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Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: If the Deputy wants us to do serious work-----

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: -----on what is a really serious issue, namely, the provision of insurance, we need to set about doing it properly.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Shannon co-ordination group is under the chairmanship of the OPW and will bring all of the stakeholders, public and private, involved and affected by the Shannon together for the first time in the history of the State in a co-ordinated group.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Deputy may not have heard what I said.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: We have undertaken a survey of the practice in other European countries and the United Kingdom in regard to insurance and the investment of significant sums of public money in flood defences.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: As a Government, we are committed to spending €430 million over the next five years on flood defences.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: It is far more than Fianna Fáil ever spent on flood defences.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: If the outcome of that-----

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: If the outcome is that we spend €430 million and, as a consequence, the people whose homes and businesses are protected still fail to get insurance, we will have to develop a system of providing cover to people who are affected. If we rush this-----

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: On earlier occasions, the Deputy said he was not happy that ordinary policyholders would immediately carry the cost of everybody who needed flood insurance. This issue requires very serious analysis of how we address the issue.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: As a country we will spend €430 million on flood defences. If the result is that there is no cover for people whose homes have been permanently protected and people whose homes and businesses have been protected by demountable defences, that is not acceptable. I told the Deputy that on Tuesday the Government spent a considerable part of its meeting-----

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: -----analysing the issues in detail, including the fact that at this point in time the Irish Red Cross has given well over €500,000 to hundreds of businesses throughout the country, including some in the Deputy's county. I want to salute the Irish Red Cross. My Department has paid out very significant sums to over 400 families affected by flooding. In addition, the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: All of this was discussed in detail at the meeting of the Government on Tuesday.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: That would be a Sinn Féin wedding.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I agree with much of what the Deputy has said in respect of the difficulties caused to families and businesses where they are unable to get flood insurance. This discussion with the insurance industry is ongoing. A great deal of detailed work is being done, including an international comparison of what other countries faced with the same issues are doing. Many countries in Europe,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The minimum wage was restored to €8.65 per hour shortly after this Government came into office. Employer PRSI was payable at the lower 8.5% rate where, for example, an employee worked a 39 hour week at the minimum wage. The Low Pay Commission was established by this Government in early 2015 and was a key commitment in the Statement of Priorities agreed by the Taoiseach and myself in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: On Budget Day, I was pleased to announce a €3 weekly rate increase for pensioners aged 66 and over, which represents the first increase in weekly rates in seven years. This increase applied to those on the maximum personal rate of payment e.g. the State Pension Contributory (SPC) rate increased from €230.30 to €233.30 per week, and the State Pension Non Contributory rate...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The Department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on the16 November 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person/persons and whose income falls below certain limits. The Department informs me that to date, no application by the person concerned for CA has been received. Accordingly, I have arranged for an application form (CR1) to issue, which the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 8 July 2015. The application was 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 CA are satisfied. The inspector interviewed the person concerned in December...