Results 19,941-19,960 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am not aware of any staff in my Department having appealed against secondment in the years 2010 to 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are no staff from my Department currently seconded to firms in the private sector.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are no officers in my Department currently seconded from firms in the private sector.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Vacancies (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Jobsireland.ie is a free online jobs site that enables employers to post job opportunities and jobseekers to search and apply for these opportunities online. The new service has been available since 28th July 2016, replacing an older site that enabled jobseekers to search for job opportunities based on job type and location, but did not facilitate employers to search for suitable jobseekers...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department provides a range of activation supports and programmes catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. This includes programmes such as Community Employment (CE). As the Deputy will be aware, CE schemes provide part-time temporary work in their local communities, including opportunities for training and development as a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Magdalen Laundries (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Social Protection processes an ex-gratia payment/administrative scheme, under the recommendations of the Magdalen Commission Report of Mr Justice John Quirke, on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality. This scheme provides for payments equalling the maximum rate of State pension (contributory), currently set at €233.30 per week, to eligible customers aged...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment at the maximum statutory rate for an adult and two qualifying children. The person concerned submitted medical certs but is not entitled to an illness benefit payment as he does not satisfy the qualifying criteria in the governing contribution year. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) is a non-statutory scheme which provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs of clothing and footwear when children start school each autumn. BSCFA payments have issued to over 150,000 families in 2016 at a cost of over €39 million. A person may qualify for payment of BSCFA in respect of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 329 to 334, inclusive, together. The information as requested by the Deputy is not readily available. A request to gather the information as requested by the Deputy has been made. The Department will contact the Deputy directly when the request for information has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include the JobPath service and employment programmes such as the Community Employment (CE) scheme. The JobPath service is provided for jobseekers only, whereas CE schemes provide part time temporary work in communities for people in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are two Social Welfare Inspector posts in Tuam and they cover the whole North Galway area. A vacancy in one of the posts arose as a result of the transfer of an Inspector to Galway City in August 2016. My Department, like all Government Departments and agencies, is required to operate within a staff ceiling figure and a commensurate administrative staffing budget. Within these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 22 November 2016. 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 papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance was awarded to the person concerned on 23 November 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to their nominated post office on 1 December 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 11 February 2016 to 23 November 2016 have issued by cheque. The person concerned was notified of these details on 23 November 2016. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Self-employed people, who earn €5,000 or more in a contribution year, are liable to pay PRSI on a compulsory basis at the Class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum annual payment of €500. This provides them with access to the following benefits: State pension (contributory), widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (contributory),...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As a result of an appeals officer’s decision, the person concerned was awarded carer’s allowance on 15 November 2016. The first payments were issued to her nominated bank account on 24 November 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 29 October 2015 to 23 November 2016 have also issued. The person concerned was notified on 15 November 2016 of this decision. I hope this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table. Invalidity Pension Period Registered Awarded Disallowed Pending 2015* 9,454 7,691 5,070 1,559 31 October 2016 7,657 6,231 3,388 2,003 Partial Capacity Benefit Period Registered** Awarded Cancelled Disallowed Pending 2015* 964 775 79 38 72 25 November 2016 1,054 687 52 86 229 Family Income Supplement (New Claims)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested is currently being compiled within my Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Waiting days have been a long standing feature of the jobseeker’s schemes and are a feature of similar social security schemes in many countries. The application of a three-day waiting period avoids the disproportionately high administrative costs involved in processing large numbers of claims of a very short duration. The waiting day rule is not applied in every case. For instance,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are two Social Welfare Inspector posts in Tuam and they cover the whole North Galway area. A vacancy in one of the posts arose as a result of the transfer of an Inspector to Galway City in August 2016. My Department, like all Government departments and agencies, is required to operate within a staff ceiling figure and a commensurate administrative staffing budget. Within these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 November 2016. 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 papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...