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

Éamon Ó Cuív: While I have sympathy for the thinking behind the amendment, it would raise many problems. However, the issue is worth debating. The current position on birth registration is that no man who is not married to the mother can be named as the father of a child in an entry unless there is consent or he is found to be the father of the child by the courts. Under the provisions of the Civil...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Constitution should lay down principles and it should not lay down statute law. This whole issue is immensely complicated. Currently in the case of married parents, owing to the statutory presumption of paternity set out in section 46 of the Status of Children Act 1987, that a married man is presumed to be the father of all the children born within that marriage, either or both parents...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not propose to accept this amendment concerning penalties for offences. The maximum penalty currently in place in criminal cases taken summarily in the District Court is a fine not exceeding €1,500 per offence or a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment. A commencement order for the Fines Act 2010, which is currently being drafted, will increase...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following table shows the number of farm assist recipients for each of the years requested. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 4/7/2010 National 7847 7500 7390 7525 9039 10,153 South Tipperary Not available Not available 85 86 137 Clonmel 28Cahir 38Cashel 16Tipperary 66 There are are currently 597 farm assist claims awaiting a decision nationally. Statistics on recipients were kept on a...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, is a permanently occupied barracks with a total of 210 military personnel stationed there at present. In addition, there are 9 civilian staff employed at the barracks. I am advised that total direct expenditure on upgrading and maintenance of the property between 2000 and July 2010 was in the region of €4.5 million. The Department and the Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The current budgetary position necessitated the changes made to social welfare benefits, including treatment benefits, in Budget 2010. As a result from 1 st January 2010, treatments available under the dental element of the scheme are limited to the free examination. This allows people to continue to have regular check-ups and helps ensure the early detection of disease and other health...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned but that no decision has been made on the application to date. The Executive will contact the person concerned directly when a decision has been made on his application for rent supplement.

Written Answers — review ^^ Departmental Funding: review ^^ Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 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 for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 to 454, inclusive, together. The social insurance system is one which delivers benefits to those who pay into it, similar to any insurance-type system and is based on the principle of equity of treatment: those who contribute more, receive more. At present, in addition to satisfying the yearly average contribution test, people must have 260 paid...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dental treatments available under the treatment benefits scheme are limited to the free examination from 1 st January 2010. The continued provision of a free examination allows people to continue to have regular check-ups and helps ensure the early detection of disease and other health issues. The dental benefit scheme is a PRSI based scheme available to all who satisfy certain PRSI...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 24th February 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that her child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on the 22nd April 2010 advising her of the decision to refuse DCA. In the case of an application which is refused on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including comments on the grounds of appeal, the appeal from the person concerned will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. As part of this consideration the Appeals Officer will determine if an oral hearing is warranted in this case. There has been a 46% increase in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 461 together. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, allowed the appeal of the person concerned. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 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 May 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 (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement in this case was suspended in March 2010 on the basis that the person concerned did not meet the habitual residence condition. The Executive has further advised that the person concerned has appealed this decision to the HSE's designated Appeals Officer and that a decision on the case will be made shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 2nd September 2009. The person's claim was assessed by a Medical Assessor who deemed that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. She was refused disability allowance on 12th January 2010 and she was formally notified of this decision by letter and of her right of appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. I...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for the household benefits package on 8th April 2010. The application was approved with effect from the date of receipt. Following a review of the decision, the persons' entitlement was backdated six months to 8th October 2009.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Payment of child benefit was suspended in this case because the person concerned was absent from the State with her children. A decision on entitlement to payment for this, or any other period, can only be made when the requested information is returned to the Department. Requests for information required to establish entitlement to child benefit issued on 24 February 2010, 22 April 2010 and...