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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 11th June 2012. The application was awarded on 11th of March 2013 and the first payment will issue to the person’s nominated bank account, payable from 14th of March 2013. Arrears of allowance due from 14th of June 2012 to 13th of March 2013 have issued to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Rebates (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: Responsibility for the processing of claims under the redundancy payments scheme transferred from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation (DJEI) to the Department of Social Protection in January 2011. In April 2012 a Chartered Accountant, acting on behalf of company concerned contacted the Department in regard to a redundancy rebate claim in respect of a redundancy which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Appointments (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Social Welfare Tribunal is to deal with cases where entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benefit or Allowance is refused due to an involvement in a trade dispute. Due to its structure and purpose the revised Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies does not apply to the Social Welfare Tribunal. The Chairperson is sourced by the Department of Social Protection by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: Given the scale of the unemployment crisis, the key objective of activation policy and labour market initiatives is to offer assistance to those most in need of support in securing work and achieving financial self-sufficiency. This policy objective prioritises scarce resources to those in receipt of qualifying welfare payments. Accordingly the employment services and schemes provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, allowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 8th March 2013. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together. The total number of recipients of Maternity and Health and Safety Benefit at the 31st of December 2012 was 22,850 and 60 respectively. Maternity and Health and Safety Benefit Claims activity 2012 and Recipient numbers 31 December 2012 Registered 2012 Awarded 2012 Recipients at 31/12/2012 Maternity Benefit 47,526 45,129 22,850 Health...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Applications (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim in July 2012 for mortgage interest supplement which was disallowed because her means were deemed to be in excess of the amount of her mortgage interest payment. This decision was upheld by the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office in November 2012. If the person concerned has any new information in support of her application she should contact her local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 5th March 2013. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case on 27th March 2013. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 28th February 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) is payable on all reckonable earnings. It is collected by the Revenue Commissioners via the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. Employers have a legal obligation to pay all PRSI liabilities due to the Social Insurance Fund of this Department. It should be noted that the Department’s Inspectors have the power to inspect records and in cases of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) in respect of this person was received on the 11th January 2013. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion, upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will issue to the customer.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The customer is in receipt of a State pension non-contributory which is a means-tested payment. In line with scheme requirements, a claimant’s means are reviewed from time to time to ensure that their circumstances have not changed and that they continue to have legitimate entitlement. A review was carried out in late 2012 of this customer’s entitlement. The means derived...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together. The total number of recipients of Maternity and Health and Safety Benefit at the 31st of December 2012 was 22,850 and 60 respectively. Maternity and Health and Safety Benefit Claims activity 2012 and Recipient numbers 31 December 2012 Registered 2012 Awarded 2012 Recipients at 31/12/2012 Maternity Benefit 47,526 45,129 22,850 Health...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Application Numbers (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. There are currently over 87,000 recipients for which the Government has provided over €403 million in 2013. There...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Foster Care Expenditure (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: Foster’s Care Allowance is administered by the Health Service Executive and not by the Department of Social Protection. Calculating of the inclusion of or the exclusion of Foster Care Allowance is a matter for the HSE who administer the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The requirement to be habitually resident in Ireland was introduced as a qualifying condition for certain social assistance schemes and child benefit with effect from 1 May 2004. This qualifying condition is applied to all applicants, regardless of their nationality. The effect of the condition is that a person whose habitual residence is elsewhere would not normally be entitled to social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The report referred to by the Deputy is “A Social Portrait of People with Disabilities in Ireland” by Dorothy Watson and Brian Nolan which was published in 2011. This report was commissioned from the Economic & Social Research Institute by my Department as part of the Social Inclusion Research Report series. It details the social and living conditions of people with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The following table sets out the benefits accruing to the various categories of persons paying PRSI according to the Class of PRSI contribution paid: PRSI CLASSES BENEFITS/PENSIONS A B C D E H J P S(self-employed) Jobseeker’s Benefit √ √ * Illness Benefit √ √ √ * Health and Safety Benefit √ ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6th February 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in to an Appeals...