Results 27,261-27,280 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Responsibility for the acquisition of office accommodation for the Department of Social Protection rests with the Office of Public Works. The Department is not involved in matters of management of property and none of agencies funded by the Department owns property.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 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 30th June 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 28th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy rebate claim in respect of the company concerned was received on 23 September 2011. Redundancy rebate claims received at the start of May 2011 are currently being processed.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 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 12th December 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 to an Appeals Officer for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The purpose of the rural social scheme 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. These funds meet...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department is currently compiling information in relation to redundancies in 2011 and payments from the social insurance fund in this regard. The provisional figure for claims in 2011 is 49,766 but this has yet to be finalised. The provisional total paid out in redundancy payments for 2011 is â¬312.7 million. The Department does not maintain statistics in relation to the number of...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The recently announced changes to the rates of payment for State pension are necessary if we are to ensure the sustainability of pension provision into the future. The challenges facing the Irish pension system are significant. There are currently six people of working age for every pensioner and this ratio is expected to decrease to approximately two to one by 2050. In addition, those aged...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was received on 2 September 2011. Redundancy lump sum claims received at the start of May 2011 are currently being processed.
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: There is no record of a redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned. Question No. 432 withdrawn.
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 to 437, inclusive, 439 to 455, inclusive, and 457 to 466, inclusive together. An official from my Department contacted the company concerned to establish the position in relation to redundancy claims and to ensure that the workers of the company are in a position to access any redundancy payments to which they may be entitled. The company submitted 34...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: There is no record of a redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned. Questions Nos. 439 to 455 answered with Question No. 433.
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: There is no record of a redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Reviews: Social Welfare Reviews (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Domiciliary care allowance (DCA) cases, processed by the Department since April 2009, have a review date entered when initially awarded. This date is based on the recommendation of one of the Department's medical advisors having considered the child's medical prognosis. Review periods range from 12 months to a recommendation that they not be reviewed again. Customers who currently receive...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: There is no record of a carer's allowance application ever having been received in respect of the above named. On 9 January 2012, a claim form and return envelope issued to him at the address supplied. On its completion and return to carer's allowance section, his application will be processed.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: Following changes to Community Employment schemes announced in Budget 2012, the Government is fully committed to the protection and development of community and social employment initiatives. A financial review of CE schemes will commence immediately. No Community Employment scheme will close pending the outcome of this financial review. The purpose of the review will be to establish the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was examined by a Medical Assessor of the Social Welfare Services who was of the opinion that she was capable of work. She appealed this decision and in that context she was examined by another Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. In the light of this, it...
- Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (11 Jan 2012)
Joan Burton: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department but it does not have a board. Social Welfare Tribunal The Social Welfare Tribunal consists of a Chairperson and four ordinary members. Unlike...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168, 180 and 186 together. Due to the current economic circumstances and the need for the Department of Social Protection to find savings of â¬475 million in Budget 2012, it was necessary to examine all aspects of the Department's expenditure. We are planning savings of â¬27.5m which represents a reduction of 7.5% in the total 2011 Community Employment...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (15 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169, 170 and 175 together. As announced in Budget 2012, the employer rebate of statutory redundancy payments will reduce from 60% to 15% with effect from January 2012. It is expected that this measure will save â¬81 million in 2012. To give effect to this change, legislation was introduced and passed all stages in this House last week and is due to be...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 184 together. I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, based on 2010 figures the average processing times for all appeals dealt with by way of summary decision was 27.4 weeks while cases which required an oral hearing took , on average, 45.6 weeks. In the case of illness benefit, invalidity pensions and disability allowance the...