Results 16,141-16,160 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and a cheque payment issued in early May 2012.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: Taking account of the unusual circumstances of retained fire brigade personnel and general efforts to develop and standardise our jobseeker schemes, a departmental group was established in late 2011 to examine the position of these workers vis-Ã-vis jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance. While this examination has been largely completed, a number of issues arising from it are being...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: Responsibility for Community Employment Schemes transferred to the Department with effect from 1 January 2012. Since the transfer of Community Employment to the Department, DSP staff, including former FÃS staff, have been involved in a series of discussions with CE sponsors. These discussions have shown that while notionally focussed on activation, in reality Community Employment...
- Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 358 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals...
- Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: Following a review in 2009 of the person's disability allowance claim it was found that the person had failed to notify the Department of her spouse's earnings from employment. When this income was assessed it was decided that the person was entitled to a reduced rate of disability allowance for the period 7 January 2009 to 28 April 2009. This reduction in entitlement resulted in an...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a one-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs when their children start school each autumn. The Government has provided â¬63.7 million for the scheme for 2012. A person may qualify for payment of BSCFA in respect of a qualified child or children if they are in receipt of a social welfare...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and payment will issue in the coming weeks.
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The information requested is contained in the tables. Carer's Allowance Recipients as at 30 April 2012 Caring For one person. Caring For Two or more people Total No of Carers 48,856 4,606 53,462 Of the above 53,462 carer's allowance recipients 22,099 are in receipt of half ârate carer's allowance and another social welfare payment as per table below. PRIMARY PAYMENT RECEIVED NUMBER...
- Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The domiciliary care allowance (DCA) scheme has been administered by the Department of Social Protection since April 2009. I recently announced that a policy review of the operation of the scheme will be carried out over the coming months. This review will look, amongst other things, at the current application and assessment process with a view to identifying any potential improvements to...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department is currently examining its procedures for determining the insurability status of working directors having regard to court judgements on the matter and good practice. It would be premature to comment at this stage on the outcome of these deliberations.
- Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (12 Jun 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 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 knowledge and skills...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The primary objective of the Department's information policy is to ensure that all customers are made aware of the wide range of schemes and services available and that they are kept fully informed of changes and improvements as they occur. Information provided includes the qualifying conditions for schemes and details of means assessments. The Department produces a comprehensive range of...
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 to 368, inclusive, together. The table below sets out the details of all Community Employment (CE) schemes in Cavan and Monaghan in 2011 and 2012, as well as the number of participants on each and the level of funding provided. It should be noted that Shannon Community Development in County Cavan and Doohamlet in County Monaghan were amalgamated with...
- Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: 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. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance,...
- Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: On 16th June 2011, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Minister for Housing & Planning published a new housing policy framework statement. This framework statement reflects the content of the Programme for Government and sets out the principles to underpin the development of housing policy into the medium term. The framework statement specifically...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers and is taking all available steps to ensure appropriate resources are in place to deliver its services. Since May 2008, some 990 staff have been assigned across the Department to fill critical vacancies and additional posts allocated to deal with the increased volume of claims. Taking into account the...
- Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 380 together. Statistics are not available on the number of rent or mortgage interest supplement applications received for the past 2 years and to date in 2012 or the outcome of those applications. However, below is a tabular statement showing the number of rent and mortgage interest supplement claims awarded during these periods. The timescale for...
- Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The number of domiciliary care allowance applications received on a monthly basis in 2010 and 2011 is set out in table 1 below. Table 1 - Domiciliary Care Allowance received per month in 2010 and 2011 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2010 310 424 402 494 484 500 561 439 456 603 491 293 2011 337 467 471 570 512 539 560 342 524 427 400 376 The number of applicants for...
- Written Answers — Carer's Benefit: Carer's Benefit (12 Jun 2012)
Joan Burton: The information requested by the deputy is set out in tabular form below. These figures are accurate to the end of April 2012. Month Numbers Registered Numbers Granted Numbers Refused May 2010 1, 479 668 610 June 2010 1,678 773 856 July 2010 1,820 856 681 August 2010 1,074 411 411 September 2010 1,334 614 503 October 2010 1,501 734 685 November 2010 1,387 1,020 812 December...