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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. The average waiting time for family income supplement (FIS) renewals at the end of May is approximately 15 weeks. At the end of May, there were approximately 6,289 renewal applications...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: In order to be eligible to participate in JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, an individual must: · currently be in receipt of a Jobseeker's Allowance/Jobseeker's Benefit or signing for credits on the Live Register, and

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: · have been so for a total of 3 months or more in the last 6 months. An individual who does not receive a Jobseeker's Allowance/Benefit payment may therefore be eligible to participate in the scheme provided that they are currently signing onto the Live Register for Social Insurance contribution credits and have been for at least three of the last 6 months.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that a formal decision has not yet been made on their application for rent supplement. The HSE further advised that the persons concerned have been requested to renegotiate the rent being charged by the landlord as it currently exceeds the maximum rent limit for their family size.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The purpose of Tús is to focus on those people who are long-term unemployed. For this reason, eligibility is at present confined to those on the live register for 12 months and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. These provisions are to ensure a targeted approach to those currently affected by long-term unemployment. Persons already in employment or engaged in community employment are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 to 114, inclusive, together. The number of claimants receiving the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) stood at 93,166 on 31 May, 2011. Some 98% of claimants are women. Recipients receive payments in respect of 154,172 child dependants. Some 57% of OFP recipients have 1 child, 28% have 2 children, 10% have 3 children and 5% have 4 children or more. Some 90%...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I thank Senator Leyden for bringing this Bill before the House. The Senator said that where there is a will, there is a way. When I was first working as an accountant a venerable solicitor said something I never forgot, that where there is a will there are relatives. It was written on a notice in their office. I am sure Senator Byrne appreciates that saying, given his professional...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Within the next year, my Department will take on responsibility for community welfare officers, FÁS, redundancy and insolvency payments, to mention but a few. There is on onerous burden on the staff of my Department. My colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, would have to allocate the additional resources that would arise from the implementation of the proposed scheme....

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: That is the issue people have raised most often.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Yes.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a payment under the rent supplement scheme a person must first satisfy a number of qualifying conditions. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the persons concerned were refused rent supplement for a number of reasons: · they vacated accommodation provided by a housing authority without good cause for doing so, · they are not assessed by the housing...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The FÁS Work Placement Programme and the new JobBridge National Internship Scheme are two separate schemes. The Work Placement Programme will continue to operate and will offer people another stream through which to obtain valuable work experience. I have no plans to change the terms of the Programme at this time.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 162 together. The National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) is the main activation measure for jobseekers and provides for a systematic engagement of the employment services with unemployed people. Under the plan, all eligible persons between the ages of 18 and 65 years who are approaching 3 months on the Live Register, are identified by the Department...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, has allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. 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 responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department offers a range of payment options to customers including payment by electronic fund transfer to a bank, building society account or to certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators. The Department makes no distinction made between smaller and larger credit unions in facilitating electronic funds transfers. In transmitting payments...

Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme has been set up with a view to giving job seekers the opportunity to take part in a quality internship with a host organisation. A host organisation participating in JobBridge must be in a position to provide a substantial commitment to their intern and to ensure that they are provided with a quality internship. It is considered that many sole traders will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements were fully automated with no application form required from customers. As the person in question was not one of the customers who received an automated...

Written Answers — PPS Numbers: PPS Numbers (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The details which the Deputy has supplied are not sufficient to identify the person concerned. I have made arrangements for officers in my Department to contact the Deputy to obtain the necessary details in order to look into the matter.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the disability allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed following an assessment by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 11th May 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The respite care grant is an annual payment of €1,700 for carers who look after certain people in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions. One respite care grant per year is paid in respect of each person for whom the carer is providing full time care and attention. In order to qualify a person must,...