Results 621-640 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to the staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works is responsible for most rented properties occupied by the Department and I understand that arrangements are being made to provide the information sought by the Deputy through the Minister for Finance (PQ 12289/10). In the case of three properties, however, the Department is directly responsible for the rental arrangements but due to staff action currently being...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The tables details the number of posts in the Department, and in the agencies under the aegis of the Department, as at February 2010, that are primarily occupied in the functions concerned. Posts occupied in the Department at February 2010 Primary Function Department Payroll 24.25 Financial Management 68.20 Human Resource Management (including Staff Training Unit) 89.50 ICT Services...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to the staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 to 548, inclusive, together. Due to the staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to supply the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 549 and 550 together. Due to staff action I regret that I am unable to supply the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Diffuse idiopathic hyperostosis is a type of arthritis characterised by calcification along the sides of the vertebrae. The Department does not operate any income support scheme specifically aimed at persons who have that or any other particular illness. A range of income support payments is provided for people who are ill or have a disability. These include the insurance based schemes...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The national fuel allowance scheme assists householders on long-term social welfare or health service executive (HSE) payments with meeting the cost of their heating needs during the winter season. The allowance represents a contribution towards a person's normal heating expenses. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. Fuel allowance is payable for 32 weeks a year. The standard...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: The rent supplement scheme provides short-term 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 to them from any other source. The rent supplement scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service Division of the Health Service Executive...
- Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: An Post issue Electronic Information Transfer (EIT) payments an behalf of my Department in respect of various Social Welfare schemes. Customers who collect their EIT payments at automated Post Offices are given a tally roll printout at the Post Office counter as a receipt showing details of the payment being claimed and they are requested to sign the tally roll printout acknowledging receipt...
- Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (23 Mar 2010)
Mary Hanafin: There are over 620 staff working in areas related to control of fraud and abuse of the welfare system. As part of its control strategy the Department carries out detailed fraud & error surveys on individual schemes which provide evidence-based indicators of the levels of fraud & error for those schemes at that particular time. The level of fraud on most schemes is very low. The percentage of...