Results 3,201-3,220 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister have a view on refundable tax credits?

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Department of Social and Family Affairs has a role to play on this issue. Does the Minister have a view on refundable tax credits?

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Will he share it?

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: It is all very well to say we have to remain vigilant. I am not sure that the Department of Social and Family Affairs is being vigilant. The recent report produced by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General showed that there is a fraud rate of 14%, in relation to child benefit, in respect of non-resident children. Some €137 million is spent each year on child benefit and early...

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: How many reviews have been done?

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: That is not what I asked.

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I would like the Minister to respond to Question No. 83, which refers to the payment of child benefit for non-resident children. There are approximately 3,000 non-resident children in receipt of the benefit. What steps has the Minister taken in respect of the fraud uncovered to date and how many payments have been suspended since the Comptroller and Auditor General reported on the matter?...

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister did not.

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The figure of 2,769 is the overall figure for child benefit and does not pertain superficially to non-resident children.

Social Welfare Fraud. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I went to the trouble of tabling a question and the Minister should be respectful enough to reply today. I asked about child benefit fraud in respect of non-resident children and it seems the Minister has no figures at all, which is very disappointing.

Data Protection. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: When does the Minister expect to receive the review of the Data Protection Commissioner? Will he put on record his commitment to implementing the recommendations of that review?

Data Protection. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: When does the Minister expect to receive the review?

Data Protection. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I know that. I am asking when the Minister expects to have his report.

Data Protection. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister committed to implementing the recommendations of the commissioner's report?

Data Protection. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Is that "Yes"?

Pension Provisions. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: When this issue hit the headlines last month it was reported that the Department was of the view that some 8,000 non-resident pensioners were deceased and the pension payment was continuing in those cases. Is that true? Is that the view in the Department?

Pension Provisions. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: That has clarified the matter. The Minister stated that a letter goes out at the start of the year notifying people about pension increases and he stated that there are 37,000 non-resident Irish pensioners. What checks are in place to pick up on persons who have died since the previous year? The Minister spoke about the system in Australia where there is an official notification procedure....

Pension Provisions. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I do not think we are being unduly strict in expecting the Minister to have a system in place to pick up on deceased pensioners so that he can arrange for their payments to be stopped. The Minister has not said anything today to reassure me that he has a robust system in place. When he writes to pensioners every year to tell them about the increases in pensions, specifically the 37,000...

Pension Provisions. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: My question was more specific. What does the Minister ask from pensioners in terms of returning information on an annual basis? What information does he ask them to return to validate the fact that they are still alive?

Social Welfare Code. (2 Apr 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I said earlier that there appears to be a serious problem with regard to the exchange of information between the Department, the Revenue Commissioners and the PRTB. Does the Minister accept that is the case? A recent report from the Comptroller and Auditor General showed that communications systems were weak in that regard. What steps has the Minister taken to ensure that his Department's...