Results 5,341-5,360 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Poverty Levels: Poverty Levels (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together. The main data on poverty levels in Ireland are derived from the annual EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). Results for the fourth year of the survey, 2006, were published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in November 2007. The survey results do not break down poverty rates by county, as the survey sample size is too...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE), as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that the person concerned is in receipt of a weekly payment of supplementary welfare allowance while awaiting the outcome of a claim to Jobseeker's allowance. It has been decided...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Citizens Information Board began a process in 2004 of engaging the community and voluntary sector in the provision of advocacy services to people with disabilities. It also produced advocacy guidelines to inform and guide organisations in the development of advocacy services. The Community and Voluntary Sector Advocacy programme has to date developed and funded 46 advocacy projects. Each...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE), as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has confirmed that the person concerned has contacted the community welfare officer (CWO) but has not made an application for rent supplement. He was evicted from Dublin City Council housing...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is 20 years of age. In general, to qualify for a back to education allowance (second level option) a person must be 21 years of age. Exceptions to this condition are made if the applicant has been out of formal education for two years; or has been made redundant and has received statutory redundancy payments. These criteria do not apply in his case. He is, therefore,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The telephone allowance is a component of the household benefits package which also includes the electricity/gas allowance and free television licence schemes. The package is generally available to people living in the State, aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare payment or who satisfy a means test. It is also available to people aged under 66 who are in receipt of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned, made an application for disability allowance on 14 January 2008 at which time she was assessed by a Medical Assessor of the Department who considered her to be medically unsuitable for disability allowance. She appealed this decision on 5 March 2008 and, in the context of this appeal, she was examined by a second Medical Assessor on 24 April 2008 who also expressed the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As provided for in the Department's Modernisation Action Plan a strategic review of customer facing services is currently underway. The terms of reference for the review provide, inter alia, for recommendations in relation to the criteria to be used to determine the locations in which the Department should have a Local Office or Branch Office presence. The position in relation to the Branch...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA), which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The scheme is delivered locally by community welfare officers (CWOs). The CWO interviews the claimant when they first present to enquire about their possible entitlement for mortgage...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The estimated annual cost of Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit of each 1,000 extra entrants onto the Live Register is around â¬11.5 million in a full year.
- Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: There is no delay in processing the majority of Child Benefit applications. Awards on behalf of Irish-born children are processed either automatically or in a partially automated way using the child's birth details when they are registered with the General Registrar's Office. Parents are contacted by the Child Benefit office within two days of the registration of their child's birth. The...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE), as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. Rent supplement is subject to a limit on the amount of rent that an applicant may incur. Rent limits are set at levels that enable the different eligible household types to secure and retain basic suitable rented accommodation, having...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE), as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that the person concerned applied for rent supplement in respect of his current address on 3 October 2008. His application has been approved and payment will issue as soon as...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for State Pension (Non Contributory) was received from the person concerned in the Department on 23 September 2008. The application was forwarded to the local Social Welfare Inspector for investigation on 1 October 2008. The inspector will be in contact with the customer in the near future to arrange an interview. On receipt of the inspector's report a decision will be made...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 to 183, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Measure Estimated Cost â¬m (in a full year) Double the rate of the living alone allowance 67.8 Increase the rate of fuel allowance by â¬12 per week 108 Increase the rate of the qualified child increase by â¬4 per week 75.4 Increase all weekly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
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. A mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: According to the records of the Department, the person concerned will not reach 66 until 29 January 2012. He has been provided with a copy of his contribution record together with an information guide on State Pension (Contributory). In general credited contributions are awarded on foot of periods of illness, unemployment and caring which are reckonable for pension entitlement. If the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for a range of Social Welfare payments, including Child Benefit, applicants are required to satisfy the Habitual Residence condition (HRC), which was introduced on 1 May 2004. The HRC requires the applicant to satisfy the deciding officer that they meet certain conditions, including that their centre of interest is in Ireland and that their future intentions, as...
- Seanad: Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Statements (9 Oct 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuÃochas a ghabháil leis an Seanadóirà a thug an méid sin tacaÃocht do MABS agus a aithnigh cé chómh tábhachtach agus atá an seirbhÃs sna hamanta atá againn anois. The increased numbers calling into MABS looking for advice is a sign of its success but it is also a sign of the difficult times for individuals and their families. As all Senators said, we are...