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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Eligibility for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is not based primarily on the impairment or disease, but on the resulting lack of function of body or mind necessitating a degree of substantial extra care and attention. Children with ADHD, or any other condition, do not automatically qualify for a payment under the scheme. Every application is assessed by one of the Department's medical...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While my Department has overall responsibility for the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998, the payment of pensions to retired staff, under the terms of the scheme is a matter for each local authority and payment queries should be directed to the relevant local authority in the first instance. However, in view of the particular circumstances outlined in the extra...

Written Answers — Contract Payments: Contract Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is not a party to the contract and has no role in the matter.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The allowance referred to in this question is a matter subject to litigation in the High Court. In those circumstances it would be inappropriate for me to comment on that portion of the question. A Value for Money review of the reserve is presently underway. It is expected that the findings of the review will contribute to the development of future plans for the reserve.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The administration of the Civil Registration Service is statutorily a matter for the Registrar General. I have made enquiries with the Registrar General and he has informed me that the general review of the provisions of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 is expected to be completed by the middle of this year. The review will include the provisions relating to the registration of deaths. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the average waiting for an appeal dealt with by way of a summary decision is 27.4 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing is 45.6 weeks. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation and include all activities during this period including time spent in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Currently there are 148 temporary clerical officers employed in the Department of Social Protection. Temporary staff are recruited by this Department to cover absences of permanent staff on maternity leave, long term sick leave, other statutory leave and also to provide cover for some staff availing of the shorter working year scheme. They are also recruited to alleviate work pressure in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement as the local authority stated that he did not have a long term housing need and he did not provide the HSE with sufficient evidence to show that he was in rented accommodation for 183 days within the preceding 12 months of the date of claim for rent supplement.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Gender Recognition Advisory Group was established in 2010 with the following terms of reference:- "To advise the Minister for Social Protection on the legislation required to provide for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexuals. In particular, to propose heads of a bill to provide for:- · The establishment of a process for legal recognition of the acquired gender of...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A bilateral Social Security Agreement between Ireland and Canada came into force in January 1992. The main purpose of the Agreement is to protect the pension rights of people who have worked in Ireland and who have worked or resided in Canada. For example, if you do not have enough contributions paid or credited to qualify for an Irish pension, based on your Irish record alone, then...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 11 January 2011 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The additional evidence received by the Appeals Office on 24 January 2011 will also be considered by the Appeals Officer. The person...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The HSE have advised that the person concerned was refused a basic weekly payment under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme as he was not considered habitually resident in the State, a decision that was upheld by the Appeals Office in the HSE. This decision was then appealed to the Social Welfare Chief Appeals Officer. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned has re-applied for jobseeker's allowance with effect from 24th January 2011. His application is currently being processed and he will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: During the period in question the person concerned was paid jobseeker's allowance from 6th March 2006 to 27th January 2007 and received a total payment of €7,333.30.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Correspondence issued to the Lithuanian authorities on 12 October 2010 in relation to the person concerned, querying her entitlement to family benefits in that State as her son now resides there. No reply has been received to date, but based on experience of this type of case a reply from the Lithuanian authorities could take between 3 and 6 months. On receipt of a reply from the Lithuanian...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Self-employed people, including taxi drivers, can apply for the means-tested jobseeker's allowance if their business ceases or if they are on low income as a result of a downturn in demand for their services. If a taxi driver has ceased operating in the taxi business completely, the Department requires a letter from the Taxi Regulator confirming that the customer has surrendered his or her...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was received in that office on 21 December 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since the moratorium on recruitment was introduced in March 2009, the only method of filling vacancies in the Department is through the redeployment and lateral transfer of existing civil and public servants. When staff become available from other Government Departments critical posts, not currently occupied, are prioritised and staff are assigned to those posts. The number of staff employed...