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One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: That is Sinn Féin's model for Ireland.

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: If a party like Sinn Féin cared about lone parents, they would long ago have answered the question about Jean McConville and her ten children, and Mairia Cahill too. If they cared and had any concern for lone parents they would long ago have answered the question.

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: So they want our pensioners queuing like the poor pensioners in Greece. That is what they have in store for them.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In July 2013 the person concerned made an application for an increase in respect of a qualified child. As the person’s civil status had now changed from single to cohabiting, his entitlement to carer’s allowance was re-examined. The person concerned was notified on 22 October 2014 that payment was being stopped pending receipt of medical evidence to confirm that the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Funding (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) is worth €3.8 billion in real terms across all Member States for the budget period 2014-2020. Ireland’s share is roughly €22.8m and with an Exchequer contribution of €4m will provide some €26.8m overall in support for the period to the end of December 2023. The Department is the designated managing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 May 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 referred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Payments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The client’s current Mortgage Interest Supplement rate is appropriate based on information received from the appropriate lending institution, which shows interest payments in 2015 have reduced substantially when compared with 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The current legislation governing the solemnisation of marriages in Ireland is Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004. Section 53 of this Act provides for a register (Register of Solemnisers) of persons empowered, by virtue of their registration in the Register, to solemnise marriages. Section 54 of this Act provides for the application by bodies for registration of persons and in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance arrears will issue to the person in question in the next few days.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In 2014 approximately 48.8% of the department’s payments to customers were via cash payments services provided by An Post. It is anticipated that the proportion will be 47.5% in 2015 or around 37.5 million transactions. There is a general societal trend towards electronic payments and new department of social welfare customers with a choice of payment options are overwhelmingly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person in question on the 28th April 2015. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person providing the care cannot work outside the home for more than 15 hours per week. The application for CA in respect of the person concerned was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO) as s/he was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th April 2015. The application is currently with a social welfare inspector to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the inspector has completed and submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16th June 2015. 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 Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to establish the person’s entitlement, the deciding officer wrote to the person in question on 12 May 2015 requesting information not already supplied. A decision will be made upon receipt of the requested information and the person will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. A claim for IP was received from the person concerned on 11 March 2015. In order to establish medical suitability two medical report forms for completion issued to the person concerned on 14...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: A child under 16 years is deemed medically eligible for carer's allowance (CA) once domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is in payment for that child. Once the child reaches 16 years of age and entitlement to DCA ceases, a review of CA is undertaken to determine if there is continuing entitlement. The child concerned reached 16 years on 18 May 2015. On the 30 January 2015, a letter was issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: It is anticipated that approximately 29,400 one-parent family payment recipients will be transitioning out of the one-parent family payment scheme on 2 July, 2015. A breakdown by county basis of the number of persons who will be impacted by the changes is not available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on the One Parent Family Payment (OFP) scheme is estimated to be €607million in 2015 with almost 70,000 recipients. However, despite committing extensive funding to lone parent payments since the 1970s, lone parents remain the most at-risk-of-poverty, and their children are at a high risk of poverty. For too long, significant numbers of lone parents have been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for carer’s allowance (CA), the person providing the care cannot be engaged in employment, self-employment, training or education courses outside the home for more than 15 hours a week. The person concerned was refused CA by a deciding officer on the grounds that she was attending a course outside the home for more than 15 hours per week. She was notified on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 171, inclusive, together. Successive Governments and this one most notably, have consistently stated their commitment to maintaining the post office network as set out in the Programme for Government. The post office is seen as a key piece of financial and social infrastructure for both urban and rural areas. Part of the strength of the post...