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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme provides a one-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs when children start school each autumn. The Government has provided €48.8m for the scheme in 2013. This year, approximately 117,000 eligible families will receive an automatic payment in respect of 211,000 children with no application form required.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Permanent and pensionable employees in the public service, other than those who were recruited after 6 April, 1995, are liable to pay social insurance contributions at a lower modified rate of PRSI. Class B covers civil servants, registered doctors and dentists employed in the civil service and Gardaí. Class C covers commissioned officers of the Defence Forces and members of the Army...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (2 Jul 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 21st June 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 and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Statistics (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: At the end of May 2013 there were 421,737 people on the live register of which 266,921 were male and 154,816 were female. A breakdown by age and gender as requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Number of people on the Live Register at 31 May 2013 by Age and Gender Age Group Male Female Total 18 - 20 Years 6,994 5,139 12,133 21 - 24 Years 33,369 21,784...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection, in conjunction with a number of other Government Departments, has developed 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 the Standard Authentication Framework Environment or SAFE for short, also provided for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2012, introduced several changes to the one-parent family payment (OFP) scheme – including the phased reduction of the age limit of the youngest child at which a recipient’s payment ceases. In July 2014, the age of the youngest child threshold is being reduced to 7 years of age for new entrants and from 2015 for existing recipients....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (2 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes operated by...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this significant and hugely sensitive legislation. With reference to what Deputy Ó Cuív and others have stated, it is important to stress that the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill is a very narrowly confined item of legislation. It is also important to remind ourselves that the Bill is the result of the Government...

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Not yet.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The heads of both Bills have been cleared. The criminal records (information systems) Bill is expected later this year. A date has not been set for publication of the criminal justice (corruption) Bill.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no date for publication as yet.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: It is currently on Report Stage in the Dáil.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, is working on an alcohol Bill which will be available later in the year. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, is also working on legislation to deal with alcohol. It is hoped this will be available by the end of the year.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand there may be discussions ongoing but I cannot say anything more than that.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I will speak to the Minister for Health and I will revert to the Deputy.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: On the first point, one of the problems is that some of the demands of the legislation, for example, the complexities of the banking resolution legislation and the insolvency services legislation, mean the timing of the flow of legislation has been difficult. It is matter for the Whips and if the Deputy cares to arrange a discussion with them, it is possible and desirable to engage in some...

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I will mention the Deputy's concerns about the survivors of symphysiotomy to the Minister. Everybody in the House shares these concerns and the Minister and his officials are working on the issue. I pay tribute to the Magdalen women for their bravery and dignity. Mr. Justice Quirke's report is being studied and examined in detail by the women concerned and their supporters and advisers....

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: It is matter for discussion with the Whips. First, the women concerned should have the opportunity to study the report which is very innovative and bears study and examination. In my experience of people who received redress under the previous arrangements whereby there was a single lump sum, very often the outcomes for them were not as valuable as they might have been if there had been the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: First, in view of what happened on a previous occasion, we all have to be very circumspect in what we say here in regard to matters that are due, I understand and I hope, to come before the courts early next year. It is right and proper that people who have been involved in what has happened to this country - this major disaster - should come before our courts. However, I do not think...