asked the Minister for Social Welfare if assessors in 1980, 1981 and in 1982 to date in accordance with the provisions of section 298 (12) of the Social Welfare Act, 1980 sit with appeals officers; and, if so, the reason and when they were appointed.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Claims Assessors.
971.
Thirteen panels of assessors have been constituted since 1 January 1980 under the provisions of section 44 (11) of the Social Welfare Act, 1952, and section 298 (12) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981, which is a re-enactment of section 44 (11) of the 1952 Act.
Particulars of the panel are as follows:
|
District |
Number of persons appointed |
Effective date of Panel |
|
Waterford |
52 |
31 May 1980 |
|
Sligo |
28 |
24 June 1980 |
|
Limerick |
54 |
21 July 1980 |
|
Kilkenny |
39 |
30 September 1980 |
|
Galway |
48 |
11 October 1980 |
|
Cavan |
25 |
7 November 1980 |
|
Athlone |
46 |
5 June 1981 |
|
Dublin |
207 |
4 July 1981 |
|
Tralee |
50 |
4 July 1981 |
|
Cork |
76 |
30 July 1981 |
|
Wexford |
57 |
24 September 1981 |
|
Letterkenny |
32 |
14 December 1981 |
|
Dundalk |
30 |
17 May 1982 |
The panels have been constituted to sit with appeals officers when (a) questions relating to unemployment benefit and (b) unemployment assistance, other than questions relating to qualification certificates, are heard. The provisions in these respects are set out in S.I. No. 376 of 1952 (Article 10) in the case of (a) and S.I. No. 9 of 1953 (Article 17) in the case of (b).
Apart from the members of panels of assessors, no other assessors have been appointed since 1 January 1980.
972.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the composition of each panel of assessors established by him under the provisions of section 298 (12) of the Social Welfare Act, 1980.
Panels of assessors representing employer and employee interests have been constituted in 23 districts throughout the country under the provision of Section 44 (11) of the Social Welfare Act, 1952, and Section 298 (12) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981, which is a re-enactment of Section 44 (11) of the 1952 Act. Each panel is re-constituted every five years and its composition is determined by reference to the number of employers and employees in the district and the number of appeal hearings likely to be held there. The number of persons appointed to act as assessors for each of the 23 current panels is as follows:
|
Employers |
Employees |
|
|
Athlone |
24 |
22 |
|
Ballina |
16 |
17 |
|
Bantry |
13 |
14 |
|
Carlow |
20 |
20 |
|
Cavan |
13 |
12 |
|
Claremorris |
16 |
12 |
|
Clonmel |
17 |
24 |
|
Cork |
33 |
43 |
|
Drogheda |
24 |
24 |
|
Dublin |
83 |
124 |
|
Dundalk |
15 |
15 |
|
Dungloe |
9 |
10 |
|
Ennis |
28 |
22 |
|
Galway |
24 |
24 |
|
Kilkenny |
18 |
21 |
|
Letterkenny |
17 |
15 |
|
Limerick |
26 |
28 |
|
Longford |
14 |
14 |
|
Mullingar |
12 |
14 |
|
Sligo |
14 |
14 |
|
Tralee |
24 |
26 |
|
Waterford |
26 |
26 |
|
Wexford |
28 |
29 |