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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Transport Subsidies (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 to 99, inclusive, together. Compliance by Bus Éireann with the European Communities (Financial Transparency) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 693 of 2004) is a matter for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I understand O.J.E.U. of 15.9.2007 dealt with a complaint by The Irish Coach Tourism and Transport Council concerning alleged unlawful...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals (30 Jan 2014)

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. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (30 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 including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 13th August 2013. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who considered that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 12th September 2013 advising of the decision. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. I have included in this reply a table representing the number of internships finished in each year since JobBridge came into operation. The data provided in the Table below indicate that 52% of internships are completed early and 48% are completed in full. I am encouraged by the findings of the independent evaluation of the scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (30 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 was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 23rd January 2014. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Interdepartmental Working Groups (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together. The Interdepartmental Working and Retirement Group was established in August 2012 to consider cross departmental policy issues that may support longer working and thereby improve the sustainability and adequacy of pensions systems. The sustainability of the pension system is a particular concern because of the demographic challenges...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (30 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: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (30 Jan 2014)

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. It is not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes operated by the Exchequer. There are currently over...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 1st November 2013. The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision on 15th January 2014, the reasons for it...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: According to the information available to this Department the correct rate of one parent family payment payable to the person concerned is €302.20 per week.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Domiciliary care allowance is payable in respect of children under the age of 16 who have a severe disability that requires care and attention substantially in excess of another child of the same age. The care and attention received must be given by another person, effectively full-time so that the child can deal with the normal activities of daily life. The child must be likely to require...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to remove the barriers to participation in second and third level education by enabling eligible people on certain social welfare payments to continue to receive a payment while pursuing an approved full-time education course that leads to a higher qualification than that already held....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Bodies Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 298 to 300, inclusive, together. Staff from the Employment Supports and Community Services areas of FÁS were integrated with the Department of Social Protection on foot of a Government decision from 1 January 2012. The staff were designated at the equivalent civil service grade by reference to the rate of salary; there were no changes in those salary...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6 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 papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302, 341, 355 and 360 together. The Department does not maintain statistics on JobBridge internships by Nace Rev. 2 codes or on the education profile of interns by economic sector. 125, 341 and 357 internships started in Waterford City and County in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. 622 and 573 internships started in Counties Louth and Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: A dedicated Employer Engagement Unit was established in 2012 to coordinate the Department’s engagement with employers. The unit includes staff dealing with JobBridge, the European Job Mobility Portal (EURES), and the National Contact Centre, which hosts the Jobs Ireland website, as well as staff providing policy and coordination support to employer engagement across the country....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is collated at county level by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report. Work has commenced on the compilation of data for the production of the 2013 report. However, the most recent data available, at present, in respect the number of participants on labour activation schemes at the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (4 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 306 together. A key objective of the transfer of the Community Welfare Service (CWS) from the Health Service Executive to the Department on 1 October 2011 was to provide a streamlined and consistent service to the customer. As part of this process and to support the Department’s activation commitments under the Pathways to Work Programme and...