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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The Health Service Executive has advised that no application for rent supplement has been received from the person concerned. If the person wishes to make an application, she should contact her local community welfare officer. A Child Benefit application from the person concerned was received in March 2006. The habitual residency condition was not met as the applicant was in the asylum...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The Health Service Executive has advised that it contacted the person concerned requesting clarification of his financial circumstances. The person concerned should contact his local community welfare office with the financial details requested. Any ongoing entitlement he may have to rent supplement can then be determined.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on my behalf by the community welfare division of the HSE, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the Executive based...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of my department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Where the HSE becomes aware that a person receiving rent supplement is not using that supplement to meet housing costs, the supplement may be stopped and an overpayment may be raised. Any overpayment of...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, which is administered by the Community Welfare Division of the Health Service Executive (HSE), is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Under the legislation governing the scheme, the HSE may make a single payment to meet an exceptional need to people...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 and 406 to 411, inclusive, together. The data requested is collated by my Department at local office level and is given in tabular form below in respect of Bandon, Skibbereen, Kinsale, Clonakilty, Castletownbere and Bantry for the years 2004 to 2007 as recorded for the last Friday in each of these years and for the last Friday in January 2008. 2004 2005...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: Rent supplement is administered on my behalf by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. Rent supplement is subject to a limit on the amount of rent that an applicant may incur. Rent limits are set at levels that enable the different eligible household types to secure and retain basic suitable rented accommodation, having regard to the...

Written Answers — Financial Management Systems: Financial Management Systems (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: Oracle Financials is the financial management system which produces the Departments two statutory accounts annually. These two accounts — the Appropriation Account and the Social Insurance Fund account — showed an annual outturn of €7.3 billion and €7.7 billion respectively for 2006, the last year for which full information is available. This financial system is used widely across...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of my Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The following table shows expenditure on rent supplement to recipients living in Cork from 2005 to 2007. Expenditure on Rent Supplement from 2005 to 2007 in Cork Year â'¬m 2005 34.18 2006 36.69 2007 39.47 2008 * * Expenditure in HSE South is 5.88m (provisional) in January 2008. County breakdown not currently available

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The current range of payment options offered by my Department to customers' includes payment at a local post office or to a bank or building society account; or certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators. Customers opt for a particular payment method having regard to their own personal circumstances. Currently some 50% of customers receive...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: A cheque for €850.00 in respect of the Bereavement Grant, was issued to the individual's home address on 8th February 2008 in respect of his late mother's death.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The Health Service Executive has advised that a rent supplement of €117 per week has been awarded to the person concerned with effect from 10 December 2007. The Executive has also advised that all payments due will issue to the person concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: The Government discussion paper, Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents, put forward proposals for the expanded availability and range of education and training opportunities for lone parents; the extension of the National Employment Action Plan to focus on lone parents; focused provision of childcare; improved information services for lone parents and the introduction of a new social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: It is government policy to facilitate the greater use of electronic payment systems in the economy in the interests of developing a world-class payments environment in Ireland. In this context, the National Payments Implementation Program Advisory Group, under the aegis of the Department of An Taoiseach, monitors the growth in electronic payments, the reduction in cash transactions and any...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: Social Welfare cheques are collected from a central area in my Department at agreed times daily by An Post for delivery to the Dublin Mail Centre for sorting and ongoing delivery to our customers. These cheques are given priority treatment. No complaints of delays of receipt of payments have been received in my Department in respect of the areas mentioned. The post office network, and the...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 and 421 together. Section 25 of the Disability Act, 2005 requires that all public buildings be fully accessible by 2015 and that they at least meet the minimum standard as set out in Part M of the Building Regulations, 1997 — 2006. The Department's Sectoral Plan (as required by section 31 of the Act) sets out an Action Plan in this regard. This Plan...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: Under the Disability Act 2005, the Department is required to have Access Officers in place to support the provision of assistance and guidance for people with disabilities in accessing our services. In compliance with this requirement, the Secretary General appointed Access Officers to cover the Department's various offices across the Country. An Access Officer is in place in the Western...

Written Answers — Disability Sectoral Plan: Disability Sectoral Plan (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: As required under the Disability Act 2005, the Department of Social and Family Affairs prepared and published its Disability Sectoral Plan in December 2006. A copy of this Plan has been sent to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Equity Stake: Equity Stake (19 Feb 2008)

Martin Cullen: My Department does not hold an equity stake in any company.