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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: State pension (transition) (SPT) is currently paid to people aged 65 who have a minimum yearly average of 24 social insurance contributions and who have retired from work. Currently it ceases at age 66 when the claimant transfers to State pension (contributory) (SPC). As a result of legislation introduced last year, State pension age will be increased gradually to 68 years. This will begin...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: On Friday, 20 January, an agreement was reached with the National Disabled Angling Facility to continue operation pending completion of the national review of materials/training expenditure on Community Employment projects.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Community Employment schemes provide a very important and valued contribution to social employment, training and progression for unemployed people. Furthermore, many Community Employment schemes provide vital community services, not only in Waterford, but right across the country. There are currently 1,143 CE schemes in operation nationally with 23,300 participants. The overall estimated...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: On Friday, 20 January, an agreement was reached with the National Disabled Angling Facility to continue operation pending completion of the national review of materials/training expenditure on Community Employment projects.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department pays the CIà Group centrally in respect of transport services provided by the group for pensioners and other categories of eligible customers under the free travel scheme. The apportionment of payment between the three constituent companies, Bus Ãireann, Bus Ãtha Cliath and Iarnród Ãireann is a matter for the CIà Group to determine. Approximately â¬61 million was paid to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). Ordinary employees who have access to the full range of social insurance benefits, including jobseeker's benefit, pay Class A PRSI at the rate of 4%. In addition,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The table provides details of the number of recipients of Farm Assist on a county basis. The estimated savings arising from Budget 2012 are â¬5.15m. Taking into account the expected savings, a provision has been made for payments valued at â¬115.07 in the 2012 Estimates. Recipients of Farm Assist December 2011 County Number of Recipients Carlow 95 Cavan 407 Clare 643 Cork 957...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
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 — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Community Employment programme provides a very important and valued contribution to social employment, training and progression for unemployed people. Furthermore, many Community Employment schemes provide vital community services right across the country. There are currently 1,143 CE schemes in operation nationally with 23,300 participants. The overall estimated budget stands at...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Community Employment programme provides a very important and valued contribution to social employment, training and progression for unemployed people. Furthermore, many Community Employment schemes provide vital community services right across the country. There are currently 1,143 CE schemes in operation nationally with 23,300 participants. The overall estimated budget stands at...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6th December 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2nd November 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 16th...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The number of CE schemes operating in Cork (City & County) is currently 102 with 2052 CE scheme participants in Cork (City & County). It is anticipated that the overall number of places on CE will be unchanged in 2012.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
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 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
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. The scheme is intended as a temporary income support payment and is not designed to be a medium to long term housing support or a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd 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 2nd...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 3rd January 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department is committed to providing a high quality service to our customers and to ensuring that all payments are made available on their due date. We offer a range of payment options to customers including payment at a local post office via electronic information transfer (EIT), through a bank, building society account or certain credit unions via electronic funds transfer (EFT) or...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme 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. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17th October 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...