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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeals from the person concerned have been referred to an appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in both cases. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. In order to be fair to all appellants, oral hearings are arranged in strict...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned moved into his current accommodation on 16 March 2010. However his rent supplement was only paid from 1 April 2010. The person concerned made an application for arrears of rent supplement for March and following review, it was noted the person concerned had received rent supplement in respect of his previous address...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned made a claim for jobseeker's allowance in May 2010. It was closed in July 2010 as he failed to provide documentation requested. The person concerned made a repeat claim on 19 July 2010, furnishing the outstanding documentation. His claim was reviewed by a social welfare inspector in August and will shortly be decided by a deciding officer. Account will be taken of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for one parent family payment in January 2010 at Navan Local Office. She was interviewed by an Inspector in February 2010 and was requested to submit further details in support of her application, which she failed to submit. On 15 September 2010 the person concerned requested to have her application transferred to Tallaght Local Office. Her file has been...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned was approved for a back to education allowance on 7 September 2010. Payment of the allowance will be processed through his bank account with effect from 7 October 2010. The annual allowance towards the cost of his studies will issue to him in the next few weeks.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was in receipt of mortgage interest supplement of €445.70 per month based on the household income from jobseekers benefit and earnings from part-time employment. The HSE has further advised the person concerned is now in receipt of mortgage interest supplement of €399.40 per month as both the person concerned and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for Disability Allowance on 11 November 2008. On 18 June 2009 he was awarded disability allowance from 12 November 2008 and he is currently in receipt of the maximum weekly payment of €196.00, plus an increase for three qualified children of €89.40 and a fuel allowance of €20.00. The person applied to have his claim backdated to July 2008 as he had ceased...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned made an application for rent supplement on 29 June 2009 and was awarded rent supplement from 1 July 2009. The HSE further advised that the person concerned has not requested rent supplement to be payable from June 2008. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for arrears of rent supplement he should...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned has no current jobseeker's allowance application. She is attending a VTOS course.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received by the Department on 16th September 2010. This application together with medical reports has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion on the case. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the person concerned. Currently it takes approximately eight weeks to process an application.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Progress has been made in recent years in securing the position of older people in Irish society. Increases in the State pension (contributory) have brought the personal rate of pension to a maximum weekly rate up to â'¬230.30 per week. A pensioner couple would be eligible for a weekly income of â'¬436.60. These pension increases exceeded increases in prices over the period so that...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to qualify for the Back to Education Allowance scheme a person must, among other criteria, be commencing the first year of an approved course of study. The person concerned is attending the third year of a three-year Bachelor of Arts degree, therefore did not satisfy this condition and the application was disallowed.

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of people in north Tipperary who have availed of the services of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service up to the 30th September 2009 (Quarter 3) and 30th September 2010 (Quarter 3) is outlined in the table. Year New Clients in North Tipperary MABS Quarter 3 2009 226 Quarter 3 2010 285 This represents a 26% increase in new clients to the end of the third quarter of 2010...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Technical Assistance and Training Scheme allows the Department of Social Protection to provide support to Back to Work Enterprise Allowance recipients who are engaging in self employment projects, to enhance their chances of success to become independent of the social welfare system. This is a discretionary scheme and there is not an entitlement to the Technical Assistance and Training...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Question Nos. 401 and 427 together. I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office there are currently 20,781 appeals being processed, of which 1,970 are in respect of Carer's Allowance. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal must be sought...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. Jobseeker's Allowance by Duration at week ending 3 October 2010 Duration Customers 5-10 years 14,165 10-20 years 3,980 >20 years 518

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance from 4 September 2010. His file is currently with a Social Welfare inspector in order for an assessment of his means to be carried out. On completion of the assessment his file will be forwarded to a Deciding Officer for a decision and he will be advised of the outcome. The person concerned should contact his social welfare office local...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Payment of illness benefit, 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 on 10 August 2010 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 June 2010. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The legislation provides that an Appeals Officer may decide a case before him/her on the basis of the documentary evidence. This course of action was taken in the case of the person concerned as it was...