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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Department of Social and Family Affairs has supported the organisation in question over a period of many years. An application for funding under the "Grants for the Development and Promotion of Information and Welfare Rights" scheme in respect of 2009 has been received and is currently being considered having regard to the current budgetary circumstances. Officials from the Department...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is committed to providing a quality customer service. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are issued as expeditiously as possible having regard to the eligibility conditions which apply. Every effort is being made to process claims in local offices as quickly as possible. This includes the prioritisation of work,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 provided for new arrangements whereby people in receipt of certain social welfare payments, who are also providing full time care and attention, can retain their main social welfare payment and, depending on their means, receive half rate Carer's Allowance. There are currently 15,790 people in receipt of half rate Carer's Allowance. The breakdown of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 998 and 999 together. Carer's Allowance is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to elderly people or to people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain income limits. The principal conditions for receipt of the allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Respite Care Grant (RCG) is a once-off annual payment made to all full-time carers, subject to conditions set out in legislation. For those carers in receipt of either Carers Allowance or Carers Benefit, the Grant is paid automatically. The total expenditure on the RCG in 2006 was nearly €50.5 million, in respect of 42,000 recipients; in 2007 the expenditure was some €73.4 million in...

Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The reply to the Deputy' is in the form of a tabular statement. High Court Case Year Case Name Case Number 2001 Griffin v Minister for Social, Community & Family Affairs IEHC 143 Castleisland Cattle Breeding Society Ltd. v Minister for Social & Family Affairs IEHC 133 2006 Power & Others v Minister for Social & Family Affairs 2004 137 JR Electricity Supply Board v Minister for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by 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 not have accommodation available...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for a jobseeker's allowance payment on 1 December 2008. His claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation of his circumstances. On completion of enquiries, a decision will be made as soon as possible and he will be notified of the outcome. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: In February 2006 as part of its reform of the Health Sector, the Government decided to transfer the General Registrar' Register Office, certain disability related income support schemes and the administration of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme and associated resources from the HSE to the Department. The General Registrar's Officer Register Office transferred to the Department on...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Insofar as the Department of Social and Family Affairs is concerned, there are no issues outstanding which would impede the ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Details of expenses and allowances paid by this Department since May 2007 to Minister Martin Cullen T.D. and myself are listed below: Minister Martin Cullen T.D Minister Mary Hanafin T.D. â'¬ â'¬ Travel and Subsistence 1,300 253 Expense Allowance for Parliamentary Office Holder 12,000 9,218

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I did not say that.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Pensions Act provides for a minimum Funding Standard which defined benefit pension schemes must meet on an ongoing basis. Generally speaking, the Standard requires that schemes maintain sufficient assets to enable them to discharge accrued liabilities in the event of a scheme winding up. Where schemes do not satisfy the Funding Standard the sponsors/trustees must submit a funding...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive on behalf of the Department. Statistics are not held on the number of people who applied for payments under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The scheme is delivered locally by community welfare officers who interview claimants when they first present to...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is committed to supporting families and values the role that the Family Resource Centres play in communities all over the country. Funding from the Family Support Agency helps with staffing and equipping these centres. By the end of 2008, the number of Family Resource Centres will have expanded from an original 10 to 107 nationwide. The funding for the Programme increased...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Eligibility for a fuel allowance is subject to a means test and other conditions. A person may have a combined household income of up to €100.00 per week over and above the maximum rate of State Pension (Contributory) or savings/investments of up to €58,000 and still qualify for fuel allowance. The person concerned is in receipt of a State Pension (Contributory) at the maximum rate of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that one of the people concerned has made an application for a basic weekly payment of supplementary welfare allowance pending a decision on a claim for Jobseeker's allowance. The Executive has further advised that...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 267 together. 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 companies with voluntary boards of management operating the local services throughout the country. There are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme provides for a supplement to be paid in respect of mortgage interest to any person in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs. The scheme is administered by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive on behalf of the Department. The purpose of mortgage interest supplement is to provide short term income support...