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Written Answers — Free Travel Scheme: Free Travel Scheme (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The free travel scheme is available to all people living in the State aged 66 years or over and to people receiving certain disability or care payments. Proposals to extend the free travel scheme to Irish born people living abroad and those receiving pensions from my Department have been examined and, in this regard, officials of the Department have engaged in discussions with EU Commission...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: As of 1 June 2008 there were 4,857 staff employed by the Department. I am not aware of any staff member in the Department in the situation as described by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Under current agreements, all permanent clerical posts in the Department's existing offices in Louth, Meath and Cavan must be filled, in the first instance, from a central transfer list under arrangements agreed at Civil Service General Council. The names of civil servants wishing to relocate to these locations are noted in order of their date of application. Under the Programme of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The ESB Contract Meter Readers were treated as self-employed for Social Insurance / PRSI purposes. On a number of occasions they have sought to have their employment status changed to that of employee. In 1999 a Deciding Officer, having reviewed their status, decided again that they were self-employed and subject to PRSI at Class S. The Meter Readers appealed this decision to the Social...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The requested information on the Combat Poverty Agency is as follows: Board Member Date of Appointment: Membership Expiry Date: Appointed by Minister for Social and Family Affairs: Maria Gorman 27/06/06 26/06/11 Séamus Brennan T.D. Kitty King 27/06/06 26/06/11 Séamus Brennan T.D. John Loughran 27/06/06 26/06/11 Séamus Brennan T.D. John Monaghan 27/06/06 26/06/11 Séamus Brennan T.D....

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The requested information on the Family Support Agency is as follows: Name of Board Member Date of Appointment/ Reappointment Term to Expire Appointed/Reappointed by Mr Michael O'Kennedy SC — Chairperson 6th May 2006 5th May 2009 Minister Seamus Brennan Ms Brid Rocks 6th May 2008 5th May 2011 Minister Martin Cullen Mr Dick Hickey 6th May 2008 5th May 2011 Minister Martin Cullen Ms...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: No staff member in the Department is earning the national minimum wage.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The following table shows the number of recipients of rent supplement nationally and in the Dublin 15 area by nationality. A breakdown of the number of recipients on rent supplement by household composition is not available. Recipients of rent supplement in Dublin 15 and nationally, by nationality Dublin 15 Nationally Nationality End 2005 End 2006 End 2007 27/06/2008 End 2005 End 2006...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Disability Allowance is a weekly Allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to both medical assessment and a means test. The person concerned made an application for disability allowance on 30 May 2007. He was deemed medically suitable for disability...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested is given in the following tabular statements. Table A sets out the 2008 monthly schedule of planned expenditure for Vote 38 and Table B sets out the corresponding expenditure and income schedule for the Social Insurance Fund. Given the demand led nature of the Department's schemes and the difficulties associated with scheduling expenditure on weekly schemes into a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: 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. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Under the Government's current decentralisation programme for the civil and public service, some 1,200 posts comprising the Department's headquarter sections and the Social Welfare Appeals Office are relocating to 6 locations — Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon, Donegal Town, Buncrana, Carrickmacross and Drogheda. In addition, the Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) and Citizens Information Board (CIB)...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: One of the qualifying conditions for entitlement to jobseeker's benefit is that the claimant must have sustained a substantial loss of employment and earnings. This occurs where a person has lost at least one day's work per week in comparison with their normal level of employment, together with a reduction in earnings. When making a decision as to whether a person has sustained a...

Written Answers — Efficiency Reviews: Efficiency Reviews (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: A wide ranging review of the operations of the Department and the bodies under its aegis was undertaken by a group of officials of the Department. The group brought forward a number of proposals, some of which have been finalised and are in the course of being implemented while others require further consideration and development. This ongoing process will inform the development of the 2009...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The number of staff in my Department who have received or are receiving support to participate in post graduate educational courses in the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive is 51 people. The breakdown of this figure is as follows: Academic year No. of staff 2003/2004 8 2004/2005 19 2005/2006 9 2006/2007 5 2007/2008 10

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 200 together. This Department's role is to assist social welfare recipients with heating costs, both through their basic payments and through the fuel allowance scheme and the household benefits package of electricity and gas allowances. These schemes have been improved significantly in recent years. The national fuel allowance scheme assists...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear allowance scheme provides a one-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs when their children start school each autumn. The allowance is not intended to meet the full cost of school clothing and footwear but only to provide assistance towards these costs. A person may qualify for payment of an allowance if they are in receipt of a...

Written Answers — : (2 Jul 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The national fuel allowance scheme was introduced in 1987 as a result of a Government decision to rationalise the Urban and National Fuel Schemes which existed at that time. The scheme assists householders on long-term social welfare or health service executive payments, with meeting the cost of their heating needs during the winter season. The smokeless fuel allowance scheme was introduced...