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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: From 1 January 2011 policy and funding responsibility for FÁS functions in relation to employment and community employment services was transferred to the Department of Social Protection in accordance with the provisions of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Matters relating to training and skills development are proper to my colleague the Minister for Education and...

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

Joan Burton: Rent supplement application forms are available from local Community Welfare Officers in Health Centres, and are also available to download from www.communitywelfareservice.ie. Clients are also welcome to call the freephone number (1800 201 698) and request an application pack to be sent to them. The HSE has advised that an application pack has been posted to the person concerned at the...

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

Joan Burton: 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 registered on 23 June 2011 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

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

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 16 February 2011. Following the hearing the Appeals Officer referred the case to a Social Welfare Inspector for clarification of certain issues. When the case is referred back to the Appeals Officer, he will consider the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced...

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

Joan Burton: The Department's treatment benefit scheme is a PRSI-based scheme, available to customers who meet certain PRSI conditions, including having: (a) at least 260 paid contributions (at Class A, E, H, or P) since first starting work; and (b) for people aged 60 or over, 39 contributions paid (at Class A, E, H, or P) or credited in the governing contribution year at the time of either their 60th or...

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

Joan Burton: As part of a range of cost-saving measures to ease the pressure on the Social Insurance Fund, the range of treatments available under the treatment benefit scheme was reduced in Budget 2010. As a result of these changes, savings of over €70m are projected on the expenditure in 2011 compared to 2009. The free dental examination is still available to all qualified customers to encourage them...

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

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the appeal by the person concerned was received on 15th June. The appeal is being processed and the outcome will be notified to the person concerned as soon as the appeal is decided.

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

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 together. The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme are different from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements were fully automated with no application form required from customers. It is expected that in...

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

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the HSE appeals office received the appeal from the person concerned against the refusal to grant rent supplement on 29 April 2011. The HSE has further advised that no date for an appeal has yet been set.

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

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused a basic weekly payment under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme in 2010 as he was not considered habitually resident in the State. The decision was appealed to the HSE Appeals Office and to the Social Welfare Appeals Office but the decision was upheld. The HSE further advised that the person...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The purpose of Tús is to focus on those people who are long-term unemployed. For this reason, eligibility is at present confined to those on the live register for 12 months and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. These provisions are to ensure a targeted approach to those currently affected by long-term unemployment. Persons already in employment or engaged in community employment are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The reviewed habitual residence guidelines have been published and are available on the Department's website and can be found at http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/Pages/habres. aspx. The purpose of this review was to make the guidelines clearer and more user-friendly for deciding officers and customers alike, and improve consistency in decision making across the department. I...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a disability allowance appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 26th 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 in the Social Welfare...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was examined by a Medical Assessor of the Social Welfare Services who was of the opinion that she was capable of work. She appealed this decision and in that context she was examined by another Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. In the light of this, it was...

Written Answers — Community Welfare Service: Community Welfare Service (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Community Welfare Service (CWS) transferred to the Department on secondment with effect from 1 January 2011 for a period of 9 months. During this time CWS staff remain employees of the HSE and retain their current terms and conditions of employment. The intention is to have the staff fully transferred and integrated into the Department by the end of September this year. Work is well in...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: From 1st January 2011 policy and funding responsibility for FÁS functions in relation to employment and community employment services was transferred to the Department of Social Protection in accordance with the provisions of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Matters relating to training and skills development are proper to my colleague the Minister for Education and...

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

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) advised that the persons concerned were awarded mortgage interest supplement for a 12 month period in July 2010 as an exceptional measure as the amount of mortgage interest payable by the claimant was in excess of the amount the HSE consider reasonable to meet his or her residential needs. The HSE further advised that they will review the entitlement of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 to 115, inclusive, together. The Government is committed in the Programme for Government to developing a carers' strategy. It will consider how best to progress the development of the strategy, taking into account the prevailing economic realities and the work that was carried out previously. The Department of the Taoiseach chaired an interdepartmental...

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The requirements in relation to marriage and civil partnership are set out in the Civil Registration Act 2004 (as amended). Parties to an intended marriage or civil partnership must attend at a registrar's office to give three months notice of that intention, to sign declarations that there is no impediment to the marriage or civil partnership, and to provide proof of identity and capacity...