Results 11,441-11,460 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The number of places on the Community Employment Programme (CE) are determined by government in line with budget allocation on an annual basis. Currently, the 23,300 place allocation is fully subscribed. The process for applying for a CE project entails a sponsoring group, representing Community, Voluntary or Public Sectors, coming together and making an application to the FÃS regional...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned has not submitted a claim for Disability Allowance. I believe the Deputy is referring to a claim for invalidity pension. The person concerned was awarded an invalidity pension from 24th January 2008. On 16th October 2009 she was called for and attended a medical examination and was assessed in-person by a medical assessor. It was decided that she no longer satisfied the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement of â¬771 per month which is his full entitlement based on his personal circumstances. The HSE has further advised that payment for the period 1st August to 30th September has been approved and will issue on 29th September.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: When he is certified fit for work the person concerned should re-apply for jobseeker's allowance so that his eligibility can be established.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The qualifying conditions for a State pension (contributory) require the applicant to · have entered into insurable employment before the age of 56 years · have at least 260 weeks full-rate contributions paid, from employment or self-employment, since entry into insurance · satisfy the yearly average condition The person concerned satisfies the above conditions. He has a yearly average...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27th July 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 4th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: In the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to review the operation of the rent supplement scheme with a view to introducing a code of conduct for rent supplement eligibility similar to that which operates for local authority tenants. The purpose of this review is to ensure that tenants who are receiving long term support from the State under the rent supplement scheme are subject to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The 2011 Revised Estimates for this Department provides for payments to medical certifiers for certificates issued in accordance with social welfare legislation and for legal fees. The amounts provided are â¬29.5 million and â¬0.4 million, respectively. A 25% reduction in these provisions would equate to â¬7.4 million and â¬0.1 million, respectively.
- Seanad: Jobs Initiative (14 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: I thank Senator van Turnhout for raising this important issue. Earlier today at 8 a.m. I was in Athlone launching a roadshow for internships. Many employers from the midlands were present. The Senator will be pleased to hear that we were discussing precisely the issues she has raised here. The JobBridge national internship scheme is the first time we in Ireland have tried a national...
- Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: We will send the Deputy a cake.
- National Internship Scheme (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: I thank Deputy Tuffy for raising this matter and her recognition of the positive elements of the national internship scheme, the JobBridge initiative. It is only ten weeks old so I must emphasise we are all learning from it quickly. It is interesting to see how much positive interest it has generated from employers and applicants. Interning has been popular in the United States, Germany,...
- National Internship Scheme (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: We are constantly reviewing every element of the JobBridge scheme because it is the first time we have had an internship scheme in place. I appreciate the Deputy's concerns. However, there is a requirement to show that such a scheme is taking people from the live register. It has only been in place for ten weeks with 1,100 internships. In several months time we will be in a position to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a back to school clothing and footwear allowance and a payment issued to her nominated account on 12 September 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the rent supplement payable to the person concerned has been reduced due to the change in his financial circumstances following his commencement on a community employment scheme. The revised rent supplement of â¬14.72 per month is his full entitlement based on his personal circumstances. The HSE has further advised that an overpayment has...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: The social insurance system in Ireland is based on compulsory paid PRSI contributions on which entitlement to a range of contingency-based payments is established. Workers are insured under the Social Welfare Acts as either employed or self-employed contributors. Employees and their employers generally pay contributions at PRSI Class A, whereas self-employed workers generally pay Class S...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 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 was fully automated with no application form required from customers. Those customers who did not receive an automated payment are required to complete...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (15 Sep 2011)
Joan Burton: 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. A person wishing to...