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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department incurs expenditure on legal and compensation costs/fees from Vote 38 Department of Social Protection and the Social Insurance Fund. The elements of these payments relating solely to legal fees are not recorded separately. The following table sets out expenditure on legal and compensation costs/fees for the period from 2000 to date in 2010. Legal and compensation costs /...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos 343 and 344 together. Since May 2004, all applicants regardless of nationality are required to be habitually resident in the State in order to qualify for the following payments: · Jobseeker's Allowance · State Pension (Non contributory) · Blind Pension · Widow(er)'s Non Contributory Pension · One Parent Family Payment · Guardian's Payment · Carer's...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following is a tabular statement on current recipients of rent supplement by duration. Number of Recipients of Rent Supplement by Claim Duration 1, 1 October 2010 Months Recipients 0 to 3 12,223 3 to 6 14,089 6 to 9 13,045 9 to 12 8,942 12 to 24 27,979 24 to 36 8,772 36 to 48 3,608 48 to 60 2,384 60 to 72 1,615 72 plus 3,443 Total 96,100 Claims with duration of precisely 3...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following is a tabular statement on current recipients of mortgage interest supplement by duration. Number of Recipients of Mortgage Interest Supplement by Claim Duration, 1 October 2010 Months Recipients 0 to 3 1,383 3 to 6 2,301 6 to 9 2,401 9 to 12 1,728 12 to 24 6,617 24 to 36 2028 36 to 48 530 48 to 60 265 60 to 72 109 72 plus 267 Total 17,629 Claims with duration of...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the mortgage interest supplement of the person concerned has been reduced as the interest payable on her mortgage has reduced. 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 person concerned does not have a current application for disability allowance or any other social welfare payment lodged with the department. The person concerned originally applied for disability allowance on 26 February 2008. His 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...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the 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 with 2008, which in...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for disability allowance was received from the person concerned on 15 September 2010. The application has been assessed by a medical assessor and has recently been sent to a social welfare inspector to report on the person's means and other eligibility criteria. Once the report from the social welfare inspector is completed and received a decision will be made and the person...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I dtosach báire, molaim Pairtí Fhine Gael as ucht an rún seo a chur síos. Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach go mbeidh deis again cursaí fostaíochta a bplé. I would like to praise the Fine Gael Party for putting down a very important motion. I may not agree with the terms of the motion but the question of growth in the economy and jobs is central to the issues faced by ordinary...

Vetting Applications (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Law Reform. I appreciate why Deputy Shatter has raised the matter. All Members of the House will be aware of the current pressures on the Garda vetting service as a result of the increased numbers of applications it is receiving. It may be helpful if I outline briefly the background to the system of Garda employment vetting that is in...

Vetting Applications (30 Sep 2010)

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Vetting Applications (30 Sep 2010)

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Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I try always to take my own Adjournment debates.

Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is with very good news because, as Deputy Bannon knows, decisions made in the Department are made by deciding officers who act absolutely independently of me and if one is not happy with a decision one goes to a independent appeals office, so the allegation that in some way a directive on the application of the rules went from the top of the Department is utter nonsense and I assure the...

Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Bannon is getting a bonus today because this was not in the official reply but I want to clarify the matter. In 2006, out of 5,813 carer's allowance applications awarded, 27 were refused on the habitual residency condition; in 2007, 32 out of 9,000 were refused; in 2008, 44 out of 15,000 were refused; and in 2009, 126 out of 10,000 were refused. To date in 2010, 139 out of 4,150 were...

Written Answers — Civil Registrations: Civil Registrations (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter of the registration of the death of the person concerned (details supplied) was recently referred by the Mercantile Marine Office of the Department of Transport to the Registrar General who has statutory responsibility in relation to civil registration. The Registrar General is now considering the options for the registration of this death having regard to the various provisions...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a State pension (transition) at a rate of €225.80 per week (98% of the maximum rate payable), plus an additional €153.30 per week increase for qualified adult. This pension was awarded with effect from his 65th birthday, 1st July 2010, and has been in payment since the week commencing 2nd September 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach announced on 23 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 responsibility for: a) the employment and community services programmes of FÁS; b) the Rural Social Scheme and Community Services Programme from the Department of Community, Equality and the Gaeltacht and c) the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement but no decision has been made on her application to date. The person concerned was requested to provide further documentation regarding proof of landlords ownership of accommodation. A decision will be made on her application when the information requested by the HSE has been...