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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The average appeal processing time for 2014 and to date in 2015 broken down by all social welfare scheme types as outlined in the tables. Appeal processing times generally peaked in 2011 when the overall average time for an oral hearing was 52.5 weeks and 25.1 weeks for a summary decision. In 2014 average appeal processing times for an oral hearing had almost halved to 28.6 weeks and the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Under Community Employment (CE) regulations, the term of participation for persons commencing a CE scheme when less than 55 years of age is one year. However, this can be increased with annual extensions to a maximum of three cumulative years. The person concerned commenced participation on a CE scheme on 12 November 2012 when aged 54. His total eligibility was therefore limited to these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 11th December 2013. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 18th February 2014 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The applicant applied to the Community Services Programme (CSP) for funding to support the management and staffing of a community service facility. The CSP provides direct funding support in the form of subsidies for the employment of permanent staff to deliver a broad range of services. The service providers supported by this programme operate on a community business or social enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Self-employed persons who earn €5,000 or more in a contribution year are liable for PRSI at the class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum payment of €500. These contributions entitle them to access social insurance benefits, including State pension (contributory), widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (contributory), guardians payment...

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

Joan Burton: The person in question is currently in receipt of a contributory State pension. 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 such care and whose income falls below certain limits. I confirm that the department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 4...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance (DA) from the above named person on 6 November 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 with their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 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 12 November 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned should contact the Intreo Centre at Parnell Street, Dublin 1, which is appropriate to her address. There she can meet with a Case Officer, and upon full disclosure of her circumstances any possible entitlements to social welfare payments can be explored.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance arrears for the period in question, less any overlapping social welfare payment and-or outstanding overpayment, will issue to the person in question by cheque in the next few days.

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

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The 2014 and 2015 budget allocation for the Free Travel Scheme was €77 million and for 2016 it has been increased to €80 million. In 2014 approximately €61.2 million was paid to the CIÉ group in respect of free travel on Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, €10.83 million to other...

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 30 October 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: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 23 November 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: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 170, inclusive, together. In November 2012, following a public procurement competition, the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI) was appointed to provide the Department with expert advice and assistance relating to the design and delivery of an employment service model (“JobPath”). CESI is the UK’s leading not-for-profit...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6 November 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: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO) who decided that she did not satisfy the medical conditions for the scheme. Notification of this decision issued on 3 June 2015. Following a request for a review of this decision and following a review of all the available evidence, a DO upheld the original decision to disallow...

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

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a Fuel Allowance, a person on Jobseeker’s Allowance must satisfy certain qualifying conditions including that the person must live alone or with a specified other, e.g. a qualified dependent and/or child. As the person concerned lives with another person, who is not a qualified dependent, and who does not have an entitlement in his own right, there is no...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The PRSI issue in relation to payments by the Department to members of the Social Protection Branch Managers’ Association is, following consultations with the Revenue Commissioners, now being settled. The Department’s decision in this regard has been communicated to the individual Branch Managers and the Department is currently processing refunds of PRSI to Branch Managers for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 28 July 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 27th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim to illness benefit from 8 Apr 2015. lIllness benefit is a payment for people who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. One of the PRSI conditions is that a person must have a minimum of 39 reckonable contributions paid or credited in the governing contribution year. Claims made in 2015...