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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (11 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering amending the eligibility criteria for the treatment benefit scheme (details supplied). [34023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (16 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to meet representatives of the Irish society of Chartered Physiotherapists to discuss amending Section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. [34724/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Employment Service Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 530. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide a table of local employment service providers showing the number of staff they employ, the grant they receive from the State and the number of individuals they place in work. [34722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 1082. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to set national criteria for access to primary care services in view of the geographic discrimination that applies when accessing health care, for example, physiotherapy and mental health services. [34725/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 1133. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a forum on long-term residential care that will bring together all the relevant stakeholders including the Health Service Executive, the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the Health Information and Quality Authority. [35371/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (16 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 1189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the minimum and maximum fine or reprimand for a driver caught driving without insurance. [34721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 1190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 10th July 2012, if he will consider introducing a pilot scheme for partial footpath parking in a particular location as a trial. [34723/13]

Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has been working on this area as well. I have been pursuing it at that organisation's parliamentary assembly. I have been surprised to learn that people do not realise Ireland is very strong in this area. There is an excellent Centre for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation at UCD, which is in the Acting Chairman's...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I wish to focus on the exceptional needs payments area of the supplementary welfare allowance. In 2012, a figure of €52.7 million was paid out for that. While that is a significant figure, it is important to note that it has dropped consistently since 2008, under almost every heading. This is good. On the general scheme, how is the money for exceptional and urgent needs paid out?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is it the individual in the office, the officer, who gets to make that call?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Therefore, it is a kind of personal process. A person will come into the office, sit down face to face with the officer and go through the exceptional circumstances that require the payment. That officer will then, based on his or her judgment of the situation, make a call regarding payment.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: How is the money then paid out. Is it paid by cheque or cash?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Will it move to electronic payments?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: What sort of a follow-up is there? When the cheque is given and the money is spent, are receipts provided to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is Mr. Shannon saying the person seeking the exceptional needs payment is the customer?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is the customer who receives the payment obliged to return and show proof of payment for whatever he or she requested the money for?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is that a guideline - is it required or is it up to the officer in question to say he or she would like to see a receipt?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is it at their discretion to do that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: In terms of an exceptional payment, if, for example, I needed to cycle to my job or to use a bike in performing my job and my bike was stolen and I did not have the means to buy another bike, would I be able to seek an exceptional payment for a bike because I needed it for work?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: What if it was part-time work?