Results 26,241-26,260 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Job Losses (29 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: I thank Deputy Keaveney for raising this important matter. I heard about the redundancies in Rehab with great regret. However, I emphasise that they do not arise as a result of any reduction in funding by the Department of Social Protection. As Deputy Keaveney is aware, the Department of Social Protection has recently taken over full responsibility for the wage subsidy scheme since the...
- Job Losses (29 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: I await with interest the outcome of the discussions between SIPTU and the Rehab director. I take the points made by Deputy Keaveney. We have just taken over the wage subsidy scheme since the relevant division of FÃS joined the Department on 1 January. Recently, I launched the EmployAbility Service, which provides job coaches and other supports to individuals with a disability seeking...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Domiciliary care allowance (DCA) has been administered by my Department since April 2009, when responsibility for the scheme transferred from the Health Service Executive. DCA cases are routinely reviewed to ensure that the conditions for receipt of the payment continue to be met. Cases are reviewed based on either the recommendation of the medical assessor (MA) when the claim was initially...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June until the end of September each year. The person concerned was refused a BSCFA payment as her application was received in December 2011 which is after the closing date for receipt of claims. It is open to the person concerned to seek a review of this decision.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: There are currently 937 carer's allowance and benefit recipients whose spouse or partner is in receipt of FIS. Budget 2012 contained a measure which provides for the assessment of carer's benefit and carer's allowance payments in determining entitlement to Family Income Supplement (FIS). This measure brings the treatment of these two payments for FIS purposes into line with the treatment of...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The Government decided in March 2011 to confine the use of State cars from 1 May 2011. Accordingly, I now use my own car for official business. The travel /mileage rates payable depend on the car engine size and also incorporate a number of expense elements associated with the cost of running a car. These cost elements include insurance, full membership of AA/RAC, road tax and licence. The...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 12 May 2011 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The Appeals Officer is also researching certain aspects of the case and hopes to have this research completed shortly and...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The entitlement to jobseeker's benefit of the person concerned is currently being reviewed and a decision will be made as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible and subsequent appeals are submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) without delay. Invalidity pension is a weekly payment for people who are permanently incapable of work...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible and subsequent appeals are submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) without delay. There has been a high volume of applicants for carer's allowance in recent years. There were...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: In the case of an illness benefit appeal it is most unusual for it to take up to a year for the file to be sent to the social welfare appeals office. However, if the deputy is aware of a particular case, my department will have the matter investigated if the necessary details are provided. Currently, the illness benefit branch is dealing with appeal cases it received in mid January of this year.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 27 July 2011. He failed on two occasions to respond to written requests for more information which was required in order for his application to be assessed. Accordingly, his claim was withdrawn on 6 February 2012 and he was notified in writing of this. With regards to his potential social welfare entitlements, it is difficult to...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The Government decided to confine the use of State cars from 1 May 2011. Accordingly the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the mileage expenses which I have claimed since then is set out in the following tabular statement. The basis on which Ministers record their mileage does not require them to list individual trips. Ministerial Mileage Claims Period Kms Amount...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Under current regulations it is not possible to employ a person registered with FÃS for a period of 12 months full time to work in a private business and have a share of their wage or salary paid by FÃS or The Department of Social Protection.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of her full entitlement to rent supplement based on her household circumstances.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The total amount spent on entertainment expenses since my appointment in March 2011 to date was â¬1,698. The amount incurred on entertainment expenses in the calendar year of 2011 was â¬1,856. These figures include all entertainment expenditure by the Department including Ministerial expenses and those of senior civil servants.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Fibromyalgia is accepted as a certifiable medical condition. Eligibility to illness related benefit / allowance is determined by its severity and expected duration. The medical assessment is made in accordance with the Department's evidence based medical protocols.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The following is an outline of the conditions under which the Qualified Child increase is payable to a participant on Community Employment following the changes announced in Budget 2012: Existing Participants New Participants Jobseekers Allowance (JA) Qualified child increase paid where eligible, subject to household means assessment Qualified child increase paid where eligible, subject to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 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 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 9 January...