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Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: When Finland had a bank crash some decades ago, the Finnish Government wisely decided to invest not just in bricks and mortar but also in human capital. As a consequence, Finland became a country at the leading edge of technology. This Government wants to see the bright young graduates that our education system has produced being enabled opportunities to stay and work in Ireland through the...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Modern growth and investment are strongly related to human capital resources-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: -----whether in IT, culture, music or entertainment. We want our share of those investments and I regret that the Deputy should be so negative. The early retirement scheme is bringing forward retirement. These people are going somewhat earlier than they otherwise would have gone, and the Minister for Health has provided very significant budget lines in respect of A Vision for Change and...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: My own brother served in the Reserve Defence Force for a long period of time. The reserve does a great job around the country and the Minister is to be commended-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: -----for ensuring that facilities for the Reserve Defence Force are made on an appropriate basis, along with retaining a very significant number of Defence Forces personnel.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Local authority loans are part of the stock of mortgage loans which also includes other types of loans. The Government acknowledges that many families are in serious distress with their mortgages. This is the reason the Government is bringing forward a series of measures to deal with personal insolvency and debt. These measures have been widely welcomed by organisations that deal with...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: This matter has been around for 20 years and ultimately will only be solved at a European-wide level when states can advise each other of the penalty points incurred by each other's nationals. This is a matter for discussion at European level. We are not in a position nor has it been possible for the past 20 years, to pursue those who have incurred penalty points and who are outside the...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I understand that Deputy Adams when in Westminster claimed about £1 million and that Sinn Féin claimed a total of about £5 million in respect of staffing and other supports-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The first action of this Government was to reduce ministerial salaries. The Taoiseach and the Civil Service set the level of reduced payments for Ministers and this would have been reflected in the statutory instrument.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy rebate claim in respect of the company concerned was received on 28 June 2011. We are currently processing redundancy rebate claims received in May 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 26 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 they have been received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 October 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 16...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24 October 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 14...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of her case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: There is no record of any redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned. My officials have discussed the matter directly with the person concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeals from the person concerned were referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in these cases. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The prevention of fraud and abuse of the social welfare system is an integral part of the day-to-day work of the Department which processes in excess of 2 million claims each year and makes payments to some 1.4 million people every week. However, it is important to recognise that the vast majority of people are receiving the entitlement due to them. Self-employed people can apply for the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, partially allowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 30 January 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24 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 28...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The average time taken to award a claim for carer's allowance to quarter ended Sept 2011 was 17 weeks. The average time to award for the last quarter of 2011 is unavailable as, due to the phased introduction of a new claims processing system in the carer's allowance area, new claims are being processed on the new system while older claims are still being processed on the old system. Although...