Results 14,941-14,960 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 23 January 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an Appeals Officer...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 February 2012. 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 1 March...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded carer's allowance with effect from 24 March 2011. His first payment will reach his local post office on 3 May 2012. Arrears due for the period 24 March 2011 to 2 May 2012, less any other payment made on his behalf for this period, and less any overpayment that may have occurred will issue to him in due course.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The amount spent by my Department on mobile telephony over the past five years is as follows: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 O2 â¬166,019 â¬158,961 â¬171,611 ⬠92,047 â¬117,117 Vodafone â¬329,988 â¬366,677 â¬365,937 â¬292,980 â¬342,403 Meteor ⬠6,634 ⬠1,215 ⬠1,573 ⬠1,210 â¬496,007 â¬532,272 â¬538,763 â¬386,600 â¬460,730 Contracts were awarded under the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 04th January 2012. 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 14th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 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 summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 03rd 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 28th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27th January 2012. 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred, in due course, to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The State pension (transition) was introduced in 1970 when it was known as the retirement pension. It was designed to bridge the gap between the standard social welfare pension age, which at that time was 70 years of age, and retirement age of 65. Over time, the social welfare pension age was reduced over a period of years until it reached 66 years of age, which means that State pension...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused an increase in her carer's allowance in respect of a second care recipient on the grounds that, based upon the medical evidence provided, the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 29 February 2012, she was notified of this decision and the reason for it. There is no record to date of an...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 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. Its aim is to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience and provide the opportunity to gain valuable experience, relevant knowledge and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: A Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is a unique personal identifier for the purposes of a person's transactions in relation to the public functions of the bodies and agencies authorised by law to use the number. The bodies authorised to use the PPS number are listed in Schedule 5 to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, which is set out below. The Single Customer View (SCV) is a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Where a student reaches age 22 during an academic year, the Increase for a Qualified Child is continued in payment for the duration of that academic year, provided s/he remains in full-time education. The child concerned reached 22 on 15 September 2011, however the academic year did not start until 19 September 2011. As the child was 22 before the academic year, the person concerned is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 11th November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 7th February 2012 advising the person concerned of the decision. She subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision and supplied additional...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 640 together. The Deputy has clarified that this PQ is regarding two specific issues relating to the timelag between making a claim and receiving a decision. In particular, (1) delays when a person is claiming invalidity pension (IP) having previously been in receipt of illness benefit (IB) and (2) delays in processing family income supplement (FIS)...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 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 (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. The number of families waiting in excess of one month, three months, six months and twelve months for FIS applications to be processed at the end of February is given in the following table:...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639 and 641 together. Family Income Supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for people with families who are on low earnings. This preserves the incentive for them to remain in employment in circumstances where they might only be marginally better off than if they were claiming other social welfare payments. The payment amount is based on a fixed...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 8th February 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 9th March 2012 advising of the decision. The person concerned has supplied additional information and an appeal will be registered in this case....