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

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative full-time employment. The 2015 Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure this year on the jobseekers’ schemes of €3.01 billion. Jobseeker customers can take up to two weeks paid holidays per calendar year....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 22nd October 2015. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made by a Deciding Officer and notified to the person concerned. It can currently take 12 weeks to process...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 140 together. I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 7 September 2015 in respect of one care recipient; another application on 17 September 2015 in respect of a second care recipient and a third application on 3 November 2015 in respect of care of a third care recipient. The...

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

Joan Burton: The person in question has been and continues to be in receipt of disability allowance. Following a routine review of entitlement, the Department remains satisfied that the conditions for the scheme continue to be met by the person in question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned. The application was referred to a social welfare inspector (SWI) on 6 October 2015 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a deciding officer will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 25 September 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 Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a payment made to people who satisfy means and habitual residency conditions and who are providing full-time care and attention to a person or persons who requires such care. When a care recipient is undergoing medical or other treatment of a temporary nature, in a hospital, convalescent home or an establishment providing residence, maintenance and care for persons...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 July 2015. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 23rd June 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 9th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 25th...

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 17 September 2015. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned provided relevant documentation to the Department confirming increased rent on 22/10/15. Subsequently the client's rate of Rent Supplement was increased as an exceptional measure due to extenuating family circumstances and will be subject to ongoing review by the Department.

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

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question is in receipt of an invalidity pension. An application for the fuel allowance was received from the person concerned on the 11/05/2015 and she has been assessed as eligible for the allowance for the 2015/2016 fuel season. Fuel allowance has been paid to the person concerned from the 08 October 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: A claim from the person concerned was received in my department on 14 Oct 2015 seeking payment of illness benefit from 22 September 2015. The claim could not be authorised immediately as the person concerned was being claimed for as a qualified adult on their spouse’s jobseekers allowance claim. In view of this it was necessary to ascertain if the person concerned wished to claim...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (10 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 5thNovember 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: Illness Benefit Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim to illness benefit and this claim was received in my department on 21 Oct 2015. The claim was awarded on 2 Nov 2015 and the person concerned has entitlement to illness benefit at the maximum personal rate of €188.00. I am pleased to inform you that payment of illness benefit issued to the bank account of the person concerned on 4 Nov 2015. The...

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

Joan Burton: Except in certain exceptional circumstances, disability allowance (DA) is not payable for any period in respect of which the claimant is resident outside of the state. On an administrative basis, DA allows for two weeks holiday entitlement in any twelve month period. In all circumstances, DA recipients must inform the department that they are intending to leave the state in advance of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The eligibility criteria for the Water Conservation Grant are set out in the Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015. Under regulation 5(1) a person who registers with Irish Water, as required under section 5(2)(a) of the Water Services Act 2014, on or before 30 June 2015 shall be eligible to receive the grant in 2015 if they were normally resident at the...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 16 April 2015. The first payment issued by her chosen payment method on 13 May 2015. The person in question was in receipt of another social welfare payment during the period 16 April 2015 to 12 May 2015 which is not payable in addition to DA. Consequently, the amount of social welfare already paid required to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No 35247-15 of 13th October 2015.