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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Given the scale of unemployment levels, the key objective of activation policy and labour market initiatives is to offer assistance to those most in need of support in securing work and achieving financial self-sufficiency. This policy objective prioritises scarce resources to those in receipt of qualifying welfare payments. Accordingly the employment services and schemes provided by the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The JobsPlus Incentive was introduced on 1st July, 2013 and replaced two existing schemes - the Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme and the Revenue Job Assist. It provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit employees from those who are long-term unemployed. The incentive is payable, on a monthly basis, over a two year period if the employee is retained in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the jobseeker’s allowance appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer. Every effort will be made to determine the case as quickly as possible. The person concerned was in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance up until 12thFebruary 2014 when it was disallowed. This disallowance was upheld on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 to 128, inclusive, together. Section 242(1)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, states that regulations may provide for the time and manner of payment of benefit. Article 192 of SI 142 of 2007 provides a number of options for payment, including through a post office, by cheque or by direct credit transfer to a financial...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Last year, the Government approved the Department’s Payment Strategy for the modernisation of welfare payments. The Strategy sets out a roadmap for payment developments over the coming years. The Strategy aims to facilitate greater use of electronic payments and to remove the limits that cash payments impose on our clients in terms of making onward financial transactions and availing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection has developed, in conjunction with a number of other Government Departments, a rules based standard for establishing and authenticating an individual’s identity for the purposes of access to public services. This programme of work, which is known as Standard Authentication Framework Environment, or SAFE for short, also provided for the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €31.3 million for the ENP scheme in 2014. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: There is no record of an application for a one parent family payment currently registered with this Department for the person concerned. It is open to her to call to her local office in Maynooth to submit such an application.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The maximum rent support limit for the Leixlip area is €850 less a personal contribution based on means. As the client has secured a reduction in rent, her rent supplement entitlement is now €611.35. This entitlement is based on her current circumstances and monthly rent payable.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The rural social scheme (RSS) provides income support for farmers and those engaged in fishing who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. Participants are engaged for 19½ hours per week to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. The funds allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance file for the person concerned has been forwarded to a Reviewing Officer for decision. A decision will be made shortly and she will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The delivery of over 60 one-stop-shop Intreo offices is a major property project for the Office of Public Works (OPW) which is responsible for the provision of the Department’s property requirements, including refurbishment and fit out works. The Intreo project requires the acquisition and development of some new properties and the re-modelling and refurbishment of others. All of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the person concerned was assessed by a Medical Assessor of the Department of Social Protection who was of the opinion that he was capable of work. He appealed this decision and in that context the appeal was assessed by another Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. In the light of this second...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 3rdMarch 2014. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers were received in the Social...

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Am I actually allowed to talk to another Deputy and reply to a question?

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Am I allowed to reply to Deputy Wallace's intervention?

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Many teenagers would not behave like that. I wish to reply to Deputy Wallace. The Deputy has made a significant point, which I will bring to the attention of my colleagues in government, specifically the Minister for Finance, as well as NAMA and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. It is an interesting observation and I will have it examined - with due respect...

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: I deal extensively with people in my constituency in the context of queries relating to housing. The Deputy indicated that the family to which she refers has an issue with a local authority. I am not quite sure which local authority is involved. The solution is to build a supply of houses.

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Will the Deputy allow me to answer? I listened very carefully to her.

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Figures issued on 1 November 2013 indicate that there are fewer than 1,500-----