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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — Free Travel Scheme: Free Travel Scheme (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The current free travel scheme operated by the Department provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 90 private transport operators. The free travel...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for a Disability Allowance on 6 April 2010. Her claim was assessed by a medical assessor from this Department and she was found to be not medically suitable for Disability Allowance. The person was also assessed with weekly means of €459.13 from her husband's salary. As this exceeds the statutory limit of €385.70 per week for payment of Disability Allowance...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are currently 41,332 recipients of a basic weekly supplementary welfare allowance payment. This includes 3,846 individuals who are in accommodation supplied by the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform and receive a direct provision allowance which is paid under the basic supplementary welfare allowance scheme.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Full details of the Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme, including the application procedure, will be announced shortly. It will be administered by the Department of Social Protection. The scheme will run for the calendar year 2010 only. However, any qualifying employment created in 2010 will be eligible for the scheme, which will be structured so that employment created prior to the launch...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: From the beginning of 2007 there have been ten meetings of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of the European Union. It is the practice for the Employment and Social Affairs items to be taken on one day of this two day meeting, and Health and Consumer Affairs to be taken separately on the other. In relation to the former, the subject matter covers topics which...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources which has overarching responsibility for the energy portfolio has convened an inter-departmental/agency group on Affordable Energy to coordinate and drive Government policy in this area. This group will make recommendations as to the precise package of measures including any income support measures that should be put in place to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No application for commercial partnership status has been received in the case of the person mentioned (details supplied). However, the Department will now initiate a commercial partnership insurability investigation and a local Social Welfare Inspector will be in touch with the person shortly to arrange an interview.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The current duration of the One-Parent Family Payment, whereby a lone parent can receive the One-Parent Family Payment until their child is 18 – or 22 if in full-time education – without any requirement for them to engage in employment, education or training, is not in the best interests of the recipient, their children or society. My Department has undertaken a comprehensive review of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2010)

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

Accident and Emergency Services (12 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. As he rightly pointed out, every euro that is fraudulently claimed is a euro taken out of the pockets of those who urgently need those payments. We must view fraud in that context. The prevention of fraud and abuse of the social welfare system is an integral part of the day-to-day work of the Department. I listened with great interest to what the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (12 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The table at Appendix A sets out the number of persons on the Live Register in each local Department of Social Protection office in Co Kildare at the end of April for each of the years 2005 to 2010. Year on year fluctuation by office at the end of April for each year during that period is also shown. Income support for those who have lost their jobs is provided by my Department through...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for farm assist on 23 March, 2010. His claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation. On completion of enquiries a decision will be made and he will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The establishment of the information in the format requested by the Deputy would involve significant time and effort and would necessitate the diversion of staff from other work. The Department of Social Protection has over 200 regional, local and branch offices throughout the country and processes over 1.3 million weekly payments to social welfare customers across all schemes, including...