Results 25,641-25,660 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Child Benefit is currently in payment to 4,928 families in respect of a total of 7,741 children who are resident elsewhere in the EU. The cost of payments to customers in this category was â¬15.4 million in 2011.
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department continues to monitor and review the operation of the JobBridge scheme including its eligibility criteria on an on-going basis. In relation to possibility of utilising the JobBridge Programme for graduates to secure the experience necessary to secure professional accreditation, this matter is still under review.
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department is establishing a new National Employment and Entitlements Service, as provided for in the Programme for Government, which will integrate employment and benefit payment services within the Department. While significant progress has been made to date in establishing the new service, because of the scale of transformation required, full implementation will involve a multi-annual...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The staffing needs for all areas within the Department are continuously reviewed, having regard to workloads, management priorities and the competing demands arising, to ensure that the best use is made of all available resources with a view to providing an efficient service to those who rely on the schemes operated by the Department. A limited community welfare service was provided at the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 19th October 2011. The application was refused as the child was not considered to satisfy the medical criteria for the allowance. The person concerned requested a review of this decision and submitted additional supporting information. The application, together with the new information was reviewed by...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and a cheque payment will issue directly to the person concerned in the coming weeks.
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: For the period 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2012, the Department handled 3538 written parliamentary questions. Replies were provided to 1393 questions. 2145 questions were withdrawn on the basis that the Department provided the information in writing directly to the Deputy concerned. It is not possible to identify which parliamentary questions related to personal matters.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused on the grounds that the Department's Medical Assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 16 January 2012, she was notified of this decision and of her right of review and/or appeal to the Chief Appeal's Officer within 21 days. Additional medical evidence...
- 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 09th January 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 29th ...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was granted payment of domiciliary care allowance following a successful appeal. They were notified of this decision on 22nd March 2012. Arrears issued by cheque on that date and the normal monthly payments will commence on 17th April.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 and 595 together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names and salaries of my Special Advisors is set out in the tabular statement below. There is no Minister of State attached to my Department. TITLE NAME ANNUAL SALARY Press Advisor Kathleen Barrington â¬86,806 Special Advisor Edward Brophy â¬127,796 Kathleen Barrington...
- 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 28th February 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred, in due course,...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: In relation to the sentiments outlined in the correspondence from Mr. Myles O'Brien I would like to acknowledge that Community Employment (CE) schemes provide a very important and valued contribution to social employment, training and progression for unemployed people. Furthermore, many Community Employment schemes provide vital community services right across the country. CE schemes play an...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 11 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 7 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 supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Apart from the excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residence condition and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the current average times taken to process carers allowance appeals decided by summary decision is 31.5 weeks and 42.8 weeks for those requiring an oral hearing. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation and include all activities during this period including · time...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme 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 have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...
- 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 18 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 14...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme was launched on 1 July 2011. It provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, at all skills levels. The aim of JobBridge is to assist individuals in breaking the cycle where they are unable to get a job without experience. It provides them with an opportunity to gain valuable experience, relevant...