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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 7 May 2015. Some additional information in relation to the person’s employment was required and has been requested by the deciding officer. Once this information is received, the application will be processed and the person concerned will be notified directly of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Widow's Pension Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Entitlement to widow’s contributory pension is based on either the social insurance record of the widow or that of their deceased spouse. Their social insurance records cannot be combined to establish entitlement. The social insurance record of the person concerned consists of 129 paid and credited insurance contributions in respect of the period between 1974 and 1976. This...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I should clarify at the outset that the WALK Peer initiative was not a “pilot programme”. It was one of 14 disability activation projects (DACT),in the Border, Midlands & West region, which were jointly funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Department. WALK Peer supported a total of 119 participants during the lifetime of the project, with 12 participants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 20th January 2015. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 29th April 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. An appeal of this decision was registered on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) scheme supports people receiving certain social welfare payments who wish to pursue self-employment, allowing them to retain 100% of their social welfare entitlement in year one and 75% in year two. There is no record of the person concerned having any current social welfare claim or of having made an application for BTWEA.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Sep 2015)

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, had decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned on 5 August 2015. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Since January 1993 in accordance with the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions), (No. 2) Regulations 1992, (S.I. 448 of 1992) the rate of Illness Benefit payable is dependent on the claimant’s earnings in the governing contribution year. Where the average weekly earnings are €300.00 or more the full rate is payable. Where the earnings are less than this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department takes its responsibilities in relation to data protection very seriously. Every effort is made to ensure that personal customer data is used solely for business purposes and that it is not compromised in any way. The Department has data protection and information security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in place governing the use of its computer systems and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Please see below, table showing the numbers of Medical Assessors within the Department in the last 5 years. Fluctuations in these numbers within this period can be attributed to retirements/resignations and also to the numbers actually recruited. There is a current cadre of 25 Medical Assessors plus the Chief Medical Officer and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer. In recent years, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person. On 16th September 2015, the person concerned was requested to supply outstanding information required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on the application. On receipt of this information a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned has been requested to provide the Department with up to date payslips. On receipt of this documentation, the client's rate of Rent Supplement entitlement can be assessed accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 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: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was in receipt of one parent family payment from May 2007 up to July 2015 when she changed onto a jobseekers transition payment (JST). She is currently in receipt of €217.80 per week being the maximum rate of JST payment for one adult and one dependent child. The person concerned contacted her local office to advise the Department that she was awarded a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 May 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. In the case of the person concerned, this involved...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Under the Interim Tenancy Sustainment Protocol, a tenant’s circumstances are considered on a case-by-case basis. The Department is also working with Threshold’s Tenancy Sustainment service in Dublin where supply is most acute. The Department of Social Protection has not initiated a review for this client since January 2015 when the client was initially approved under the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the disability allowance application by the person concerned was refused on both medical and means grounds. A request for an appeal of this decision was received on 17 August 2015, which included further medical evidence. This has been reviewed and the original decision has been upheld. The claim will now be forwarded to the social welfare appeals office for determination.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded disability allowance with effect from 22 April 2015. The first payment was made on 15 July 2015. I can confirm that all arrears due have been issued to the person in question, by their chosen payment method.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 14 May 2015. The application was forwarded to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for assessment of the level of care being provided, assessment of means and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: It should be noted that the details in the examples quoted by the Deputy are incorrect. In the case of the first example, a person on disability allowance (DA) is not eligible to participate on the partial capacity benefit (PCB) scheme, while in the case of the second example, a person on illness benefit for six months can avail of PCB To clarify the situation, the PCB scheme is designed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Meetings (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Unfortunately, due to overall diary commitments, I am unable to meet the ESB Retired Staff Association (RSA) at this time. However, representatives of the ESB RSA have met with officials from the Department on a number of occasions where their concerns were put forward and discussed. I can assure you that I am aware, through briefings and updates given to me, of the concerns of the...