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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: He is stuck back there.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: We will not have a reduced rate. It is the same rate.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: That was Fianna Fáil. Ask them; they will tell you.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: There was no State pension for those aged between 62 and 66.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: Would the Deputy not welcome it? That is very odd.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy was offered the time but turned it down through his Whip.

Companies Bill 2012: Financial Resolution (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I move:That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the payment of fees to the Registrar of Companies in respect of the following: (a) the registration of a company; (b) the registration of any notice, return or other document; or (c) the doing of any other thing that the Registrar is required or authorised by or under this Act to do (whether, at the request or...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: Ireland is, thankfully, emerging from the catastrophic fiscal crisis that we inherited upon taking office in 2011. We are about to exit the bailout programme and stand on our own two feet again as a country. The Department of Social Protection is making a significant contribution to that recovery. We have reformed the way the Department engages with jobseekers to help them back to work and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Social Insurance Fund PRSI Income from 2007 to 2012 Year €'000 2007 7,722,010 2008 7,984,182 2009 7,164,606 2010 6,708,018 2011 7,426,480 2012 6,786,340

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department's treatment benefit scheme, of which the hearing aid grant is an element, is based on PRSI contributions paid. Only PRSI paid at classes A, E, H, or P count towards qualification for the benefit. There are two rules that must be met in order for a person to qualify, for claims made in 2013, the person claiming must have: 1. At least 260 qualifying contributions paid since...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 3 October 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: In 2013, my Department will spend an estimated €211 million on the fuel allowance scheme, providing some 410,000 customers with an additional weekly payment of €20 during the winter. The United Kingdom winter fuel payment is an annual lump sum payment made to eligible people to help towards their winter heating costs. It ranges from £100-£300 sterling. Until...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 3rd October 2013 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer's decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 5th September 2013. The application was disallowed as it was considered that the child does not meet the eligibility criteria for the allowance. A letter issued on the 2nd October 2013 advising of the decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds the applicant may submit additional...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 145 together. My overall concern in this Budget has been to protect the primary social welfare rates. To allow us to protect these core payments, we have had to look very carefully at other additional payments such as the household benefits package, including the telephone allowance, which is currently €9.50 per month (about €2.20 per...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant Applications (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: In 2012 there were 26,553 applications approved for financial assistance towards burial costs under the schemes within the remit of my Department in 2012. A table detailing this number by scheme is attached for the Deputy's information. Scheme Approved Applications Bereavement Grant 22,793 Supplementary Welfare Allowance - Funeral and Burial Expenses 3,760 Total 26,553

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 23rd of April 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These were received in the Appeals Office on the 15th of August. The appeal was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Application Numbers (24 Oct 2013)

Joan Burton: The family income supplement (FIS) is an in-work income support for employees on low earnings who have families and who otherwise might be at risk of financial poverty. FIS also preserves the incentive to remain in employment in circumstances where the employee might only be marginally better off than if he or she were unemployed and claiming social welfare. FIS is available to public...