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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommended, in its report in 2009, that concurrent entitlement to a range of schemes such as one parent family payment or disability allowance and a Community Employment payment should be discontinued. Any changes to social protection schemes generally, including changes recommended by the Special Group, will fall to be...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a Disability Allowance appeal by the person concerned was registered in that Office on 22 June 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the Deputy relating to the numbers of appeals decisions in relation to the Habitual Residence Condition for entitlement to social welfare payments, along with the numbers allowed, partly allowed and disallowed, are given in the following table for the years requested. I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that statistics in relation to the citizen...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Table: New claims average processing times in weeks: 2007 to (end-August) 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010 State Pension (Contributory) 11 11 8 8 State Pension (Transitional) 10 3 3 5 Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension 5 4 2 3 State Pension (Non-Contributory) 8 9 8 9 Widow(er)'s (Non-Contributory) Pension & One Parent...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The jobseeker schemes' conditions include that a customer should be available for work and genuinely seeking work. If people do not attend for an EAP interview or, having engaged with FÁS, decline offers of employment or training, their cases are referred back to the social welfare local office for review to determine if they continue to satisfy the conditions for receipt of a jobseeker's...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 1380 and 1381 together: It is not possible to provide statistics on the number of customers who have been in receipt of a jobseeker's payment at different points over a number of years. The system used to make jobseekers payments only records the current claim while previous claims for the same person are archived. A complete claim history for each...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned is currently in receipt of jobseeker's benefit. His entitlement to a Back to Education Allowance (Education, Training and Development Option) is currently being examined. When a decision is given he will be advised of the outcome.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (29 Sep 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Pending the transfer of certain functions previously carried out by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to my Department, reporting functions in relation to the National Employment Action Plan rest with the Department of Education and Skills.

Seanad: Respite Care (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach has made the Government's attitude to the importance of respite care clearly known. I have worked for many years with the Brothers of Charity and Ability West in Galway and I am more than aware of the challenges faced by the sector. I will continue to work with them in helping to overcome the challenges we all face. The Government's commitment in the areas of disability and...

Seanad: Respite Care (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I look forward to the HSE clarifying the position. It is noted a majority of service providers are continuing to provide respite care services, despite the reductions in their allocations. The arrangements for the public sector moratorium apply across the publicly funded health services and there can be no question of exempting voluntary service providers or providing them with additional...

Seanad: Respite Care (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has sought clarification on the even distribution of savings as they were constructed in such a way that they should not impact on front-line services. As this is an ongoing process, the Minister will only be able to pursue the matter further when the information is received from the HSE. The intention is to ensure services such as respite care are maintained.

Seanad: Respite Care (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I met the representatives of the Brothers of Charity last week. We are all committed to ensuring front-line services are maintained, in particular respite care.

Seanad: Respite Care (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has requested information and when it is received, the matter will be discussed further. The Brothers of Charity indicated the issue of continuing respite care services would come to the fore at the end of the year. They told me that some months ago. Apparently, it was indicated to them at a recent meeting that further cuts were to be implemented. The Senator will be aware I...

Seanad: Civil Marriage Registrars. (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. Gabhaim buíochas leis as ucht an cheist a ardú. I will briefly outline the management and organisational arrangements for the delivery of civil registration services. Under the provisions of the Civil Registration Act 2004, the Registrar General is responsible for the maintenance, management and control of the system of civil registration. The...

Seanad: Civil Marriage Registrars. (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will ask the HSE to address the issue. I again confirm that the right to marriage is fundamental and we must within reason facilitate it.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One would hope at least that the Senator would be working, but maybe not.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To answer the Senators' questions, eight retirees are working an average of two days per week. This is roughly equivalent to three full-time equivalents. This will continue to the end of the year. It is a temporary arrangement which will be reviewed at that stage. The Senator raised a very valid question as to their pay arrangements. They are paid on a per diem basis, based on the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The appeals office is an independent office which does not come under my remit in its operation. However, I discussed with officials the need to ensure that simple appeals with clear solutions should not go down on the same flow chart as appeals dealing with means tests or medical reports. They must find ways of dealing quickly with the simpler appeals because the longer the queue, the more...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Eight. It will be for two days a week, equivalent to bringing back three full-time staff.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.