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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: On 1 January 2011, the Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I am pleased to advise...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The free travel scheme permits free travel on most CIE public transport services in all counties, Luas and a range of services offered by over 90 private operators in various parts of the country. There are 15 private operators based in county Donegal participating in the scheme. Free travel is also available on cross border journeys between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: As Minister for Social Protection I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases in regard to the operation of the Community Employment (CE) programme. The administration of individual cases under CE is a day-to-day matter for FÁS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act, 1987, as amended by Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2010....

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. The role of money advisors is to help clients to assess their financial situation, make a budget plan and deal with creditors. There are 52 independent MABS companies operating the local MABS services from 65 locations throughout the country with...

Written Answers — Registration of Births: Registration of Births (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: Any suspected illegality in relation to the registration of births should be reported to An Garda Síochána, as there is a number of offences provided for under Section 69 of the Civil Registration Act 2004. In particular, I would draw the Deputy's attention to section 69(3) which provides that a person who gives to a registrar particulars or information which he or she knows to be false or...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the Executive based on the particular circumstances of the case. Eligible people would normally be...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 157 and 158 of 31st May, industry sources have estimated that the total value of assets held by Irish Pension Funds is approximately €75 billion. It is further estimated that approximately €11 billion of these assets are invested in Irish holdings.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 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 — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The FÁS Traveller Strategy aims to improve its labour market provision for travellers. Fundamental to the achievement of the recommendations of the Strategy is that networks be maintained or enhanced with representatives of travellers and FÁS to create links and manage expectations between cultures. Under the Strategy FÁS Employment Services and the Local Employment Services (LES) are...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) operates under the aegis of the Department and is responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services and for the Money, Advice and Budgeting Service. The board of the Citizens Information Board is also responsible for furnishing advice, information and assistance to me in relation to the development of any...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that an application for an exceptional needs payment made on 26 May 2011 was refused as the need was not established. The HSE further advised that the person concerned did receive an exceptional needs payment in April 2011 in respect of household bills.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that two appeals by the person concerned were registered in that office on 5 February 2011 and 10 March 2011 respectively. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 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 27 June 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 (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: My constituency office is based in the Department's premises in Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Dublin 1. While it is not possible to apportion the costs of either the office accommodation or the provision of general IT services, utilities and related expenses, in respect of the constituency office, it is estimated that the cost of the specific IT system for the office, which includes the provision of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department operates a travel pass scheme encouraging staff members to use public transport in lieu of car transport. The travel pass scheme was introduced in 2002 under the terms and conditions set down by the Department of Finance and has been made available to the staff of my Department since then. Under arrangements agreed with the Revenue Commissioners, it allows employees to forego...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. The role of money advisers is to help clients to assess their financial situation, make a budget plan and deal with creditors. There are 52 independent MABS companies operating the local MABS services from 65 locations throughout the country, with national...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: I have no funding of this nature available in the Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The free travel scheme permits free travel on most CIE public transport services in all counties, Luas and a range of services offered by over 90 private operators in various parts of the country. Free travel is also available on cross border journeys between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In addition, customers aged 66 years and over can travel for free on journeys within...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 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 23 February 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 11 May...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was initially refused mortgage interest supplement in 2009 as, in the opinion of the Executive, the amount of mortgage interest payable exceeded the amount the Executive considered reasonable to meet her residential needs. The person concerned appealed the decision and the Social Welfare Appeals Office awarded mortgage...