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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 154 together. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme provides for a weekly or monthly supplement to be paid in respect of rent or mortgage interest to any person in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive,...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Carer's allowance is a social assistance payment which provides income support to people who are providing certain older people or people with a disability with full time care and attention and whose incomes fall below a certain limit. Persons who are in receipt of carer's allowance also receive the annual respite care grant, the household benefits package and the free travel pass. In the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that an application for supplementary welfare allowance and rent supplement from the person concerned was refused on 4 September 2009, on the basis that he failed to fully disclose...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department does not provide forecasts on pension entitlements. As the person concerned has reached pension age she has been advised to submit an application for State Pension (Transition). On receipt of the application her entitlement, based on all her period of employment will be assessed and she will be notified of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for a Jobseeker's Allowance on 31 March 2009, but as he failed to furnish details of his means to the Social Welfare Investigator his claim was disallowed. The decision, with a right of appeal within 21 days, was sent to the person concerned on 23 September 2009. No notice of appeal has been received in the Department. The person concerned is in receipt of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned did not receive any social welfare payments during the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 as he had no claim. He is not currently in receipt of a social welfare payment.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Even I would not do that.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Fine Gael proposed cutting the lone parent payment.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: There is no cut to the funding for family resource centres.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I never said that.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: It is in the script but I never said it.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: No, I did not.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I did not say it. I changed the wording.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I do not think so.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: That does not make him a supporter of ours.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: It was the 1916 Proclamation.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Tonto.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I find it extraordinary that while the Labour Party had declared it did not have enough time to concentrate on the Bill and not enough time to know what were its provisions, now they will not listen to what is in it.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The one thing I have not been doing is speaking longer than I should; I have been interrupted constantly which has resulted in my time being longer.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I have not been speaking for half an hour but Deputy Stagg has.