Results 22,041-22,060 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department's Inspectorate, appointed under Section 250 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, is responsible, inter alia, for ensuring that employers and self-employed people comply with the Act in relation to Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. Employer compliance, in this regard, is monitored through employer enquiries and inspections which include detailed...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To qualify for jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance: A person must be unemployed for at least three days out of six consecutive days (excluding Sunday), and must be available for and genuinely seeking work; For jobseeker's benefit, a person must also have a loss of employment and satisfy the social insurance contribution conditions; For jobseeker's allowance, a person must also...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of persons in payment at w/e 1/10/2010 with a category denoting some form of work is as follows: Jobseekers Benefit Jobseekers Allowance PTJI Casual / Part-time 45,956 27,750 n/a Systematic Short Time 11,995 n/a n/a Week on / Week off 857 n/a n/a Self employed 172 8,883 n/a Part Time Job Incentive(Aug 2010) n/a n/a 158 It is not feasible to provide an accurate breakdown of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a form for the opening of an appeal has been forwarded to the person concerned and requesting him to state the grounds for his appeal. On receipt of his reply the appeal will be opened and processed in the normal manner. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 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 28 September 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 (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If a person is unhappy with the decision of the Health Service Executive (HSE) on his/her supplementary welfare allowance (including basic SWA, rent supplement, mortgage interest supplement) application, it is open to him/her to appeal the decision to the HSE Appeals Office. Where a person is dissatisfied with the outcome of his/her HSE appeal, he or she may appeal to the independent Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304, 305 and 315 together. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is administered on behalf of my Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). It is not possible to supply statistics on the number of claimants who were refused SWA on habitual residence grounds over the last twelve months as these statistics are...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Responsibility for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) transferred to the Citizens Information Board (CIB) in July 2009. There are 51 MABS companies providing money advice to clients operating from 65 locations around the country, as well as the National Traveller MABS which operates on a national basis. In addition, MABS National Development Limited (NDL) is funded by the CIB to...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The MABS money advisers focus on providing assistance, advice and intense support to people with financial difficulties. The money adviser works out a budget and negotiates on behalf of the client with all creditors, including financial institutions and sub-prime lenders, to secure better terms for the client in managing the repayment of their debts. Where required by the client, the money...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been refused rent supplement as he is not legally resident in the State. If the person concerned is not satisfied with the decision of the HSE he can appeal the decision to the HSE Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised that it has no record of an application from the person concerned. If she wishes to apply, she should contact her local community welfare office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 21 July 2010. His claim was assessed by a medical assessor and his file was then sent to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) to carry out a means investigation. The means assessment was completed and the file was returned for decision. The deciding officer required clarification with regard to the person's means and the file was returned...

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The administration of the Civil Registration Service is statutorily a matter for the Registrar General. I have had enquiries made with the Registrar General and he has informed me that the position is as follows. When a person dies, it is the duty of a relative of the deceased to act as qualified informant. This means that the relative must give to a registrar of births, deaths and marriages...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned submitted an application for Jobseeker's Allowance on 10 May 2010. The file was forwarded to a Social Welfare Inspector for a means test. The Inspector requested certain documents be lodged in support of the application. To date this information has not been supplied. In order that this application may proceed the necessary documentation should be submitted as soon as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, payment of benefit was disallowed following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that Ms Gibson was capable of work. She has appealed this decision and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the Social Welfare services on the matter raised in the appeal have...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. 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 (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person's rent supplement is currently being handled by the Central Rents Unit. They would require the following information to assess her Rent Supplement at a new address: 1. A new SWA3 form to ascertain the rent arrangement on her new property. 2. Proof of ownership from the new landlord. For example; solicitor's letter, statement re...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. People participating on a vocational training opportunities scheme receive a standard weekly rate of payment equivalent to the maximum rate of their previous social welfare payment and may retain any...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement in November 2009 as in the opinion of the Executive the amount of mortgage interest payable exceeded the amount the Executive considers reasonable to meet his or her residential and other needs and in the opinion of the Executive it was not reasonable to award a supplement due to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The numbers of people whose jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit claim closed, together with the percentage of total claims that represented, is set out in the attached tabular statement covering closures during the period from October 2009 to September 2010.