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- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: Ministerial Appointments
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1 Personal Assistant, appointed 03/05/11 â 16/06/11 â¬7,698.77
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1 Personal Secretary, appointed 09/03/11 â 16/06/11 â¬14,399.04 [In my role as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party I also have a further support person, employed by the Labour Party].
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: Established civil servants
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1 Executive Officer, appointed 09/03/11 - 16/06/11 â¬12,695.85
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1 Clerical Officer, appointed 09/03/11 â 16/06/11 â¬9,468.53
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: JobBridge is an entirely voluntary scheme which offers individuals of all skill levels who are seeking employment the opportunity to undertake an internship of 6 or 9 months in organisations in the private, public and community and voluntary sectors. JobBridge has received applications from Tesco Ireland head office to offer six month internship opportunities. My Department, through the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5th July 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June until the end of September each year. Those customers who did not receive a payment may request a review of their entitlements. The BSCFA Review section in the Department have confirmed that a request for review has been received from the persons concerned. The Section has confirmed that it...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 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 (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 364 and 374 together. My Department operates a wide range of schemes under which a person may be entitled to receive a payment if they satisfy all of the various conditions for receipt of that payment. The conditions for receipt of a primary weekly payment, such as Disability Allowance or State Pension, typically include experiencing a prescribed...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The appeal by the person concerned is currently awaiting decision. The person concerned will be advised of the outcome in due course.
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: In order for an individual to be eligible to participate in JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme an individual must be: · currently in receipt of a live claim (Jobseeker's Allowance/Jobseeker's Benefit/Signing for Credits) on the Live Register; · have been in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance or signing for Social Insurance Contribution Credits for a total of 78...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: In order for an individual to be eligible to participate in JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, an individual must be: · currently in receipt of a live claim (Jobseeker's Allowance/Jobseeker's Benefit/Signing for Credits) on the Live Register; · have been in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance or signing for Social Insurance Contribution Credits for a total of 78 days...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 2057A variety of measures have been introduced to protect the intern and to ensure the integrity of the JobBridge scheme. In order for all applications from host organisations to be approved they must meet a number of criteria so as to ensure that the potential internships are of sufficient quality. These include the following: · that the internship does not allow the intern to work...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1The back to work enterprise allowance (BTWEA) scheme is designed to encourage people who are dependent on certain social welfare payments to engage in self employment while allowing them to retain a reducing proportion of their qualifying social welfare payment over two years. A person on a qualifying social welfare payment wishing to commence a business as an approved driving instructor...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1A decision in this case was taken and notified to the person concerned on 16 March 2011. An appeals officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal as it had not been established that the qualifying conditions for carer's allowance had been met. The medical evidence indicated the need for some support but not for full-time care and attention within the meaning of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1Late last year agreement was reached between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and unions representing the Community Welfare Officers that the staff of the Community Welfare Service (CWS) would transfer to the Department of Social Protection with effect from 1st January 2011 on a secondment basis initially. The period of secondment lasted for 9 months until the end of September 2011....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: 1The application for jobseeker's allowance from the person concerned was disallowed as he failed to satisfy the habitual residence condition. The decision was upheld on appeal.