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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jun 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Child Benefit assists parents in the cost associated with raising children and it contributes towards alleviating child poverty. Between 2000 and 2009, overall expenditure on Child Benefit grew from just €638 million to approximately €2.5 billion per year. However, with tax revenues having fallen dramatically, we cannot afford to maintain spending at this level. It was decided in Budget...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tabular statement. Table: Number of Persons in receipt of Back to Work Enterprise Allowance by County, 2009 County Number of Recipients Carlow 89 Cavan 53 Clare 87 Cork 421 Donegal 353 Dublin 1,147 Galway 365 Kerry 220 Kildare 156 Kilkenny 99 Laois 95 Leitrim 52 Limerick 144 Longford 72 Louth 152 Mayo 126 Meath 83...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that Office. 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 consideration. There has...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of posts allocated to Thurles Local Office since June 2008 is as follows: June 2008 17.6 June 2009 19.2 June 2010 22.5 Thurles local office is the parent office for Roscrea and Nenagh which are branch offices operating under a contract for service to the Department. All decisions relating to the two branch offices are made in this parent office. Branch office managers are...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of people in North Tipperary who have availed of the services of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in Quarter 1 2009 and Quarter 1 2010 is outlined in the table. Year New Clients in North Tipperary MABS Quarter 1 2009 105 Quarter 1 2010 134 This represents a 27.6% increase in new clients in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009. In 2009 as a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of farm assist applications in each of the offices in North Tipperary is as follows: 2008 2009 16 May 2010 Nenagh 7 32 18 Thurles 8 27 15 Roscrea 3 1 0 The number of applications which were approved is not readily available. However, for comparison purposes, the following table shows the total number of claims in payment in Tipperary North and South: 2007 2008 2009...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 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 informed when arrangements have been made. 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 (3 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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information which the Deputy requested is shown in the tabular statement. ENPs for Travel Costs Total ENP Expenditure** Year â'¬000 â'¬000 2006 2,332 61,138 2007 2,452 69,828 2008 2,805 82,254 2009 2,598 75,210 2010* 946 29,213 * - To 28 May 2010 ** - Includes urgent needs payments

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Jun 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. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department that is independently...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 to 139, inclusive, 142 and 143 together. The details of the number of recipients of the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) by the age of their youngest child as at September 2009 (the most recent data available) is set out in the table. Age of the youngest child Number of OFP recipients 0 5,098 1 8,920 2 8,420 3 7,319 4 6,896 5 6,372 6 6,027 7 5,570...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 27 August 2009. He was assessed with weekly means of €437.52 based on his spouse's earnings from insurable employment. As this exceeded the then statutory limit of €339.90 per week for payment of disability allowance his claim was refused. Means are assessed on the claimant's own means and that of their spouse/partner subject to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 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.

Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy Crawford for raising this issue. He is knowledgeable and sincere in this matter and presented his case in a fair manner. One of the first things I did on being appointed to the Department of Social Protection was to ask the question the Deputy asked of me, namely, whether a person is assessed on the income of previous years. I was told that this was not the case. I will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The records of the department do not show any recent claim from the person concerned in respect of occupational injury benefit or disablement benefit. In August 2007, the person concerned claimed occupational injury benefit in respect of a prescribed disease for which he had been awarded occupational injury benefit under a previous claim made in October 2005. The claim made in August 2007 was...