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Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I care deeply that our system of construction and banking collapsed and the Irish people were left with a significant debt because of the loss of value.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The subsequent sale and recovery-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Deputy Mathews has told us on many occasions how he helped liquidate a failed banking situation some decades ago. In all failures in banking and in business, unfortunately there is a loss of value.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Deputy Wallace is disputing that in the biggest property crash in the world, there was a loss in the value of the assets. There was a loss of book value. These were bubble-inflated prices and the Deputy argues that all of that should have been recovered. I am afraid that when there are very big crashes-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The only way to recover value is to rebuild the economy and get people back to work. That is the only way to recovery.

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 15, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2014 (back from committee); No. 16, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015 (back from committee); No. 16a, motion re leave to...

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: As Deputies will probably be aware, this was debated at length in the committee. In response to Deputy Coppinger, the reason the modular housing construction is expensive is because it has such high standards of insulation construction.

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I am sorry, Deputy Coppinger may not have bothered to go down and see them.

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: They are available to see.

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The reason they are expensive-----

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: -----is because they are of a very high standard, and a much higher standard of insulation than a lot of traditional build houses.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Data (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service, has recently commenced the publication of experimental statistics on the number of people moving from non-employment to employment. They are based on comparisons of individual people’s situation in successive quarters in the Labour Force Survey (in Ireland, the Quarterly National Household Survey or QNHS). Non-employment here includes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 32 and 33 together. Gateway is an initiative with local authorities to provide short-term quality and suitable work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than 24 months. Local authorities are the employers for all participants on the scheme. As employees, participants are subject to standard income tax, payroll deductions and they pay a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) a decision by a deciding officer to disallow his application for disability allowance (DA). Following due consideration, the appeal of the person in question was disallowed by an appeals officer (AO) on 16 November 2015. He was notified of this decision in writing by the SWAO on the same date. An...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Respite Care Grant is an annual payment for carers who look after certain people in need of full-time care and attention. The care provided must be for a continuous period of at least 6 months in the year in question and include the due date of the Grant – the first Thursday in June. During this care period all of the scheme conditions, which are legal requirements, must be met....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the continuing eligibility for disability allowance (DA) of the person concerned is currently under review. A local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) has been requested to investigate all the circumstances of the case and to provide the deciding officer with a report on the person’s overall circumstances and continued eligibility for DA. Following receipt of that report a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 12thNovember 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question is in receipt of invalidity pension, awarded from September 2011. An application for the national fuel scheme (fuel allowance) was received from the person concerned on 29 September 2015. The weekly household means were assessed as being in excess of the allowable weekly income limit for fuel allowance. The application for fuel allowance was disallowed and the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 21 October 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 5 August 2015. The first payment will be made by his selected payment method on 12 December 2015. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding overpayments (if applicable).