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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 13 December 2013. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of an Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed in the light of new evidence or new...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: In general, assistance towards clothing is only awarded as a single payment where evidence of an exceptional need is available. This would have been the case last year when she applied for, and received, a payment. This year the person concerned first applied for clothing assistance on 25 October 2013. She presented a letter from her GP asserting that she suffers from a medical condition...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The current eligibility rules do not extend generally to persons under 25 years. Community Employment (CE) is not generally intended for persons under 25 years of age as there are other more appropriate and suitable interventions for that cohort, for example, training programmes provided under the Local Education and Training Boards (ETBs). However, the Department is prepared to consider in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Tús, the community work placement initiative introduced during 2011, was set up to provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year. This initiative is being delivered through the network of local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta. Tús is designed to break the cycle of unemployment, and maintain work readiness...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Credited contributions (credits) are social insurance contributions which are awarded, under certain circumstances such as unemployment or illness, to an insured person without payment of a Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contribution. Their purpose is to help protect the social insurance entitlements of insured persons during periods when paid PRSI contributions are not due. A person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 360 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned together with the relevant Departmental papers were received by that office on 16 January 2014 and that the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The entitlement of the person concerned cannot be examined until such time as the person concerned makes a claim with this Department. The Department cannot comment on any entitlement which may arise in another jurisdiction.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement 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. The overall aim is to provide short-term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes operated by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance and jobseeker’s allowance claims, by the person concerned, were disallowed by a Designated/Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that she failed to disclose her means. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeals in this case were referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing of both...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The following table details the additional places that have been allocated since January 2013 either to specific Community Employment (CE) schemes within each county, or to the DSP Divisional Manager for allocation within their division. The places were divided into the main dedicated placement types of child care-related, health care-related, drugs schemes and Other (i.e. general CE). If an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The review of the Domiciliary Care Allowance scheme (DCA) was published in April 2013 The report makes a number of recommendations in relation to the operation of the scheme. The full report, including all of the recommendations, is published on . An implementation group, comprising of officials from the Department of Social Protection, other relevant departments/ relevant bodies and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department received an application for carer’s benefit from the person in question on 26 October 2012. Under the provisions of carer’s benefit and carer’s leave legislation, a person claiming carer’s benefit may take up limited employment outside the home for up to 15 hours per week. Earnings from this limited employment cannot exceed €332.50 per week....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 23rd September 2013. The application is currently with a social welfare investigative officer for assessment of the level of care being provided and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the investigative officer has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 November 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit to the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 15 October 2013 and in the context of that appeal she was examined by a second Medical Assessor on 29 November 2013 who also expressed the decision that she...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 12th December 2013. 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 28 November 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Youth unemployment is being specifically targeted through our Youth Guarantee initiative. I will be publishing details of this initiative shortly. However, the table below outlines the expected provision and indicative costs associated with the provision of training and work experience opportunities for under 25s in 2014. Projections for 2015 are not yet available, but expenditure is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (21 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 05th December 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred...