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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy. Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: FÁS, operating under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, delivers various community based services. The Government has decided to transfer responsibility for some of these to my Department. The two Departments and FÁS are working together to identify the staff, financial, IT, accommodation and other resources that will need to transfer to my Department from FÁS...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following recommendations of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes were implemented in Budget 2010: 1. Welfare rates should be reduced by 5% generally or alternatively, by 3% reversing the October 2008 Budget increases. - Weekly rates of payment to people under 66 years of age were reduced by about 4.1% or an average of €8.30 per week. 2. Reduce and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

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

Seanad: Registration of Deaths. (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ): Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an tSeanadóir as ucht an cheist seo a thógáil. Ar ndóigh, bhí na daoine céanna ag teagmháil liomsa faoin gceist seo. An fáth go bhfuil mise ag tógáil na ceiste ná go dtagann an cúram seo faoi mo Roinnse agus ní faoin Roinn Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí. This matter is the responsibility of my Department and...

Seanad: Registration of Deaths. (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have learnt over the years never to make policy on the hoof. I said the matter will be reviewed in the context of future amendments of the Civil Registration Act 2004. I am giving that commitment but I am not going beyond that. One needs to examine all the implications of a decision. In terms of the statistics given, these people were domiciled in Ireland. In other words, they were...

Seanad: Registration of Deaths. (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not giving any commitment on time either because it is not practical to do so.

Seanad: Registration of Deaths. (30 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have given the commitment I stated and I am not going beyond that. I am not fully aware of, nor have I had a chance to examine, even on a cursory basis, the implications of the Senator's proposal. I fully recognise how sad these situations are. I happen to know one of the families very well. I did not make the funeral but I visited the family. I am more than aware of the tragedy...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service Division of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement is to provide short-term support, to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2010)

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

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (25 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 to 172, inclusive, together. Staff represented by the CPSE, PSEU and IMPACT have been engaged in industrial action in my Department since January 2010. The main purpose of the Department is to provide income maintenance services to the public and consequently, the Department's staff are engaged in work that either directly delivers services to the public...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173, 176, 178, 183, and 185 together. Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.