Results 1-20 of 43 for "public service card" speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: .... MyWelfare.ie is designed to enable clients to access personalised Department of Social Protection services by registering for, and creating a personal account. The portal has been operational since July 2015 and currently allows customers to book PPSN and Public Service Card appointments. For jobseeker’s benefit, the on-line application form on MyWelfare.ie has been developed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (12 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Some 50 persons have had their child benefit payments suspended during 2014 or 2015 for repeated failures to keep appointments to register for the public service card under the SAFE registration programme. Out of the total that were suspended, ten claims remain suspended from 2014 and four from dates in 2015. No claims were suspended during 2012 or 2013 for this purpose.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Places (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has made no application or contacted the local office in relation to a Jobseekers claim. She has a public service card which is sufficient for identity purposes and therefore does not require production of her passport. The person concerned may contact her local office to make an appointment to assess eligibility to a jobseeker's claim.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: ...to develop additional on-line services for customers and a new myWelfare.ie application has recently become available. Already, customers can apply via myWelfare.ie for an appointment for a PPSN or a Public Service Card and over time a further range of on-line services will become available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: ...and access management service and integration with Departmental IT systems. These new online services will be made available in phased releases beginning in 2015 and will initially include an online appointment service for public service card registration, online jobseeker application and close my claim service, and a facility to make appointments with case officers and deciding officers....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: ...regarding employment supports and training and education opportunities. The Education & Training Boards are also available to attend and speak with staff. Finally it is also proposed that the Public Service Card facility will be made available to Liberty Insurance staff members onsite at a mobile unit in Cavan and at Blanchardstown Intreo Centre via walk in or appointment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (13 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...and physical works would take approximately one year to complete. Unfortunately, this timeframe is not commensurate with the Department's business requirements and the need to establish a Public Service Card Centre in the County, which is badly needed and is now an urgent requirement. Consequently, neither my officials, nor the OPW, consider that the properties on offer in Ballybay could...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Properties (26 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: ...area; file storage area; communications room; staff canteen; staff toilets; general store room and rest room would also be required. My Department also has an urgent requirement to establish a Public Service Card (PSC) public office in Monaghan; the only county which does not yet have such an office. This would require a reception counter, two to four PSC customer points, an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (24 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: ...additional staff to support the PSC function. As all staff based in the building in Ballybay were transferring at that time to DSP, these staff took on the administrative arrangements for the Public Service Card and the Office of Public Works (OPW) reassigned occupancy and day-to-day responsibility for the building from DAFM to DSP.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (3 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: ...services card of this Department and to make it easy for providers of public services to verify the identity of customers. Considerable progress continues to be made in the roll out of the Public Service Card. Approximately 1,190,000 cards have now been produced. These include approximately 343,000 PSC Free Travel variants. Face-to-Face registration is taking place countrywide in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (29 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: ...and physical works would take approximately one year to complete. Unfortunately, this timeframe is not commensurate with the Department's business requirements and the need to establish a Public Service Card Centre in the County, which is badly needed and is now an urgent requirement. Consequently, neither my officials, nor the OPW, consider that the properties on offer in Ballybay could...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Rehiring (18 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...exception to the current moratorium on recruitment, the Department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover critical staff absences and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. There are currently two temporary staff members who are retired civil servants occupying these posts. The Pensions Authority and the Citizens Information Board come...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...provision to extend Notice of Attachment to other state payments. - Data exchange with Revenue has been considerably enhanced allowing for focused control activity – particularly in relation to customers who receive means-tested welfare payments but may not have declared all their means to the Department. - The Public Service Card, which involves face-to-face registration and the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

Joan Burton: ...to the current moratorium on recruitment, the Department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover critical staff absences and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. There are currently two temporary staff members who are retired civil servants occupying these posts. The Pensions Authority and the Citizens Information Board come under the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: ...Social Services Card (SSC) of this Department and to make it easy for providers of public services to verify the identity of customers. Considerable progress has been made in the roll out of the Public Service Card. Approx. 925,000 PSCs have been produced to date. These include c.241,000 Free Travel variants. A PSC is currently issued following a registration process which is called...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: ...on recruitment, the Department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover some critical staff absences, shorter working year leave, and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. Between 2011 and to date in 2014, 3 Temporary Clerical Officers were recruited who were former civil servants. They were recruited on foot of open competitions run by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Rehiring (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: ...As an exception to the current moratorium on recruitment, my department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover critical staff absences and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. One temporary staff member is a retired civil servant. They are on a pay scale of €19,814 to €31,965 and were recruited on foot of open...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Investigations (15 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: ...customers who are paid at their local post office, is the monthly check carried out where the customer must certify that they qualify for the payment. The Department has also begun the phased roll out of the Public Service Card which features photographic identification of the customer. The child benefit control programme is kept under regular review based on the outcomes achieved.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: ...social welfare payments fraudulently. Data exchange with Revenue has been considerably enhanced allowing for focused control activity – particularly in relation to customers who receive means-tested welfare payments but may not have declared all their means to the Department. The Public Service Card, which involves face-to-face registration and the capture of biometric data to...

Other Questions: Public Services Card (5 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 17 and 30 together. Considerable progress has been made in the roll-out of the new public service card, PSC. Approximately 580,000 cards have now been produced. The purpose of the PSC is to enable people to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while preserving their privacy to the maximum extent...