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- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the acquisition and maintenance of office accommodation for the Department. The Department together with the OPW and South Dublin County Council, is exploring the possibility of having a Local Office in Adamstown as part of the planned new Civic Centre.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: A person suffering from thyroid disorder/disease may qualify for disability allowance depending on the circumstances of their particular case. Disability allowance is a social assistance payment made to people whose employment capacity is substantially restricted because of a disability and whose income falls below certain limits. Entitlement to the allowance is subject to the person...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1300 and 1301 together. 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 HSE has advised that it has no record of an application for rent supplement from either of the persons concerned. They should contact the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The amount spent on advertising in the Irish language by the Department under its aegis since 2003 was â¬4,090 in 2003 â¬19,317 in 2004 â¬10,585 in 2005 â¬44,104 in 2006 â¬61,308 in 2007 â¬39,030 in 2008 to date The Citizens Information Board incurred spending of â¬4043 in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Family Support Agency spent â¬327 in 2006, â¬432 in 2007 and â¬395 in 2008 to date....
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Under the programme of decentralisation, 85 posts in the Department are due to be relocated to Carrickmacross and in excess of 90 applications have been received to date to move there. As you are aware, the Government decided on 8th July last that further expenditure on the acquisition of accommodation for decentralisation would be paused pending the detailed consideration by Government of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: According to the Department's records, there were 1,600 people in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit and 1,380 approximately in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in the four Social Welfare Local Offices in County Monaghan at 19th September 2008. Corresponding figures are not available for the same week in 2007 but on 28th September 2007, there were 784 on Jobseeker's Benefit and 946 on...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal from the person concerned was received by that Office on 28 July 2008. The case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of this Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with the statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of these the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1307 and 1348 together. Supporting and recognising carers in our society is, and has been, a priority of the Government since 1997. Over that period, weekly payment rates to carers have greatly increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes such as carer's benefit and...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The laptop belonging to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) was reported missing in April, 2007. On 1st of August, 2008, some 16 months after the laptop went missing, the Office of the C&AG informed the Department that the missing laptop contained a number of files used in connection with the audit of the Social Insurance Fund for 2004 and 2005. Since being notified of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for jobseekers seekers allowance on 1 April 2008. By decision dated 12 June 2008 he was awarded jobseekers allowance at a reduced rate as his means exceeded the limit for the full rate. He has appealed this decision. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1310 and 1350 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing. He will be informed when arrangements have been made.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for job seekers benefit from 29th April '08 and their claim was refused. They have appealed this decision and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal from the person concerned was received by that Office on 10/7/08. The case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of this...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is receiving disability allowance since July 1995. The weekly rate of disability allowance payment depends on the amount of weekly means assessed. Under the legislative provisions that apply to disability allowance all income which the claimant has, subject to certain exceptions, is assessable as means. Income derived from private pensions is not included in these...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, which is administered by the Community Welfare Division of the Health Service Executive (HSE), is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Under the legislation governing the scheme, the HSE may make a single payment to meet an exceptional need to people...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Spouses working for self-employed contributors are specifically excepted from social insurance contributions. However, spouses who are actively engaged in a commercial partnership, including the operation of a farm, as opposed to simply being the joint owners of a property, are treated as individual self-employed contributors and are thus liable to social insurance contributions. On foot of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 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. Rent supplement is normally calculated to ensure that a person, after the payment of rent, has an income equal to the rate of SWA appropriate to their family circumstances less a minimum contribution,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1316 and 1317 together. The Guardian's payment schemes allow for the provision of a weekly allowance to a guardian of a child who has either been orphaned or whose parents have abandoned and failed to provide for the child. Section 2 (1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005 defines an orphan as a qualified child both of whose parents are dead, or one...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the views of the ILO Committee of Experts, which examines annual national reports on compliance with the European Code of Social Security on behalf of the Council of Europe, were sought on the conclusions of the IHRC report, and in particular whether the provisions of the Code require the payment of a pension in the circumstances of the case in question, regardless of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with the statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of these the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration.