Results 15,661-15,680 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of his claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: As additional information sought from the person concerned has now been supplied a decision on her application for one-parent family payment will be made shortly.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: Arrears for the amount of â¬12,994.50 will issue to this customer on 15 May 2012.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme was launched on 1 July 2011. It provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, at all skills levels. The aim of JobBridge is to assist individuals in breaking the cycle where they are unable to get a job without experience. It provides them with an opportunity to gain valuable experience, relevant...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 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 — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: I am assured that no such policy exists within invalidity pension section. It is a long-standing policy in invalidity pension section to notify each claimant directly, in writing, of a formal decision on their claim. However, information on potential eligibility of any claim will not be released either to a claimant or a public representative prior to a formal decision being made on the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The below table details the total expenditure on Child Benefit in respect of non-residential children from 2007 to 2011. YEAR Number of Children Total Cost 2007 4,311 â¬4.77m 2008 9,909 â¬20.9m 2009 9,889 â¬19.7m 2010 8,555 â¬15.4m 2011 7,736 â¬13m
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14th 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 and the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12th September 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 and the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The Medical Assessors employed in my Department are at Principal Officer level. My Department recently received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to hold a competition to recruit Medical Assessors. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is running the competition for the Department. The following is an extract from the information booklet made available on the PAS...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 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 — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 26th April 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 and the...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (15 May 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265, 277 and 282 together. Unemployed trades people on the Live Register have access to the services of the DSP Employment Service (recently transferred from FÃS to the Department), either by voluntary contact with the service or by referral under the Employment Action Plan. All vacancies that have been notified to the service through its National Call Centre...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (15 May 2012)
Joan Burton: I understand that the Deputy is specifically referring to PRSI revenue in 2011. The total received in PRSI in 2011 was â¬7,540 million. This total, which is net of the National Training Fund Levy, is provisional pending the completion of the statutory audit by the Comptroller & Auditor General.
- Written Answers — FÁS Website: FÁS Website (15 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The IT Department with responsibility for the FÃS website have informed me that they are not aware of any technical problems with the FÃS website in the recent past. I understand that if a technical problem did occur with the FÃS website the problem would be global and would affect all geographic areas. The Jobs Ireland section of the FÃS website has transferred to the Department of...
- Written Answers — Job Application Deadlines: Job Application Deadlines (15 May 2012)
Joan Burton: Employers are not obliged to put closing dates for receipt of applications for jobs when advertising on the FÃS Jobs Ireland website. Specifying a closing date for receipt of applications is at the discretion of individual employers who advertise on the FÃS Jobs Ireland website. All vacancies advertised on the Jobs Ireland website are displayed for eight weeks, after eight weeks employers...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The FÃS Planning and Research Department, approximately every two years, commissions independent consultants to undertake a follow-up survey of a representative sample of those who left FÃS employment and training programmes 13-18 months previously. The purpose of these independent surveys is to provide FÃS with information on the relative effectiveness of its programmes in terms of the...
- Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (15 May 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 15th March 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant Departmental papers and the comments...
- Written Answers — Citizens Information Services: Citizens Information Services (15 May 2012)
Joan Burton: Meath Citizens Information Service (CIS) is funded through the Citizens Information Board to provide information, advice and advocacy to the citizens of Co. Meath. There are three full-time offices based in Navan, Trim and Ashbourne. Over several years, outreach services have been offered in various locations in the county, including Dunshaughlin, Dunboyne, Summerhill, Laytown/Bettystown,...