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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Mar 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. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in itself...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned has been requested to provide further information in order to process his application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on his application when the requested information has been provided. Carer's allowance is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to elderly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned has been requested 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 (31 Mar 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned ceased as the rent payable was in excess of the rent limit for the family size. The Executive further advised that the person concerned has sufficient household income to meet her household needs.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of mortgage interest supplement ceased as the person concerned has sufficient income to meet his mortgage interest costs.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement of â¬36 per week from 11 April 2011. This is the maximum amount payable based on her household circumstances.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the persons concerned are in receipt of the maximum amount of rent supplement payable based on the household income from disability allowance and jobseeker's allowance.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: One of the qualifying conditions for a jobseeker's payment is that a person is unemployed for three days out of six (not including Sunday). This means that an enumerator could work up to four days a week, including Sunday, and still receive a jobseeker's payment. A person on jobseeker's benefit must sign off for any days worked as an enumerator. If a jobseeker's benefit customer carries out...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement automatically ceased in September 2010 as the person concerned had not collected her payment for a number of weeks. If the person concerned wishes to make a new application for rent supplement then she should contact the community welfare officer at her local health centre.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 4 February 2011. As this is a means tested allowance she has been asked to forward a P45 from her last employment and bank statements for the past six months. A decision on her entitlement to disability allowance will be given on receipt of the requested documentation and she will be notified directly of the outcome. The person has...
- Banks Recapitalisation and Restructuring: Statements (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Deputy has some nerve.
- Banks Recapitalisation and Restructuring: Statements (31 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: Because you signed the guarantee.
- Banks Recapitalisation and Restructuring: Statements (31 Mar 2011)
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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The habitual residence condition applies to social assistance payments and to child benefit. The determination of a person's habitual residence is made in accordance with five factors which are set out in legislation, as follows: (a) the length and continuity of residence in the State or in any other particular country; (b) the length and purpose of any absence from the State; (c) the nature...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: Relatively few returning Irish emigrants are refused social welfare payments on grounds of habitual residence. 738 Irish citizens were disallowed a social welfare payment because of the habitual residence rule in 2009. Records for 2010 are incomplete due to industrial action. Jobseeker's allowance accounted for over 70% of disallowances in 2009. In cases where returning Irish emigrants are...
- Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (30 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Government is committed to tackling Ireland's economic crisis in a way that is fair, balanced, and which recognises the need for social solidarity. As was stressed in the preamble to our Programme for Government, in order to address the very substantial problems that we face, it is essential that new ways, new approaches and new thinking will form the constant backdrop to the work of the...
- Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (30 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 45 together. During 2008, an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, undertook work to develop a National Carers' Strategy. The Departments of Finance, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Health and Children, and Social and Family Affairs, as well as the Health Service Executive and FÃS were represented on the group. The...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (30 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Gender Recognition Advisory Group was established in 2010 with the following terms of reference:- "To advise the Minister for Social Protection on the legislation required to provide for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexuals. In particular, to propose heads of a bill to provide for:- o The establishment of a process for legal recognition of the acquired gender of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: Family and child income support payments both assist parents in contributing to the costs associated with raising children and play a very important role in the objective of reducing child poverty. The Government is conscious that child benefit as a universal payment can be an important source of income for all families during a time of recession and unemployment. Between 2000 and 2009,...