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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I wish to advise the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Jan 2011)

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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the average waiting time for an appeal dealt with by way of a summary decision is 27.4 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing is 45.6 weeks. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation and include all activities during this period including time spent in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 July 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 — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The National Pensions Framework which the Government published in March 2010 aims to deliver security, equity, choice and clarity for the individual, the employer and the State. It also aims to increase pension coverage, particularly among low to middle income groups and to ensure that State support for pensions is equitable and sustainable. Pension coverage is a key element in the delivery...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. The Social Welfare Tribunal There were no new appointments to the Social Welfare Tribunal during the period 14 December 2010 to 13 January 2011. The current...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received for the person in question on the 10th September 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 19th October 2009 refusing DCA. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against the decision. She was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An increase for qualified adult is payable to a person whose spouse/partner is wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where the weekly means of the spouse/partner come within certain specified limits. Although this pension increase is awarded to, and remains the entitlement of the pension recipient, from 24th September 2007 it is paid directly to the spouse/partner. The Department has no...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2011, includes provisions which will facilitate the introduction in 2011 of a Partial Capacity Benefit scheme. The scheme will provide an opportunity for people with disabilities, and assessed to have an employment capacity which is restricted when compared to the norm, to avail of employment opportunities while continuing to receive an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was received on 5th January 2011. This application 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 October 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 (13 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 15 December 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Seanad: Citizens Information Service (13 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank Senator Carroll for raising this issue. I appreciate the trauma suffered by people who lose a loved one and the Department tries to deal with them as humanely as possible. That said, I must stress that a payment cannot be made to anyone who has not applied for the relevant payment. The Department operates a network of 130 local and branch offices throughout the country. Each local...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, the Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The one-parent family allowance payment claim from the person concerned is currently with a deciding officer of the Department. A decision will be made as soon as possible and she will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned was awarded carer's benefit on the 10 July 2008. The decision to award carer's benefit was made at that time based on the medical evidence supplied by the person concerned. As his entitlement to carer's benefit was due to expire, he applied for carer's allowance in respect of the same care recipient. The Departments medical assessor, based on the latest medical...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The free travel scheme is available to people aged 66 years or over, carers in receipt of carer's allowance and carers of people in receipt of constant attendance or prescribed relative's allowance, regardless of their age, receive a free travel pass. It is also available to people under age 66 who are in receipt of certain disability type welfare payments, such as disability allowance,...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (18 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills.