Results 14,441-14,460 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 242 together. The provisions of the Community Employment programme allow for funding by the Department of Social Protection of Community Employment (CE) Sponsors to employ participants and supervisors up to the last day of their 65th year, at which point the entitlement to a state pension becomes available. Consequently, funding from my Department for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 11 January 2012, the appeal was assigned to an Appeals Officer on 16 January for consideration. 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...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, in organisations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors. The scheme is 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...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned has been a participant since 2005 on a CE scheme in Cork City and by May 2012 will have received his maximum entitlement on CE. It will not be possible to grant any extension.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Budget 2012 announced an increase in the minimum contribution paid by rent supplement customers. There was also an introduction of a new minimum contribution for two person households. The reduction in the rent supplement payable to the person concerned reflects the increase in the minimum contribution for a two person household.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: There are four Community Employment projects sponsored by Rehabcare, which is part of the Rehab group. There are 52 participants on these projects. The Department of Social Protection provides funding in the form of participants allowances, supervisor salaries, training and materials grants. This would amount to circa â¬807,560 in 2011. All of the funding is paid on the basis of identified...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Supervisors and assistant supervisors are employed by sponsor organisations in contract with the Department of Social Protection for the operation of Community Employment (CE) and the delivery of the local services supported. All sponsor organisations operate independently of the Department in the discharge of their various functions in respect to the management of staff, contracts of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: A jobseeker may engage in voluntary work within the State without affecting their jobseekers entitlement provided they continue to satisfy the statutory conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work. The aims of the Voluntary Work Option are twofold, namely: i) to encourage voluntary organisations to involve jobseekers to the greatest extent possible in their activities by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that a person must satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work in order to be entitled to jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance. Any person who fails to satisfy these conditions is not entitled to a jobseeker's payment. A student undergoing a full-time course of study, instruction or training is disqualified for...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Vacancy reference number 661783 â Plant Operators with Personal Track Safety (PTS) (Leinster) was advertised on Jobs Ireland on 2nd February 2012. In this instance the Employer is seeking candidates with the PTS Card/Letter. Department of Social Protection colleagues in Jobs Ireland have confirmed that Irish Rail do provide Personal Track Safety (PTS) training to staff of contract...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Mar 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 — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 2012)
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 she was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 16 February 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the person concerned has appealed the Department's decision and his appeal has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing on 8 March 2012. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. Notification of the Appeals Officers decision on 24 February 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 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 — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was received on 29 August 2011. Redundancy lump sum claims received in July 2011 are currently being processed.
- Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department participated in the Interdepartmental Mortgage Arrears Working Group (referred to as the Keane group) and is currently a member of the Steering Group set up by the Minister for Finance to oversee and drive its overall recommendations. My Department provides a number of supports for those in mortgage difficulty, particularly through the Mortgage Interest Supplement scheme which...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The claimant has been in receipt of rent supplement at her current address since 15th February 2011. Her rent supplement is currently paid on a calendar monthly basis at the end of each month. It is possible that the rent supplement be paid weekly, if the claimant so prefers. Since the awarding of the rent supplement, the only change has been on foot of the Budget 2012 measure which...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the illness benefit claim of the person concerned was disallowed following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for the benefit. An appeal was registered on 16 January 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments by or on...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned attended a DSP Employment Services office in early January 2012 and was advised that the 2012 funding allocations under the Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) scheme had not yet been confirmed for the year. The person concerned was asked to call to the office later in the month when the funding situation would have been clarified, but he did not do so. The person...