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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Child Benefit assists parents in the cost associated with raising children and it contributes towards alleviating child poverty. Between 2000 and 2009, overall expenditure on Child Benefit grew from just €638 million to approximately €2.5 billion per year. However, with tax revenues having fallen dramatically, we cannot afford to maintain spending at this level. The Government is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is no longer payable in this case as the child in question reached sixteen years of age in May 2010 when entitlement to DCA ceases as does the automatic entitlement to a Respite Care Grant. The person in question may, however, still qualify for a Respite Care Payment if she satisfies the qualifying conditions of the Respite Care Grant scheme. These include...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 429 and 430 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not available. PRSI receipts are collected by the Revenue Commissioners on foot of employer forms P35, which include both employer and employee contribution details. The records as provided by the Revenue Commissioners do not allow a break down of PRSI receipts by county. The overall levels...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Expenditure on jobseeker's benefit amounted to €2.005 billion in 2009. Expenditure on jobseeker's allowance for the same period amounted to €1.734 billion. Data on the county breakdown of the Live Register is published by the Central Statistics Office on a monthly basis. I have provided a tabular statement showing the county breakdown at the end of December 2009. It should be noted...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 to 434, inclusive, together. The estimated savings, based on the number of recipients at the end of May 2010, arising from the introduction of the relevant reduced rates of jobseeker's allowance is as follows: 18 and 19 year olds (from May 2009): €18m 20 and 21 year olds (from January 2010): €2m 22, 23 and 24 year olds (from...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has ownership of one building, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada (AMD), Store Street, Dublin 1. With regard to AMD, maintenance costs, including general maintenance, electricity, gas, water rates, etc. amounted to €471,558 for the year ended 31/12/2009. In relation to the Citizens Information Board (CIB), which is the only agency of the Department to which property ownership applies, the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The staff actions that prevented me from answering certain Parliamentary Questions over the last number of weeks have now been resolved. However, in the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the case. The person concerned will be notified when the necessary arrangements have been made. There has been a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are currently over 95,500 tenants benefiting from a rent supplement payment - an increase of 60 per cent since the end of 2007. Current data on the total number of private rented sector tenancies is not readily available from any one source; however, it is clear that the rent supplement scheme play a large role in the private rented sector. The Private Residential Tenancies Board...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Section 195 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 empowers the Revenue Commissioners to make a determination that certain artistic works are original and creative works generally recognised as having cultural or artistic merit. Earnings derived from such works are exempt from income tax from the year in which the claim was made. The scheme provides that the Revenue Commissioners can make...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The monthly live register is published by the Central Statistics Office on the basis of data collated by my Department in respect of the last Friday of each month. At the end of May, 2010, the live register stood at 437,922. This represents an increase of 5,265 on the April figure of 432,657 and is influenced by seasonal factors that cause the live register to rise over the summer months....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A person must satisfy a number of conditions to qualify for a social welfare payment where their employment is reduced to a three day week. The circumstances in which the days of employment were reduced are also taken into account. The person concerned should contact her local social welfare office to establish if she would qualify for jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance or family...