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- Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (3 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: When JobBridge was originally launched restrictions were put in place in relation to care related internships, including working with children. However, these restrictions were removed on 7 October and applications for care related internships have been accepted since this date. It should be noted that all applications for internships must meet the JobBridge eligibility criteria in order to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (3 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The current conditions are designed to ensure that those qualifying for carer's benefit have had an adequate and sustained commitment to the social insurance system, thereby upholding the contributory principle that underpins the qualifying conditions for all social insurance payments. The social insurance system is based on two fundamental principles - the contributory principle whereby...
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The Government is critically aware of the devastation suffered by people in many areas of the country as a result of the recent floods. My Department is playing a key part in the Government's response to these events. Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, my Department makes exceptional needs payments (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: My Department will spend over â¬530 million in 2011 on the fuel scheme and the telephone, gas and electricity elements of the household benefits package which will benefit some 390,000 people on household benefits and 375,000 on the fuel allowance. In 2005 there were 325,000 people on household benefits and 265,000 on the fuel allowance at a cost of â¬280 million. The costs have almost...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 25 August 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 95 together. Under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 an employee is entitled to a clear statement of the gross amount of the wages payable to the employee and the nature and amount of any deductions from that pay. The Department's staff have access to this statement electronically via an online system which is available to them through the Department's...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: To qualify for a State pension (contributory), three conditions must be satisfied: (i) Date of entry into insurance (at full or modified rate) before age 56; (ii) A certain number of full-rate contributions must be paid. From 6 April 2012, the minimum number of paid contributions required to pass the first contribution test for a State pension (contributory) will increase from 260 to 520....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: An overpayment arose in this case as the income of the person concerned increased when she started a FÃS course in June 2010. Her participation on the FÃS course did not come to notice until April 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: Supplementary welfare allowance payments are continuing to issue to the person concerned.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. The position remains as advised in question 99 which I answered for the Deputy on 28th September. That is, the information that was requested previously from the client...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on being made redundant. In this case no claim appears to have been submitted for the individual concerned.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16 August 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 in due course to an Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 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 (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 214 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officers decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and staff are now part of the DSP. The Department's representative administering the supplementary welfare allowance scheme refused the person's rent allowance application on the grounds that her accommodation...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17th August 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 21st...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10 May 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...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: I understand that my officials are in ongoing contact with the person concerned. A decision on the case will be made as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officers decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...