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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: There is a three-phased approach to provide a comprehensive Mortgage Arrears Information and Advice Service, to assist people in mortgage distress. The approach differentiates between mortgage information and mortgage advice. The first two elements involve the enhancement of the website and the establishment of a Mortgage Arrears Information Helpline within the Citizens Information Board...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 31st January 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 31st October 2012. The application is currently with a social welfare investigative officer for assessment of means assessment and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the investigative officer has completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question Ref. No. 2195/13, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that following an initial review of the appeal, an Appeals Officer indicated that an oral hearing might be helpful. In that context, the case was assigned to a different Appeals Officer who, having had an opportunity to examine the case more closely, concluded that an oral...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The rent supplement claim from the person concerned has now been approved. Notification of this decision has now been issued to him and he will receive his first payment at the end of this month including any arrears due.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: A letter issued on the 13th February 2013 from the local office manager in Ballyfermot offering to meet with the person concerned in order to advance this issue and to clarify any queries she may have in relation to the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: To date, the person concerned has not made an application for rent supplement to the Department. An application can be sent to the Kildare Rents Unit, P.O. Box 11758, Dublin 24 and the person’s entitlement can then be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for jobseeker’s allowance is currently being processed. The person concerned will be advised of the outcome once the process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for jobseeker’s allowance in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and the first payment will be available for collection at the nominated post office on 14th February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: To date, the person concerned has not made an application for rent supplement to the Department. An application can be sent to the Kildare Rents Unit, P.O. Box 11758, Dublin 24 and the person’s entitlement can then be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: To date, the person concerned has not made an application for rent supplement to the Department. An application can be sent to the Kildare Rents Unit, P.O. Box 11758, Dublin 24 and the person’s entitlement can then be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: A decision on habitual residency will be made when all requested information has been furnished by the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for Family Income Supplement (FIS) the applicant must be engaged in full-time insurable employment as an employee which is expected to last for at least 3 months and be working for a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight or 19 hours per week. The person concerned made a first time application for FIS on 18 June 2012. As the employer certified that she was contracted to work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Following the transfer and integration of the Community Welfare Service (formerly of the Health Service Executive) and the Employment Services (formerly FÁS), the Department of Social Protection inherited some of these organisations’ properties and their contractual services, such as security. The Department of Social Protection provides services from approximately 970 locations...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Following the transfer and integration of the Community Welfare Service (formerly of the Health Service Executive) and the Employment Services (formerly FÁS), the Department of Social Protection inherited some of these organisations’ properties and their contractual services, such as cleaning. The Department of Social Protection provides services from approximately 970 locations...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I welcome this motion and the landmark deal that the Government has secured to ease the debt burden we inherited from Fianna Fáil. In March 2010, when the chaotic Fianna Fáil-led Government cooked up the promissory note to recapitalise Anglo and Irish Nationwide, I warned of the consequences. Fianna Fáil still seemed to think at that time that Mr. Fingleton and Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (13 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The 2,000 additional places for the Community Employment (CE) programme announced in Budget 2013 brings the overall number of CE places to 25,300, inclusive of supervisor posts. These places are being drawn down on a phased basis from the end of January to December, 2013. The additional places are critical to the continued improvement of CE, as outlined in the CE Financial Review of Schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (13 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been a participant in the community employment scheme since 2nd August 2010, and was granted an extension in July 2012 to continue participating in the scheme until 19th July 2013. No request for a further extension for the person concerned has been received to date from the Project Sponsor. As per community employment procedures, extensions for participants are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Legislative Programme (13 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Under the provisions and procedures governing the registration of deaths in Ireland, which are contained in Part 5 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004, if 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...