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- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: We increased it.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: That not parliamentary language.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I hesitate to interrupt Deputy Coppinger but she is, in a narrow bitter way, throwing accusations of corruption around.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: Never, ever in my existence have I ever been involved in anything that has involved any breach of the law.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: The Ceann Comhairle should ask the speaker to withdraw that.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: She did.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I am sure Deputy Halligan shut his ears so as not to hear her.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: It is fantasy.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: This is fantasy.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: And in Deputy Coppinger too.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: Is Deputy Coppinger going to remove that remark from the record?
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should read them.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Programmes (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: The Recommendation referred to has not yet been finally adopted by the EU, but it is envisaged that this adoption by the Council will happen within the next week. The Recommendation is aimed at spreading best practice, in terms of engagement with the long-term unemployed, across the Member States. Essentially, the Recommendation is that Member States should take three concrete steps...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: It is a condition for receipt of carer’s benefit and carer’s allowance that the carer must be providing full-time care and attention to a person who requires such full-time care and attention consequent on a specified illness or disability. However, this condition is moderated by allowing the carer to work or engage in training outside the home for an aggregate total of up to 15...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: Qualification for the treatment benefit scheme is based on the insured person having paid the correct numbers of PRSI contributions, at the correct rate, over the relevant time period. The reckonable contributions for qualification purposes are those paid at the class A,E,H or P rate. The person concerned was self-employed during his working life and as a result his PRSI contributions...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the department on 9 November 2015. The application has been referred to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for a report on the person’s means and circumstances. Once the SWI has submitted his/her report to DA section, a decision will be made on the application and the person concerned...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: Disability allowance has been and remains in payment to the person in question at the maximum rate for his family size. This includes an increase in respect of fuel allowance. The 2015/2016 fuel allowance season is due to end on 5 April 2016.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I confirm the department received an application for disability allowance (DA) on 12 November 2015. In order to determine the circumstances of the person concerned, his file was forwarded to his local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI). The SWI will arrange to meet with the person in question as soon as possible. A decision on his entitlement to DA will be made on receipt of the Social...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: The family income supplement (FIS) provides support for employees, with families, who have low earnings in relation to their family size. The number of families in receipt of FIS at the end of December 2015 was 55,913.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (20 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: In assessing means deriving from payments received from non-Euro countries, the Department uses the conversion mechanism provided for under Article 107 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 on Social Security for Migrant Workers. The exchange rates for converting sterling and other non-Euro currencies are published quarterly in the Official Journal of the European Union. Under this...