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- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Programme for Government was adopted by the Government at its first meeting as the framework for its work over coming years. It sets out the policies and initiatives to be progressed over the term of the Government to tackle the many and varied challenges facing the country. The Department of the Taoiseach will be supporting the implementation of the Programme as a whole and it will do...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The overall objective of the pension system is to provide an adequate basic standard of living through direct state supports and to encourage people to make supplementary pension provision for themselves so that they can have an adequate income in retirement. A system which delivers on this objective must be sustainable and affordable. The charges associated with the provision of private...
- Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: Last week the Government announced the Jobs Initiative which contained an additional 20,900 training, education and work experience places for the unemployed. The new National Internship Scheme was one of the new measures contained in the Jobs Initiative and will provide 5,000 participants with a work experience opportunity for between 6 â 9 months in the public, private or community and...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the HSE based on the particular circumstances of the case....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: Of the 97,400 tenancies, where rent supplement is currently payable, the Department systems show 1,725 tenancies where the landlords address is recorded as outside the State. Rent supplement is paid directly to the tenant in Ireland in 1,500 of these cases with 200 cases where the rent supplement is paid directly to the landlord outside of the State. The current annual value of rent...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 to 243, inclusive, 265 and 289 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 05 February 2011. 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 February 2011. 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 in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 08 March...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised the person concerned made an application for rent supplement on 25 February 2011 and has been requested to provide further information in order to process his application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on his application when the requested information has been provided.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the rent supplement payment of â¬652 per month is correct and appropriate to the circumstances of the person concerned.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the persons concerned were refused a rent supplement on the grounds that they did not satisfy the scheme's habitual residence condition. The HSE has further advised that this decision was appealed to its designated Appeals Officer who will decide on the matter in due course.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has terminated payment of rent supplement in this case as the person concerned failed to provide the financial and foreign travel documentation requested by the community welfare officer.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused a rent supplement on the grounds that her spouse is engaged in full-time employment. The HSE has further advised that the HSE's designated Appeals Officer has upheld the decision of the Community Welfare Officer to refuse payment in this case.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised the person concerned was refused rent supplement as she vacated accommodation provided by a local authority without just cause for doing so. The HSE further advised that the person concerned has appealed the decision to refuse rent supplement to the HSE Appeals Office. The HSE Appeals Office will contact the person concerned directly when a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused a rent supplement on the grounds that his rent was in excess of the prescribed rent limit for a single person. The person concerned also failed to provide the HSE with supporting documentation in relation to his household composition.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 18 January 2011. A decision has not yet been made on her application as some details requested by the deciding officer are still outstanding.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) can be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the HSE based on the particular circumstances of the case. The HSE...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: There are 19 FÃS Community Employment schemes currently in operation in County Roscommon, employing 344 participants and 24 supervisors.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: My Department is not a member of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) and only one of the Department's Agencies is an IBEC member. Details of payments made by that Agency are set out in the table. State Board/Agency Amount paid2007 Amount paid2008 Amount paid2009 Amount paid2010 Amount paid to date in2011 Citizens Information Board â¬9,643.50 â¬14,862.00 â¬10,812.00...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The legislative basis which provides for the introduction of the Partial Capacity scheme is contained in the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2010, which was enacted by the Oireachtas in December 2010. A programme of work is currently underway to cater for the new scheme. This includes the preparation of Regulations, as required by legislation, to cover, amongst other things,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received for the person in question on the 4th May 2010. 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 10th June 2010 refusing DCA, the person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against the decision. He was informed by...