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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The number of persons on the live register as published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), in Newcastle West, Kilmallock and Limerick City, at the end of each of the years 2009 to 2012 and at the end of January 2013 is detailed in the tabular statement. Live register as published by the CSO at the end of December in each of the years 2009 to 2012 and at the end of January 2013. Area...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Rental costs are not an eligible expenditure under the CE materials grant except in exceptional circumstances with the written approval of the Department. The CE Financial Review carried out in 2012 revealed that for the majority of cases rental costs were to enable the delivery of services of the sponsor body rather than to provide specific accommodation for the CE scheme. To provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 194 together. In March 2012, one member of staff in the Department, the Chief Medical Advisor, was re-hired on a temporary contract on a payscale of €93,197 to €113,503. Payment of his pension is abated pending the termination of his temporary contract. The decision to re-employ the Chief Medical Advisor was taken due to his specific...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: In March 2012, one member of staff in the Department, the Chief Medical Advisor, was re-hired on a temporary contract on a payscale of €93,197 to €113,503. Payment of his pension is abated pending the termination of his temporary contract. The decision to re-employ the Chief Medical Advisor was taken due to his specific skills and his involvement in the policy reform of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: There has been significant increase in the number of appeals finalised from 17,787 in 2009 to 32,558 in 2012. Processing times have been reduced by 10.3 weeks overall in 2012 with respect to 2011, with time for an oral hearing time down by 13 weeks and the time for summary decision up by 2.7 weeks. Of course, further improvement is needed to reduce unacceptable delays in the time taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 17th December 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Where a person living outside of the State requires a Personal Public Services Number, an application may be made to have one allocated under the exceptional registration process by submitting the required documentation to the Client Identity Services (CIS) Division of my Department. From the information provided by the Deputy, CIS have been unable to trace an application in the case of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation Issues (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Tús is a community work placement initiative which is being delivered through the network of local development companies and by Údarás na Gaeltachta in Gaeltacht areas – collectively referred to as the Implementing Bodies. Expressions of interest and applications from community, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations wishing to offer work placement opportunities are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. With effect from 17th September 2012 rates of payment on the rural social scheme (RSS) were amended to bring them in line with those on the community employment programme and Tús, the community work placement initiative. All new entrants to the RSS from this date onwards are paid the equivalent of their existing rate of social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Job Initiative (JI) scheme was launched in 1996. The Job Initiative programme initially provided three years full-time employment for people who – on entry to the scheme – were 35 years of age or over, unemployed for 5 years or more, and in receipt of social welfare payments over that period. In November 2004 the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned recently moved address, which necessitated a review of her entitlement to Rent Supplement. The claim has been reviewed and Rent Supplement has been awarded at the monthly rate of €811.30. The next payment date will be 4 March 2013. This payment covers the period 1 February 2013 to 28 February 2013. Some documentation in relation to this claim remains...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person in question was awarded carer’s allowance for two people from the 23rd of December 2008. The person concerned was in receipt of the payment up to the 25th of April 2012. A social welfare investigative officer reviewing this case was of the opinion that the person in question was not providing full-time care and attention. In response to the social welfare investigative...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Part-time fire-fighters are entitled to a jobseeker’s payment in respect of days that they are engaged in fire-fighting or training. They are, however, required to satisfy the statutory conditions for the receipt of a jobseeker’s payment of being available for and genuinely seeking work. In this respect, Deciding Officers do not treat them differently to any other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Momentum initiative provides free education and training projects for up to 6,500 long-term unemployed jobseekers. The initiative is administered by FÁS and funded by the Department of Education & Skills through the National Training Fund (NTF) and co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). In line with the commitments given in Pathways to Work, eligibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Participation on a Springboard course will not confer any additional entitlement to receive an income support payment from the Department of Social Protection. Participants who are in receipt of a Department of Social Protection income support payment may be able to retain such payments while pursuing a Springboard course through the part-time education option (PTEO) of the back to education...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Bodies (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: No members or former members of the judiciary have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under the aegis of my Department during the past five years. However, in June 2012, Justice Colin Daly resigned his position as Managing Solicitor of the Northside Community Law Centre (NCLC) following his appointment as District Court Judge, and is currently serving in the Dublin area. My...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker’s allowance claim of the person concerned has been disallowed as his means were deemed to be in excess of the statutory limit.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Section 248 (2) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 (the Act) states that where a person who is in receipt of a benefit which includes an increase in respect of a qualified adult, or where the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is in receipt of any benefit in his or her own right, dies, payment of the benefit shall continue to be made for 6 weeks after the date of death and shall,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: A review of this application is being undertaken at present and the persons concerned will be informed of the outcome once the review is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has not applied for jobseeker’s allowance. His jobseeker’s benefit claim has been awarded and payments will issue shortly.