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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 November 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 have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12 February 2015. 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 February 2015. 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 February 2015. 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: Universal Retirement Savings Group (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: In line with the Statement of Government Priorities, the Government recently decided to proceed with work to develop a roadmap and timeline for the introduction of a new, universal, supplementary workplace retirement saving scheme. The development of this roadmap for consideration by Government will be progressed by the Universal Retirement Savings Group (URSG). The broad role of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: VW1 applications are not recorded on the Department’s IT systems but are recorded manually and associated with the client’s file on a Local Office/Intreo centre basis. Accordingly, the information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that a person must satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work in order to be entitled to jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance. Any person who fails to satisfy these conditions is not entitled to a jobseeker’s payment. A student undergoing a full-time course of study, instruction or training is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: An INTREO office is planned for Navan, Co. Meath in 2015. The INTREO service will be delivered over two sites: the site of the existing DSP office on Kennedy Road and a new office in Abbey Mall. Refurbishment work is required in both locations. Work will need to be completed in Abbey Mall before work starts in Kennedy Road. The Department is keen to see the works proceed as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The catchment area for the Finglas Intreo Centre includes Dublin 11 (excluding Ballymun), Ashbourne, Rathoath, St. Margaret’s and Kilsallaghan. The number of persons on the live register in the Intreo Centre from February 2014 to February 2015 is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I have not sought such advice from the Attorney General. The official measure of unemployment is sourced from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS). Measures of unemployment from the QNHS are based on International Labour Office (ILO) definitions. To be ‘ILO unemployed’ a person must in the week before the survey be without work but available for work and have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: At the end of February there were 553,003 beneficiaries of jobseeker’s assistance (JA) or jobseeker’s benefit (JB). A breakdown of this figure by scheme, recipient, qualified adult dependent and qualified child increase (full or half rate) is detailed in the attached tabular statement. A claimant of either JA or JB can claim for the payment of a qualified adult dependent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Farm Assist is a means-tested income support scheme for farmers. To qualify for the payment, a customer must be a farmer, farming land in the State, aged between 18 and 66 and satisfy a means test The means test for Farm Assist takes account of virtually every form of income but assesses it in different ways and disregards various amounts. Different rules apply to income from farming and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned recently received an exceptional needs payment of €1500 towards the cost of funeral expenses. A review of this decision was conducted by the Designated Person and the decision has remained unchanged. It is open to the person concerned to seek a review of this decision by writing to the SWA Review Officer, Social Welfare Local Office, 9th Lock Road, Clondalkin,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned is in receipt of Rent Supplement and all payments are up to date.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is the individual’s unique reference number for all dealings with Government Departments and public bodies. Before a PPS Number can be allocated, the person making the application must provide evidence of identity, and demonstrate the reason why s/he requires the allocation of a PPS Number. PPS Numbers are issued by the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Following correspondence submitted from the person concerned, this case has been reviewed and the overpayment deductions have been reduced to €10.00 weekly with effect from 19/03/2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: On foot of recent contact with the client by the relevant Rents Unit, payment is reinstated subject to the provision of medical information. Payment, including arrears, will issue to the client on 24th March 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The entitlement to one parent family payment (OPF) of the person concerned is currently under review and has been suspended. The person concerned has been requested to provide certain documentation in order to progress this review, however this documentation is currently outstanding. On receipt of the requested documentation, her entitlement OPF will be examined and the person concerned will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 25 February 2015, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Refunds (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 to 84, inclusive, together. Permanent and pensionable employees in the civil and public service recruited before April, 1995, are liable to pay social insurance contributions at the lower modified rates applying to PRSI classes B, C and D. Class B covers civil servants, registered doctors and dentists employed in the civil service and Gardaí....