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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am trying to be helpful.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As was explained to me, the law requires one to register tenancies. Ergo, one must have the tenant first and then register. I agree it should be the way Deputy Costello says it is.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Má theastaíonn ón Teachta go dtabharfar eolas dó faoin Bhille roimh Chéim an Choiste, socróidh mé sin má dhéanann sé teagmháil liom.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: January 1919.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy should check the facts. She is wrong.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it does not account for the increase in social welfare.

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2010: Leave to Introduce (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move: That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2010:– Vote 19 — Justice and Law Reform (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 22 — Courts Service (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 26 — Education and Skills (Supplementary Estimate)....

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2010: Referral to Select Committee (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Molaim: That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December, 2010, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following Select Committees pursuant to Standing Order 154(3) and paragraph (1)(a)(ii) of the Committees' Orders of Reference, which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 2nd December:-...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Order for Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Dara Céim anois."

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an dara huair." In the current economic and financial crisis the Government's main priorities must be to restore stability to the public finances and to deal with the jobs crisis. Tá an Rialtas bródúil as an méid atá curtha i gcríoch le dá bhliain déag anuas chun leibhéal na n-íocaíochtaí leasa shóisialaigh a mhéadú go mór, ar mhaithe na ndaoine....

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 69 together. The requirement to be habitually resident in Ireland was introduced as a qualifying condition for certain social assistance schemes and child benefit with effect from 1st May 2004. A person who does not satisfy the habitual residence condition is not eligible for specified social welfare payments, regardless of citizenship, nationality,...

Written Answers — Departmental Responsibilities: Departmental Responsibilities (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Taoiseach announced on 23rd March 2010 that the Department of Social and Family Affairs would be reconfigured as the Department of Social Protection with the transfer to it of a number of functions including the employment and community services programmes of FÁS and the transfer from it of functions relating to social inclusion and family supports. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the research report of the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, titled "Minimum Essential Budgets for Six Household Types in Rural Areas". This was published last October and the launch was attended by an official from my Department. The report presents some very useful information and the updated findings will certainly be studied with...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 62 together. The Department of Social Protection already assists low income households with heating costs through their basic payments, through the fuel allowance scheme and through the household benefits package of electricity and gas allowances. These schemes have been improved significantly in recent years. Social welfare rates have increased at...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 52 and 71 together. The National Pensions Framework seeks to increase pensions coverage for all employees. The Government's Green Paper on Pensions, published in 2007, acknowledges that occupational pension income for women is substantially lower than for men. This is undoubtedly due to a number of reasons, such as the level of female participation in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43, 53, 75 and 77 together. The requirement to be habitually resident in Ireland was introduced as a qualifying condition for certain social assistance schemes and child benefit with effect from 1st May 2004. The purpose of the habitual residence condition is to safeguard the social welfare system from abuse by restricting access for people who are not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered by the Community Welfare Division of the Health Service Executive (HSE) on behalf of the Department. Under the current arrangement where a person is not satisfied with a decision in relation to their entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance, they can appeal this decision to an Appeals Officer in the HSE. In addition, the Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The purpose of rent supplement 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 scheme is intended as a temporary income support payment and is not designed to be a medium to long term housing support or a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46, 55, 56, 70 and 255 together. Social welfare expenditure for 2011, including expenditure on child income support payments, is currently being considered in the context of the preparation of the Departmental estimates for that year. Any plans to change the child benefit and family income supplement payments are a matter to be decided in a budgetary context...