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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Since my appointment as Minister for Social and Family Affairs in May 2008 I have incurred the following costs in relation to mobile voice and data services: Voice Year Rent Calls Vat Total 2008 â'¬36.10 â'¬1,480.29 â'¬310.88 â'¬1,827.27 2009 â'¬11.90 â'¬363.72 â'¬78.18 â'¬453.80 Data Year Rent Calls Vat Total 2008 â'¬180.00 â'¬14.81 â'¬41.03 â'¬235.84 2009...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Early Childcare Supplement is administered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs on behalf of the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The total expenditure on the Early Childcare Supplement (ECS) for 2007, in respect of non resident children, payable under EU regulations, was €1.1 million. The corresponding figure for 2008 was €4.5 million. The total...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: There have been no cases in the Department of Social and Family Affairs of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under section 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The following tabular statement shows the number of recipients of rent supplement by HSE area for February 2006, February 2007, February 2008 and February 2009. Number of Recipients of Rent Supplement by HSE Area HSE Area End February 2006 End February 2007 End February 2008 End February 2009 Eastern 26,678 25,562 25,135 31,534 Midland 2,309 2,377 2,693 3,996 Mid-Western 4,261 4,051...

Written Answers — Court Proceedings: Court Proceedings (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The matters referred to are the subject of Court proceedings which were first initiated in 2003. Recent allegations are currently the subject of a formal complaint to An Garda Síochána. All allegations are denied by the Department.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that the payment of SWA at the rate of €4.90 a week is based on an assessment of the personal and financial circumstances of the persons concerned which was made at the time of the application for SWA. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Department has no record of receiving an application for Jobseeker's Allowance from the person concerned. If he wishes to submit an application he should contact his local Social Welfare Office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised that the person concerned appealed against the decision to refuse him mortgage interest supplement to the HSE Appeals Officer. That Appeals Officer decided that the...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Under the back to education scheme there are two study options; second level option (SLO) and third level option (TLO). The scheme is not operated on the basis of a prescribed list of courses. Under the second level option, a person may attend a second level course of education at any publicly funded Community Comprehensive, Secondary, Vocational School or Institute of Technology. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: There are no staff employed in my Department on a fixed term basis. All temporary staff are employed on a fixed purpose basis and their employment will continue until the purpose for which they were employed ceases. The agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board, the Family Support Agency, the Combat Poverty Agency and the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The enterprise stream of the back to work allowance (BTWA) scheme is designed to assist people, who are long term dependant on social welfare payments, to take up self-employment. Participants receive a tapered percentage of their social welfare payment over a four year period for those who become self employed and they may also retain entitlement to certain other secondary benefits. A...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Spouses of self-employed contributors, who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, can apply to the Department to have the commercial partnership formally recognised, and to be treated as an individual self-employed contributor. In this way, both spouses incur a liability to pay Class S self-employed PRSI, which can count towards qualification for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Social Welfare legislation provides for the payment of jobseeker's benefit in respect of days of unemployment. Any day on which a person either receives or has an entitlement to holiday pay is not regarded as a day of unemployment and a person has no entitlement to jobseeker's benefit in respect of that day. Employees who are laid off temporarily (i.e. where they expect to return to the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 187 together. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement and mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). There are currently 2,311 recipients of rent supplement and 330 recipients of mortgage interest supplement in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the CSO figures on regional income and unemployment rates. This Department's role is to mainly to provide income support to people who qualify for social welfare payments. The value of the lowest rate of welfare payment was fully maintained in Budget 2009 and now stands at €204.30 per week following an increase of €6.50 per week or over 3%. In the last six Budgets, the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned has been awarded farm assist at the weekly rate of €158.90 with effect from 11 December, 2008. His first payment and arrears due will issue shortly. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and Appeals Officers. These officers are statutorily appointed and I have no role in regard to making such decisions.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned submitted an application for Jobseeker's Allowance on 12 February 2008. One of the conditions for receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance is that the person must be habitually resident in this State. The person concerned was found not to be habitually resident in the State at that time and, accordingly, her application was disallowed and she was notified of this decision on 8...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement and arrears due was made to the person concerned on 30 March 2009. Payment is effective from 2 February 2009.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment is as follows: Jobseeker's Benefit Number EU nationals 176,452 Non-EU nationals 3,782 Jobseeker's Allowance Number EU nationals 149,821 Non-EU nationals 6,432 A breakdown of the actual costs in each category is not available. However the average weekly entitlement (not including Fuel/Smog Allowance) is given in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Early Childcare Supplement was introduced in April 2006 and is administered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs on behalf of the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The expenditure on the Early Childcare Supplement (ECS) for 2006, in respect of non resident children, payable under EU regulations, was €0.4m, the corresponding figure for 2007 was €1.1m and...