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Written Answers — Advertising Standards: Advertising Standards (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a universal payment, whose primary objectives are to assist parents and others in meeting the cost associated with raising children and in contributing towards alleviating child poverty. It is recognised that this payment is an important source of income for all families, particularly during a time of recession and unemployment, and plays an important part in the ability of...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Pathways to Work policy is designed to support people currently on the live register to access jobs available in the market place. It is focused on providing for more regular and on-going engagement with the unemployed, greater targeting of activation places and opportunities; incentivising the take up of opportunities, incentivising employer to provide more jobs for people who are...

Written Answers — Sick Pay Scheme: Sick Pay Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 354, 356 and 377 together. The question of introducing a scheme of statutory sick pay, whereby employers would directly meet the costs of sick absence for an initial period of illness, is being considered in the context of the need to reform the social welfare system to bring it into line with practices in other countries in this area; the need to address the...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the ground that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision and the reason for it. The person in question has requested a review of this decision and has submitted further medical evidence in support of the application. Once the review is...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The following table sets out the details of all Community Employment schemes in County Cavan in 2011 and 2012, the number of participants on each and the level of funding provided. Shannon Community Development was amalgamated with another scheme in 2012. The number of participant places in the local community was not affected by this change and the community and voluntary groups based in...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Illness Benefit: Illness Benefit (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 13 July 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10 July 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the case in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a...

Written Answers — Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) entitlements of some 115,350 families in respect of 205,125 children have now been automatically established with reference to their primary scheme entitlement with no application form required. Letters have issued to the people identified in this way, informing them of their entitlement and notifying them that payment will issue...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24 April 2012. 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 in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 10 May...

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Government is committed to tackling Ireland's economic crisis in a way that is fair, balanced, and which recognises the need for social solidarity. The appropriate level of overall expenditure by my Department will be considered in the context of Budget 2013 and subsequent Budgets. This consideration will be informed by the commitment in the Programme for Government to maintain social...

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support, to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was manually submitted on 16 February 2012. Redundancy lump sum claims submitted manually in January 2012 are currently being processed.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368, 369 and 386 together. The €100 rate of jobseeker's allowance was introduced for claimants aged under 20 in April 2009, and this rate was applied to claimants aged up to 21 from December 2009. The €100 rate does not apply to certain categories of claimant including: · claimants with a qualified child; · those transferring to Jobseeker's...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum payment in respect of the person concerned was awarded and payment issued by cheque in May 2012.

Written Answers — Jobseeker's Allowance: Jobseeker's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: Taking account of the unusual circumstances of retained fire brigade personnel and general efforts to develop and standardise our jobseeker schemes, a departmental group was established in late 2011 to examine the position of these workers vis-À-vis jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance. While this examination has been largely completed, a number of issues arising from it are being...

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 and 375 together. Rent supplement is subject to a means test which is normally calculated to ensure that, after payment of rent, an eligible person has income equal to the rate of basic supplementary welfare allowance appropriate to their family circumstances less a minimum contribution. The weekly minimum contribution payable for a single person is...

Written Answers — Supplementary Welfare Allowance: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 June 2012. 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 in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 12 July...