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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12 November 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...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: I am conscious that, as we speak, momentous events are taking place in Europe, particularly within the eurozone, which will have enormous economic consequences for everyone. The impact of those consequences will probably far exceed that of the measures contained in the Social Welfare Bill 2011. The Bill, which has been referred to the Seanad by Dáil Éireann, is an important item of...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: ——for the third child and €160 per month——

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: ——for the fourth child even after this measure.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: The mother of the child from Dundalk will still be getting much more child benefit than the mother of the child in Newry——

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: ——even after this budget, and things look set to get much tougher in the North where it is estimated that the loss to people on social welfare benefits in the North is likely to be as much as €700 million a year by 2014.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: On the specific savings I am bringing forward——

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: On the savings from the five specific measures, first, I am reducing from 60% to 15% the rebate for companies which make staff redundant. Second, the fuel allowance in future will be payable for 26 weeks, a reduction of six weeks. The level of the allowance and its duration has greatly increased in the past ten years. The scheme is unsustainable, given the increase in the numbers of...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: It has its own Mattie McGraths.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: It has been removed from the Bill.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: It has been removed.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: The provision generally applies to adults at work who have an accident. It does not usually relate to children.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: No. It is for people who have accidents at work or that prevent them from working.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: And education.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: That is for accidents at work, a completely different thing.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: That relates to occupational injury, it does not relate to children.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: It applies to those applying for disablement benefit who may still be in work. I will send the Senator a note on the issue.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: It is a slightly different one.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: No.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: It has moved from 156 to 260. It is three years to five years.