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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has stated that there is no record of an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for mortgage interest supplement she should contact the community welfare officer at her local health centre.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 101 together. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned had previously been in receipt of rent supplement but his payment was suspended as his primary social welfare payment ceased. The HSE further advised that they wrote to the person concerned in November 2010 requesting him to contact the community welfare officer. The person concerned failed to respond to this request...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that they have requested further information in relation to the tenancy and the landlord's PPSN from the persons concerned in order to process their application for rent supplement. The HSE further advised that a decision will be made on their application when the information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: In advance of the transfer of the domiciliary care allowance (DCA) scheme to this Department, an expert medical group was established to agree a set of consistent and objective guidelines for use nationally in determining eligibility of children for the scheme. This group was established as there were no agreed medical guidelines for the scheme while it was administered by the HSE. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, has allowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Tús scheme is to focus on those people who are long-term unemployed. For this reason, eligibility is at present confined to those on the Live Register for 12 months and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. Participants will, in the first instance, be identified by the Department of Social Protection by applying the following conditions: · A person must be unemployed...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 30 May 2011 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officers decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 March 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The position remains as advised in question number 248 which I answered for the Deputy on 17 May 2011. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has terminated payment of rent supplement in this case as the person concerned failed to provide the financial and foreign travel documentation requested by the community welfare officer. The HSE further advised that the person...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: One parent family payments issued to the person concerned from 3 June 2004 to 11 May 2011. Following a review of her entitlement, her claim was disallowed from 12 May 2011 on the grounds that she and another person are living together as husband and wife. Her file is currently with an inspector who will review her circumstances and send a report to a deciding officer for a review of the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: Deputies Higgins and Ó Snodaigh have continuously bemoaned in today's debate the fact that the cut in the minimum wage has been reinstated, arguing that it would be better to have it done at another time. This morning there was the absurd suggestion that we wait three days, three weeks or three months for the Irish language translation, which would hold up the reinstatement of the cut in...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I was addressing the same amendment as the one in which Deputy Higgins called for a delay in reinstating the minimum wage.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: How?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: Is that the amendment?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: On a point of order-----

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: It is the Deputy who introduced the argument that the minimum wage should not have been addressed in this Bill. I repeat my opinion that he is far off the mark in trying to find specious arguments for not reinstating the minimum wage.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: He wants to find specious arguments.