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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection has no record of any application for a PPS Number from the person mentioned. In order for a person to be allocated a PPS Number, she or he must verify his or her identity and also demonstrate the requirement for one to be issued, i.e., that a transaction with a specified public body is to be carried out. Generally, application for a PPS Number requires...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: Following on from receipt of a rent supplement application from this client, a request for further information issued from the Department on the 6thJune 2014. On receipt of this information, the application will be fully assessed and a decision notified to the client.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (12 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been invited to a meeting with a case officer this week in order to discuss the training options available to her.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (12 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: In accordance with Department of Social Protection guidelines all debts are pursed with the aim of recouping the debt within the shortest possible timeframe. To this end the Department may withhold all arrears due to a customer and implement weekly deductions of up to 15% of the personal rate without the written consent of the customer in order to recover a debt. As you are aware from...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (12 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker’s allowance for the person concerned was reviewed in April 2014. It is open to the person concerned to appeal this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The client concerned has not made application to the Department for rent supplement. An application has now issued to the client, who should complete same and return it to the Mid Leinster Rents Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24 for assessment and reply.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I assure Deputies that discretion is always exercised. Deputy O’Dea referenced the fact that for instance the recovery in instalments for someone on social welfare income is up to 15% of the main payment received by the individual and it does not affect their spouse or qualified child or adult increases. The recovery of overpayments is important. My recollection is that last year it...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I did not include the recovery of fuel allowance in the total.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: We do not look for interest or penalties whereas the tax authorities do. It is important to bear that in mind as well. Individual social welfare officers exercise significant discretion in individual cases, in particular where there may be a severe hardship impact.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 17: In page 19, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “Discrimination on grounds of age in relation to employment schemes and other schemes and programmes 16. (1) Section 359A (inserted by section 29 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1): “(1A) For...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 18: In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Specified bodies 17. Schedule 5 of the Principal Act is amended in paragraph 1(4) by inserting “Irish Water,” after “Health and Social Care Professionals Council,” (inserted by section 20 of the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009).”.This is to provide for...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I am prepared to talk to Deputy O’Dea about the policy development which is ongoing in this space and which will be subsequently addressed. I will give my note to him. I wish to make clear that a trustee, employer, PRSA provider, adviser, actuary or any other person who contravenes a provision of the Act is guilty of an offence and, second, under section 3 it is already an offence...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The Deputy has acknowledged that the development of multi-agency task forces has been key in detecting and deterring social welfare fraud but obviously it is used in a variety of other situations. For instance, people might be familiar with the fact that there is multi-agency co-operation in regard to taxi ranks to ensure that the people who are on taxi ranks are properly registered for the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: In regard to the comments made by FLAC, section 246 (1)(b) means a citizen of a state of the European Economic Area, EEA, who is a worker or self-employed person in this State is habitually resident in the State for the duration of their employment or while in self-employment, in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC. Section 246 1(c) extends this provision to family members of workers or...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 14: In page 16, after line 35, to insert the following: “Making and termination of appointments 14. The Principal Act is amended—(a) in section 250—(i) in subsection (1), by inserting the following after “those appointments”:“and the Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under this subsection whether or not the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 12a: In page 13, to delete lines 32 to 34 and substitute the following: "(b) the person is a worker or a self-employed person, residing in the State pursuant to article 7 of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, from—".This amendment is required to clarify the category of persons who are not required to satisfied the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I do not propose to accept this amendment. The five factors which determine habitual residence are already laid down in subsection 246(4) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended by section 30 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007, as follows: ...a deciding officer or the Executive, when determining whether a person is habitually resident in the State, shall take into...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: Family income supplement is a weekly tax-free support targeted at low-income workers who have children. The purpose of the support is to provide an incentive to such workers to take up or to stay in employment rather than claiming a social welfare payment. FIS provides a crucial support for over 44,000 working families and almost 100,000 children. Over €280 million is allocated to...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: It makes the situation clearer for deciding officers.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: As soon as possible. A commencement order is required for this section. It will be as soon as we can get the regulation through.