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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: According to the Department's computer records, rent supplement is payable in respect of a number of tenancies at the location in question.

Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The National Employment Action Plan is the main activation measure for jobseekers and provides for a systematic engagement of the employment services with unemployed people. Under the Plan, all persons between the ages of 18 and 65 years who are approaching 3 months on the Live Register, are identified by the Department of Social Protection and referred to FÁS for interview with the aim of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 185 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that on 4th April 2011 it refused the person concerned's application for rent supplement on the grounds that the rent payable was in excess of the prescribed rent limits pertaining to his family circumstances. Furthermore it advised that the person concerned had not provided documentation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: 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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an Appeals Officer, having considered all the available evidence, disallowed by way of summary decision the illness benefit appeal of the person concerned. Following the submission of additional medical evidence, the case has been forwarded to the Chief Medical Advisor for his opinion. The person concerned will be informed of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: 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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Following a medical review of ongoing entitlement to invalidity pension for the person concerned, she was found not eligible for invalidity pension from 28 April 2011. Subsequently, on foot of further medical evidence submitted, her case was reviewed by the deciding officer but it was decided that the position remained unchanged and the disallowance should stand. The person concerned has...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. The role of money advisers is to help clients to assess their financial situation, make a budget plan and deal with creditors. There are 52 independent MABS companies operating the local MABS services from 65 locations throughout the country, with...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 188 together. The then Minister for Finance announced the introduction of a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 persons in his Budget statement to Dáil Éireann on the 7th December 2010. The initiative, known as Tús, was launched on the 21st December 2010 and work on developing the necessary implementation structures has been...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 25th 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 21st October 2010 refusing the allowance. This decision was subsequently appealed and the person concerned was informed by the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The back to education allowance (BTEA) is one of a range of activation supports and policies with the objective of assisting social welfare recipients to improve their life chances by facilitating access to employment, work experience, education and training. The focus of BTEA is to assist those who are most marginalised and distant from the labour market to acquire the necessary education to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: 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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd May 2011. 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 (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 January 2011. 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 20 April...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for carer's allowance on 13 January 2011. The case has been referred to an investigative officer of this Department for means assessment and confirmation that the conditions necessary for receipt of the allowance are satisfied. On completion of the necessary investigations a decision will be made and he will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Workers whose weekly earnings are below €356 and for whom employers pay PRSI contributions at the rate of 8.5%, fall into PRSI Sub-classes AO and AX. (Sub-class AO applies to employees whose weekly earnings are between €38 and €352. Sub-class AX applies where weekly earnings are between €352.01 and €356.00). The numbers of contributors insurable at PRSI Sub-classes A0 and AX...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: There are currently approximately 24,646 people in receipt of a weekly family income supplement (FIS) payment of which 2,574 (or just over 10%) are civil or public servants.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 17 January 2011. 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 9 February 2011 advising the person concerned of the decision. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal and supplied additional...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: A breakdown of expenditure on rent supplement by local authority is not available. The total expenditure on rent supplement was €511 million in 2009 and €516m in 2010. The Revised Estimates Volume have provided for expenditure of €465m for 2011.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The then Minister for Finance announced the introduction of a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 persons in his Budget statement to Dáil Éireann on 7 December 2010. Work on developing the necessary implementation structures has been underway since then. The aim of Tús is to provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year....