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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 3 February 2016. On 1 April 2016 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on her eligibility. On receipt of this information a decision will be made and the person concerned will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was received on 12 November 2015. A deciding officer requested financial information on 25 January 2016 in order to determine the means of the person concerned. This information, along with further medical evidence, was received on 2 March 2016 and is currently being examined by a deciding officer. Once a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 14 January 2016. Further evidence was received on 5 February 2016 and this is currently being reviewed by a deciding officer. Once a decision has been made, the person concerned will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 09thDecember 2015. The case was referred to an Appeals Officer who requested clarification on certain issues from the Department of Social Protection on 01stMarch 2015. This clarification has now been received and the Appeals Officer will make a summary decision on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: A review of this cases took place and the application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 5 March 2016 and the first payment issued to the person’s nominated bank account on 10 March 2016. Any arrears of allowance due (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 3rd 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 14th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 2nd...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 November 2015. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 28 January 2016 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 3 December 2015. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded a reduced rate of carer’s allowance (CA) from 2 July 2015 as he had income from employment. Following receipt of notification in March 2016 that his employment had ended, his CA was reviewed and increased to the maximum rate from 12 November 2015. CA at the higher rate will be paid into the nominated bank account of the person concerned on 7 April 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 26th August 2015. The original decision in the case was to disallow, as the person concerned did not meet the qualifying criteria. However, following a review of the original decision, the person concerned was notified on the 1st April 2016 that DCA has been awarded in her case.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 15th 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 20th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. An appeal of this decision was registered on 9th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a Family Income supplement (FIS) and this weekly payment will be from 24 March, 2016 to 22 March, 2017. Her FIS payments were suspended pending confirmation of her new bank details. All arrears of FIS payments have now issued to her designated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 3 December 2015. Additional information in relation to the person’s application has been requested by a deciding officer on 1 April 2016. Once the information is received the application will be processed and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 14thMarch 2016 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 21 December 2015. Some additional information in relation to the person’s application was requested by the deciding officer on 8 March 2016. Once the information is received the application will be processed and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (6 Apr 2016)

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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 8thMarch 2016, 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 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The conditions for eligibility for Disability Allowance are set out in Section 210 (1) (b) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005 and in Article 137 of S.I. No. 142 of 2007. There are two elements to the test - the person must have a disability which has continued or may reasonably be expected to continue for a period of at least one year; and they must, by reason of that disability be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. I can confirm that the person concerned is being claimed as an Increased Qualified Adult (IQA) on her spouses/partners Jobseekers Allowance (JA). FIS is not payable to a person who is either on JA or is being claimed as an IQA on JA. It is more beneficial for the family to claim FIS, than the person concerned to stay on her...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 01sApril 2016. 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...