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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that they have received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned but that no decision has been made on her application to date. The Health Service Executive further advised that they will contact the person concerned directly when a decision has been made on her application.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: On 1 January 2011, the Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. The processing of such payments was previously the responsibility of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. I can confirm that eighteen statutory redundancy lump sum claims in respect of the company concerned were received in September last year. While I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: On 1 January 2011, the Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. The Department has no record of receiving a statutory redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Pensions Board is a statutory body set up under the Pensions Act, 1990. The Board regulates: · occupational pension schemes · trust RACs · Personal Retirement Savings Accounts in Ireland. This is done as part of the statutory role to monitor and supervise the operation of the Pensions Act. The Board also protects the interests of pension scheme members and encourages pension provision....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 16th February 2011. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for their medical opinion on the case. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the customer.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, landlords are legally obliged to register tenancies with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB). The Department is working closely with the PRTB to ensure that all tenancies where rent supplement is in payment are registered with the PRTB. To that end, the Department provides details of new rent supplement payments to the PRTB to enable them...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. I am informed by...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The overall objective of the pension system is to ensure that people have an adequate income in retirement. At present only 50% of workers have a private pension, with low levels of coverage among moderate to middle incomes a particular concern. In addition, it is also evident that many of those in pension schemes are not contributing at a level which will secure an adequate pension in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: As advised in reply to question number 66 on the 26th January 2011 the person concerned was refused rent supplement by the Health Service Executive as it was satisfied that he was not legally resident in the State. The HSE has advised that, according to the information currently available, it has no record of an appeal from the person concerned. However, I will request the HSE Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department's records show that a reply to the Deputy's representations issued on 22 February 2011. The Department will issue a copy of the reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The requirement to be habitually resident in Ireland was introduced as a qualifying condition for certain social assistance schemes and child benefit with effect from 1st May 2004. The purpose of the habitual residence condition is to safeguard the social welfare system from abuse by restricting access for people who are not economically active and who have little or no established...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. There are no schemes where payment may only be paid to a customer's bank account and payment through the Post Office has not been discontinued for any customer group previously paid through the Post Office. The Department is committed to providing a high quality service to our customers. We offer a range of payment options to customers...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: Part-time or casual workers are not entitled to a jobseeker's payment in respect of public holidays to which they have an entitlement to pay from their employer. The purpose of this is to ensure that customers do not receive payment from their employer and from this Department in respect of the same day. Such days may, however, be treated as a day of unemployment for the purposes of...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: Issues relating to employment are the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in the first instance. It may be noted that, under the Disability Act 2005, the sectoral plan of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation includes proposals for a comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned had his claim reviewed in January 2011 and is currently in receipt of his full entitlement to mortgage interest supplement.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the average waiting time for a domiciliary care appeal dealt with by way of a summary decision in 2010 was 26.8 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing was 49.1 weeks. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation. These include all activities during this...

Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: During 2008, an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, undertook work, to develop a National Carers' Strategy. The Departments of Finance, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Health and Children, and Social and Family Affairs, as well as the Health Services Executive (HSE) and FÁS were represented on the group. The group met on six occasions during 2008 and the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: This company has a contract with the community services programme to provide security related services on Dublin's Northside. The company has sought additional operational support from the programme to maintain its current operations. The matter is being considered by the Department in addition to a number of similar requests from service providers supported by the programme. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 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 she should contact the Community Welfare Service.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Finance announced a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 persons who have been on the Live Register for over a year in his Budget statements to the Dáil on the 7th December 2010. This initiative, to be known as Tús, was launched by my predecessor on the 21st December 2010. The aims of Tús are to provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who...