Results 27,021-27,040 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The number of CE schemes operating in Cork (City & County) is currently 102 with 2052 CE scheme participants in Cork (City & County). It is anticipated that the overall number of places on CE will be unchanged in 2012.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The purpose of 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 have accommodation available to them from any other source. The scheme is intended as a temporary income support payment and is not designed to be a medium to long term housing support or a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd 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 2nd...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 3rd January 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department is committed to providing a high quality service to our customers and to ensuring that all payments are made available on their due date. We offer a range of payment options to customers including payment at a local post office via electronic information transfer (EIT), through a bank, building society account or certain credit unions via electronic funds transfer (EFT) or...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 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 (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17th October 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 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 06th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Since 1st October 2011, mortgage interest supplement appeals are dealt with by the Social Welfare Appeals Office and should be made to that office at D'Olier House, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2. The LoCall telephone number for the Office is 1890 74 74 34. There are, as yet, no figures available as to the number of weeks appeals for mortgage interest supplement are taking. However, overall, the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 November 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The disability allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was registered on 06th August 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Rent Supplement application for the person concerned has been decided and the payment including arrears effective from 1 October 2011 will be paid on 30 January 2012.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal from the person concerned was registered on 30th November 2011 and she was afforded an opportunity of setting out the complete and up to date grounds of her appeal. Following her response the relevant departmental papers were requested from the Department on 15th December 2011 and on receipt of these papers the case will be...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Community Employment programme provides 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. There are currently 1,143 CE schemes in operation nationally with 23,300 participants. The overall estimated budget stands at...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The purpose of the rural social scheme (RSS) is to provide income support for farmers and fisherpersons who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. Persons are engaged for 191â2 hours per week to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. The funds...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29th January 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 24th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Community Employment programme provides 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. There are currently 1,143 CE schemes in operation nationally with 23,300 participants. The overall estimated budget stands at...