Results 6,021-6,040 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Any of the following people may attend with the patient at in-person assessments including appeals assessments: the patient's GP, an interpreter (if deemed necessary) or an approved advocate by prior arrangement. Attendance of anyone else who wishes to attend along with the patient, is at the discretion of the Medical Assessor. The nurses present at medical in-person assessments, are all...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned was awarded disability allowance at a weekly rate of €326.10 (personal rate of €196.00 plus a qualified adult rate of €130.10) with effect from 20 January 2010. His first payment was made at Limerick Post Office on 4 August 2010. Arrears due from 20 January 2010 to 3 August 2010 were issued by cheque on 19 August 2010.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cases such as those described are processed in compliance with Article 68 of EU Regulation 883/2004 and its Implementing Regulation EU 987/09. Where parents are employed in separate member states, Child Benefit is paid by the Member State in which the children are resident. If the rate of Child Benefit in the other Member State is higher, then that Member State is competent to pay a...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The estimated cost of a 100% bonus payment, in December 2010, would be approximately €226 million.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including comments on the grounds of appeal, the appeal from the person concerned will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 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 informed when arrangements have been made. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement as her income from her widows (contributory) pension and her illness benefit is sufficient to meet her mortgage interest costs. If the person concerned is not satisfied with the decision of the HSE she can appeal the decision to the HSE Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Departmental Responsibilities: Departmental Responsibilities (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1248 and 1255 together. In February 2006 the Government decided that the Community Welfare Service (CWS) would transfer to this Department. The Social Welfare and Pensions Acts 2007 and 2008 provided for the transfer of the administration of the SWA scheme from the HSE to the Department. These provisions are subject to a Commencement Order. A considerable...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The most pressing requirement is to get the public finances back on track. As part of a range of cost saving measures, the range of treatments available under the Dental Benefit Scheme was reduced in Budget 2010. The free examination is still available to customers to encourage them to continue attending for regular checkups. No decision has yet been made on the future of the Treatment...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1250, 1259, 1315, 1333 and 1373 together. I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office there are currently 20,446 appeals being processed. Given the volume of appeals, it is not possible to estimate the length of time before a case is determined. There are no statistics available on a county basis. During 2009, the average time taken to process all...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to remove the barriers to participation in second and third level education by enabling eligible people on social welfare to continue to receive a payment while pursuing an approved full-time education course that leads to a higher qualification than that already held. Changes have been...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of recipients of a jobseeker's payment who were also in receipt of an increase for a qualified adult at the end of August 2010 was 72,531. There were 14,322 increases paid with jobseeker's benefit and 58,209 increases paid with jobseeker's allowance.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme provides for a weekly or monthly supplement to be paid in respect of mortgage interest to any person in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs. In order to qualify for mortgage interest supplement, a person must satisfy a number of statutory qualifying conditions including that the person is not engaged in full-time employment...

Written Answers — National Carer's Strategy: National Carer's Strategy (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: During 2008, an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, with secretariat support provided by my Department, undertook work, including a public consultation process, to develop a National Carers' Strategy. However, because of the prevailing economic situation, it was not possible to set targets or time limits which could be achieved. In that context, rather than...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: No application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) has been received from the person concerned. However an application for DCA was received on the 27th May 2010 from this person's husband in respect of their child. This application was referred to the Departments Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued to the applicant on the 2nd July...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered by the Community Welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 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 informed when arrangements have been made. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Income derived from woodlands is exempt from income tax, under Section 232 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, but is reckonable for PRSI. The Department collects these contributions directly, under the provisions of Statutory Instrument 126 of 1998. Accordingly income derived from such sources is, in general, exempt from income tax but all such income, in excess of €3,174.00 per annum,...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned is in receipt of child benefit for 3 children since December 2009. As her third child was born in November 2009 this represents her full child benefit entitlement.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1263 and 1302 together. The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance from 26 July 2010. Her application was disallowed on the grounds that she was not habitually resident in the State. She was notified of this decision on 2nd September 2010 and she was advised of her right to request a review of the decision by a Deciding Officer or to appeal the...