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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contributions conditions. The person concerned was refused invalidity pension on the ground that they are not considered to be permanently incapable of work in accordance with the relevant statutory and regulatory provisions. They requested a review of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department has requested further information in relation to the current medical condition of the person concerned. When that information has been provided, the entitlement to rent supplement can be assessed accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The marriage bar was a condition of the employment in the public service until 1973. Issues relating to public sector employment and pensions are the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In general, and similar to many civil and public servants, the social insurance class paid by women affected by the marriage bar was a modified rate (i.e. not the full Class A...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of One-Parent Family payment and Family Income Supplement (FIS). The qualifying conditions for One-Parent Family payment are due to change with effect from 4 July 2013, whereby entitlement to OFP is based on the start date of the claim and the age of the youngest child. The person concerned will no longer satisfy the qualifying conditions for...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 13th March 2012. 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. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 28th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income 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 approximately 86,000 recipients of rent supplement for which the Government has provided over €403...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Retirements (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: This case concerns an appeal against an application for ill health retirement. Appeals against medical findings in relation to retirement on grounds of ill health are not provided for in the Superannuation Code and as such are not appropriate to the Pensions Ombudsman. Notwithstanding this, the person concerned wrote to the Pensions Ombudsman detailing their case in August 2012. In response...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. There are approximately 13,000 mortgage interest supplement recipients for which the Government has provided €42 million for in 2013. The supplement assists with the interest portion...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The importance of child and family income supports is underlined by the fact that in 2013 my Department will spend almost €2.9 billion on supports to families and children through payments such as Child Benefit, the Family Income Supplement, qualified child increases on weekly social welfare payments, and the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. The National Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been disallowed Jobseeker’s Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA). Both disallowances are currently under appeal with the Social Welfare Appeals Office. It is a requirement that every claimant shall furnish all information and documentation as may be required in order to complete a means assessment process, for the purpose of deciding a claim....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: An overpayment of jobseeker’s allowance was assessed against the person concerned for the period 10 April 2006 to 04 December 2006. The person concerned had engaged in an apprenticeship while also claiming a jobseeker’s allowance payment for this period and the change in circumstance was not notified to this Department. It is open to the person concerned to contact his local...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned claimed jobseeker's allowance from 27 May 2013. Further documentation was requested from the person on 6 June 2013 to enable a decision to be made on the claim. On receipt of the additional documentation, a decision will be made on the claim and the person concerned will be advised of the decision.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the Department received an application for disability allowance from the person in question on the 30 November 2012. A deciding officer, based upon the evidence submitted, refused the application on both medical and habitual residency grounds. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision and the reasons for it on 12 June 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The child benefit claim of the person concerned was disallowed on 28 May 2013 as she was not then considered to satisfy the habitual residence condition. Her residency status remained undecided and she did not have the legal right to reside in the State. Her circumstances have since changed as she has now been granted permission to reside in the State by the Department of Justice and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: According to the information available to this Department the maximum rent supplement payable to the person concerned is €559.70 per month.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The aim of Community Employment (CE) remains as an active labour market programme with the emphasis on progression into employment and/or further education and training. The core eligibility criterion for CE is that the person is in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment and is either long term unemployed or socially marginalised. At present, persons signing for credits or who are...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: As Minister for Social Protection, I strongly believe social welfare must be there for those who need it and that we must do everything we can to help people back to work. In essence, the social welfare system must provide a safety net and a springboard to help people back to work. To achieve that, my focus has been on transforming the Department from a passive provider of benefits to an...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I am giving them the same rights as married people.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: These are public servants who have a public income but did not pay PRSI on additional private incomes.