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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed on 7 September 2015 by a deciding officer (DO). The grounds for the disallowance were, based upon the evidence provided, that he does not satisfy the means conditions for the scheme. The person in question was notified of this decision, the reason(s) for it and was advised of his rights to have the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 22 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (26 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: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned was found ineligible for Rent Supplement as she 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: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Previous Questions Nos. 50 on 8 October 2015 and 146 on 17 November refer. The jobseekers allowance of the person concerned was disallowed following a review of his entitlement. He has been advised of the reasons for the disallowance. The person concerned also applied for supplementary welfare allowance which has now been refused as requested documentation was not provided. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (26 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 travel....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of Illness Benefit since August 2014. The person concerned attended an assessment on 23 October 2015 with one of my Department’s medical assessors. The medical assessor has expressed the opinion that the person concerned is capable of light work. Prior to a decision being made on their continuing entitlement to illness benefit the person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The overall concern of Government in its Budgets has been to protect the primary social welfare rates. Expenditure on pensions at approximately €6.675 billion is the largest block of the Department’s expenditure in the Estimate for 2015, representing almost 34.4% of overall expenditure. Because of demographic changes, the Department’s spending on older people is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to people who have a disability such that they require that level of care and who satisfy a means test. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Under the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act, 1984 an employer company shall be regarded as being insolvent if the company is placed into receivership or if a winding-up order has been made or a resolution for the voluntary liquidation of the company has been passed. The former employer of the persons concerned has not engaged in any of these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 3 November 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person with a disability requiring that level of care and whose income falls below certain limits. In April 2013, the person concerned was refused CA on the grounds that the disability of the care recipient was not such that there was a requirement for full-time care...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer's allowance from the person concerned on 20 August 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: Disability Allowance Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance arrears issued to the person in question by their chosen payment method on 26 November 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: There are currently approximately 839,000 people in Ireland in receipt of free travel at an annual cost of €77 million per annum. The free travel scheme is available to all people aged over 66 living permanently in the State. Applicants who are under age 66, including those with learning disabilities, must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to qualify for the scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is a participant on a Community Employment (CE) Scheme. Participants on CE Schemes can only be paid Fuel Allowance where they had applied for, or were awarded the allowance prior to commencing on the scheme. They may not accrue an entitlement while on the scheme. As the client concerned was not in receipt of Fuel Allowance prior to commencing on the CE Scheme, he does...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for carer's allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 24 November 2015 and the first payment is due to issue to the person's bank nominated bank account on 3 December 2015. Arrears of allowance due from 2 April 2015 have also issued to the bank for payment on 3 December 2015. The person concerned was notified on 24 November 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Administration (1 Dec 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: Respite Care Grant Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded the 2014 and 2015 Respite Care Grants on 25 November 2015. Payment of €2,750 (€1,375 for each year) will be sent to her nominated bank account over the next few days.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for Respite Care Grant from the person concerned was received in my Department on 2 September 2015. This application is currently being processed and a decision will be made as soon as possible.