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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The couple concerned applied for Farm Assist on 18 February 2009. In order to determine their entitlement to this payment a Social Welfare Investigator has visited them on two occasions and is now awaiting documentation in support of their application before the investigation can be completed. When the investigation has been finalised a decision on their claim will be made immediately...
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Family Support Agency funds the Family Mediation Service (FMS), which provides family mediation to separating couples in Ireland. The FMS is a free, professional, confidential service which enables couples, married and non-married, who have decided to separate, or divorce and who together want to negotiate the terms of their separation or divorce with the help of a trained mediator. It...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Rent supplement is intended as a short-term income support to eligible tenants living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that it has not received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. He should contact his local housing authority with a view to having his housing needs...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that it has not received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. He should contact the community welfare officer at his local health centre if he wishes apply...
- Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The live register is complied from returns made for each local office to the Central Statistics Office by the Department of Social and Family Affairs. According to the CSO, the compilation basis for the live register statistics from May 1992 onwards is described in the September 1992 issue of the Statistical Bulletin. Those counted on the Live Register include people under 65 years who are...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I was appointed to this Department on 7 May 2008 and since then the bills paid in relation to the Departmental mobile telephone assigned to me are set out in the following table - Year Rent Calls VAT Total 2008 36.10 1480.29 310.88 1827.27 2009 35.70 1065.49 229.01 1330.2 The above includes all costs relating to data, roaming and voice calls as invoiced, however it...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Cases taken to court by the Department can be taken by way of criminal prosecutions or civil proceedings. All such cases are sent to the Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO) to initiate legal proceedings through the District Courts. At present, the legal costs involved are not borne by this Department and the information requested by the Deputy is currently being sought from that Office....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Employment under a contract of service as a miner is insurable for occupational injuries benefit under the Social Welfare Acts. Miners who are unable to work due to an accident or illness arising from their employment may be entitled to occupational injury benefit for the first 26 weeks of their claim. The occupational injuries scheme, operated by the Department, provides entitlement to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A claim for Farm Assist from the person concerned was received in the Department on 30th of March 2009. Payment of Farm Assist is subject to a means test and in this regard the claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation of the persons means. It is expected that the report of the Inspector will be completed shortly and a decision on the claim will be made...
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has the main role in the management of the property portfolio in question. I understand that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the properties occupied by the Department is being compiled by OPW and it will be provided to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Delegates Allowance is a payment made to officials of the Department who represent Ireland at meetings of International Organisations abroad. The amount of Delegates Allowance paid to officials by the Department from 2006 to July 2009 is set out in the following table -: Year Amount 2006 â¬31,094.07 2007 â¬31,565.08 2008 â¬39,579.35 1 Jan â 3 Jul 2009 â¬8,159.75
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: An application for carer's allowance, by the person concerned, was received by the Department on 23/7/08 and disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 03 February 2009 on the grounds that the care recipient was not so invalided or disabled as to require full-time care and attention as laid down in the carer's allowance legislation. An appeal was opened on 10 March 2009 and I am...
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: All out sourced printing contracts are awarded by the Department following competitive processes which are carried out strictly in accordance with government procurement guidelines and in line with the relevant EU procurement policies. All current print contracts are placed with companies based in the Republic of Ireland. In addition, a number of Departmental forms and reports are printed...
- Written Answers — Public Service Card: Public Service Card (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department has developed, in conjunction with a number of other government departments, the specifications for a Public Service Card (PSC) under the SAFE (Standard Authentication Framework Environment) programme. The specification provides for identification features, including a photograph. The PSC is to act as a key for access to public services in general, identifying and helping to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. There are currently 3,976 recipients of rent supplement in County Kildare.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The current range of payment options offered by the Department to customers includes payment via local post offices; certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators; and bank or building society accounts, including Postbank. Other than jobseekers that can only be paid at a post office, customers opt for a particular payment method having regard to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme is designed to help those in receipt of a social welfare payment who have not worked for a period of time to improve their employability and job-readiness by acquiring educational qualifications. The requirement to be in receipt of a social welfare payment for a minimum period has always been a feature of the scheme. A waiting period is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Jul 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The claim for jobseeker's allowance by the person concerned was refused by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the 03 February 2009 on the grounds that she did not satisfy the habitual residence conditions. An appeal was opened on 03 March 2009 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...