Results 19,041-19,060 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received by the Department on 10 January 2010. This application is currently being processed, a decision will issue to the person in question within eight weeks of the date of receipt.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: In recognition of the devastation suffered by people in many areas of the country as a result of the flooding from November 2009 onwards the Government set up a Humanitarian Assistance Scheme to provide income tested financial support to people who have suffered damages to their homes not covered by insurance. An initial sum of €10million has been set aside by the Government for this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a claim for Disability Allowance by the person concerned was disallowed by the Deciding Officer on the grounds that means were not disclosed. The person concerned appealed the decision and an oral hearing of this case took place on 26 March 2009. In the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing, the...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The number of people in Waterford who have availed of the services of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in 2009 is outlined in the table. Year Amount of people who availed of the services of MABS in Waterford 2009 1,135 An additional full-time money advisor was appointed in the Waterford City MABS on 19 October 2009. I am satisfied that the additional resources provided to MABS in...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors. In these cases, both spouses are liable to pay PRSI (Class S) contributions in a timely manner. On foot of a Programme for Government commitment an information leaflet, 'Working with...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Numbers 261, 262 and 265 together. Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors. In these cases both spouses are liable to pay PRSI (Class S) contributions in a timely manner. On foot of a Programme for...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors. In these cases, both spouses are liable to pay PRSI (Class S) contributions in a timely manner. On foot of a Programme for Government commitment an information leaflet, 'Working with...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors. In these cases both spouses are liable to pay PRSI (Class S) contributions in a timely manner. The qualifying conditions for State Pension (Contributory) require the applicant to: -...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors and are thus liable to social insurance contributions. In these cases, both spouses are liable to pay PRSI (Class S) contributions in a timely manner. On foot of a Programme for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: There have been no recent changes to the manner in which Child Benefit and One Parent Family claims are processed. Cases such as those described are processed in compliance with Article 73 of EU Regulation 1408/71, and are not intended to yield savings. Under Article 73 of EU Regulation 1408/71, where a parent is employed in one Member State, but resident in another, the Member State in which...

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The provisions and procedures governing the registration of deaths in Ireland are contained in Part 5 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004. Where a death occurs in the State it is the duty of a qualified informant (normally a relative of the deceased) to attend at a registrar's office and register the death on foot of a certificate of cause of death supplied by a registered medical...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned was awarded, a ('Pre-1953') State Pension (Contributory) in July 2005, with effect from May 2000, under the Bilateral Agreement on Social Security between Ireland and the United States of America. In 2009, a request was received by the person concerned for a review of their pension, based on the recognition of a commercial partnership between the person concerned and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that the person concerned is in receipt of her correct entitlement to rent supplement. The Executive has further advised that if the circumstances of the person concerned have...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Figures for the last 5 years are set out below. Year Appeals received Appeals determined by AO's No of oral hearings Overall average processing time** 2009 25,963 10,027 5,914 16 wks 2008 17,833 9,423 5,599 15 wks 2007 14,070 8,738 5,538 14 wks 2006 13,800 9,100 5,901 14 wks 2005 13,797 8,484 5,645 13 wks **Allowance is made in the average processing times shown above for the 25% most...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the cancellation of oral hearings usually occurs when appellants request a cancellation or fail to show up for their hearings. In either event, it is usual to reschedule the hearing where the appellant indicates that they will be in a position to attend on a different date. Where an appellant indicates they do not wish to attend a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Question No. 262 which I answered for the Deputy on 17 December 2009. The Executive has advised that it has no record of an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to make an application for mortgage interest supplement to the community welfare officer in her area if she wishes.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that there is no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for rent supplement he should contact...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: On 26 January 2010 the person concerned was refused Carer's Allowance on the grounds that the person being cared for does not require full time care and attention. He was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of his right of review or appeal to the Social Welfare Appeal's Office. Under Social Welfare legislation, decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors. In these cases both spouses are liable to pay PRSI (Class S) contributions in a timely manner. On foot of a Programme for Government commitment an information leaflet, 'Working with...