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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Jun 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 notified when the necessary arrangements have been made. A number of initiatives are currently underway designed to enhance the capacity of the office to deal with the current caseload...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The legislative provisions for family income supplement, FIS, are contained in the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 - Chapter 11 of Part II Section 227 to 233 as amended and the Social Welfare(Consolidated Payments Provisions)Regulations, 2007 Section 172 to 177 as amended. Under these provisions all income is assessable when calculating eligibility for FIS with the exceptions of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Jun 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 December 2008 and was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned qualified for child benefit on the basis of her employment under EU Regulations 883/04 and 987/09. A review of her child benefit claim revealed that she is no longer in employment and must therefore satisfy the Habitual Residence Condition in order to retain her child benefit payment. Payment was disallowed as she does not satisfy the HRC condition.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Any person can apply for jobseeker's benefit or allowance but will only receive payment if they satisfy all the conditions of the schemes, including being available for and genuinely seeking work. Homeless persons have the same entitlements under the social welfare system as any other persons and are subject to the same qualifying conditions. If homeless persons are unemployed but capable...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The payment of rent supplement does not require the applicant to be on a local authority housing list. Where a claimant's safety and well-being are at risk Community Welfare Staff have been provided with special discretionary powers in such cases to expedite the award of rent supplement. In these cases the normal qualifying criteria are waived to ensure the provision of suitable and secure...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We accept that. I would like to engage with Members in respect of the proposal relating to one-parent families on Committee Stage. I listened carefully to many of the points raised in respect of it during this debate. As already stated, the proposal is part of a much wider package. I fully accept that if we are going to take this route, what we are doing will not work if we do not provide...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I consider the people who are unemployed and would like to make a contribution to be a resource. I view them not as a problem but as a huge resource which, if mobilised, could assist us in providing services not currently in place and to continue to improve backup services.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I stated, 13 year olds-----

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I explained in detail-----

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy can believe what she wants but I know clearly where I am going. The Deputy will understand as what I am trying to do unfolds.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have clearly stated that the community employment scheme, rural social scheme and community service programmes, which are important, are being transferred from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to my Department. I want to examine the total funding being spent on these schemes and unemployment payments to see if we can do a better job than we are currently doing for society...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are speaking about the 13 year old group as being a major problem. It is not child care in the conventional sense that one provides for 13 year olds. This is certainly the case in respect of the 13 year olds I know.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If, for example, one engages 13 year olds in sport, art or music that is not child care in the conventional sense of a crèche.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are in some instances.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are working to bring about improvements in that regard. The issue of branch offices was raised. Plans are in train to commence devolving, on a phased basis, certain decisions to branch offices. The process will begin in three or four of the larger branch offices to identify if there are training or other issues that need to be addressed before this is rolled out to all branch offices....

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is data matching in respect of PPS numbers.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is a huge programme of technology development going on in the Department. I am glad I have Deputies' support for the use of technology. I would like if forms and information systems were dealt with in this way given the frustrations in this regard of which I am sure Members have had experience. What I find frustrating is when a person applies for OAP and is asked for all his or her...