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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8 March 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers have been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 24 January 2018. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such a disability that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 9 April 2018 and the first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 12 April 2018. Arrears of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers have been received in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from this gentleman on 21 February 2018. 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 DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 January 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection These papers have been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 3 April 2018. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 16 March 2018, 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 Employment Affairs and Social Protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Scope insurability section in my Department is responsible for decisions on the insurability of employment under the Social Welfare Acts. Employers, employees or the self-employed may apply to the section to have an employment or self-employment status investigated and the correct class of pay-related social insurance (PRSI) determined. No application for a decision has been received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department has operated a number of methods to SAFE register a person. One of these was via post where the customer had already successfully applied for and held a passport. In the case of the Passport Office data, the photograph is verified in a face-to-face interaction at the passport application stage. The postal method of registration was offered in the following circumstances 1....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 27 March 2018, 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 Employment Affairs and Social Protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 27 March 2018, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Deputy’s request for an oral hearing of this case will be brought to the attention of the Appeals Officer. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. My Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 6 December 2017. It is a condition for receipt of CA that every...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. I confirm that my Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 16 January 2018. The application is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been awarded Living Alone Allowance (LAA) with effect from 21 February 2018. A letter issued to this gentleman informing him of this on 15 March 2018. Arrears of payment due issued to the person concerned on 15 March 2018. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: When Community Employment (CE) applicants are appointed, the Sponsor, as the employer, is fully responsible for all aspects concerning the management and welfare of participants. An employment contract and description of work tasks must be drawn up between the Sponsor and each participant. A CE participant engaged for the full duration of a 52-week project is entitled to 81 hoursholidays per...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1405 to 1407, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. Scheme Increase for Qualified Adult age over 66 Recipients Total Number of Beneficiaries aged over 66 years Male Female Male Female Total State Pension Contributory 1,184 48,405 249,569 147,806 446,964 State Pension Non Contributory 4 1 36,675...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension Data (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: At the end of March, 120,485 people were in receipt of a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (contributory), of whom 102,549 were female and 17,936 were male. The weekly average number of recipients of widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (non-contributory) in the first quarter of this year was 1,450; a similar...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: The average number of Death Benefit payments made each week during the first quarter of this year was 718; a breakdown by male/female is not readily available by my Department.