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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The rate of illness benefit payable, to the person concerned, is determined by the average weekly earnings in the governing contribution year as provided for and defined in Section 41 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005 and Articles 26 and 27 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. 142 of 2007). The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement. Year Disability Allowance Disability Allowance Invalidity Pension Invalidity Pension Illness Benefit Illness Benefit - Recipients Expenditure €000 Recipients Expenditure €000 Recipients Expenditure €000 1994 - - 40,226 217,335 41,869 210,029 1995 - 60,947 42,092 224,052 41,830 212,651...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The OECD Review of Pensions in Ireland, which was published last year, provides an international perspective on Ireland’s retirement-income provision. Whilst endorsing pension policy reforms undertaken to date, the report also makes a number of recommendations for future reform in the key parameters of Irish State, occupational and private pension schemes and outlines options for more...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (24 Jun 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: Momentum Programme (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The numbers of participants on Momentum at the end May 2014, aged 18-25 years and in receipt of a rate of payment up to and including €160 per week, and greater than €160 per week are set out in the table. - - Weekly Rate Weekly Rate - - <€160 >€160 Full time 195 132 63 Part time 76 38 38 Total 271 170 101

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: A total of 771 FÁS staff, including the two individuals who are the subject of the Deputy’s question were transferred to my Department on 1 January 2012 on foot of a Government decision. In accordance with the terms of the Public Service Agreement 2010 to 2014 these staff were transferred in their substantive grade on no less favourable terms and conditions in relation to pay...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: Following the grant of planning permission from Dublin City Council work is expected to commence on site in Bishops Square in July 2014 with a completion date anticipated in October 2014 and the full integrated service fully operational before the end of 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The volume of social welfare payments cashed through Donaghmede PO, Dublin 13, for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 are set out in the table. Period Volume of transactions 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2011 114,412 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2012 112,800 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2013 112,149

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a basic weekly payment under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme and has been asked by an Inspector of the Department to provide specific information in order to confirm his ongoing entitlement to this payment. The Department of Social Protection is committed to providing a professional, efficient and courteous service to all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: A total of 2,756 customers were accommodated on a temporary basis by the New Communities Unit over the twelve months, January to December 2013. This is an average of approximately 53 per week. The accommodation provided to the customers was located in Dublin postal districts 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 14, 24, and in County Dublin. The nationalities of those accommodated include Polish, Romanian,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 31st May 2013. The application was refused by a deciding officer on the grounds that the care recipient was not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in Regulations. He was notified of this decision on the 18th July 2013, the reasons for it and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The total live register at the end of May stood at 388,764, which includes people working part time and signing for unemployed days (Jobseeker’s Allowance Casuals and Jobseeker’s Benefit Casuals). Also included in the live register are people signing on for Credits but not receiving any money (Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits only) and Springboard participants, who are in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that where a person was in receipt of certain payments including disability allowance immediately before becoming entitled to the state pension non-contributory, the weekly rate of pension payable shall be the greater of an amount equal to the rate of disability payment which was payable in accordance with the disability allowance rules immediately before...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (24 Jun 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 16 April 2014. Following consideration of the case the Appeals Officer has referred the file back to the Department for clarification on how the means of the person concerned were assessed and to consider new information which has been submitted. As soon as the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (24 Jun 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 June 2014. 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: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: In May the number of one-parent family payment (OFP) recipients stood at 77,209 and the cost of the OFP scheme in 2014 is estimated to be €863 million. Despite significant levels of State spending on the OFP scheme, the results have been poor in terms of tackling poverty and social exclusion rates among lone parent families, who continue to experience higher rates of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department aims to process and pay without delay all successful appeals returned by the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO). There are, however, some temporary delays currently being experienced by some successful disability allowance (DA) appellants. Over the past year, the Department has been working to reduce the number of DA applications awaiting decision and the successful clearing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Numbers (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The note the Deputy refers to formed part of a previous State pension contributory (SPC) claim processing guideline for staff, and relates to the assessment procedures for ‘mixed-insurance’ SPC. This pension was introduced in social welfare legislation from November 1991, to cater for applicants who have held full-rate and modified-rate insurable employments. The procedures...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (24 Jun 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 11 June 2014, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. It is not possible at this point to give a definitive date as to when the appeal process will be completed. The Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (24 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The free travel scheme is available on a universal basis to all people aged over 66 living permanently in the State. Applicants who are under age 66 must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to qualify for the scheme. The qualifying payments for those aged under 66 are invalidity pension, blind pension, disability allowance, carer’s allowance or an equivalent social security...