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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office there are currently 20,781 appeals being processed. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in itself was 27% greater than the numbers received in 2007. There was an increase of a further 44% in the number of appeals received in the first eight...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Prior to the introduction of the Programme of Decentralisation in May 2004, the names of Clerical Officers and Staff Officers applying for transfers were recorded on departmental transfer lists in accordance with formal protocols agreed between the Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) and the Department of Finance. There were no formal protocols for other grades in the civil or public...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the records of the Department no appeal has been received from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement as, based on the information available to the HSE, the HSE was not satisfied that the person concerned was residing at the address provided. The HSE has further advised that the person concerned has appealed the decision to the HSE Appeals Office. The HSE Appeals Office has advised that they...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned claimed Jobseeker's allowance from 24 May 2010 to 28 September 2010. Jobseeker's Allowance is a means tested scheme. The person was self-employed and provided accounts for the period 1 January 2010 to 24 May 2010. Those accounts showed a profit for that period. Based on those accounts means were assessed by a Social Welfare Inspector and the Deciding Officer agreed with...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has that advised the person concerned was awarded rent supplement but that payment was suspended as he informed the HSE that he had not moved into the property for which rent supplement was awarded. The HSE has further advised that the person concerned has been requested to complete and return an application form for rent supplement in respect of his new...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The position remains as advised in question number 1280 which I answered for the Deputy on 29 September 2010 and question number 183 which I answered for the Deputy on 7 October 2010. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement of €3,855, including arrears from 1 April 2010 to 31 August 2010, issued to the person concerned by cheque on 24 August 2010. The...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person in question had been in receipt Child Benefit under domestic legislation from 1 October 2005. Correspondence received on 27 January 2010 indicated that her child moved to Lithuania on 4 January 2010 and consequently payment was suspended from February 2010. She is currently in insurable employment, and therefore her claim is now subject to EU legislation. Correspondence issued on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Invalidity Pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. On 9 October, 2010, the person concerned was refused Invalidity Pension on the grounds that he was not considered to be permanently incapable of work. He has been notified of this decision and of his right of review and appeal to the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for one parent family payment from 17 September 2010. Her file has been sent to an inspector for investigation and a decision will be made on her claim when a report is received from the inspector.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement. The person was requested to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement and a decision will be made on her application when the information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 26 May 2010. The person's claim was assessed by a medical assessor who was of the opinion that he was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and refused his disability allowance claim. The person was advised of this decision by letter on 30 August 2010 and of his right of appeal to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement but that no decision has been made on her application to date. The HSE further advised that the person concerned was requested in September to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on her rent supplement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that rent supplement was refused in this case on the grounds that the rent payable to the landlord was in excess of the prescribed maximum limits with regard to the personal circumstances of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of this decision in writing and advised of the right to appeal this decision to the HSE Appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned is suspended as she was outside the State from June 2010 to August 2010. The HSE further advised that they requested information in relation to the period when the person concerned was outside the State. The HSE further advised that they have received some of the information requested but...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the average time to process an Illness Benefit appeal at present is 37 weeks. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by that Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in itself was 27% greater than the numbers received in 2007. There was an increase of a further 44% in the number of appeals received in the first...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the case in question an application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 12th August 2009. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 6th October 2009 where the person concerned was advised of the decision to refuse the allowance. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following table provides data on the total number of contributors to the Social Insurance Fund together with a breakdown of this figure by PRSI class type and sets out the benefit coverage relevant to each class. The figures for 2008 represent the most recent end-of-year returns received from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners for both employees and self-employed contributors....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 and 395 together. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source. Social welfare legislation provides the Health Service Executive with...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following tabular statement shows the current number of recipients and average payment of rent supplement by county. Details of expenditure on rent supplement are not available on a county basis. Recipients and Average Payment of Rent Supplement by County, 8 October 2010 COUNTY Recipients Average Rent Supplement Payment CARLOW 1,478 87.30 CAVAN 1,068 74.81 CLARE 1,888 77.74 CORK...