Results 30,341-30,360 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: In the time frame available, I regret that the Department is not in a position to reply to this question. The Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The community employment programme and the rural social scheme make important contributions to the delivery of local services to communities across the country and provide significant employment and training opportunities for those engaged. I do not envisage any change to either initiative that would impact on the nature or range of services delivered. Each initiative provides opportunities...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the persons concerned recently had their entitlement to rent supplement reviewed and that they are in receipt of the maximum amount of rent supplement payable based on the household income from disability allowance and illness benefit.
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered by the Community Welfare Service (CWS) division of the Health Service Executive on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection in accordance with guidelines issued by this Department. Neither the Minister nor the Department has a function in deciding entitlement in individual cases. The CWS also administer and various payments to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 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. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 13th April 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 (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of mortgage interest supplement ceased as the person concerned is in full-time education.
- Written Answers — PPS Numbers: PPS Numbers (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The details which the Deputy has supplied are not sufficient to identify the person concerned. I have made arrangements to contact the person to obtain the necessary details and to re-issue the PPS number, if it can be located, or to issue a new PPS number if necessary.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The position regarding the staffing of my Constituency Office is as outlined below: Grade: Monthly Salary Scale 1 EO â¬2,543 ââ¬3,998 1 CO â¬1,931 ââ¬3,112 1 Personal Assistant â¬3,643 ââ¬4,672 1 Personal Secretary â¬1,985 ââ¬3,978 There are no plans to make any further appointments to my constituency office.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Social Welfare Tribunal and the Citizens Information Board. In addition, the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. Procedures with regard to appointments are as follows: The Pensions Board Appointments to the Pensions Board are prescribed under the Pensions Act, 1990 (as...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The HSE has advised that it awarded a mortgage interest supplement of â¬182 per week to the person concerned, on an exceptional basis for a period of 12 months from January 2010 and that payment of the supplement has now ceased. The HSE has further advised that the person concerned appealed this decision to the HSE's designated Appeals Officer on 13th April 2011. A decision on the matter...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Department operates a range of employment support measures designed to encourage and support social welfare recipients of working age to reduce their dependency on welfare payments. The back to work enterprise allowance (BTWEA) is designed to provide a monetary incentive for people who are long term dependent on social welfare payments to make self employment financially attractive and...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11th April 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 — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Department operates a range of employment support measures designed to encourage and support social welfare recipients of working age to reduce their dependency on welfare payments. In the main, to qualify for participation on these schemes an applicant must, inter alia, be in receipt of a relevant social welfare payment for a minimum specified period. In general, activation policies...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 10th November 2009. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child in question was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 14th December 2009 where the customer was advised of the decision. The customer subsequently lodged an appeal against this...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that it has requested the person concerned to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on her application when the requested information has been provided.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the average waiting time for a domiciliary care allowance appeal dealt with by way of a summary decision in 2010 was 26.8 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing was 49.1 weeks. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation. These include all activities...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 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. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (3 May 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 333 together. 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 programme. The administration of individual cases under Community Employment is a day-to-day matter for FÃS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act 1987 as amended by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 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. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...