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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it requires a copy of the original mortgage application from the lending institution before it can make a decision on any entitlement to mortgage interest supplement in this case. The HSE has further advised that it has recently requested the required documentation from the lending institution on behalf of the person concerned and will be...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 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. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused a supplementary welfare allowance payment in April 2010 as she was not regarded as habitually resident in the State. The HSE has further advised that it has not received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned claimed jobseeker's allowance from 25th September 2010. Her claim has been awarded and all payments due from that date have been issued. No application has been received from the person concerned for payment of jobseeker's allowance for the period 6th September 2010 to 24th September 2010.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned submitted a claim for Jobseeker's Allowance on 12 July 2010 and I am pleased to say that his application has been awarded with effect from that date at a weekly rate of €57.00. His weekly means from self employment were calculated at €139.00 per week based on €13,815.62 annual gross earnings less expenses of €6,600. The person concerned first payment will issue...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 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. In order to be fair to all appellants, oral hearings are arranged in strict chronological order. There was a 46% increase in the number of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned made an application for Farm Assist on 26/2/2010. These applications are means tested and require investigation by a Social Welfare Inspector. While the person concerned was written to in June 2010, the claim has not yet been finalised. This delay is regretted and arrangements are being made to have the person concerned interviewed this week.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are currently 20.1 permanent posts (21 people) serving in Carrigaline Local Office. One Executive Officer is due to report in the coming weeks to fill a vacancy in the office, and work is in train to assign a further Executive Officer to fill an outstanding vacancy. In addition, one Temporary Clerical Officer has been assigned to assist in dealing with the increase in claims for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income 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 any other source. There are currently over 96,200 tenants benefiting from a rent supplement payment - an increase of 61 per cent...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is no record of an application for Jobseeker's Allowance from the person concerned. He is currently in receipt of casual Jobseeker's Benefit at weekly rate of €196.00 and receives payment each week in respect of days of unemployment.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Entitlement to invalidity pension is determined on receipt of a completed application form. There is no record of an application form having been received for the first named customer who is currently in receipt of jobseekers benefit at a weekly personal rate of €196.00. The other referenced customer is in receipt of invalidity pension which was awarded from 11th February 2010 at the rate...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has no record of a Jobseeker's Allowance or Back to Work Enterprise Allowance application from the person concerned. If he wishes to submit an application he should contact Longford Local Office as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 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 19 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 02...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 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 25 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 9...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Nov 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 jobseeker's allowance appeal of the person concerned. However, following the submission of additional evidence the Appeals Officer agreed to review the case. The person concerned will be contacted when the appeal has been finalised. The Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned in relation to two sons was received, there was no appeal received in relation to the daughter of the person concerned. The appeal 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. There was a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received for the person in question on the 30th August 2010. 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 5th October 2010 where the customer was advised of the decision. Where a person is not satisfied with the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (16 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand the Deputy is referring to a current European Parliament proposal to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks and to introduce paternity leave of 2 weeks, both at full pay. Ireland has been generally supportive of EU initiatives to enhance the minimum level of protection for pregnant workers and is committed to supporting gender equality and ensuring there is a high participation by...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the statistics requested by the Deputy are not maintained on a county by county or centre by centre basis. I can, however, provide the Deputy with data in relation to approvals and refusals for all Jobseeker's Allowance applications made by customers in the Loughrea, Gort, Tuam and Ballinasloe Local Offices. Tabular statements give...