Results 4,001-4,020 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Social Welfare: Motion (31 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Government is working very hard to meet all of our needs, but that is not easy.
- Social Welfare: Motion (31 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: We all recognise the valuable work MABS does. Consulting MABS can be a very positive step for people and helps them overcome the difficulties they have in meeting and repaying their debt. MABS is also represented on the Legal Aid Board's consultative panel and the two organisations work well together. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will deal with those issues tomorrow. ...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned made a claim for Jobseeker's Allowance at Finglas local office on 10 December 2008. His application was forwarded to a social welfare inspector on 17 December 2008 so that an assessment of his means could be conducted. The claim papers are with the inspector. All the required documentation has been received from the person concerned. The present position is that the...
- Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department supports the Government's policy of aiming to facilitate the greater use of electronic payment systems in the economy in the interests of developing a world-class payments environment in Ireland. Our payment strategy is designed to ensure that cost-effective arrangements are in place for making payments to social welfare customers by using a range of payment options and to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A range of education and employment supports are available to people who are in receipt of welfare payments. These initiatives, including the back to work allowance and the back to education allowance, are designed to assist and facilitate people on such payments to return to the active labour force. The back to work allowance scheme is designed to assist and encourage the long-term...
- Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, is the main Government-funded service which provides assistance to people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. There are 53 independent MABS companies with voluntary boards of management operating the local MABS services from 65 locations throughout the country. In addition, the MABS National Telephone...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 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 persons living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. The Executive has advised that the person concerned is in receipt of supplementary welfare...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 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. The Executive has advised that the person concerned was in receipt of mortgage interest supplement from 2 July 2007 to 31 December 2008 when payment ceased as she returned to full-time...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Workers are insured under the Social Welfare Acts as either employed or self-employed contributors. All workers, both employed and self-employed, are obliged to pay PRSI contributions as a percentage of their personal reckonable income. The range of benefits and pensions to which different groups of workers may establish entitlement reflects the risks associated with the nature of their...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are required to comply with the funding standard provision set out in the Pensions Act. This funding standard requires defined benefit pension schemes to maintain sufficient assets to enable them discharge accrued liabilities. Where schemes do not satisfy the Funding Standard, the sponsors/trustees must submit a funding proposal to the Pensions Board to...
- Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) provided services to 3,373 new clients in the period to end February 2009. In addition 500 people sought information about budgeting and money management. The MABS National Helpline received approx 4,230 calls to end of February 2009. National MABS statistics are produced on a monthly basis and individual company statistics are produced...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 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. To...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Fuel Allowance is paid to eligible people from the date they apply for the allowance. The majority of people apply when they are applying for a primary social welfare payment and the primary payment and fuel allowance are put into payment at the same time. The Department, when issuing award letters and other communications, advises the person that they must notify the Department of any...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned has been awarded jobseeker's benefit with effect from 22 December, 2008. His current weekly rate of payment is â¬203.90. This payment includes an increase in respect of a qualified adult. A payment of â¬1,631.20, which included all arrears due, issued to him on 23 February, 2009. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for the maximum rate of the state pension (contributory) a person must, amongst other qualifying conditions, achieve a yearly average of at least 48 contributions paid or credited on his/her social insurance record. Reduced pensions are paid to those with yearly averages as low as 10 contributions and arrangements are also in place for the payment of pro-rata pensions to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Carer's Allowance scheme has been significantly improved in recent years and in Budget 2009, I continued this process. The rate of carer's allowance for those aged 66 or over increased by â¬7 to â¬239 per week and for those aged under 66 by â¬6.50 to â¬220.50 per week. These increases took effect from January 2009. Recipients of carer's allowance are also eligible for household...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. 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 cost of the Early Childcare supplement for each year since its inception in April 2006 was as follows: Year ⬠Million 2006 292 2007 417 2008 477 The projected...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 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 Executive has advised that the entitlement of the person concerned to rent supplement is as communicated to the Deputy on 12 March 2009.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Current estimates indicate that the abolition of the PRSI ceiling would yield some â¬223 million additional contribution income in a full year.