Results 6,941-6,960 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned was awarded invalidity pension from 24th January 2008. She received her pension up to and including 4th November 2009. Her payment was stopped by the Department with effect from 5th November 2009 as she was deemed to be "not permanently incapable of work" following a medical examination on 16th October 2009. The person concerned appealed this decision and was referred...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Expenditure on the Department's schemes, services and administration to end of October was €17,041 million or 1.3% below profile. The overall position is set out in the table below. Scheme expenditure out of Vote 38 and the SIF is incurred almost entirely on payments to individual recipients based on pre-determined qualifying conditions and rates of payment, most of which are set out in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for, and was granted jobseeker's allowance in July 2009. The claim was paid until July 2010, at which time the claimant was no longer available for work.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The contracts with all 445 service providers funded by the Community Services Programme will expire at the end of December 2010. Subject to satisfactory performance, provision of resources and continued eligibility of activities, revised contracts for up to three years from the 1st January 2011 are being offered to the service providers as the Department completes the contract renewal...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement of €893.00 per month which is the maximum amount payable based on her household circumstances.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A Deciding Officer disallowed the jobseeker's allowance claim of the person concerned on the grounds that her total weekly means of €544, derived from the benefit of spouse's income, capital and property, exceed the maximum amount payable to a person in her circumstances. A letter informing her of this decision was issued on 1 November 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The medical appliance benefit scheme currently offers assistance towards the cost of purchasing hearing aids. The Department will pay up to half the cost of a hearing aid or repairs to a hearing aid, subject to a fixed maximum contribution of €760 per aid. To qualify for this benefit a person must satisfy certain PRSI conditions. A person aged 66 or over must have a total of 260 paid PRSI...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision on 18 November 2010. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This person's claim for jobseeker's allowance was disallowed on the grounds that her weekly means of €302 from 18 September 2010, derived from her insurable employment and the benefit of parent's income, exceed the maximum amount payable to a person in her circumstances.

Written Answers — Advocacy Services: Advocacy Services (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The National Advocacy Service for people with disabilities will be set up under the Citizens Information Board (CIB). The new Service will provide independent, representative advocacy services for people with disabilities and will be in place from January 2011. The service will be regionally structured; with five regional teams replacing the existing pilot projects which have provided...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Entitlement to the fuel allowance is based on a household income test. If, in addition to their pension from the Department, the applicant or members of their household have a combined income of more than €100.00 per week, or savings/investments of more than €58,000, a fuel allowance is not payable. According to the information available to the Department, the person concerned is in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 13th August 2010 from the person concerned. This application was referred to one of the Department's deciding officers who found that the person concerned did not satisfy the requirement to be considered habitually resident in the State. A letter issued on the 5th November advising of the decision to refuse DCA. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The legislative provisions for the assessment of rental income for family income supplement, FIS, are contained in the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 2007 Section 172 to 177 as amended by Article 5 of S.I. No. 148/07. Article 5 of S.I. No. 148/07 provides for the assessment of rental income for family income supplement purposes by specifically excluding it...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 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 or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 29...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 19th November 2010. This application together with medical reports has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion on the case. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the customer. Currently it takes DCA section eight weeks to process an application. An application from...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 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 13 October 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 24...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The cost of energy use by my Department in 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date is as follows: 2008 2009 2010 to date Electricity 2,666,440 2,636,900 2,327,770 Oil 260,576 162,778 213,673 Gas 384,430 348,695 ...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government decided in February 2006 to transfer the Community Welfare Service of the HSE, which currently administers the Supplementary Welfare Allowance on behalf of the Department. This initiative had been mooted several times in the past including the Report of the Commission on Social Welfare in 1986, The Report on the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities 1996 and The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing on 29 November 2010. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements. 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 12 November 2010. The application is currently with a social welfare inspector for investigation and he will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.