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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned appealed against the refusal of their application for carer’s allowance (CA). The department was notified on 9 July 2015 by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal was successful. The positive outcome of the applicant appeals is not being processed by the department. The person concerns will be contacted directly shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 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 17thJune 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 Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned recently submitted an application for rent supplement which was received in the Department on 3rdJuly 2015. On the same day a letter was issued to her notifying her of the outstanding documentation which is required by the Designated Person before her claim can be approved. This includes either proof of her living in rented accommodation for 6 months prior to claiming...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for domiciliary care allowance in respect of two children on the 10th October 2013. The applications were not allowed as the children were not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 7th January 2014 advising of these decisions. In the case of an application which was refused on medical grounds the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As outlined in previous Questions Nos. 91 of 9 July 2015, 98 of 17 September 2014 and 52 of 4 December 2014, 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. The client should advise the Department of any changes in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the Deputy in replies to Parliamentary Questions No 5405-15 and 13840-15, the client concerned was refused Rent Supplement on 16 December 2014 as both he and his wife were in full time employment. As also outlined in that response, if there has been a change in the client’s circumstances, they should make a further application and provide documentary evidence to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for one parent family (OPF) payment on 02/04/2015. The application was subsequently disallowed as she was deemed to have failed to disclose her means. The person concerned appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office and her appeal is pending at present. It is open to the person concerned to apply to her local Community Welfare Service for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Jobseekers Allowance (JA) is a means tested scheme. The person concerned is in receipt of JA at the appropriate rate (for the client, her partner and one child dependant). Means are assessed against this payment in respect her partner’s income. The client’s partner is not in receipt of Family Income Supplement (FIS). Should he wish to apply and be assessed for eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a payment to parents for the support of their children. It is paid to some 615,000 families in respect of 1.18 million children, with an expenditure of approximately €1.9 billion in 2014. Safeguarding the child benefit budget is a priority and in this regard, the Department has taken a very strong approach to ensuring that it is only paid to eligible families. A...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The client has been working with an Enterprise Officer with Kildare County Leader Partnership since April 2014, in order to develop a business plan. The application should be sent to the Department once the business plan is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The only reliable measure of excess payments by the Department through fraudulent claiming is by way of fraud overpayments raised. To prove fraud requires careful investigation of the case, establishment of the facts often under a cautioned interview, a disallowance of payment by the deciding officer and the setting up of an overpayment in respect of the historical period, where that is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Postal Services (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Over the past two years, both I and Minister Humphreys have met with representatives of the Irish Postmasters Union. Most recently, Minister Humphreys met with IPU General Secretary in April of this year. In addition, officials from my department would have had a number of contacts with the IPU over this period. My colleague the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Compilation of the detailed figures requested covering a multi annual period will take a number of day’s work. A full answer to the question will follow within the next two weeks when the necessary work has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The total cost of advertising for my Department was €220,865.39 and €162,660.58, for 2014 and 2013 respectively. With regard to agencies under the aegis of the Department, the total cost of advertising was €74,900.83 and €201,067.03, for 2014 and 2013 respectively.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled in my Department and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The costs associated with issuing hardcopy payslips for the Department and agencies are set out for the years 2013 and 2014 in a table. From the 7thJuly 2011 salary payments to staff in the Department are no longer paid by PMG payable orders (cheques). All staff since then are paid by electronic funds transfer. In conjunction with this change payslips for staff are now accessible online...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Given the detail required it is not possible to provide the information within the required timeframe. The information requested is being compiled by my officials and will be sent to the Deputy when finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application from the person in question for carer’s allowance (CA) in respect of two care recipients on 15 January 2015. The person concerned was refused CA in respect of both care recipients on the grounds that neither is so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations and, furthermore, that full-time care...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 23 June 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 2 July 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.