Results 12,741-12,760 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: My Department does not compile information on redundancies on a county by county basis and, therefore, it is not possible to supply the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 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 23 September 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of her full entitlement to rent supplement based on her household circumstances. She was awarded rent supplement on the 17 November 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. It is estimated that reductions of â¬5 and â¬10 in the monthly rates of child benefit would save approximately â¬69 million and â¬138 million, respectively, in a full year.
- Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The attached tabular statement includes a breakdown of people on the Live Register in Donegal at the end of October 2011 by office and scheme. There were 21,110 on the register, consisting of 15,897 on jobseeker's allowance, 3,975 jobseeker's benefit and 1,238 signing on for PRSI credits only. Live Register Figures in Social Welfare Offices in Donegal end of October 2011. Office...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: There is no record of a rent supplement application in respect of the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to apply for rent supplement she should complete an application pack and return it to the Central Rents Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of her full entitlement to rent supplement based on her household circumstances. She was awarded rent supplement on 17 November 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. Rent supplement is subject to a limit on the amount of rent that an applicant may incur. Rent limits are set at levels that enable...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The information requested in respect of carer's allowance applications is contained in the table below: Year Number Received Number awarded Number refused 2007 18,097 9,109 3,537 2008 18,928 15,457 5,015 2009 16,574 10,730 5,776 2010 18,212 8,769 6,972 2011 (to end Oct) 15,514 6,319 4,361 I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that 691 carer's allowance appeals were...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: Details of the number of staff, expressed as whole time equivalents, employed in the Department at the end of 2008, 2009, 2010 and the latest available in respect of 2011 are as shown in the table below. The overall staffing numbers have increased to deal with the unprecedented increase in the number of jobseeker claims and the Department's business generally. The additional posts have been...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Nov 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 he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 05 October 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 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 to an Appeals Officer for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 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 (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 198 on 2 November 2011, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: The term "primary social welfare payments" refers to payments that are intended to enable recipients to meet their basic day-to-day income needs. Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance has the lowest maximum personal primary payment rate in the social welfare system, currently â¬186.00 per week. The maximum personal rate in other schemes ranges from â¬188.00 to â¬239.00. These payments...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 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 23 September 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 27...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was received on 28 July 2011. Redundancy lump sum claims received at the start of May 2011 are currently being processed.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: This year the Department of Social Protection will spend over â¬530 million in 2011 on the fuel allowance scheme and the telephone, gas and electricity elements of the household benefits package. This will benefit some 390,000 people on household benefits and 375,000 on the fuel allowance compared with 2005 when there were 325,000 people on household benefits and 265,000 on the fuel...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: In the case of persons aged under 25 years of age, the means test for jobseeker's allowance takes account of the value of any benefit and privilege enjoyed by a claimant as a result of residing with a parent or step-parent. The calculation of such value is based on the level of parental net income. Parental income is calculated as gross income less tax, PRSI, Universal Social Charge,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)
Joan Burton: To qualify for jobseeker's allowance, a person must satisfy a means test. The means test for jobseeker's allowance includes an assessment of any property that the claimant or their spouse/partner may own, apart from the family home. Any outstanding mortgage registered against the property is deducted from the market value. Where the outstanding mortgage is higher than the market value of...