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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The current free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by almost 80 private transport operators. People resident in Ireland who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) in respect of one care recipient. The department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 11 August 2015 in respect of a second care recipient. 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: Fuel Allowance Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The National Fuel Scheme (fuel allowance) applies to persons in receipt of long term Social Welfare payments. The allowance is subject to a means test and is paid only to those who live alone or with certain exempted people. Full details of the qualifying criteria for the scheme are available on the Department’s website www.welfare.ie. On 25 August 2011, the department received a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Relocation (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: In accordance with formal protocols agreed between the Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the names of Clerical Officers and Staff Officers applying for a transfer to an alternative location are entered on the relevant transfer list. The lists include locations that were part of the former Decentralisation Programmes for which Central...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 20th April 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 6th August 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: Social Welfare Code (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client made an application for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) on 19 October 2015. As JA is a means-tested payment, an assessment of the client’s means was required. Based on her husband’s income alone, after certain deductions and disregards were taken into account, she was found to be in excess of the maximum rate of JA for a family composed of two adults and three...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for employees on low earnings with families. The person concerned has no current application for FIS and is not currently in receipt of a FIS payment. The person concerned was assessed with a Jobseeker’s Allowance overpayment for the period 11 March 2011 to 25 June 2013, following a revised decision of his...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned has not, to date, provided the outstanding documentation previously detailed to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 47 of 8th October and No. 5 of 14th October 2015. On receipt of this documentation the client's rate of Rent Supplement can be re-assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 8th October 2015, the client concerned was found ineligible for Rent Supplement as he is in full time employment. Rent Supplement is not payable where a person or their spouse/partner is in full-time employment of 30 hours or more per week.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned should make an application to be re-assessed for entitlement to Rent Supplement to the Mid-Leinster Rent Unit, P.O. Box 11758, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) made by the person in question was disallowed by a deciding officer on 15 October 2015 on the ground that, based on the information supplied in support of the application, she does not satisfy the medical conditionality for the scheme. The person in question was notified of this decision, the reason for it and of the option to have the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: As outlined in reply to the Deputy’s Questions Nos. 33251-15 of 29 September 2015 and 35119-15 of 8 October 2015, the person concerned undertook to provide written confirmation of the loan she received to pay the bill. This documentation remains outstanding to date. On receipt of same, a decision on the application can be made.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Customer Charters (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department’s customer charter contains a commitment to deliver a high quality service to all customers. It outlines what the Department will do for its customer, what the Department expects from its customer, the rights and responsibilities of jobseekers and it also provides a mechanism for customer feedback. The main contracted providers that deliver customer facing services...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Properties (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The development of the Newbridge Intreo Centre involved the relocation of staff and services from five locations which is now complete with 85 staff now in place. All office space in the building is occupied and additional customer service facilities such as Integrated Reception and Public Services Card stations have been developed. In addition, a training and conference space has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Following a review of the entitlement of the person in question in 2014, she was awarded maximum rate disability allowance (DA) from 22 January 2014. An increase for living alone and a fuel allowance (when payable) is also included in her payment. Therefore, she is currently receiving the maximum level of DA to which she is entitled in accordance with her circumstances as notified. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person referred to has been repaying a substantial overpayment for a number of years. She is currently repaying by way of deduction from her weekly social welfare payment. On foot of recent evidence received regarding her circumstances, the Department has agreed to accept a lower rate of repayment by way of weekly deduction. This will be communicated directly to the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 August 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: Social Insurance Rates (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I am providing in the Social Welfare Bill currently being debated in this House for the introduction of a new PRSI Credit which will benefit a range of lower paid employees including relevant participants in community employment, gateway and Tús schemes. Currently, PRSI Class A employees do not make an employee contribution where weekly earnings are under €352.01. Class A...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The payments referred to by the Deputy were introduced in 1936 and were then known as Orphan’s Contributory Allowance and Orphan’s Non-Contributory Allowance. In July 2006, they were re-named guardian’s payments (contributory and non-contributory) in recognition of the fact that the original remit of the schemes had been extended to include children other than those who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The position is that disability allowance is not payable for any period in respect of which a person is resident outside of the state, except for two or three weeks holiday entitlement in any twelve month period.