Results 16,341-16,360 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Taxi services are availed of by the Department only where it is considered to be absolutely necessary and the use of such services is monitored closely within the Department. The Department has a contract for taxi services, with National Radio Cabs.Expenditure incurred in 2007 and 2008 amounted to â¬47,372 and â¬46,468, respectively
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department of Social and Family Affairs has supported the organisation in question over a period of many years. An application for funding under the "Grants for the Development and Promotion of Information and Welfare Rights" scheme in respect of 2009 has been received and is currently being considered having regard to the current budgetary circumstances. A decision will be made shortly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, in respect of himself, his spouse and 2 dependent children, plus a fuel allowance at this time. There is a weekly deduction of â¬10.00 being made to recover an overpayment. The overpayment being recovered accrued in the period 9 November 2006 to 28 December 2006 when the person concerned was concurrently working and claiming...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is in receipt of a partial State Pension (Contributory), payable at 50% of the maximum rate, having first paid social insurance contributions prior to 1953, and having at least 260 full-rate contributions paid. There are no self-employed contributions recorded in respect of the person concerned. I have today arranged for a copy of this individual's full contribution...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is a part-time fireman. He made an application for Jobseeker's Benefit on 8 December 2008. Following a full investigation, the application was disallowed by a Deciding Officer on the grounds that he failed to establish that he was genuinely seeking employment. Notification of the disallowance and of his right to appeal issued on 17 December 08. No appeal has been...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: It is taken that the Deputy is referring to CE (Community Employment). The person concerned is in receipt of One Parent Family Payment (OPFP) from 28 February 2008 and Rent Allowance from January 2008. Earnings from CE are assessable as means and, therefore, her entitlement to both OPFP and Rent Allowance would need to be re-examined on commencement of employment. In the absence of details of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: According to the records of the Department, neither the person concerned nor her son has made an application for the Free Travel scheme. An application form has now issued to both her and her son as a result of this representation. On receipt of the completed application forms, decisions will be made and they will be notified of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Family Income Supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for people with families who are on low earnings. This preserves the incentive for them to remain in employment in circumstances where they might only be marginally better off than if they were claiming other social welfare payments. The person concerned made a claim for FIS in December 2008. The claim was awarded from...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The position remains as advised in question number 130 which I answered for the Deputy on 29 January 2009. The person concerned has been refused rent supplement as total household income is deemed to be sufficient to meet his accommodation costs....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for Carer's Allowance on 17 June 2008. On 3 October 2008 her claim was refused on the grounds that her means exceed the statutory limit for receipt of Carer's Allowance. She is assessed with means of â¬251.71 per week derived from income from her spouse's insurable employment. She was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right to appeal to...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Employment under a contract of service as a miner is insurable for occupational injuries benefit under the Social Welfare Acts. Miners who are unable to work due to an accident arising from their employment may be entitled to occupational injury benefit for the first 26 weeks of their claim. The occupational injuries scheme, operated by the Department, provides entitlement to benefit for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The prevention of fraud and abuse of the social welfare system is an integral part of the day-to-day work of my Department. Over 600 staff at local, regional and national level are engaged on a full or part-time basis on work related to the control of fraud and abuse of the social welfare system. Customers in receipt of social welfare payments are reviewed on an ongoing basis to verify...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 419 together. The Jobseeker's Benefit scheme provides income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative employment. A fundamental qualifying condition for the benefit is that a person must be available for full-time work. Under the Unemployment Benefit system a week is considered to be six days. Sunday is not considered...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as expeditiously as possible. The staff and other resources available to the Department are regularly reviewed having regard to the workload arising and other competing demands. Applicants for invalidity pension do...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department of Social and Family Affairs offers a range of education and employment supports designed to assist and facilitate people on social welfare payments to return to the active labour force. The back to education allowance (BTEA) is the main education support scheme of the Department. It is designed to encourage people on certain social welfare payments to improve their skills and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Feb 2009)
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 a review of the Combat Poverty Agency undertaken on foot of a Government Decision on the 6th June 2007. The legislative provision to give effect to the Government's decision is contained in the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was refused by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 3 October 2008 as she did not satisfy the medical conditions or the means test. An appeal was opened on 14 October 2008 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office, that in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the documentation in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is in receipt of a farm assist payment since 23 April 2007. He requested a review of his means assessment on 3 October 2008. A review of his entitlement has now been completed. His weekly means have been assessed at â¬157.00 by a Deciding Officer from 3 October 2008. His new weekly rate of payment is â¬182.90, which includes an increase in respect of his spouse. A...