Social welfare fraud baseline studies
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, gave details to Barry Cowen (FF, Laois Offaly) of baseline studies over 2004-9 to determine levels of social welfare fraud across a random sample of claims (about 1,000) (Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd February…
Details of projects against drugs
Following the earlier decision of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to cease funding beyond June of five anti-drugs projects in Dublin City and Dublin South, a series of questions was asked about the funding of anti-drugs…
Mortgage arrears
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, gave Pearse Doherty (SF Donegal SW) the most recent figures on the level of mortgage arrears (Dail Eireann, Debates, 21st February 2012, 366). The 2011 end-of-year figure was 70,911 (arrears being defined as…
> Further news references
> Rent supplement transfers to social housing, 2005-11 by local authority: Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd February 2012, 795-6. > Homelessness strategy: Dail Eireann, Debates, 28th February 2012, 284-5. > Progress on national strategy to improve literacy and numeracy: Dail Eireann,…
Oireachtas Brief §29 February 2012 (1)
Welcome to Oireachtas Brief, the information service for social justice NGOs and voluntary sector activists interested in issues of poverty and social exclusion in the Oireachtas. Oireachtas Brief is provided by The Wheel and the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)…
1 Debates: Welfare of children, social worker numbers
Children’s strategy, child poverty, youth homelessness Charlie McConalogue (FF, Donegal NE) raised the issue of the number of social workers now appointed to work with children at risk (Dail Eireann, Debates, 1st February 2012, 817-8; 14th February 2012, 217 –…
Budget cuts: LCDP, mental health, disability services, women
Timmy Dooley (FF, Clare) and Brian Stanley (SF, Laois Offaly) questioned the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the €8m cut in the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) (Dail Eireann, Debates, 2nd February 2012, 88-9). Responding,…
Merging the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter, was asked about the progress of the merging of the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission (Dail Eireann, Debates, 7th February 1012, 249-250). He told Catherine Murphy (ind, Kildare N) that…
Delays in carers allowance
Delays in payment of the carers allowance were raised in the Dail by Kevin Humphreys (Lab, Dublin SE) (Dail Eireann, Debates, 15th February 2012, 733-4). The average waiting time for a claim was now 17 weeks and longer for an…
> Further debates
> Community Employment: Dail Eireann, Debates, 7th February 2012, 328-351; 8th February, 671-697. > National Disability Strategy: Dail Eireann, Debates, 9th February 2012, 35-67. > Social welfare for unemployed self-employed: Dail Eireann, Debates, 16th February 2012, 73-4.
