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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8th December 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 in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 14th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: The complete figures for 2010 are not available at present. However, in the period 1st January to 30th June 2010 a total of 220 domiciliary care allowance applications were processed with a medical condition within the autism spectrum. Of these, 136 (62%) were deemed to satisfy the medical criteria, with 84 (38%) not satisfying the criteria.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 188 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that as of 31 March 2011, there are 1,514 Domiciliary Care Allowance appeals pending. The average waiting time for a domiciliary care appeal dealt with by way of a summary decision in 2010 was 26.8 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing was 49.1 weeks. These processing...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 181 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: The social security rights of people moving around the EU are governed by EU Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009. These Regulations are designed to co-ordinate the social security systems of the various Member States so that people and their families are not disadvantaged when they move within the EU. A key principle of the co-ordination system is that persons moving to different Member...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: Farmers aged between 18 and 66 years may apply for farm assist. The scheme is means-tested, taking into account both the farm and off-farm income of the farmer and his/her spouse or partner. In carrying out the means test for farm assist, the Department seeks to establish the likely income of the farmer in the coming 12 months. In doing this, the income in the previous 12 months is examined...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: Self-employed people pay PRSI class S contributions which provide cover for long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widows/widowers pension (contributory). Employees are covered by PRSI classes A, E, H and P, which provide cover for the above benefits as well as for short-term contingencies such as jobseeker's and illness benefits. PRSI coverage is related to the risks...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: Jobseeker's Allowance is a means tested social assistance scheme operated by my Department. For means test purposes, account is taken of the income and assets of both the claimant and his or her spouse/partner including the earnings of the spouse. Where a spouse/partner has earnings from employment, earnings less PRSI contributions, pension contributions and trade union subscriptions are...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of medical doctors currently on the live register is not readily available within my Department. I can, however, provide the Deputy with data in relation to the general area of health industries currently on the live register. This is set out in the tabular statement. Live Register Analysis for Week-Ending 27/03/2011: ...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: Under social welfare legislation a person who receives a jobseeker's payment must be, inter alia, available for and genuinely seeking work in respect of each day for which unemployment is claimed. Accordingly, a person who is engaged on a full-time training course would not satisfy the required legislative conditions to receive a jobseeker's payment. However, as FÃS training courses can...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: The number of recipients of mortgage interest supplement in County Meath at the end of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 is shown in the attached tabular statement. Expenditure on mortgage interest supplement is not available on a county basis. Number of Recipients of Mortgage Interest Supplement in County Meath, end 2007, end 2008, end 2009 and end 2010 Year Recipients 2007 169 2008 438 2009...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: Expenditure on jobseeker's benefit amounted to â¬2.005 billion in 2009. Expenditure on jobseeker's allowance for the same period amounted to â¬1.734 billion. Data for 2010 has not been published to date, however, provisional figures indicate that expenditure for jobseeker's benefit amounted to â¬1.3 billion in 2010 while expenditure on jobseeker's allowance amounted to â¬2.8 billion...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, has disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, an exceptional needs payment may be made by the Health Services Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. The HSE has advised that it has not received an application for financial assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme from the person...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that no decision has been made on her application for rent supplement. The HSE has requested the person concerned to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on her application when the requested information has been provided.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 24th March 2011. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the customer. Currently it takes approximately eight weeks to process an application for DCA.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: 2057Government policy dictates that a moratorium applies on the filling of any posts, with exceptions in very limited circumstances only. In view of the importance of the medical assessor post for the control function of the Department, the Department of Finance has approved the filling of medical assessor vacancies as an exception to the general moratorium principle. Arrangements are in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: 1The child benefit scheme has, in recent years, experienced significant expansion in the volume of claims received, the rates of payment and the diversity of the customer base. The main reason for undertaking reviews is to ensure that customers are made aware of their obligations with regard to their continued entitlement to child benefit. The control policy for the child benefit scheme has...
- Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: 1From 1st September 2010 policy and funding responsibility for the community services programme and the rural social scheme transferred to the Department of Social Protection. The transfer of functions was provided for in the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Apr 2011)
Joan Burton: 1The issue of gender recognition is being dealt with by the Gender Recognition Advisory Group which was established by the previous Minister for Social Protection following a Government decision. The group is made up of representatives from various Departments and Offices of State, including the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs. The group has engaged in an extensive...