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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The current range of payment options offered by the Department to customers includes payment via local post offices; certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators; and bank or building society accounts, including Postbank. Other than jobseekers that can only be paid at a post office, customers opt for a particular payment method having regard to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: There are currently almost 90,000 people in receipt of rent supplement, an increase of 51% since the end of December 2007. Rent supplements are subject to a limit on the amount of rent that a recipient may incur. Setting or retaining maximum rent limits at higher levels than are justified by the open market can have a distorting effect on the rental market, leading to a more general rise in...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Construction Federation Operatives Pensions Scheme (now known as the Construction Workers Pension Scheme) operates as a Registered Employment Agreement under the Industrial Relations Acts. Compliance with the terms of the scheme is enforced through the Construction Industry Monitoring Agency, The Labour Court and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. My Department has no...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A claim for Jobseeker's Benefit from the person concerned was received in the Department on 29 th of January 2009. There is a discrepancy in his contribution record for 2007 and enquiries are being made with his former employer. A decision on his entitlement to jobseeker's benefit will be made as soon as these enquiries are completed and the current PRSI contributions applicable is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. Applicants for a jobseeker's payment are assigned a code based on their previous occupation. This code identifies a person's trade or profession, for example painter, printer or teacher. However, the Department does not have a specific code for apprentices and as a result the information requested by the Deputy is not available.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: There are currently 93 people employed on a permanent basis in Social Welfare Offices in County Waterford. As a number of these avail of family-friendly work arrangements and are consequently employed on a less than full-time basis, the total employment in these offices equates to some 85 full time equivalent posts. The following table gives a breakdown by office of permanent staff. TABLE A...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. Rent supplement scheme is intended 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The total amount spent on public advertising to date in 2009 is â¬137,473. â¬660 on statutory and â¬136,813 on non-statutory. The breakdown between statutory and non-statutory advertising across the Department and the agencies under its aegis is outlined in the table. Name of Agency/ Board Cost of Statutory Advertising in 2009 (â¬) Cost of Non-Statutory Advertising in 2009 (â¬) Total...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Cases of social welfare fraud can be taken to court by way of criminal prosecutions or civil proceedings. All such cases are sent to the Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO) to initiate legal proceedings through the District Courts. At present, the legal costs involved are not borne by this Department and the information requested by the Deputy is currently being sought from that Office. In...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Live Register at the office concerned has increased by 76% over the last twelve months as a result of the economic downturn. Accordingly there are now larger volumes of people, both making claims for the first time and also signing on the Live Register. Applicants for Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseeker's Allowance at the office concerned sign on the Live Register once a month. Signing of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Live Register at the office concerned has increased by 76% over the last twelve months as a result of the economic downturn and staff are working flat out to deal with this increased claim load and to minimize the time taken to decide claims. The average processing times at the office concerned for the month of June were 2.87 weeks for Jobseeker's Benefit claims and 6.05 weeks for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Live Register at the office concerned has increased by 92% over the last twelve months as a result of the economic downturn and staff are working flat out to deal with this increased claim load and to minimize the time taken to decide claims. The average processing times at the office concerned for the month of June were 2.73 weeks for Jobseeker's Benefit claims and 9.75 weeks for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The average claim processing times for the office in question, in the month of June, were 2.63 weeks for jobseeker's benefit and 5.05 weeks for jobseeker's allowance. The corresponding figures nationally were 3.34 weeks for jobseeker's benefit and 5.92 weeks for jobseeker's allowance. The processing target for jobseeker's benefit is 90% in three weeks, while for jobseeker's allowance the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The processing times for jobseeker's allowance applications for June 2009 in respect of the social welfare office in Edenderry are 13.10 weeks. The processing times for jobseeker's benefit applications for June 2009 at the office are 4.73 weeks. The social welfare office in Edenderry is a branch office and decisions on applications made in that office as with the branch office in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Government is determined to ensure that people who have lost their jobs, or been put on shorter working weeks, can get access to their entitlements as quickly as possible. To that end, productivity in local offices has increased, claim processing procedures have been improved and extra staff have been put in place. Following staffing reviews in 2008 and again in recent months, some 300...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Health Service Executive has advised that it received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned in respect of his current address on 27th May 2009. Documentation clarifying the income of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A table shows the number of recipients of rent supplement nationally and in the Dublin 15 area, by nationality. A breakdown of the number of recipients on rent supplement by household composition is not available. Recipients of Rent Supplement in Dublin 15 by Nationality Dublin 15 Nationality End 2005 End 2006 End 2007 End 2008 26/06/2009 AFGHANISTAN 14 12 14 16 16 ALBANIA 24 25 27 26...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department has been examining all aspects of the work associated with the processing of claims and streamlining wherever possible, including fast tracking certain categories of claims. Where an applicant to a jobseeker's payment supplies all the necessary information and documentation, their claim is given priority and it is decided ahead of those who have not produced all of the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department currently has staff employed in 4 offices in Co. Louth. These include two offices in Drogheda (Government offices Custom House Quay and Singleton House, Laurence Street); one office in Dundalk (Government Offices, St Alphonsus Road) and one office in William Street, Ardee. The Department has requested details of the leasing arrangements for these offices from the Office of...