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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are 98,000 persons currently in receipt of State pension non-contributory from my Department. The cost of the scheme in 2009 was slightly in excess of €1 billion.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Renewed Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexuals. The Gender Recognition Advisory Group was established in May 2010 with the following terms of reference:- "To advise the Minister for Social Protection on the legislation required to provide for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexuals. In...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Further to my response to PQ 26865/10 on 22 June 2010, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The person concerned has not supplied any new evidence or new facts since that reply. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, as of 31st October 2010, there were 20,959 cases being processed through various stages of the appeals system. Overall, the average time taken to process a summary decision was 28 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing was 44.5 weeks. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The free travel scheme is a long standing arrangement in place since 1967 following extensive discussions at the time with CIÉ. Payment was agreed on the basis of fares foregone. Over the years there were negotiations to increase the benefit and value of the scheme including the agreement of relevant discounts. The current rate of payment is reviewed annually and adjusted on the basis of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The habitual residence condition was introduced in order to ensure that a person, who has had no attachment to the work force since arrival in Ireland and whose habitual residence is elsewhere, would not be entitled to payment under certain exchequer-funded schemes on arrival in Ireland. Decisions concerning habitual residence are subject to five factors which have been laid down by the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing on 18 November 2010. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 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 3 November 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 (9 Nov 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 7 August 2010. 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 be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 6...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: EU Migrant workers may have an entitlement to child benefit and other "family benefits" under EU Regulations 883/04 and 987/09. Where a national of an EU state is working in Ireland, he/she is entitled to payment of these benefits when his/her children are resident in the worker's home country. The Regulations co-ordinate social security systems and are designed to ensure that people are not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 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 30 August 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 (9 Nov 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 on 26 October 2010. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 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 appeals from the persons concerned were referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Appeals Officer has written to the persons concerned seeking additional information relating to the valuation of a second property. On...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing on 18 November 2010. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 2010)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 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 27 April 2010. 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 be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 14...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Nov 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 15 September 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 (9 Nov 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 22 June 2010. 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 be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received 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 customer. Currently it takes eight weeks to process an application.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Rent supplement is paid to people living in private rented accommodation who cannot provide for the cost of their accommodation from their own resources. One of the conditions to qualify for rent supplement is that a person must have been residing in private rented accommodation or accommodation for homeless persons or an institution (or any combination of these) for a period of 183 days...