Results 20,881-20,900 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory) require the applicant to have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 56 years; have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment or self-employment, since entry into insurance; satisfy the yearly average condition. The person concerned satisfies the above conditions and has a total of 478 reckonable (paid...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Following a second medical examination and having considered all the evidence, the appeals officer disallowed the appeal for the person concerned. Payment of invalidity pension was terminated with effect from 5th November 2009. The decision of an appeals officer is final and conclusive in the absence of fresh facts or evidence. With regard to the latest information received on 5th January...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned has been in receipt of a rent supplement since November 2008.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Question Nos. 670 and 717 together. The person concerned applied for one parent family payment from 30th September 2010. Her claim was disallowed on the grounds that she is not considered to be habitually resident in the state.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement has been suspended in this case since September 2010 as it has been unable to establish the household composition for this case. The HSE has further advised that it now expects to be in a position to make a revised decision in relation to her entitlement shortly.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. I am informed by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned submitted a number of claims for Child Benefit in respect of her son. Her claim was disallowed on each occasion as she did not satisfy the habitual residence condition. Her spouse subsequently submitted a claim in respect of their son and was awarded Child Benefit from January 2010. This claim has been paid up to and including January 2011. However, this payment is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that there is no record of a claim under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme for the person in question. The Department's records show that a claim for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned was disallowed in December 2009 by a Deciding Officer who deemed that his weekly means were higher than the statutory limit for DA. The...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned is currently in receipt of a basic supplementary welfare allowance payment and a rent supplement payment at the rate appropriate to his particular circumstances. The assessment of entitlement made by the community welfare officer takes into account the family composition and all household income. The person concerned will...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 24 November 2010 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The weekly rate of jobseeker's allowance payable to the person concerned is â¬135.70. This consists of a personal rate of â¬188.00 plus â¬44.70 qualified child allowance less weekly means of â¬97.00 in respect of his partner's earnings.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Correspondence issued to the Lithuanian authorities on 12 October 2010 in relation to the person concerned, querying her entitlement to family benefits in that State as her son now resides there. As of now a reply has not been received to this correspondence. However, based on experience of this type of case a reply from the Lithuanian authorities could take between 3 and 6 months. On...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service 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 the community welfare officer at his local health centre.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the records of the Department the person concerned has been in receipt of one parent family payment without interruption for over 12 months.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Further to my response to PQ 26865/10 on 22 June 2010 and PQ 41415/10 on 9 November 2010, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The person concerned has not supplied any new evidence or new facts since the previous responses. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned claimed illness benefit from 10th September 2009 to 11th September 2010 when her entitlement ceased as she had paid less than 260 PRSI contributions from the time she entered insurable employment. The person concerned continued to submit medical certificates, certifying that she was unfit for work, up to 17th November 2010. She was awarded jobseeker's allowance from 18th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that one of the persons in question was awarded rent supplement as a single person from 22 October 2010 to 31 December 2010. The temporary nature of this award reflected the fact that the amount of the rent claimed was in excess of the maximum rent limit for a single person. If the household circumstances have changed, it remains open for both...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 11 January 2011 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The purpose of mortgage interest supplement is to provide short term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only. The Health Service Executive has advised that following a review of the claim in July...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)
Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the records of the Department no application for jobseeker's allowance has been received from the person concerned.