06 February 2014, 12:52
According to the information provided by the Citizens Appeal Office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat, receptions of citizens by the heads of parliamentary committees and deputy factions were held in line with the personal reception Schedule, approved by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
All in all, 702 visitors attended personal receptions; 824 appeals were submitted, including 746 written and 78 oral appeals.
During September 2013-January 2014, chairmen of the parliamentary committees and deputy factions were addressed by 473 pensioners, 53 unemployed, nine entrepreneurs, six public sector workers, and three government employees. Protection and assistance were requested primarily by the underprivileged groups of population. Particularly, there were 122 appeals from disabled veterans of І-ІІІ categories, 64 disabled war veterans, 49 children of war, 44 people with disabilities, 13 Mother Heroines, one liquidator of Chornobyl disaster, two persons who suffered from the Chornobyl disaster, 9 disabled veterans of the World War II, nine families with many children, two participants of war, 9 single mothers, two combatants, and one disabled child.
Generally, 827 issues were raised during personal receptions.
The applicants were primarily concerned with the law order, and realization of civil rights and freedoms. The citizens complained about actions of the judicial power, violation of the procedural laws, incompetent decisions and judgments, bribery, and wiggery (343 appeals or 41,5% of the total number).
Social sphere remains in the focus of attention. 112 issues concerning social security were submitted, which makes 13,5% of the total number of issues.
During September 2013-January 2014, 66 appeals or 8% of the total number of the issues pertaining to housing policy were raised.
Some appeals of the citizens pertained to agrarian policy and land relations (42 appeals related to this subject-matter or 5,1% of the total number). These issues include violation of title to land, privatization of land plots, acquisition of land under the commercial contracts, free-of-charge transfer, inheritance, and allocation of land shares (37 appeals related to this subject-matter or 88,1% of the total number).
The visitors were concerned about the issues of municipal services (40 appeals related to this subject-matter or 4,8% of the total number).
Health care issues remain topical (37 appeals or 4,5% of the total number).
Many appeals and complaints concern labour and wages, particularly violation of applicable laws by dismissal and continuation of employment, labour remuneration, and activity of employment service (34 appeals related to this subject-matter or 4,1% of the total number).
The visitors were also concerned about the issues of financial, fiscal, and customs policy (19 or 2,3%).
All written appeals of the citizens received during the personal receptions were scrutinized and processed at the secretariats of the parliamentary committees and deputy factions. The respective orders were relegated to the authorized central executive or local self-government bodies.
Reception office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine works at the address: Kyiv, 6-8 Bankova st., entrance 5. For reference please call 255-42-46.