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- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works has responsibility for the acquisition and maintenance of office accommodation for the Department of Social Protection. At present, there are two social welfare offices in the Cork City area. These are located in Hanover Street and Carrigaline. Hanover Street is a very large office, operating at very close to full capacity. Over the last few years my Department...
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Government has provided various types of support to people affected by the November 2009 flooding. Humanitarian Aid payments were made, both in the immediate aftermath of the flooding and subsequently to enable eligible households to resume living at their home. Flood relief works were also undertaken in some of the affected areas and other works are at an advanced state of preparation....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5th August 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 (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, a special heating supplement may be paid to assist people in certain circumstances that have special heating needs (e.g. in the case of ill health, infirmity or a medical) condition. The person concerned is in receipt of a weekly heating supplement since June 2006.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing on 27th October 2011. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: Persons on the Live Register may be entitled to a payment of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit from my Department. The average cost of such payments for each 1,000 people on the Live Register is currently estimated at â¬9 million per annum. In addition, further costs of up to â¬1 million for each 1,000 people on the Live Register are incurred on other schemes administered by...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 339 together. Given the scale of the unemployment crisis one of the key objectives of labour market policy is to keep those on the live register close to the labour market and to prevent a drift into long-term unemployment. The JobBridge scheme is an activation measure which facilitates this objective through allowing the participant to engage in a 6...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
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 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
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 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2nd August 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 26th...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: As the number of officers who might retire in a 12 month period cannot be identified, it is not possible to estimate the amount of revenue that might be raised in a 12 month period by applying tax rates to lump sums. Retirement lump sums can only be calculated when an officer applies to retire, and the amount involved is dependant on the individual officer's grade, salary point and service...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is providing the data on numbers of retired civil servants in the ranges of pension, as sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: In the period 1 June 2010 to 31 June 2011 a total of 103 retirement lump sums were awarded by my Department. The total amount paid in respect of these retirement lump sums was â¬6,244,905.23. If tax had been applied to each lump sum payment at a rate of 0% on the first â¬75,000; 20% on the next â¬125,000; and 42% for the remainder, it would have generated a tax revenue of â¬274,822.90.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. Notification of the Appeals Officers decision issued 28 June 2011. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: Payment of rent supplement to the person concerned was suspended when the primary payment of job seeker's benefit was closed. The Community Welfare Officer involved has tried to contact the person concerned to get details of his change of circumstances. The person concerned should contact his community welfare officer to establish his eligibility for rent supplement.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for carer's allowance was received from the person concerned on 29 July 2011. On completion of the necessary investigations of all aspects of her case, which requires assessment of medical evidence and means, a decision will be made and she will be notified directly of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Services: Social Services (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The clinic at the community centre in question was provided up to 30 August 2011. The premises did not meet health and safety standards and the number of customers attending for the service had reduced significantly. Accordingly, it was decided to withdraw the service from this location and a notice to this effect has been placed at the centre. Due to the current configuration of community...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: There is no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for rent supplement he should contact the community welfare officer at his local health centre.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: The family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide income for employees on low earnings with families. This preserves the incentive to remain in employment in circumstances where the employee might only be marginally better off than if he or she were unemployed and claiming other social welfare payments. To qualify for payment of FIS, a person must be engaged in full-time insurable...
- Written Answers — Departmental Operations: Departmental Operations (4 Oct 2011)
Joan Burton: There are no limits set by my staff or their managers in respect of the number of carer's allowance applications that are processed each day. Staff are expected to work to the best of their ability at all times and productivity and output is managed and monitored closely. The number of claims that can be processed in any given working day can vary as a result of a number of factors,...