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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was requested in July to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. The information requested by the HSE has not been provided by the person concerned to date. A decision will be made on her rent supplement application when the information requested has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Oct 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 31 August 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this 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 itself...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Based on previous enquiries to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, the section of my Department involved in preparing replies to Parliamentary Questions No 1346 and 1347 understood that the information requested was not readily available. However, that section of my Department is now aware that the Appeals Office has since collated the data and that it will be maintained from here on in and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A review of the decision to disallow an application for the back to education allowance from the person concerned was carried out on 11th October 2010. The decision to disallow the application has been upheld on the grounds that he already holds a qualification at an equivalent level.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory) require the applicant to · have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 56 years. · have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment or self-employment, since entry into insurance. · satisfy the yearly average condition. The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) in April 2004....

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as ucht an deis cúpla focal a rá faoin ábhar seo sa Seanad. I hate confrontational politics for the sake of it, but at times it is important to spell out some basic facts. There is a total contradiction in a party leader saying they would take €3 billion from current spending instead of €1 billion from the capital budget and €2 billion from...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Senator Ó Brolcháin was there too. As Senator Healy Eames knows, because I was very clear about it on the day we met them, I believe there is an obligation, and I will continue fighting for this both publicly and privately, that we be given a clear outline of the choices. I believe, and I am sure the Senator will concur because the Fine Gael Party previously had a major policy on savings...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am setting this up under the Citizens Information Board which means all of the services of the Citizens Information Board are also available as support for the advocates. They are not operating in an island but rather in the context of a much bigger board. The Citizens Information Board services are co-located in structure with the MABS offices and this will provide a comprehensive...

Pension Schemes (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and I agree with her that it is very important. I assure her that I will be, and that I have been, directing quite an amount of attention to the matter. However, it is quite complex and it is important in the decisions we make that we look at all of the various angles. Under the Pensions Act, defined benefit pension schemes must meet a minimum...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Question Nos. 154 and 155 together. 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 available to them from any other source. Payment of rent supplement will continue as long as the person meets...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At 1st October 2010, the number of staff in my Department who are participating in the work sharing scheme was 967 of which 926 are female and 41 are male. All applications for participation in the scheme are subject to the principle that the operating requirements of individual business units and the Department as a whole are not adversely affected. Approval of applications is, in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement. The person was requested to provide further information in order to process his application for rent supplement and a decision will be made on his application when the information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned ceased as the persons concerned moved accommodation and did not inform the HSE. Rent supplement is payable in respect of a tenancy and where a rent supplement recipient moves accommodation that person must complete a new application form in respect of their new tenancy. The HSE further...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application was received from the person to whom the Deputy refers on 1 September, 2010. Following assessment of the application, which involved assessment of his self-employment contributions, a decision was made on 13 October 2010 that he is entitled to a widower's contributory pension at the maximum personal rate of €201.50 per week, with effect from 27 August 2010. Arrangements for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following tabular statement provides information on recipients of rent supplement and mortgage interest supplement by quarter from January to September 2010. TABULAR STATEMENT Number of Recipients of Rent Supplement and Mortgage Interest Supplement by Quarter, 2010 Rent Supplement Mortgage Interest Supplement End 2009 93,030 15,101 Q1 2010 94,964 16,044 Q2 2010 95,516 16,936 Q3...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Oct 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 (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since April 2000 the needs of asylum seekers are catered for under the direct provision system operated by the Reception and Integration Agency of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Under the system asylum seekers are provided with full board accommodation and other facilities such as laundry services and access to leisure areas. To take account of the services provided, a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to qualify for domiciliary care allowance a child must have a disability so severe that it requires the child needing care and attention and/or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. This care and attention must be given by another person, effectively full-time so that the child can deal with the activities of daily living. The child must be likely to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes made a range of recommendations in relation to my Department. These recommendations are outlined in the following table along with the current status of each recommendation. This forthcoming Budget process will have regard, amongst other issues, to the outstanding recommendations of the Special Group. It is important to...