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Estimates for Public Services 2014: Leave to Introduce (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I move:That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimate for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2014:Vote 39 — Health Service Executive (Supplementary Estimate).

Estimates for Public Services 2014: Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I move:That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimate for the service of the year ending on 31st December, 2014, the Supplementary Estimate be referred to the Select sub-Committee on Health, pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(c) and (6)(a) and 159(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 11th December:-Vote 39 — Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: Children’s allowance was replaced by Child Benefit in 1986. Child benefit is a universal payment that assists parents with the cost of raising children and it contributes towards alleviating child poverty. It is paid to more than 613,000 families in respect of almost 1.2 million children, with an estimated expenditure of around €1.9 billion in 2014. Child benefit is paid...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 11th November 2014. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made by a Deciding Officer and notified to the person concerned. It can currently take 10 weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been in receipt of One Parent Family payment since November 2011. In January 2014 she was assessed with means arising from her engagement in employment, however, she recently advised of a reduction in the number of hours that she worked. Accordingly a revision of her means was carried out and an increased rate has been awarded. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, has allowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department is not in a position to publicly comment on overpayment recoveries in 2014 at this time as these figures form part of the statutory accounts of the Department and are subject to audit by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for domiciliary care allowance in respect of three children on 17th November 2014. These applications have been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of these opinions, a decision will be made in respect of each application by a Deciding Officer and notified to the person concerned. It can...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: Disability Allowance is not payable for any period in respect of which the claimant is resident outside of the state. In all circumstances, disability allowance recipients must inform the department that they are intending to leave the state. The person concerned has previously been outside the state and failed to notify disability allowance section. The department has reviewed the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Applications (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: State pension non- contributory (SPNC) is a means tested pension. The Deputy has already been given full details of this case by the Department. Based on the documentation provided to date by the applicant and a report from the social welfare inspector it was decided that the person concerned had not fully disclosed his means and on that basis the Deciding Officer refused SPNC. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: As outlined to the Deputy in reply to Question No. 98 (33724/14) on 17th September 2014, the client concerned is in receipt of their full entitlement to Rent Supplement based on their monthly rent, weekly income and family composition.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for maternity benefit by the person concerned was refused on the grounds that she was not in insurable employment at the time of her application and did not satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions in the tax years relevant to her application. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 17 July 2014. It is open to her to appeal this decision to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Applications (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for a jobseekers allowance on 17/10/2014. As the person concerned resides with her father who is self-employed, supplementary information in relation to parental means was requested in order to complete a means assessment. To date this information has not been received. However upon receipt of the information the application can proceed and a decision will issue...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The client concerned is in receipt of their full entitlement to Rent Supplement based on their monthly rent, weekly income and family composition.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person in question has not made an application for rent supplement and therefore her eligibility cannot be determined.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: In evaluating how far one has travelled, it is necessary to remember the starting point. In November 2010, the US financial journalist Michael Lewis visited this country to write about Ireland’s economic meltdown under the previous Government. His article was published in Vanity Fairin March 2011, the same month that Labour and Fine Gael came into office. It is worth quoting a...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: We set six key priorities: strengthening the economy and prioritising new jobs for the unemployed, delivering better living and working standards, improving housing availability and affordability, responsible and sustainable management of the public finances, rebuilding trust in politics and public institutions, and protecting and enhancing peace in Northern Ireland. We then set about...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: They seem to want welfare only. That is to insult working people. It is for this reason that budget 2015 provides an additional €3 billion in resources for the domestic economy compared to previous plans, to place job creation front and centre. It is for this reason we have established a strategic bank to drive credit into small and medium enterprises. It is why we are...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I have mentioned trust a couple of times in this speech already and I wish to briefly return to the topic. Trust is an essential part of public life. The next general election will be about trust.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I have absolute confidence that when the members of the public are asked whom they trust to secure and deepen the recovery and spread it to every household, they will place their faith in this Government to continue doing exactly that. It is because while we are providing an additional €3 billion in resources for the economy, we are also ensuring at the same time that we proceed with...