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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, the Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The requested statistics for disability allowance claims are set out in the table. Year No. of Applications Received No. of Applications Approved No. of Applications Disallowed 2006 17,581 11,099 6,810 2007 19,989 11,684 6,539 2008 21,358 13,176 8,046 2009 20,794 10,179 9,677 2010 21,409 8,306 10,316 2011 (To 14/01/11) 604 350 561

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the deputy is shown on the following table: Invalidity Claims Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011(to 14/1/11) No of claims: Received 7552 8116 7757 7476 8774 359 No of claims: Awarded 5657 5909 5431 4580 3643 127 No of claims: Rejected 1665 2051 2165 2933 3760 103

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 367 to 380, inclusive, together. The figures requested in relation to the number of appeals outstanding at the end of 2010, broken down by social welfare payments and the number of appeals decided, with their outcomes, for 2008, 2009 and 2010 are given in the tables attached to the reply. At 31/12/10, there were 2,145 applications for carer's...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

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. Annual statistics...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare service. At 14th January 2011 there were 36,965 recipients of a basic supplementary welfare allowance payment of which some 26,000 are awaiting a payment from the Department.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the Department's records at 31st December 2010, 3,784 customers had a claim for State pension (contributory) disallowed during 2010. However, it should be noted that some of these applicants may qualify for pension following further examination of their claims using other qualifying criteria.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have set out below a table which sets out by scheme the number of Irish people who were disallowed a social welfare payment based on the failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition during the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Due to industrial action which took place during the first half of 2010 figures in respect of 2010 are incomplete. Table: Habitual Residency Condition...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The statistical information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. In September 2007, the means assessment for insurable employment was changed. The assessable income is the gross earnings less deductions for PRSI, superannuation (including AVCs and PRSAs), the pension levy and union dues. The new means assessment is based on a family rate which is comprised of a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following table sets out details of the number of applications received, awarded and refused for each year during the period 2006 – 2010. Year Received* Awarded Refused 2006 10,380 7,373 2,641 2007 12,219 8,812 2,974 2008 10,980 7,797 2,855 2009 10,802 7,811 2,642 2010 9,835 7,831 2,470 * Note – There is no direct relationship in the data between the total numbers awarded and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 373 together. Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) has been the responsibility of this Department since April 2009, statistics prior to this date are a matter for the HSE who administered the scheme up to that point. The qualifying conditions have not changed in the time that the scheme has been administered by this Department and remain broadly in line...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Carer's Allowance is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to elderly people or to people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain limits. The information requested by the Deputy is set out below in tabular format. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 to date* Carer's allowance Claims Received 10,657 18,097 18,928 16,574 18,212...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 to 377, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. The number of persons under 25 years in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit is 9,886, Jobseeker's Allowance is 58,831 or claiming Credits Only is 346, making a total of 69,063. The total number of persons on the Live Register who are under 25 years of age...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of mileage payments made to staff for travel purposes from 2008 to date in 2011 are set out in the table. Year Amount (€) 2008 2,003,176 2009 1,618,530 2010 1,551,875 2011(to date) 30,056 Mileage figures were not recorded separately from overall travel costs for 2007 and previous years. The total amount of payments made to staff for home travel in 2007 was €2,448,497. This...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information sought by the Deputy is not available as details of the number of cases where cover has not been provided are not recorded centrally. Following the introduction of the moratorium on recruitment in the civil service, the Department of Finance has sanctioned the recruitment of a limited number of temporary clerical staff in my Department to provide cover for some of the...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At 1st December 2010 there was a total of 4847 posts in the Department. Of this, 4240 posts are classified as frontline and have direct dealings with customers of the Department. The remaining 607 posts are in management roles and support areas of the Department including, HR, Finance, IT and Policy.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not a legal requirement for local authorities, including town councils to advertise vacancies for temporary positions. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. The Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV), which is applied...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As stated in the previous reply to Parliamentary Question No. 196 the Larsen cage trap complies with the provisions of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations 2003 and I have no plans to change the Regulations in this regard.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has not received a request from New Ross Town Council to fill a vacancy for a full time community warden; however, I understand that a request has been received to fill a vacancy for a full time traffic warden in New Ross. Since August 2009, the Department has delegated sanction, from the Department of Finance, in relation to the filling of vacancies in local authorities as...