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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Data (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is administering the Water Conservation Grant on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community, and Local Government. A total of 887,127 householders have been paid the 2015 Water Conservation Grant to date. These payments amount to €88,712,700. A small number of residual applications from householders who meet the 2015 eligibility criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments Waiting Times (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The mediated agreement for former Waterford Crystal workers, which covers 1,774 scheme members, provides for the payment of: (a) a tax-free once-off lump sum of €1,200 for every year of Scheme Service, not exceeding 40 years, plus (b) payment of monies in respect of pensionable service which is payable from the normal retirement date of the scheme members (on a fortnightly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: In order to have her Spanish social insurance record transferred from Spain to Ireland, the person concerned should call to her local office with details of her social services number in Spain, the addresses of any residences where she lived in Spain and the details of each employment, including the name and address of each employer and the commencement and termination of employment dates of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Fuel allowance, under the National fuel scheme, may be payable to certain households in receipt of long term Social Welfare payments who are unable to provide for their heating needs. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: A new application for rent supplement must be made when a client of Rent Supplement moves to a new address. An application has been issued to the client. They should submit this updated Rent Supplement Application to the Mid Leinster Rents Unit so that their entitlement to Rent Supplement at this new address can be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The department received a claim for invalidity pension (IP) from the person concerned on 20 July 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. He was notified on the 21 September 2015 of this decision, the reasons for it and of his right of review and appeal. The person concerned requested a review and appeal of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit scheme provides income support for people who lose work and who have the required number of social insurance contributions. The 2016 Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure on jobseeker’s benefit of €369 million. Initially when a person makes an application for jobseeker’s benefit, 3 waiting days apply and payment is from the 4th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is committed to providing a professional, efficient and courteous service to all customers, providing and delivering the highest quality of service in accordance with the guiding principles of Quality Customer Service, as adopted across the public service and endorsed by Government. The Department delivers services and support on a daily basis to its...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Properties (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is the exclusive procurer of office accommodation for the Civil Service and the sole authority for allocating space to the Civil Service. While we are aware that the OPW looked at a number of properties, we are not aware of the extent of survey and evaluation. Following visits to a number of properties, the OPW narrowed their list down to two properties that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Properties (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works were presented with a brief of requirements from Department of Social Protection that would meet the immediate Department’s accommodation needs in the Monaghan area. These needs included a building that would accommodate the following: - 32 number of staff - Public and back office accommodation requirements (2-4 PSC Booths & 1 Interview Room,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid arrears of jobseeker’s allowance amounting to €938.40 on 17 December 2015, covering the period 2ndDecember 2015 to 22 December 2015. No further arrears are due in this case

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for an increase under the fuel allowance scheme on 2 July 2014. The increase was awarded from that date and the increase remains in payment during the current fuel season.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: A person in receipt of a jobseeker's payment who is participating in a rehabilitation programme for an addiction, on a residential basis in a HSE approved treatment centre, may be permitted to retain their jobseeker’s payment for up to 14 weeks. These programmes support the customer in building their capacity to return to employment in the future. Customers are advised, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA), based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 14 January 2016. The person was also notified of his right to a review of this decision or to appeal it to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance (DA) is a means tested scheme. Any income, with some specified exceptions, belonging to the person and/or his or her spouse/partner/co-habitant is assessable as means for DA purposes. Full details of the means assessment rules for DA can be found on www.welfare.ie. Following a routine review of entitlement, it was established that the financial circumstances of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation to support long-term unemployed people and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Two companies, Turas Nua and Seetec, have been contracted by the Department to deliver JobPath services. At the end of 2015 some 3,000 jobseekers had been referred to Seetec. It is not intended to publish the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The details requested are currently being compiled and a response will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 December 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: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for state pension (contributory) in February 2014. Their claim was disallowed as they did not satisfy the requirement to have a minimum of 520 paid full-rate Irish insurance contributions. Even if additional credited contributions were considered to be due for a period spent caring, the minimum paid contributions condition would remain unsatisfied. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance (CA) is in payment to the person concerned since 14 August 2014 in respect of one care recipient. The department received an application for CA for a 2nd care recipient from the person concerned on 12 October 2015. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 15 January 2016 and the first payment will issue to their nominated bank account on 21 January 2016 November...