person concerned, he was given the option of seeking a review or appealing our decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, within 21 days. To date, neither option has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department has not, to date, received an application for Rent Supplement from this client for his current rental accommodation. The client should forward an application to be assessed for entitlement to Rent Supplement to the Mid-Leinster Rent Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department has not, to date, received an application for Rent Supplement from this client for their current rental accommodation. The client should forward an application to the Mid-Leinster Rent Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24 for assessment.