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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officers decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Government provided various types of financial support to families in the aftermath of the November 2009 floods. Assistance was provided towards: · immediate needs such as clothing, food, bedding and emergency accommodation. · essential household items such as carpets, flooring, furniture and white goods, · essential repairs and · meeting individual's ongoing accommodation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) advised that it has received a claim for rent supplement from the person concerned. A decision in relation to entitlement will be made on receipt of a local authority housing needs assessment.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 Scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements (BSCFA) were fully automated with no application form required from customers. In order to be considered for an automated payment the customer had to be in receipt of a qualifying payment from the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 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 Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: From 1st January, 2011policy and funding responsibility for FÁS functions in relation to employment and community services, including the FÁS Community Employment scheme, has been transferred to the Department of Social Protection in accordance with the provisions of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2010. The administration of individual cases in regard to such functions...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 to 351, inclusive, together. I set out below a tabular statement showing the number of recipients of rent and mortgage interest supplement at the end of June 2008, June 2009, June 2010 and June 2011. There are currently 51,244 individuals in receipt of rent supplement for 18 months or more. The following tabular statement shows the number of rent...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 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 (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The claim for one parent family payment, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that she did not satisfy the habitual residence conditions. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal, from the person concerned, has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing on 12 July 2011. The...

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Access to civil registration records is governed by section 61 of the Civil Registration Act 2004. Section 61 provides that a person, following an application in writing to an tArd Chláraitheoir (Registrar General), a Superintendent Registrar, a registrar or an authorised officer, and on payment of the prescribed fee, may search an index to a register of births, marriages and deaths, and on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Rent supplement is payable to people who are unable to meet the cost of renting private accommodation and is intended as a short-term support. Rent supplement is subject to a limit on the amount of rent that an applicant may incur. Rent limits are set at levels that enable eligible households to secure and retain basic suitable rented accommodation, having regard to the different rental...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) can be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) 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 determined by the HSE based on the particular circumstances of the case. Neither...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I am committed to combating fraud and abuse of the social welfare system, and in this regard, I attended the meeting of the joint high level group of the Department and the Revenue Commissioners in May last. The purpose of the group is to ensure and enhance ongoing collaboration and interaction between the organisations, including in relation to social welfare fraud and tax non-compliance....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21 March 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 18 May...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the disability allowance appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officers decision. Supplementary welfare allowance is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The application for carer's allowance from the person concerned was received on the 12 April 2011. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to her claim a decision will be made and she will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement on the grounds that she had accommodation available to her and that her means were sufficient to meet her housing needs. The HSE has further advised that the HSE Appeals Office has upheld this decision on 27th May 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (5 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The volume of applications for refunds of PRSI has increased significantly in recent years rising from 9,000 applications in 2007 to 23,000 applications in 2010. This has inevitably given rise to delays in processing applications. In order to speed up the processing of claims for PRSI refunds, the Department has reviewed the relevant processes and procedures and appropriate changes have...