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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Return to Education Programme is a joint initiative between FÁS and Vocational Education Committees (VEC) for participants on community employment (CE) to support their basic literacy skills. Participants are released from their CE work for nine hours per week over the thirty week duration of the initiative. The initiative aims to provide help for participants to achieve significant...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: It is estimated that the 2011 reduction in income to the Social Insurance Fund as a result of the halving of the lower rate of employers' PRSI from 8.5% to 4.25% for those earning €356 or less, will be in the region of €85m in 2011. This is based on implementation of the measure from the beginning of July 2011. The 2012 reduction in income to the Fund is estimated to be €190m. It is...

Written Answers — Community Services Programme: Community Services Programme (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta (MFG) is an independent company with its own board of management which has responsibility under company law for the proper stewardship of the company. My Department has no role in the internal operations of this company and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff matters, or determining its approach to resolving its current...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 299 together. Statistics are not available on the number of individuals who applied for a mortgage interest supplement payment on 1 March 2011 and on 1 September 2011. The tabular statement shows the number of mortgage interest supplement claims registered and awarded in the week ending 4 March 2011 and week ending 2 September 2011 by HSE area. 4...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: If the deputy or the person on whose behalf the deputy is enquiring will provide my department with details and evidence of their allegation of wrongful receipt of carer's allowance along with sufficient information to identify the parties allegedly involved, I will have the original claim re-investigated. Comprehensive administrative procedures are in place in my department to assess and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Self-employed people can apply for the means-tested Jobseeker's Allowance if their business ceases or if they are on low income as a result of a downturn in demand for their services. Self-employed customers do not have to de-register as self-employed persons in order to claim Jobseeker's Allowance. Legislation provides for the assessment of 'all income in cash and any non-cash benefits...

Written Answers — Employment Support Schemes: Employment Support Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Gradlink programme was a programme operated by IBEC, which aimed to offer graduates work experience, while they retained their social welfare entitlements. I understand that given the similar aims of JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, IBEC decided to close the Gradlink programme. However, in advance of the launch of JobBridge, IBEC participated in a Stakeholders Group which...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: There are no bilateral agreements in relation to pensions operating between Ireland and Bulgaria. However, EU regulations on the coordination of social security systems, and Directive 2003/41/EC on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORP Directive) are applied by both countries. In relation to social welfare pensions, these are governed by EU...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Apart from a number of excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residency condition and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can prove...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19th March 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 4th...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The community employment programme makes an important contribution to the delivery of local services to communities across the country and provides significant employment and training opportunities for those engaged. I do not envisage any change that would impact on the nature or range of services delivered. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government contains a commitment to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 14th June 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 26th August 2011 advising the person concerned of the decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. On 12 September 2011 an application for invalidity pension was received from the person concerned. While the person concerned satisfies the contribution conditions for invalidity pension, his suitability on medical grounds has yet to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: It will be necessary for the person concerned to submit a completed Jobseeker's application form (UP1) to his local social welfare office in Newbridge so that his entitlement to jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance can be established. The UP1 form is available from the Newbridge office or may be downloaded from the Department's website www.welfare.ie.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Following the decision of the Social Welfare Appeals Officer one parent family payment has been restored to the person concerned and weekly payments are continuing pending a review of her efforts to obtain maintenance from her spouse.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement of €337.40 per month which is his full entitlement based on his personal circumstances.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement from the effective date of 1 August 2011. A payment of €972, covering the period from 1 August to 30 September, will be issued on 29 September.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: FÁS funding of Community Employment (CE) participants is based on the Department of Social Protection's (DSP) confirmation of an individual's welfare entitlement. The person concerned commenced on Community Employment on 1 June 2009. From 1 June 2009, he was paid the standard CE participant rate with no child dependent allowance as confirmed by the Department. On 12 July 2011, FÁS...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: An automated notification is issued to customers in receipt of jobseeker's benefit which informs them that their benefit is running out and that they can apply for jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's credits. The notification includes the application form for jobseeker's allowance and issues 10 weeks prior to their expected last day of entitlement to jobseeker's benefit. A reminder issues 6...

Written Answers — Supplementary Welfare Allowance: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: There have been no changes made to the rules concerning the assessment of mortgage interest supplement recently.