Results 21,941-21,960 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for one parent family payment from 17 September 2010. Her file has been sent to an inspector for investigation and a decision will be made on her claim when a report is received from the inspector.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement. The person was requested to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement and a decision will be made on her application when the information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 26 May 2010. The person's claim was assessed by a medical assessor who was of the opinion that he was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and refused his disability allowance claim. The person was advised of this decision by letter on 30 August 2010 and of his right of appeal to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement but that no decision has been made on her application to date. The HSE further advised that the person concerned was requested in September to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on her rent supplement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that rent supplement was refused in this case on the grounds that the rent payable to the landlord was in excess of the prescribed maximum limits with regard to the personal circumstances of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of this decision in writing and advised of the right to appeal this decision to the HSE Appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned is suspended as she was outside the State from June 2010 to August 2010. The HSE further advised that they requested information in relation to the period when the person concerned was outside the State. The HSE further advised that they have received some of the information requested but...

Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: First, I thank Deputy Tom Sheahan for raising the question on the Adjournment. I assure him that, within the law and the terms of the scheme, every effort is being made to deal with all applications under the various schemes as expeditiously as possible. As he is probably aware, there was a significant increase in the number of applications under the various schemes in recent years. There...

Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I could get that detail. My understanding is they are medical practitioners. On that matter, the Chief Medical Officer, the person with whom I mainly have had dealings in the Department, is a very fine medical practitioner and I understand is very experienced in occupational medicine, and I have found him to be a very fair minded person. He is working to try see how all of these procedures...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: For a child requiring full-time care who is under age 16, a domiciliary care allowance of €309.50 per month may be paid to the parent or guardian. This payment is not means tested and is to provide for the additional costs involved in providing care and supervision that is substantially more than that normally needed by a child of the same age. This may include additional travel costs. A...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I attach a tabular statement on current recipients of rent supplement by duration. Expenditure on rent supplement is not available on a county basis. Number of Recipients of Rent Supplement by Claim Duration (1), 1 October 2010 Years Recipients 0-1 48,299 1-2 27,979 2-3 8,772 3-4 3,608 4-5 2,384 5+ 5,058 Total 96,100 (1) Claims with duration of precisely 1 year are recorded under...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 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 (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was requested in July to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. The information requested by the HSE has not been provided by the person concerned to date. A decision will be made on her rent supplement application when the information requested has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 31 August 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Based on previous enquiries to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, the section of my Department involved in preparing replies to Parliamentary Questions No 1346 and 1347 understood that the information requested was not readily available. However, that section of my Department is now aware that the Appeals Office has since collated the data and that it will be maintained from here on in and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A review of the decision to disallow an application for the back to education allowance from the person concerned was carried out on 11th October 2010. The decision to disallow the application has been upheld on the grounds that he already holds a qualification at an equivalent level.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory) require the applicant to · have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 56 years. · have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment or self-employment, since entry into insurance. · satisfy the yearly average condition. The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) in April 2004....

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht deis a thabhairt dom cúpla focal a rá ar an gceist seo. Is í fadhb an bochtanais breosla ceann de na fadhbanna is mó lena bhfuil mé ag plé mar Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí. Is ceist an-chasta í, ar ndóigh, os rud é go gcaitheann go leor daoine go leor airgid ar teas ach go dtéann an teas sin amú orthu....

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not have a script.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have notes, which the Deputy may have.