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- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Details of the number of uncertified sick days taken by staff of my Department in the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009, including those days taken on either Monday or Friday are as set out in the following table. Year Total Uncertified Sick Days Uncertified Sick Days (Monday) Uncertified Sick Days (Friday) 2007 5,933 1,491 691 2008 5,970 1,412 686 2009 (15th April) 1,705 464 184 All...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department has a programme of training and development for its staff to ensure they are in a position to deliver a quality service to its customers. The Department's central training section, Staff Development Unit provide a large number of training initiatives for staff who interact with the public. Among these are courses such as: Customer Service training; Dealing with Difficult...
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Family Support Agency funds the Family and Community Services Resource Centre Programme, the Scheme of Grants to Voluntary Organisations providing Marriage, Child and Bereavement Counselling Services, the nationwide Family Mediation Service and research on family related issues. Funding for the Family Support Agency in 2009 now totals â¬35.707m. Funding of â¬1m had been set aside to...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A copy of the information requested by the Deputy is being made available to him.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The changes that are being made to the Jobseekers Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance schemes are to incentivise 18 and 19 year old jobseekers to avail of education and training opportunities and prevent them becoming welfare dependent from a young age. The rates of the schemes that will be paid to new claimants under the age of 20 are being reduced to â¬100 per week, with effect...
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: We do not know yet.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Other than from the social welfare budget.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I find that comment offensive.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I thank the Deputies for contributing to this Social Welfare Bill, which takes into account not only provisions that need to be implemented regarding social welfare but also other provisions, particularly from the Department of Health and Children. The Department of Finance must also be considered in this regard because of the timely nature of this Bill. As I indicated last night, a number...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The senior Traveller training centres provide approximately 1,000 places. Youthreach provides approximately 3,700 places. Adult literacy, which is hugely important,-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: -----provides approximately 50,000 places. The Department will give the young people coming in details of their local VECs, of where courses are available, and of FÃS training programmes so that they can immediately get the information and get themselves signed up to courses. Obviously, it is important that they would do courses that can help them-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: -----to gain future employment.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Indeed, FÃS is offering a range of places, in everything from engineering-related courses to pre-employment courses. Whether it is sports and leisure or electronics and industrial servicing, courses range right across the spectrum.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: There are additional places, as I have indicated. As announced at the time of the budget, between the Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Education and Science, it is proposed that an additional 23,500 places are being provided and this provides more than enough scope to facilitate such 18 and 19 year olds. Bearing in mind there are a number of these young people who will not...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: It is important that one builds in a time because it would get out of control.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: We have made a genuine effort on this, in reducing the time, which will help facilitate people. Perhaps the following has been clarified for Deputy Enright. There was a little confusion on the back to work enterprise scheme. In fact, there are now two separate schemes that can be accessed. This is an important development. There are many people, particularly those who, unfortunately, have...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: -----and it is a jump for them, we did not reduce the rates. If they got social housing in the morning or if they were put on the RAS scheme in the morning, they would end up having to pay more.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: For example, I mentioned that in Dublin city tenants must pay â¬25.80. In Dún Laoghaire the figure is â¬25 and in other counties around the country it is even more. It is important to align the two more closely. When I mentioned the rent reductions I indicated that different percentages would be applied. Of course the rents for different types of accommodation have not all reduced to...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: This Bill ensures the encouragement and support of people in going back to education and work, as well as introducing the measures crucial to budgetary matters.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Section 1(6) of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 provided that Sections 8, 22, 24, 26 to 29 (Part 4) and Part 5 of that Act would come into effect by Commencement Order. The position in relation to those sections is as follows: Section 8 was commenced by Statutory Instrument No. 112 of 2009 and will come into effect on 1 January 2010. Section 22 provides for the...