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- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I am speaking now.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I have never come across a Sinn Féin representative, in government or otherwise, who objected to the age of seven. However, when we propose to introduce an arrangement which has been in place in the North for a number of years, Sinn Féin objects even though child benefits and lone parent payments in the Republic are much higher than anything that party provides 90 miles to the north.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Deputy O'Brien raised the issue. Sinn Féin only voted for the bank guarantee which created the economic crisis but Fianna Fáil designed it. We are trying to unravel the -----
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: We are trying to unravel the difficulties in the banks which the previous Government caused. This small country suffered a world class catastrophe. The Government's objective is to keep people in their homes. Deputy à Snodaigh raised a worrying case of an individual who has been receiving mortgage interest supplement for two years but is being treated badly by the banks. I want to see a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The question of introducing a scheme of statutory sick pay, whereby employers would directly meet the costs of sick absence for an initial period of illness, is being considered in the context of the need to reform the social welfare system to bring it into line with practices in other countries in this area; the need to address the deficit in the social insurance fund; the need to limit...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 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 30 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 13...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of 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. Following the...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Local Employment Service (LES) receives funding from the Department for two grants (the Mediator Fund and the Technical Employment Support Grant) which can be used to support training and other interventions when agreed as being appropriate by both a LES Mediator and Jobseeker, subject to a number of criteria. As with any such grant the criteria and outcomes are subject to periodic...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 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 10 March 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 to an Appeals Officer...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit to the person concerned was discontinued following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal has been opened and person concerned is being afforded an opportunity of setting out the complete and up to date grounds of her appeal. For...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Apr 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 he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 28th February 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 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 (26 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 1st March 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 29th...
- Written Answers — Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga: Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: OibrÃonn mo Roinn an scéim de réir na dtreoirlÃnte reatha arna gcinneadh ag an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblà agus Athchóirithe. Athrú bunúsach ar oibriú na scéime a bheadh i moladh an Choimisinéara Teanga dá dtagraÃonn an Teachta, agus dá bhrà sin tá na moltaà curtha ar aghaidh ag mo Roinn chuig an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblà agus Athchóirithe dá mbreithniú.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: In assessing means for farm assist and other social assistance payments, account is taken of any cash income the person may have, together with the value of property and capital, apart from the family home. Where a person in receipt of farm assist vacates a family home and goes to live in another property, the yearly value of the former family home is assessable for means test purposes. In...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Treatments such as those referred to by the Deputy are not provided by the Department. Enquiries in this regard should be made with the HSE.
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Job protection and creation has been identified as a key priority of this Government and is central to Government policy. The Government has introduced a range of reforms and incentives to support, protect and create jobs, including through the Jobs Initiative in May 2011 which among other measures reduced VAT rates for labour intensive sectors such as tourism. It also halved the lower rate...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Apart from a number of excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residency condition (HRC) and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can prove unemployment may qualify for a weekly payment of supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) . The determination of a person's habitual residence is made in accordance with...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 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 21st 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 13th...