Results 15,841-15,860 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 10 October 2008. He had been employed for a short period as a driver with a transport firm and was previously self-employed. Following an interview by a Social Welfare Inspector on 14 October, 2008, he was requested to provide documentation regarding his earnings, bank deposits and proof of address. When all of the requested...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for a range of Social Welfare payments, including Child Benefit, applicants are required to satisfy the Habitual Residence condition (HRC), which was introduced on 1st May 2004. The HRC requires the applicant to satisfy the Deciding Officer that they meet certain conditions, including that their centre of interest is in Ireland and that their future intentions, as...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: All applicants regardless of nationality, from 1 May 2004, are required to be habitually resident in the State in order to qualify for supplementary welfare allowance. The person concerned was refused supplementary welfare allowance and rent supplement on the grounds that he is not habitually resident in the State. The Executive has advised that an appeal against this decision has been...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for State Pension (Non-Contributory) was received from the person concerned on 21 st August 2008 and was referred to the local Social Welfare Inspector for investigation. On receipt of the inspector's report a decision will be made on his claim and he will be notified of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Government's decision to integrate the Combat Poverty Agency and the Office for Social Inclusion within the Department of Social and Family Affairs was informed by the findings of a review of the Combat Poverty Agency which was undertaken on foot of a Government Decision on the 6th of June 2007. The Department is working with the Board of the Agency in finalising a plan for the smooth...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is the main Government funded service which provides assistance to people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. There are 53 independent companies with voluntary boards of management and over 240 money advice staff operating the local services throughout the country. Almost â¬18 million has been provided...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I brought a compass.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: No, it was a nautical compass.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, which is administered by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE), is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Under the legislation governing the scheme, the HSE may make a single payment to meet an exceptional need to people...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Permanent and pensionable employees in the public service â other than those who were recruited after 6 April, 1995, registered doctors and dentists employed in the Civil Service, GardaÃ, commissioned army officers and members of the Army Nursing Service â are liable to pay social insurance contributions at the modified PRSI Class D rate during their working lives. While these...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: All applicants regardless of nationality, from 1 May 2004, are required to be habitually resident in the State in order to qualify for supplementary welfare allowance. The Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused supplementary welfare allowance on the grounds that he is regarded as not being habitually resident in the State. If the person is not satisfied with the decision...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The household benefits package includes the electricity and gas allowance, telephone allowance and free television licence schemes. People aged 70 or over and people in receipt of carer's allowance qualify for the package regardless of household composition. In order to qualify for household benefits people aged under 70 years of age must be in receipt of a qualifying payment or satisfy a...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Department assumed sole responsibility for the registration of customers and subsequent allocation of PPS Numbers in June 2000. Prior to this, the issue of PPS Numbers was a shared function between the Department and the Revenue Commissioners. The annual total of PPS Numbers issued by the Department (i.e. from 19 June 2000) is as follows: 2000 (from 19-Jun) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In Budget, 2009 the Government announced proposals in relation to the future of two of the agencies under the aegis of the Department â the Combat Poverty Agency and the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS). The Combat Poverty Agency is to be integrated with the Office for Social Inclusion within the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The decision on integration was informed by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Disablement benefit, payable under the Occupational Injuries Scheme, is a compensation payment for loss of faculty arising out of or in the course of insurable employment. The legislation governing the Occupational Injuries Scheme provides entitlement to benefit for persons suffering from loss of faculty arising out of an accident at work or from certain prescribed diseases which are listed...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The national fuel allowance scheme assists householders on long-term social welfare or health service executive (HSE) payments with meeting the cost of their heating needs during the winter season. The allowance represents a contribution towards a person's normal heating expenses. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. Fuel allowance is paid to eligible people from the date of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for State Pension (Non-contributory) was received from the person concerned on 9th October 2008 and was referred to the local Social Welfare Inspector for investigation. On receipt of the inspector's report a decision will be made on her claim and she will be notified of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The case referred to by the Deputy was settled without prejudice for a sum significantly less than the plaintiff sought and without any admission of liability on the part of the State. In so far as this Department is concerned, the plaintiffs sought a declaration as to the Constitutionality of the legislative measures introduced by this Department in 1999 governing entitlement to the...