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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: There is no record of a redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned. I understand that my officials have liaised directly with your office and await contact from the person concerned in this regard.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (16 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of Tús is the provision of quality short-term work for those who are unemployed for over a year. The aim is to break the cycle of unemployment and to improve a person's opportunities and readiness to return to the labour market. I can confirm that €84m has been allocated towards Tús under the 2012 REV, to allow for the engagement of 5,000 persons on Tús, (ie full...

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Fáilte agus "go raibh maith agat". Maith thú.

European Council Meetings (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: That is not true.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I would refer the Deputies to my reply to Questions Nos. 99, 89 and 102 on 1 December 2011. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: It was my understanding that the matters raised in correspondence received from the Deputy in regard to Lehanmore Community Co-operative Society had been resolved and that a solution acceptable to the management board had been agreed and sanctioned in the latter months of 2010. Under the Community Service Programme (CSP), a three year contract is in place until 31 December 2013. Under the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. An invalidity pension claim in respect of the person concerned was disallowed on the grounds that she is not considered to be permanently incapable of work. She was notified of this decision on 1st December 2010. The person...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I wish to advise the Deputy that all Departmental staff have access to the internet and e-mail to support them in carrying out their work.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The primary purpose of the redundancy payments scheme is to compensate workers, under the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 2011, for the loss of their jobs by reason of redundancy. Compensation is based on the worker's length of reckonable service and reckonable weekly remuneration, subject to a ceiling of €600 per week. It is the responsibility of the employers to pay statutory...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: As indicated, my Department will continue to provide funding for all Community Employment schemes while the financial review is underway. This review will be completed at the end of March 2012. Department officials are meeting with projects on an individual basis and making the necessary arrangements in relation to short term funding issues. This funding is being met from within the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid jobseeker's benefit from 15 December 2008 to 30 September 2009 when she commenced a VTOS course. While on the VTOS course she received a weekly training allowance equivalent to the maximum personal rate of jobseeker's benefit plus an increase in respect of a qualified child. The person concerned applied for one parent family payment from 17 September 2009. Her...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 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 3rd December 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 10th ...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme is currently limited to individuals who are currently on the Live Register and have been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance/Benefit or are signing on for credits for at least 3 of the last 6 months. Given the scale of the unemployment crisis, it is important that as employment opportunities become available they are taken up by those on the Live Register. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for rent supplement on the 25th of January 2012. He was required to reduce his rent to the limit applicable to a single person. The person concerned is not the primary carer of the child and is not in receipt of a child dependant allowance on his current FÁS payment. The person concerned has no history of providing rental accommodation at the higher...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Light category work involves a mix of sitting, standing and walking. It may also involve some occasional exertion. The following are examples of light categories of work: assembly, packing, sorting, systems surveillance, security, stocking, office work, and sales assistant. Light work may be defined as follows: "Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Light...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to PQ 39097/11 on 07th December 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 — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The time limit for making a claim for a redundancy lump sum payment is 52 weeks after the date of termination of employment. A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was manually submitted on 30 November 2011. The date of termination of employment detailed on the application form is 5 July 2009 and therefore the time limit for making a claim for a redundancy lump...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Family Income Supplement (FIS) provides income support for employees with families on low earnings. This preserves the incentive to remain in employment in circumstances where the employee might otherwise only be marginally better off than if he or she were in receipt of other social welfare payments. The question of introducing a similar scheme for persons of working age without...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that following the submission of additional evidence, in this case, the Appeals Officer has revised his decision and has allowed the appeal. The person concerned has been notified of the revised decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: 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. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new facts....