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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 5 October 2010. In order to determine his means, a deciding officer wrote to him on 7 January 2011 asking him to forward confirmation regarding certain aspects of his means. A decision will be made on his application upon receipt of the requested documentation.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 28 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 04...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department made no payments to the company concerned in the past five years.

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department currently maintains three external websites which provide information and access to online services for over 180,000 unique visitors each month: · www.welfare.ie · www.groireland.ie · www.nationalpensionsframework.ie The Social Welfare Appeals Office operates independently of the Department and provides an independent appeals service. It maintains the website...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned does not qualify for the Medical Appliance Benefit, either on her own or spouse's PRSI record.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 May 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 23...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 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 03...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The appeal in this case was heard on the 2 November 2010 and the appellant was successful. She was notified of this outcome in writing on the 17 December 2010. Payment of Domiciliary Care Allowance will commence in January 2011 with all arrears due issuing with the first payment.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 29 April 2010. His 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 that medical opinion and refused his claim. A letter issued to the person on 26 November 2010 advising him of this decision. The person concerned is currently in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

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 October 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 01...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister for Finance announced a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 persons in his Budget statements to the Dáil on the 7th December 2010. This initiative, to be known as Tús, was launched by me on the 21st December 2010. The aims of Tús are to provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year. Tús will be delivered at...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement, including arrears, will issue to the persons concerned at the end of January 2011. ^^ Pension Provisions ^^

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory) require the applicant to have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 56 years; have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment or self-employment, since entry into insurance; satisfy the yearly average condition. The person concerned satisfies the above conditions and has a total of 478 reckonable (paid...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Following a second medical examination and having considered all the evidence, the appeals officer disallowed the appeal for the person concerned. Payment of invalidity pension was terminated with effect from 5th November 2009. The decision of an appeals officer is final and conclusive in the absence of fresh facts or evidence. With regard to the latest information received on 5th January...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned has been in receipt of a rent supplement since November 2008.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Question Nos. 670 and 717 together. The person concerned applied for one parent family payment from 30th September 2010. Her claim was disallowed on the grounds that she is not considered to be habitually resident in the state.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement has been suspended in this case since September 2010 as it has been unable to establish the household composition for this case. The HSE has further advised that it now expects to be in a position to make a revised decision in relation to her entitlement shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

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 he was capable of work. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. I am informed by...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned submitted a number of claims for Child Benefit in respect of her son. Her claim was disallowed on each occasion as she did not satisfy the habitual residence condition. Her spouse subsequently submitted a claim in respect of their son and was awarded Child Benefit from January 2010. This claim has been paid up to and including January 2011. However, this payment is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive has advised that there is no record of a claim under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme for the person in question. The Department's records show that a claim for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned was disallowed in December 2009 by a Deciding Officer who deemed that his weekly means were higher than the statutory limit for DA. The...