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- Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I have. I said I will bring forward new proposals, which include legislation, and I will have them implemented by 1 July 2011. I have expedited the process because of its urgency. What happened subsequently was the Pensions Board decided to defer the date to give schemes the opportunity to avail of the new scheme. That makes a great deal of common sense. The National Pensions Reserve Fund...
- Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: There has been a significant increase in the number of appeals received by the social welfare appeals office in recent years, largely as a result of increased unemployment during the economic downturn. The number of appeals received by the office in 2009 increased by 46% compared to 2008, which, in turn, was 27% greater than the numbers received in 2007. In response, my Department assigned...
- Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I have outlined considerable actions that have been taken and the results can be seen. Up to the end of September 2009, 12,873 appeals were heard while the figure up to the end of September 2010 increased to 20,171. The challenge we face is that up to 2007 the average number of appeals per annum was 15,000 but that has jumped-----
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been refused mortgage interest supplement as, in the opinion of the HSE, he was not in a position to meet the repayments under the loan agreement at the time the mortgage agreement commenced. The HSE further advised that a formal decision letter will issue to the person concerned shortly.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Apart from a number of excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residency condition (HRC) and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can prove...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (28 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The part-time job incentive (PTJI) was introduced on a pilot basis in 1986 and extended nationwide in 1988. PTJI is a weekly in-work income supplement which provides an allowance for people who are in receipt of long-term unemployment assistance, of more than 390 days, and employed on a part-time basis for up to 24 hours per week, provided they continue to make efforts to find full-time work....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in itself...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Oct 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 2 October 2010 together with the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal. The appeal will be referred in due course to an Appeals Officer who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Oct 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 1 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 Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of mortgage interest supplement in this case has not been refused, the payment is currently suspended on the basis that the person concerned has not yet provided the Executive with the information it requested. The HSE will make a decision on this person's entitlement to mortgage interest supplement when the information requested has...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (28 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The technical assistance and training scheme allows the Department of Social Protection to provide support to back to work enterprise allowance recipients who are engaging in self employment projects to enhance their chances of success to become independent of the social welfare system. This is a discretionary scheme and there is not an entitlement to the technical assistance and training...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that no application for rent supplement was made in this case. The person concerned should contact the Community Welfare Officer dealing with their supplementary welfare allowance claim if they wish to apply for rent supplement.
- Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. The Citizens Information Board (CIB), who has responsibility for MABS, compiles information on the waiting times and numbers in each MABS region on a quarterly basis and posts it to the www.mabs.ie website. A table of the most recently published...
- Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Formheasadh an eagraÃocht dá dtagraÃonn an Teachta le haghaidh maoiniú ón gClár SeirbhÃsà Pobail i mà na Bealtaine 2010. Ãagfaidh an conradh ag deireadh mhà na Nollag 2010 ar aon dul le gach conradh eile faoin gClár sin. Tá tograà á mbreithniú agam i láthair na huaire chun sÃneadh a chur le conarthaà na n-eagraÃochtaà sin a sholáthraÃonn seirbhÃsà faoin gClár...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source. The Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, which includes...
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: In recognition of the devastation suffered by people in many areas of the country as a result of the flooding from November 2009 onwards, the Government set up a humanitarian assistance scheme to provide income tested financial support to people who have suffered damages to their homes not covered by insurance. An initial sum of â¬10million was set aside by the Government for this purpose....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: A number of initiatives have been put in place to enhance the capacity of the Social Welfare Appeals Office to deal with the current caseload and inflows. In that regard: · 2 additional Appeals Officers were assigned to the Office in 2009, · A number of additional staff were assigned to the administration area of the Office, · The organisation of the Appeals Officer's work has been...
- Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (27 Oct 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Oct 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 10 May 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 02...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2010)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned claimed jobseeker's allowance from 31 August 2010 and the claim was closed because she did not return documents as requested. She re-applied for jobseeker's allowance on 29 September 2010 and a decision will be made on her claim as soon as her circumstances have been fully investigated. The person concerned applied for supplementary welfare allowance from 21 July 2010....