Results 19,061-19,080 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned has issued proceedings under the Equal Status Act against the Department and the matter will proceed before the Equality Tribunal in due course.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. A Deciding Officer disallowed the jobseeker's allowance claim of the person concerned from 14 December, 2009 on the grounds that his means, derived from the benefit of spouse's earnings exceeded the maximum payable to a person in his circumstances. His means were calculated as follows: Spouses' gross weekly pay of â¬1,054.00 less...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 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. People in full-time education are normally excluded from receipt of rent supplement. With respect to benefits due, the person concerned made an application for One-parent Family Payment on 17 September 2009....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: I have been informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a revised decision favourable to the person concerned has been made in respect of her Domiciliary Care Allowance claim and the appeal is now deemed withdrawn. 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 — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (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...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (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 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 — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned claimed one parent family payment from 21 May 2009. His claim was disallowed on 11 September 2009 as he failed to disclose his means. He lodged an appeal on 30 September 2009 and his file was sent to an inspector for a review of his case. All documentation requested by the inspector has not yet been furnished by the person concerned. The person concerned is currently in...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: In relation to the Departments Job Facilitation Service, Castlerea is currently part of the catchment area covered by the Job Facilitator in Athlone. An additional Jobs Facilitator post has been approved for Roscommon and responsibility for the Department's Job Facilitation service in Castlerea will transfer from Athlone to Roscommon when an appointment is made. A person has been identified...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: A person has been identified for the post of Jobs Facilitator for County Leitrim. Work is in train to source a replacement for the post currently occupied by the person concerned. However the person cannot be released to take up the Jobs Facilitator post until a suitable replacement is found for their current position.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Budget 2007 provided for new arrangements whereby people in receipt of a social welfare payment, other than carer's allowance or benefit, who are also providing someone with full-time care and attention, can retain their main welfare payment and receive a half rate carer's allowance. Similarly, people currently in receipt of a carer's allowance, who may have an underlying eligibility for...
- Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The registration of births, including the assignment of surnames in birth entries, is governed by the provisions contained in the Civil Registration Act, 2004. Section 24 of the Act provides for the re-registration of a birth which has already been registered in circumstances where the parents inter-married subsequent to the birth of the child and it also stipulates that it is the duty of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Farm Partnerships: Farm Partnerships (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 419 and 420 together. Spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, are treated as individual self-employed contributors and are thus liable to social insurance contributions. In this way, both spouses incur a liability to pay self-employed PRSI, and build up entitlement towards a contributory state pension...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 459 together. In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: As outlined in my response to Question no. 1176 following the initial agreement of the payment dates some revisions were made to some jobseeker payment dates. The revised dates related to some payments due on the 28 and 29 December and were agreed with An Post. The revisions were communicated throughout the An Post network on 8 December, in good time and in advance of the due dates for the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Hanafin: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.