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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Appeals (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Following a review of entitlement to guardian’s payment (contributory) in respect of the person concerned, it emerged that the circumstances in relation to the child’s mother had changed. The person concerned was asked to provide independent evidence to support her contention that the child satisfied the definition of an orphan under social welfare legislation. Sufficient...

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

Joan Burton: A child under 16 years is deemed medically eligible for carer's allowance when domiciliary care allowance is in payment for that child. Once the child reaches 16 years of age and entitlement to domiciliary care allowance ceases, a review of the continuing entitlement to carer’s allowance is undertaken as medical eligibility is no longer automatically satisfied and must be confirmed....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Funding (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The regulation to create and underpin the operations of the new EU Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived was adopted by the Council in early March and came into effect shortly thereafter. Under this regulation, Member States will be required to devise operational plans to procure supplies and support the distribution of food and consumer good using partner organisations (NGOs) and other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Data (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The original purpose of the mortgage interest supplement scheme was to provide short-term 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. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only. There are currently approximately 8,500 people in receipt of mortgage...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Aftercare Services (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: In Budget 2013, a joint initiative between the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs was announced to provide subsidised after-school childcare places for low-income and unemployed persons who enter employment. The purpose of the after-school child care (ASCC) scheme is to help offset some of the after-school childcare costs that are associated with...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 23rdApril 2014, 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 Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a monthly universal payment to assist with the costs associated with raising children. It is paid to around 616,000 families in respect of some 1.17 million children, with an estimated expenditure of around €1.9 billion in 2014. Child benefit continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education or who have a disability. I...

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

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on the 2ndApril 2014 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307, 310 to 313, inclusive, 317 and 355 together. The purpose of Gateway and Tús is to focus on jobseekers who are long-term unemployed. For this reason, eligibility is confined to those on the Live Register and receiving a jobseekers allowance payment for 24 months in the case of Gateway and 12 months for Tús. Selection for both schemes is by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 3rdMarch 2014. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers were received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The estimated expenditures on State pensions for 2013 are as follows- State Pension (Non-Contributory) €952.4m State Pension (Contributory) €3,983.3m State Pension (Transition) €137.3m Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Contributory) €1,349.8m Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Death Benefit) €7.8m This...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there is no trace of an appeal in respect of the person concerned. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The one parent family payment of the person concerned was suspended as the Department became aware that she was no longer at her address. The person concerned should provide proof of her current address or it is open to her to contact the Community Welfare Service of this Department to discuss her circumstances.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (30 Apr 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. There are approximately 80,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €403 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The volume of social welfare payments cashed by Lettermacaward, Post Office, Co. Donegal, for each of the last four years and for the first three months of this year are set out in the following table. Period PO code (Lettermacaward) Volume of transactions 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2010 GROF 002447 9,376 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2011 GROF 002447 9,463 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2012 GROF 002447 9,516 1 Jan to 31...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Data (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The following information has been supplied by the General Register Office in relation to the number of stillbirths registered since 1995. The number of stillbirths registered in the state from 1995 to 2013 is set out as follows: Total No. of Stillbirths Registered since 1995 7,673 Year Registered Total 2013 278 2012 281 2011 325 2010 320 2009 335 2008 350 2007 322 2006 271 2005...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 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. While no date has been set for the oral hearing, I am advised that the person concerned will be notified of the arrangements for the oral hearing within the next week. The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10 March 2014. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers were received in the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Funding (30 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 to 329, inclusive, together. The annual Budget for JobBridge in 2011, 2012 and 2013, as voted by the Oireachtas, was €20 million, €65.8 million, and €81.8 million, respectively. 54 individuals have started a third internship since the rules were changed last September. The change was made in response both to the recommendations of...

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

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 to 335, inclusive, together. As at 28 April, 2014, 8,020 JobBridge interns were aged under 25 years, of whom 3,410 finished early, 2,751 finished in full, and 1,859 were currently on an internship. Regarding those who finished early, it should be noted that a high proportion of each cohort finish early to move directly into employment. According to...