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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: It is estimated that a 3% reduction in the value of all weekly and monthly rates of social welfare payments in 2010 would yield â¬553 million.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Policy matters in relation to the Early Childcare Supplement are a matter for the Minister for the Health and Children in the first instance. The Department of Social and Family Affairs, through the social welfare system, provides significant support to families with children. The Child Benefit programme, which is paid on a universal basis is the main child income support programme. It...
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: All newly appointed Branch Managers are appointed on an initial twelve month contract. Subject to the provision of satisfactory service a permanent contract to age 65 may be awarded. In some instances specific time bound contracts have also been awarded. There is provision in all contracts for the review of arrangements for delivery of services. During the period in question, the contracts...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 24 October 2008 following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. He appealed this decision on 10 November 2008 and he was examined by a second Medical Assessor on 16 December 2008 who also expressed...
- Written Answers — Civil Registration Act: Civil Registration Act (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: This issue was the subject of a High Court judgement concerning the rights of a person, who has undergone gender reassignment surgery, to recognition of her acquired gender. On foot of a High Court judgment, delivered on 19 October 2007, the judge made a declaration, pursuant to Section 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003, that Sections 25, 63 and 64 of the Civil...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance from 22 December 2008 at the weekly rate of â¬34.90. His payment is based on a personal rate of â¬204.30 and a qualified adult allowance of â¬135.60 less weekly means of â¬305.00, derived from benefit from his partner's insurable employment. He has appealed this decision and his case has been forwarded to the independent Social...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Feb 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 — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The back to work scheme was introduced to assist long term unemployed people, lone parents, and sickness related welfare recipients to return to active employment either by taking up employment or becoming self-employed. It is designed to support people who would not otherwise be able to return to the workforce for financial reasons. There are two strands to the scheme, the back to work...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: In assessing means for social assistance purposes, account is taken of any cash income the person may have, together with the value of capital and property. The yearly value of property and capital is assessed on a notional basis. In the case of property, the market value is established and any outstanding mortgages on that property are deducted before assessment. The first â¬20,000 of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Feb 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 person concerned is in receipt of a rent supplement since 5 January 2009.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Feb 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 person concerned has applied for a rent supplement and has been requested to provide details of any maintenance payments she may be receiving.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: An application for Child Benefit from the person concerned in respect of her children, who are resident in Lithuania, is currently being processed. Further information is required before the claim can be decided; the person concerned has been requested to supply details of their current employment status as well as details of the person who is caring for the applicant's children in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Feb 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 it has no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. He should contact the community welfare officer in his area so that any entitlement he may have to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The couple concerned are in receipt of a combined income (from employment, family income supplement, and supplementary welfare allowance) of â¬365.90 per week at this time. This is the maximum rate payable in respect of a couple with one qualified child. One of the couple had applied for jobseekers allowance on 4 February 2009 and an interview with a social welfare Inspector was scheduled...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The pension rights of scheme members are protected through trust law and by provision in the Pensions Act 1990 as amended. Defined benefit 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The school meals programme gives funding towards the provision of food services for disadvantaged school children through two schemes. The first is the statutory urban school meals scheme, operated by local authorities and part-financed by the Department of Social & Family Affairs. The second is the school meals local projects scheme through which funding is provided directly by the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Under the household benefits package, the electricity allowance covers standing charges and 2,400 units of electricity each year, which equates to â¬540 per annum. For the majority of customers, the electricity allowance is paid direct to the ESB each month on their behalf and offset against their bills. Payment of the electricity allowance in respect of some 4,000 customers is by cash...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 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) in 2008 was â¬477m. The ECS expenditure for 2008 in respect of non resident children was approximately â¬4.5m.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The primary responsibility for the administration of a pension scheme rests with the trustees of the scheme. The trustees must, at all times, act in the best interests of the members and are required under the Pensions Act, and subject to regulations, to provide for the proper investment of the resources and for compliance with the funding standard requirements in the case of defined benefits...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The total expenditure on Child Benefit (CB) in 2008 was approx â¬2.46 billion. The CB expenditure for 2008 in respect of non resident children was approximately â¬20.9m.