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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the one parent family payment and the supplementary welfare allowance appeals from the person concerned were referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to determine the appeals as quickly as possible and I understand that the person concerned will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made her jobseeker’s allowance transition (JST) application effective from 02/07/2015 and the application has been awarded. The person concerned is due a payment on 09/07/2015 with all arrears to be included. It is open to the person concerned to contact her local Community Welfare Service if an exceptional need has arisen.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As outlined in previous PQ’s NO 33724-14 and 46654-14, the client is in receipt of their full entitlement to Rent Supplement based on their family composition, family income and location. The Department has not been informed of any change in circumstance for this client. They should advise the Department of any changes in their circumstances so that their entitlement can be re-assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Department the person concerned was refused a one parent family payment (OPF) as she failed to supply the requested documentation in relation to the investigation of her means. An inspector of this Department called to the address in question on the 23/06/2015 and it was confirmed by the occupant of that house that the person concerned did not reside there....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I refer the Deputy to reply to parliamentary question No. 76 on 7 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 13thApril 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: An application from the person concerned for maternity benefit was refused on the grounds that she was not in insurable employment at the time of her application and did not satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions in the tax years relevant to her application. She was notified of this decision on 17 July 2014. The person concerned appealed the decision to the independent Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is payable in respect of children who are ordinarily resident in the state. Child benefit was in payment in respect of the person concerned up to May 2015, when payment was suspended as she failed to return a continuing eligibility certificate. The continuing eligibility certificate issued to her on 24 March 2015 and a reminder certificate was issued on 5 May 2015. She has not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (9 Jul 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 the 25 June 2015. In order to establish medical suitability two forms for completion issued to the person concerned on the 01 July...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget Consultation Process (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I was pleased to host the Department’s annual Pre-Budget Forum in Dublin Castle last Friday. Thirty-seven community and voluntary groups participated in the Forum, which gives organisations representing the community and voluntary sector an opportunity to voice their views and priorities in relation to social welfare expenditure in the context of the forthcoming Budget. The main...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I was pleased to host the Department’s annual pre-Budget forum in Dublin Castle last Friday. Thirty-seven community and voluntary groups participated in the forum. The forum gave organisations that represent the community and voluntary sector, including lone parent representative groups, an opportunity to voice their views and priorities in relation to social welfare expenditure in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The issue referred to arose from information received from another State Agency in relation to an individual. When they matched the information an incorrect Personal Public Service Number was assigned and the information was passed to child benefit section for attention. As a result, a payment stop was placed on the child benefit claim from July 2015. Once the person concerned made...

Social Services and Support: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I thank the Deputies for the opportunity to contribute to the motion and to highlight the Government's steadfast commitment to our older citizens. When I became Minister for Social Protection, even though the public finances were practically bust, I was determined to ensure we protected older people given their massive contribution to the State. They helped sustain this country through bad...

Social Services and Support: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Deputy Tom Fleming is always there to welcome them. Just 50% of people in employment have an occupational or supplementary pension, and only 41% in the private sector, despite all the efforts over the years to promote the importance of retirement savings to make life more comfortable in retirement. Given that the voluntary approach has not worked, in the statement of priorities after I...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Registration of Marriages (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The administration of the marriage registration system is a matter for an tArd-Chláraitheoir (the Registrar-General). An enquiry into the case referred to was carried out in the General Register Office in 1999. Section 32 of the Family Law Act 1995, the legislation which was in place at the time of the case referred to, required that each party to an intended marriage notify the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department of Social Protection may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €29 million for the ENP scheme in 2015. An application can be made...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The farm assist scheme provides support for farmers on low incomes and is similar to jobseeker’s allowance. The 2015 Revised Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure this year on the farm assist scheme of €88.7 million. Figures for expenditure and recipient numbers for the previous four years are attached in tabular format below. Recent changes have brought farm...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Scheme (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department monitors all the social welfare schemes that it administers including the one-parent family payment scheme. One of the key aims of the one-parent family payment reform is to improve and enhance lone parents access to the supports and services available from the State to facilitate their progression out of welfare dependency and into sustainable employment. As part of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a Jobseeker payment, a person must meet certain conditions, including the requirement to be available for, capable of and genuinely seeking full-time work. A range of sanctions, including partial disqualification, closure or disallowance of the jobseeker claim, may be imposed where a client fails to meet the stated conditions. A Jobseeker claim may be reviewed at any...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. As such it is not possible to accurately report numbers of people on the live register living in a particular area at present. In the meantime I note that the number of people in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment and registered in the Department’s offices...