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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department has not retained any retired civil or public servants on short term contracts without applying the normal abatement rules. Following an open competition, the Pensions Board, which is under the aegis of my Department, in November 2011 and January 2012, employed two people on 3 year temporary contracts who were previously employed by An Garda Síochána and who are in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The measures applying to my Department and State sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department are set out in the relevant sectoral collective agreement under Haddington Road. The Department aims to achieve maximum benefits from the provisions agreed in the Haddington Road Agreement. In this regard, a subcommittee of the Management Board has been established with the aim of identifying...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The document the Deputy refers to titled 'Pension Scheme Wind Up and Waterford Crystal' relates to former workers at Waterford Crystal. This document follows a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice in response to a reference by the High Court seeking clarification of the interpretation of European law emanating from EU Directive 2008/94EC on the protection of employees in the event...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services for disadvantaged children through two schemes. The first is the statutory urban school meals scheme, operated by local authorities and part-financed by this Department. The second is the school meals local projects scheme through which funding is provided directly to participating schools and local and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Community Employment (CE) programme is sponsored by groups wishing to benefit the local community, namely voluntary organisations and public bodies involved in not-for-profit activities. This includes vocational education committees who sponsor CE schemes. The role of the sponsor/employer, in relation to CE participants (employees) is to provide a meaningful work programme and training...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 7th June 2013. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 11th July 2013 advising of the decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for Jobseeker's Allowance on 1 July 2013. The application is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation and he will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25th March 2013. 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 have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 30th April 2013. 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 have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12th November 2012. 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 have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Defined Pension Benefit Schemes Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are required to notify The Pensions Board when a scheme enters into a wind up. The duration for the disbursement of scheme assets in a wind up can vary and The Pensions Board monitors the process. The total number of DB pension schemes who have completed the wind up process and whose closure has been notified to The Pensions Board since 2008 is 333. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Increasing State pension age and the abolition of the State pension (transition) are steps that have been taken to ensure the sustainability of pensions into the future. The decision to reform State pension was taken in the context of changing demographics and the fact that people are living longer and healthier lives. The Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2011 provides that State pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (16 Jul 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 12th July 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: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The table below details the expenditure on weekly income support payments by programme made by the Department from 2008 to date. The 2013 data relates to the relevant expenditure included in the 2013 Revised Estimates Volume. Programme 2008 Outturn 2009 Outturn 2010 Outturn 2011 Outturn 2012 Outturn 2013 REV Estimate €000 €000 €000 €000 €000...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 and 493 together. The following table details the information requested by the deputy. - YTD End June 2013 2013 REV Estimate Expenditure Jobseeker's Allowance Jobseeker's Benefit €m1,528312 €m3098564 Total 1,840 3,662 Average Live RegisterAverage number of recipients paid each weekJobseeker's AllowanceJobseeker's Benefit 425,000...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Social Insurance Fund (SIF) income to the end of June was €3,516 million or €45 million (1.3%) in excess of the profile of €3,471 million. The 2013 Revised Estimates for my Department provide for an estimated SIF income of €7,100 million over the entire year.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The cost of increasing the duration of the fuel allowance season by six weeks is estimated at €48.5 million in a full year.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: It is open to the person concerned to make an application for a back to education allowance at her local office in order to determine if she has an entitlement to the allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11th June 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. When these have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation does not currently provide for reimbursement to the Department by insurance companies in cases where adjustments may have been made to special damages awards on foot of social welfare payments received by plaintiffs. The Department has undertaken a considerable amount of background work on this matter including direct engagement with the Personal Injuries...