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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: A person who is self employed normally pays a PRSI Class S contribution rate. This entitles such a person to limited benefits such as Widow's or Widowers Contributory Pension, Guardians Payment (Contributory), State Pension (Contributory), Maternity Benefit, Adoptive Benefit and a Bereavement Grant. From the information provided the person concerned may have an entitlement to Disability...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Guardians' payment schemes allow for the provision of a weekly allowance to a guardian of a child who has either been orphaned or whose parents have abandoned and failed to provide for the child. The person concerned applied for a Guardian's Contributory Payment in May this year. As the evidence supplied did not support abandonment of the child by her mother, it was decided that she was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: 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. Payment of rent supplement is normally calculated to ensure that a person, after the payment of rent, has an income equal...

Written Answers — Carers Strategy: Carers Strategy (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Government is acutely aware and appreciative of the contribution made by carers to people needing ongoing care and support. In recognition of this, considerable improvements have been made in recent years in services and supports for carers. Over the past decade, weekly payment rates to carers have greatly increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have significantly eased,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: All such costs were incurred through the one-stop-shop at the houses of the Oireachtas and were vouched and verified.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The total costs of foreign travel incurred by my predecessors and me for 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 are set out in the following table -: Year Location Purpose of trip Costs(€) Mary Hanafin 2009 Boston Represent Irish Government at Funeral of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. 1,052 Jonkoping, Sweden EU meeting. 990 Vienna Conference for Ministers of Family Affairs. 746 Stockholm...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements. Question No....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The range of benefits and pensions to which different groups of workers may establish entitlement reflects the risks associated with the nature of their work. This in turn reflects the rate of contribution payable. Self-employed people including Artists are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 3% and are consequently eligible for a narrower range of benefits than general employees who,...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Department supports government policy which aims to facilitate the greater use of electronic payment systems in the economy in the interests of developing a world class payments environment in Ireland. Our payment strategy is designed to ensure that cost effective arrangements are in place for making payments to social welfare customers by using a range of payment options and to ensure...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: It is estimated that €260 million could be saved if the qualifying year for the State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition) was increased by one year. However, it is important to note that these estimated savings do not take account of additional expenditure that may be incurred through knock-on effects on other areas if people of these age groups qualified for unemployment...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for a range of Social Welfare payments, including Child Benefit, applicants are required to satisfy the Habitual Residence condition (HRC). This condition was introduced on 1st May 2004. The HRC requires the applicant to satisfy the Deciding Officer that they meet certain conditions, including that their centre of interest is in Ireland and that their future intentions,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for a State Pension (Transition) at age 65, a person must have a yearly average of at least 24 reckonable social insurance contributions from their commencement of insurable employment up to the end of the tax year prior to their 65th birthday. The person concerned does not qualify for a State Pension (Transition) as she only has a yearly average of 2 reckonable...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on Social Welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The official domestic travel requirements of Ministers are met by using State cars with official Garda drivers, the costs of which are met from the Garda Síochána Vote. No other additional costs were incurred by me or by my predecessor in 2008 or in 2009 to date. The additional costs incurred in 2007 by the late Minister Brennan are set out in the following table -: Year Type Purpose of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Department of Social and Family Affairs does not maintain annual statistics on the marital status of people who are claiming State Pension (Contributory) or State Pension (Transition), as qualification is on an individual social insurance basis. However, the attached table shows the break-down between male and female SPT and SPC recipients from 1990 to date (Note, in 2007, provisions...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Health Service Executive has advised that according to its records, an application for mortgage interest supplement has not been received from the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to contact his local community welfare officer with a view to making an application for mortgage interest supplement.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The transfer of the Domiciliary Care Allowance scheme from the Health Service Executive to this Department arose from a Government decision on 28th February 2006 to reallocate certain functions between Departments and Agencies as part of the health service reform programme. The transfer of the scheme in 2009 took place in two stages: - From 1st April 2009, all new claims for Domiciliary Care...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Health Service Executive has advised that according to its records, an application for mortgage interest supplement has not been received from the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to contact his local community welfare officer with a view to making an application for mortgage interest supplement.