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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand the Deputy is referring to the Golden Trekker scheme which is the responsibility of the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism. This new scheme of was introduced following the Tourism Renewal Group recommendations. It involves a new reduced price rail travel scheme aimed at senior citizens visiting Ireland from abroad was announced by the Minister for Finance in Budget 2010....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The HSE's Community Welfare Service has been providing support to households under the Humanitarian Aid Scheme since last November's flooding. Up to the 26th March 2010 they had made 2,735 payments to 1,253 individuals to the value of €1,070,595 throughout the country. The following tabular statement gives a county by county breakdown of expenditure and payments. The question of permanent...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the recently announced changes in ministerial responsibility, the employment and community services programmes of FÁS are being transferred to my Department, the community services programme and the rural social scheme are transferring from the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and responsibility for the payment of redundancy and insolvency payments is transferring...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Currently, a person who signs on as unemployed signs up for a payment and then visits his or her local FÁS office seeking activation placements and so forth. The Department's aim, which makes a great deal of sense, is to ensure that when a person visits his or her local social welfare office, the officials who deal with placement will be working side by side with those dealing with...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy previously asked who was in charge as long as FÁS exists. The best analogy on how this can work is with Pobail. The responsibility for this body was with the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, which I served in a previous administrative role. However, many different Departments use Pobail to deliver schemes on their behalf under service level agreements....

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government has announced its intention to introduce a carbon tax, which will come into effect on heating products from May 2010 and on solid fuels at a date to be set by commencement order. Before the tax is applied to fuels for home heating, arrangements are being made to assist those most at risk of fuel poverty. In his carbon budget statement, the Minister for Environment, Heritage...

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I said, a group is working on this issue and it is intended that it will come forward with recommendations. I am more than aware of the time constraints we face, and I will try to see if we can implement something fast for those who face challenges. However, I have not been given the proposals yet. The fuel issue becomes much more critical during the cold winter months than it does just...

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can assure the Deputy that I am not out of touch with what is happening with poor families, both in urban and rural areas.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I said, the interdepartmental agency group has been asked to draw up an energy affordability strategy. The strategy will set out existing and future approaches to addressing energy affordability, and will have regard both to the impact of the carbon tax on low-income households and the range of supports outlined above in making its recommendations.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am going to answer the question.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As part of its work the group will make recommendations as to the precise package of measures, including in the area of income support, that should be put in place to assist those at risk of fuel poverty, in advance of the implementation of the carbon tax on home heating products.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not. I said that the group will make recommendations as to the precise package of measures, including in the area of income support, that should be put in place to assist those at risk of fuel poverty, in advance of the implementation of the carbon tax on home heating products.

Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (20 Apr 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The group will make recommendations as to the precise package of measures, including in the area of income support, that should be put in place to assist those at risk of fuel poverty, in advance of the implementation of the carbon tax.