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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A Deciding Officer has awarded a fuel allowance payment to the person concerned from the 7 January, 2010. All arrears due will issue to her shortly.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The HSE's Community Welfare Service has been providing support to households under the Humanitarian Aid Scheme since last November's flooding. Up to the 7th May 2010 they had made 2,976 payments to 1,276 individuals to the value of €1,270,547 throughout the country. The HSE has advised that only 6 applications were refused. The following tabular statement gives a county by county breakdown...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including comments on the grounds of appeal, the appeal from the person concerned will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. As part of this consideration the Appeals Officer will determine if an oral hearing is warranted in this case. The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having considered all the available evidence, disallowed the appeal on the grounds that the person concerned does not satisfy the statutory means conditions and she does not provide full-time care and attention as defined in legislation. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It was not possible to estimate the number of families who would be eligible but do not apply for family income supplement (FIS) entitlements. The department completed a research project in 2008 to examine factors behind the level of take up for the scheme. This research project included a survey of over 3,000 families which appeared to satisfy conditions for receipt of FIS. From over 1,000...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are currently some 5,427 new family income supplement (FIS) applications and some 3,410 renewal applications awaiting approval. The average waiting time for both new and renewal FIS applications is currently approximately 10 weeks.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Question Nos. 393, 418 and 421 together. The challenges facing the Irish pension system are significant. In particular, the task of financing increasing pension spending will fall to a diminishing share of the population. There are currently six workers for every pensioner and this ratio is expected to decrease to less than two to one by 2050. Increasing state pension age...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A Deciding Officer has awarded an increase in respect of a qualified child dependant for the person concerned. Arrears of €938.90 covering the period from 21 September 2009 to 11 May 2010 will issue to him shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Payment of invalidity pension, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, her case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. I am informed...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned made a claim for medical appliance benefit under his own PPS Number. As he does not have sufficient reckonable PRSI contributions in his own right, his claim was rejected. Based on the PRSI qualifying conditions alone, he may still be eligible under the Dependent Spouse scheme. However, there are also other (i.e. non-PRSI) conditions which must be met before payment can...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Child Benefit assists parents in the cost associated with raising children and it contributes towards alleviating child poverty. Between 2000 and 2009, overall expenditure on Child Benefit grew from just €638 million to approximately €2.5 billion per year. However, with tax revenues having fallen dramatically, we cannot afford to maintain spending at this level. It was decided in Budget...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This Department has not received an application for Optical Benefit from the person concerned. It is possible that she has made her application under the Medical Card scheme, in which case she should contact the HSE for further information. If she wishes to make an application for Optical Benefit under the PRSI scheme to this Department, she should complete an application form (O2) at her...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government is conscious that many lone parents will need access to education, training and enabling services such as childcare provision in order to acquire the skills they will need to gain employment. My Department has been working closely with other Departments and Agencies to ensure that the broader needs of lone parent families are met and that the changes to the One-Parent Family...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 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 Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister of Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including comments on the grounds of appeal, the appeal from the person concerned will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister of Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an Appeals Officer, having considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at an oral hearing, disallowed the carer's allowance appeal of the person concerned. However, following the submission of additional medical evidence the Appeals Officer agreed to review the case. The Appeals Officer has forwarded the medical...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 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 Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since June 2008, jobseekers must collect their payment in person at a post office of their choice. If the payment is not collected by the customer within the week, it is cancelled and the person must then go to the Social Welfare Local Office to have it reissued. This arrangement is considered necessary to minimise the risk of abuse and overpayment of benefits. I have no plans to alter the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for Disability Allowance on 11 December 2009. His claim has been assessed by a Medical Assessor. In order to determine the person's weekly means his file was forwarded to a Social Welfare Inspector and I understand that the means assessment has now been completed. A decision on the person's entitlement will be made shortly and the person concerned will be...