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Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Mylan ranks among the leading generic and specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world and provides products for customers in approximately 150 countries and territories. These are the companies Ireland needs to continue to attract. We need to attract foreign investors who, I am confident, prefer to invest in countries that are at the core of the European project. This is one of the...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Tomorrow I will be visiting the Employment and Advice Fair in Wexford. There will be 400 jobs available offered by both local and international companies such as Zurich Insurance. I want to see more of these international companies choosing to locate in Ireland. Voting "Yes" to the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union will show that Ireland is...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The financial crisis that began in the United States in 2007 stemmed from US banks selling products to European banks. It crashed against our shores with a vengeance, culminating in the intervention of the IMF last year, and has now truly moved from the periphery to the centre of the eurozone. The very existence of the euro has been questioned by governments and markets. One factor people...

Written Answers — Birth Certificates: Birth Certificates (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Under the provisions of section 19 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004, all live births fall to be registered. Where a child is stillborn, and weighs not less than500 grammes, or has a gestational age of not less than 24 weeks and shows no sign of life, the parents may, within 12 months of the stillbirth, arrange to have the required particulars entered in the register of stillbirths. I...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the results of the CSO's Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) for 2010 for which the full results were recently published and to the fact that the consistent poverty rate for the 0-17 age-group was 8.1 per cent in 2010 (roughly equivalent to 100,000 persons). The consistent poverty measure includes those households that experience basic...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 557 together. Carer's Allowance is a means-tested payment for people who provide full-time care and attention to someone who requires it and in the course of processing applications for this scheme, a Social Welfare Inspector usually speaks to the person concerned in order to establish that the various statutory conditions of the scheme are satisfied....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Activation programmes for people with disabilities have been consolidated under the new national identity 'EmployAbility Service'. The EmployAbility service offers a range of supports: wage subsidy scheme, employment services including job search activities and on-the-job coaching; employer supports which comprise disability awareness training support, employee retention grants and workplace...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by my officials that it is not possible to answer this query specifically as there are no identifying details. In general, the Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) is paid when a number of criteria are met for example the grant must be approved prior to the training taking place, the training must have approved accreditation etc. In addition the correct supporting...

Written Answers — Birth Certificates: Birth Certificates (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Section 61 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 governs access to civil registration records, including birth certificates. It provides that following an application in writing by a person and on payment of the prescribed fee a Superintendent Registrar, a registrar, an authorised officer or the Registrar General shall give the person a certified copy of the entry in the register....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 11th November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 7th February 2012 advising the person concerned of the decision. She subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision and supplied additional...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. In the interests of fairness and equity applications are processed, as far as possible, in order of the date on which they were received in the Department. A major service delivery modernisation project is underway to address the large increase in the claim-load and to improve the efficiency of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of his claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a revised decision favourable to the person concerned has been made by the Social Welfare Services in respect of her one parent family payment claim. She will be contacted, in due course, regarding this decision. An appeal will not now be necessary in her case.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has made an application for rent supplement and has been requested to provide further information in order to process his claim. A decision will be made on his application when the information has been provided.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: A financial review of Community Employment (CE) Schemes is underway. This review of CE Schemes has proved to be a valuable exercise for both the schemes themselves and for my Department. Given the volume and breath of the data being returned, the financial review of CE schemes will take longer than originally envisaged to complete. This will allow more time for schemes to engage with local...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14th October 2011. 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 02nd...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The age limit for receipt of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is 16 years. As the child in question is now over 16 years of age, DCA is no longer payable. Persons over the age of 16 years can apply for disability allowance in their own right.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 13 April 2012, she was notified of this decision and the reason for it.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I acknowledge the valuable contribution made by Community Employment Projects in providing a personal assistant service to both participants and the community. However due to the current economic circumstances, this Department has had to find significant savings in the Budget for 2012. The reduction only applies to the grant for materials and training and represents a reduction of 7.5% of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Further documentation has been requested from the person concerned in relation to his application for jobseeker's allowance. His application will be processed as soon as the documentation requested is received.