Results 26,401-26,420 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 353 together. Carers allowance is a means tested social assistance payment made to persons who are unable to work because they are providing full time care and attention to older people or people with disabilities. The provisional outturn for carers in 2011, including carer's allowance, carer's benefit and respite care grant was approximately â¬658...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, in organisations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors. The scheme is limited to individuals who are currently on the Live Register and have been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance/Benefit or are signing on for credits for at least 3 of...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Employees who do not have additional earned income other than earnings from employment, do not currently pay PRSI on unearned income, such as rental income. One of my key goals in the Department is to reform the system of social protection to put it on a sounder financial footing in the future. One of the matters I am most concerned about is the deficit in the Social Insurance Fund. It is...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department, because of the nature of its work, holds extensive and detailed personal information about our customers. It takes its obligations to its customers under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 very seriously and takes the strongest line in relation to the misuse of customer information. Any breach of trust by staff with regard to the confidentiality of information is treated...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 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 1st 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 to an Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: As my department has outlined in previous correspondence to the deputy, persons awaiting trial may generally continue to satisfy the scheme conditions pertaining to the working age schemes, such as jobseeker's allowance, disability allowance and one-parent family payment. Disallowances under social welfare legislation apply in respect of periods of imprisonment but, as it is not the role of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new facts. Following the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 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 19 November 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 12...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 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 29 September 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 7...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 13 May 2011. The medical evidence supplied with his claim was referred to one of the department's medical assessors who was of the opinion, based on the information supplied, that the person was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and the claim was refused and the person was...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The initial claim for child benefit from the person concerned was disallowed on 14 December 2005 as she was not considered to be habitually resident. This decision was not appealed. A second application was received on 15 March 2011 and was again disallowed on habitual residence grounds. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 29 September 2011 and she was advised of her right...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its clients and in this regard all operational procedures are subject to continuous business process improvement supported by modern technology. Under social welfare legislation it is not possible to automatically award job-seeker claims to educational workers in the circumstances you describe. In the past, this has led...
- Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Since April 2000 the needs of asylum seekers are catered for under the direct provision system operated by the Reception and Integration Agency of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Under the system asylum seekers are provided with full board accommodation and other facilities such as laundry services and access to leisure areas. To take account of the services provided, a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Any person who is receiving a social welfare or health service executive payment who has been prescribed a special diet as a result of a specified medical condition, and whose means are insufficient to meet their needs, may qualify for a diet supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The amount of diet supplement payable in individual cases is calculated by assessing...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The earnings disregard in the one-parent family payment (OFP) aims to support a lone parent to enter employment by contributing to the costs of taking up employment, including childcare. Prior to 2012 a lone parent could earn up to â¬146.50 per week and retain their full OFP. From 1 January, 2012, an OFP recipient can earn up to â¬130 per week and receive the full rate of the OFP. Half of...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned has applied to retire from the civil service on 29th February 2012. Their pension will be calculated in accordance with the entitlements attached to their occupational pension scheme and they will receive their full entitlements.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Feb 2012)
Joan Burton: Photography services are used, in conjunction with press releases and conferences, to communicate my Department's initiatives, schemes and services to our customers and to the regional and national media. Photography services were used on five occasions over the past year, as set out in the table below. The total cost was less than â¬2,200. The procurement of these photography services is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 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 12 September 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 31...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 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 8th 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 to an Appeals...