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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The total amount spent on public advertising for 2009 and to date in 2010 is outlined in the table below. Expenditure on Public Advertisements 2009 and 2010 Print(Local and National) Radio Television Total 2009 â'¬138,000 â'¬4,000 NIL â'¬138,400 2010 (to date) â'¬75,500 NIL NIL â'¬75,500 Total â'¬213,500 â'¬4,000 NIL â'¬213,900 The expenditure in the print media...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The jobseeker's benefit claim by the person concerned is being re-examined and he will be contacted by his Local Social Welfare Office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 21st April 2010 from the person concerned. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that her child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued to the person on the 29th June 2010 where she was advised of the decision to refuse DCA. In the case of an application which...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (7 Jul 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. The most recent information available from the Central Statistics Office's published in 2007 indicates that there were 141,000 private rented...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only. In order to qualify for mortgage interest supplement, a person must satisfy a number of statutory qualifying...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. The Pensions Board The Board advises customers that they can take their complaint to the relevant office if it is not resolved satisfactorily by the Board....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that Office on 17 May 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since the 1st April 2009 this Department has been accepting new claims for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA). This follows the transfer of the scheme from the Health Service Executive on foot of a Government decision to reallocate certain functions between Departments and Agencies as part of the health service reform programme. In the period 1st April 2009 to 31st December 2009 a total of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The transfer of the Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) scheme from the Health Service Executive to the Department arises from a Government decision to reallocate certain functions between Departments and Agencies as part of the health service reform programme. Domiciliary Care Allowance is now a statutory scheme provided for in the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008. The Department has been...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned submitted an application for Jobseeker's Allowance on 21 May 2010. This payment is subject to a means test and the application has been forwarded to a Social Welfare Investigator who will visit the person concerned this week. On completion of this investigation the case will be returned to a deciding officer for immediate decision.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for carer's allowance on 1 June 2010. On 5 July 2010, following completion of a medical assessment, the case was referred to an investigative officer of this department for means assessment and confirmation that all the conditions necessary for receipt of the allowance are satisfied. On completion of the necessary investigations, a decision will be made and she...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos 290 to 292, inclusive, together. The number of Appeals Officers in the Social Welfare Appeals Office, the number of cases finalised by Appeals Officers and the average number per Appeals Officer in the years 2005 – 2009 and to date in 2010 is given in table 1 attached to this reply. On the basis of performance to date in 2010 (see table 2 attached to this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To qualify for jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance, a jobseeker must fulfil a number of conditions, including being available for and genuinely seeking work. To fulfil these conditions, jobseekers must at regular intervals make a declaration that they are still unemployed, available for and actively seeking work. This is known as the certification process and is currently carried out...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Living alone allowance and fuel allowance are payable, subject to certain eligibility conditions, to individuals who are living alone, or living with certain excepted persons, and who are in receipt of: a qualifying payment from the Department of Social Protection, the Health Service Executive or the Department of Defence or a qualifying social security payment from another EU country or a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A claim for State pension (transition) was submitted by the person concerned on the 8th June 2010, and is currently being processed by this Department. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of a decision on his entitlement in due course.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal. In that context, an examination by another Medical Assessor will be carried out. The person concerned will be notified when arrangements for the examination have been...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Prior to the introduction of the Programme of Decentralisation in May 2004, the names of Clerical Officers and Staff Officers applying for transfers were recorded on departmental transfer lists in accordance with formal protocols agreed between the Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) and the Department of Finance. There were no formal protocols for other grades in the civil or public...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I proposed to take Questions Nos. 298 to 300, inclusive, together. Medical assessors do not make decisions but rather present medical opinions for consideration by deciding officers who are appointed by the Minister to decide on entitlement to schemes. Medical assessments are carried out either on the basis of medical reports without a personal examination (known as a "desk assessment") or...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The funding that was made available for training civil servants in 2010 in my Department was: €800,000. This was reduced to €787,000 on 1st May 2010 due to the transfer of the Office of Social Inclusion to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs. Figures detailing the extent to which this sum has been spent to the end of June 2010 have not been fully submitted yet, and...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé sa Seanad.