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Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. The Social Welfare Tribunal The Social Welfare Tribunal consists of a Chairman and four ordinary members. The members are not in receipt of an annual salary,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are currently 4,889 people in receipt of rent supplement for 18 months or more living in Dublin and in receipt of either jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit. A breakdown of rent supplement recipients by family size is not available.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I informed the Deputy in reply to questions on 10th December 2009 and 12th October 2010, and in previous correspondence, the person concerned has reached pension age and has been sent a claim form. On receipt of the completed claim form, her entitlement to pension will be fully examined and she will be notified of the outcome without delay.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. Rent supplement is normally calculated to ensure that a person, after the payment of rent, has an income equal to the rate of supplementary welfare allowance appropriate to their family circumstances less a minimum...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the Departments records the person in question claimed jobseeker's benefit from 23 October 2008 to 24 October 2009 when his benefit exhausted. He then made an application for and was paid jobseeker's allowance from 26 October 2009 to 1 July 2010. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned is currently in receipt of basic supplementary welfare...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Come on. It is obvious they do not want to discuss the Bill.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Deputy suggest the Government abolish PRSI for employers?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What would be the lower rate?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Such a measure would create an incentive to employers to pay the minimum wage rather than a higher rate.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy is arguing that if an employer employs someone at the new minimum rate, he or she should not pay employers PRSI, whereas if he or she employ someone on the old minimum wage rate, he or she would pay PRSI. That is a crazy idea.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One would have to give up the income base in that case.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Deputy explain the reason child benefit is higher for the third child than for the first and second children?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Many people argue that the first child is the most expensive because one must buy new clothes and so forth.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The payment for the third child is still €27 more than for the second child.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No promise was given as to what I was asked to do. I met with various organisations but no promise was given. I never gave any indication and, in fact-----

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I said publicly-----

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy says I should have exempted carers. What about the people who are being cared for? What about widows?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is the challenge. The problem is that if one does that and yet must raise the same amount of money, if one excludes the 260,000 people in question, one must then take from the other categories which puts an unfair imposition on the unemployed.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is Second Stage all over again.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It will do it when it is in Government.