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Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: -----above those of the country.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Its Members are sitting on their hands-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: -----shouting from the sidelines and hugging themselves with delight at how clever they all are-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: -----with no intention of putting their shoulder to the wheel to progress the issues that they pretend to care about. In contrast, the Labour Party, in 2011, did not hesitate while our country was at risk.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: In Government over the past five years, the Labour Party succeeded at a very difficult time in this country's history in making Ireland a better place, economically and socially - not the best place because we still have to get there. That is, we hope, what some of these discussions are about. We entered coalition in the full knowledge of how difficult things would be because our country...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: We had lost 330,000 jobs, we were about to lose more and a government was essential, just as a government is essential to the country now.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: In 2014, ten Clerical Officers were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture to the Department’s offices in Roscommon.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 1 December 2015. Additional information in relation to the person’s application which is necessary in order to determine eligibility has been requested by a deciding officer (DO) on 5 April 2016. Once the information is received the application will be re-examined by a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No 59 of 18 November 2015. The client concerned has not, to date, provided the required documentation outlined in response to the previous Parliamentary Question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together. The State pension (contributory) is based on contributions paid and credited over the course of the pensioner’s working years, and the rate of payment is not affected by the receipt of an occupational pension. In contrast, the State pension (non-contributory) is a means tested social assistance payment for people age 66 or over....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The rural social scheme (RSS) provides income support for farmers and fishermen who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. One of the key criteria for participation and continued eligibility for the scheme is that the participant must be underemployed in their primary activity i.e. either farming or fishing, and that their earnings are insufficient to support their family...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10 February 2016. Unfortunately, the average time taken at present to decide a new application is running at 19 weeks. Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that two appeals by the person concerned were registered in that office on 4 April 2016. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the cases in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) is a social welfare scheme which allows a person return to employment if they have reduced capacity for work, and to continue to receive a payment from my department. A person who applies for PCB will, in the first instance, be assessed by a Medical Assessor who expresses an opinion on the degree of partial capacity. A decision is then made on the case by a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 27 October 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from 8 October 2015. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 28 April 2016. Any arrears due from 08 October 2015 to 27 April 2016 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 11 April 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Passport Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Public Services Card (PSC) is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the social services card and free travel pass of this Department, and to make it easy for providers of public services to verify the identity of customer. The Passport Office has introduced a requirement for first-time adult applicants to be registered for a PSC in advance of applying for a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 6 January 2016 in respect of two care recipients. The application has been referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Data (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is administering the 2015 Water Conservation Grant scheme on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. Payments with a total value of €88,949,800 have been made to 889,498 householders to date. A small number of residual applications from householders who meet the 2015 eligibility criteria continue to be processed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for jobseekers allowance a person must be available for, capable of and genuinely seeking employment. The jobseeker’s allowance is a means-tested payment and a person’s household income is assessed when determining entitlement to this income support. It is open to the person concerned to submit an application for the jobseeker’s allowance at the...