Results 21,301-21,320 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív
- Written Answers — Advocacy Services: Advocacy Services (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The National Advocacy Service for people with disabilities will be set up under the Citizens Information Board (CIB). The new Service will provide independent, representative advocacy services for people with disabilities and will be in place from January 2011. The service will be regionally structured; with five regional teams replacing the existing pilot projects which have provided...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Entitlement to the fuel allowance is based on a household income test. If, in addition to their pension from the Department, the applicant or members of their household have a combined income of more than â¬100.00 per week, or savings/investments of more than â¬58,000, a fuel allowance is not payable. According to the information available to the Department, the person concerned is in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 13th August 2010 from the person concerned. This application was referred to one of the Department's deciding officers who found that the person concerned did not satisfy the requirement to be considered habitually resident in the State. A letter issued on the 5th November advising of the decision to refuse DCA. The...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The legislative provisions for the assessment of rental income for family income supplement, FIS, are contained in the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 2007 Section 172 to 177 as amended by Article 5 of S.I. No. 148/07. Article 5 of S.I. No. 148/07 provides for the assessment of rental income for family income supplement purposes by specifically excluding it...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 31 August 2010. 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. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 29...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 19th November 2010. This application together with medical reports has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion on the case. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the customer. Currently it takes DCA section eight weeks to process an application. An application from...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 13 October 2010. 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. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 24...
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The cost of energy use by my Department in 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date is as follows: 2008 2009 2010 to date Electricity 2,666,440 2,636,900 2,327,770 Oil 260,576 162,778 213,673 Gas 384,430 348,695 ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government decided in February 2006 to transfer the Community Welfare Service of the HSE, which currently administers the Supplementary Welfare Allowance on behalf of the Department. This initiative had been mooted several times in the past including the Report of the Commission on Social Welfare in 1986, The Report on the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities 1996 and The...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: 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 on 29 November 2010. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 12 November 2010. The application is currently with a social welfare inspector for investigation and he will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Activation and support for those who are unemployed is a key priority for Government. Earlier this year, the Taoiseach announced a number of changes to improve the delivery of employment, training and community services to the public by bringing together related responsibilities in these areas. These changes included the restructuring of Departmental responsibilities with the objective of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement as the HSE was not satisfied that a bona fide tenancy arrangement existed between the person concerned and the landlord.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an oral hearing of this case took place on 1 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 when the appeal has been finalised. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to qualify for domiciliary care allowance a child must have a disability so severe that it requires the child needing care and attention and/or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. This care and attention must be given by another person, effectively full-time so that the child can deal with the activities of daily living. The child must be likely to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of basic supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) and rent supplement to the person concerned were stopped as she moved accommodation without notifying the HSE. The HSE further advised that it will restore payment of basic SWA to the person concerned shortly. The person concerned has also made an application for one-parent family...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the deputy is contained in the attached tabular statement. CHEQUE ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER POST OFFICE TOTAL Jobseekers Allowance 24,646 27,766 190,628 243,040 Jobseekers Benefits 46,526 1,357 66,428 114,311 71,172 29,123 257,056 357,351
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19 October 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, together. The Social Insurance Fund finances expenditure on insurance based welfare benefits. It held cash equivalent reserves of â¬890 million at the beginning of 2010. The amount by which income exceeded expenditure has fallen since 2006 and the Fund has run an annual deficit since 2008, using accumulated reserves to supplement the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 5 October 2010. Her claim was assessed by a medical assessor of the department, based upon the medical evidence supplied by the customer. The medical assessor was of the opinion that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted that medical opinion and refused her claim. A letter issued to...