Results 9,901-9,920 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 20th October 2009. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 25th November 2009 where the customer was advised of the decision. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: 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. 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 (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned is not currently eligible for mortgage interest supplement as he has entered into an arrangement with his bank whereby no repayments are due to be made for the period October 2010 to April 2011. The Executive has advised the person concerned to make an application for mortgage interest supplement when repayments are due to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of the back to education allowance since September 2008.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Carer's Allowance in respect of one care recipient. Her application for an increase in her Carer's allowance is currently being investigated and she will be notified directly of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the mortgage interest supplement of the person concerned was reviewed recently. The Executive further advised that the person concerned has been awarded mortgage interest supplement of â¬119.60 per month which is his full entitlement based on his personal circumstances.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned has been in receipt of a fuel allowance from 20th January 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid jobseeker's benefit to 28th October 2009 when his entitlement was exhausted. He should call to his local social welfare office to establish his current entitlements.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for one-parent family payment from 30th September 2010. Her claim was disallowed on the grounds that she is not considered to be habitually resident in the state. No appeal was lodged.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the rent supplement payment of the person in question has not recently been reduced but is under review. The Executive will contact the person concerned directly when the review has been completed.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement ceased as the person concerned has moved address. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for rent supplement in respect of their new address then she should contact the Community Welfare Officer at her local health centre.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that they have received an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned and that a decision is expected on his application shortly. The Executive will contact the person concerned with the outcome.
- Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. Responsibility for MABS transferred to the Citizens Information Board (CIB) in July 2009 and funding now forms part of the overall CIB allocation. Funding to MABS from 2000 to date is set out below. Year Allocation (â¬m) 2000 5.77 2001 8.47 2002...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: One of the conditions for receipt of a mortgage interest supplement is that the loan agreement was entered into at a time when, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive, the claimant was in a position to meet the repayments. The Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement on 27 March 2009 as this condition was not satisfied. The Executive...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that there is no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for rent supplement then she should contact the Community Welfare Officer at her local health centre.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 to 60, inclusive, together. The following table gives details of the number of people who were disallowed a social welfare payment during the year 2010 because they did not satisfy the habitual residence condition. Due to industrial action which took place during the first half of 2010 , figures in respect of 2010 are incomplete. HRC information in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the statistics requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of appeals received by that Office against refusals to provide a payment on the basis of the habitual residence condition are not maintained. However, in 2009, 1,383 decisions were by made by Appeals Officers in relation to the Habitual Residence Condition of which 328 were...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement was suspended in this case in the course of a routine review. The person concerned should contact the community welfare officer at her local health centre in order to discuss her continued entitlement to rent supplement.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: As Minister for Social Protection I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases in regard to the operation of the Community Employment programme. The administration of individual cases under Community Employment is a day-to-day matter for FÃS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act 1987 as amended by Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous...
- Social Welfare Appeals (24 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I am aware Deputy Durkan personally attended the appeal in this case. The matter arises from the review of a jobseeker's allowance claim in July 2009. The claimant was assessed with the capital value of farmland which she owns in Donegal and which she is neither using personally nor leasing to anybody else. She was assessed with weekly means of â¬570 based on the capital value of the...