Results 15,961-15,980 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: It is my understanding that the Deputy raised a separate case.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I understand that the Deputy raised three cases at the advance briefing.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: One case related to the foster payment and another to a non-biological parent left caring for a child. Previously, that person would not have been entitled to a payment. However, he or she would be entitled under section 13 if he or she is the child's legal guardian. The section extends to the person the right to the payment. The foster payment was raised in a different case.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: It is a separate issue because he or she is in receipt of a foster payment.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy has raised questions about the briefing that she received. My understanding is that she raised three distinct casesââ
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: If I may, my answers refer to three individual cases. If the Deputy wishes to submit a parliamentary question on or put in writing the circumstances in each case, I can address them. However, we will not make legislation for a single case. In this section, we are aiming to broaden the definition so that more people in this situation can be supported. It is in the best interests of the child.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As a number of Deputies stated, the Government published a discussion paper which contains its proposals for supporting lone parents. This paper puts forward suggestions and proposals on tackling obstacles to employment not just for lone parents, but also for low income families. Our strategy for the future refers not only to lone parents, but also to those on qualified adult payments and...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: What fault?
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: At no stage did anybody ascribe any fault to any individual person. In fact, what I said was that the manner in which we have developed our social welfare system is mitigating against family structures and work.
- Pension Provisions. (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the issue in the House because the memo that was leaked and covered in the newspapers on Sunday did have the effect of causing unease among a huge number of people even though many would have known that pension funds are investment funds and the way the markets have gone would affect the financial status of the funds. I set out to allay people's fears in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The Executive has advised that the person concerned has been asked to provide additional information in order that her claim to supplementary welfare allowance can be processed. To date the person concerned has not provided the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE), as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In assessing means deriving from payments received from EU Member States (including U.K.) which do not form part of the EMU currencies, the Department uses the conversion mechanism provided for under Article 107 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 on Social Security for Migrant Workers. The exchange rates for converting Sterling and other non-EMU currencies are published quarterly in the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE), as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare Inspector's enquiries in this case have been completed and the file has been forwarded to the relevant Social Welfare Local Office for a decision on entitlement. A decision will be made as soon as possible and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and Appeals...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (4 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Some 70,000 people are in receipt of rent supplement at present and the number is increasing. The scheme relating to rent supplement gives people flexibility in the context of being able to move home. It also assists people who do not have access to accommodation or who do not have the means to pay for such accommodation. There is no doubt that in the past some rented accommodation was of...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (4 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: They have a greater choice now because more accommodation is becoming available.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (4 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: However, they will now have more choice in respect of the accommodation they wish to rent. I accept that in small rural areas people's choices might be limited. There is a great choice of accommodation in large urban areas because properties that did not sell are now being made available for rent. We did not increase the limits this year because we did not want to feed the market. Tenants...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (4 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: It is important to reiterate that the details of all new rent supplement tenancies are electronically forwarded to the Residential Tenancies Board to enable it to ensure landlords are meeting all their obligations. Given the number of tenants in receipt of rent supplement â there are 50,000 new recipients this year â substantial work is being done in this area. Of assistance in this...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (4 Dec 2008)
Mary Hanafin: This is a bit like, ar an lámh amháin, ar an lámh eile. The debate is going from one side to the other.