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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The payment of a back to school clothing footwear allowance was made to the person's bank account on 13 July 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been refused rent supplement as he is in full-time employment. The HSE has further advised that the person concerned has appealed the decision to the HSE Appeals Office.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: 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. This year the automated process identified 127,000 households and generated...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for carer's allowance from the person concerned was received on the 2 June 2011. As the person concerned is in receipt of domiciliary care allowance for the care recipients in question, the medical condition for carer's allowance is considered to be satisfied. On completion of the necessary investigations on the remaining aspects of her case a decision will be made and she will...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ 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. Those customers who did not receive an automated payment are required to complete an...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: I have no plans to reconsider the changes to the fuel allowance which were announced last week. From September 2011 the fuel allowance is to be standardised at â¬20 per week, the rate currently received by the majority of customers, with no additional allowance for living in a smokeless area. While we have had to implement this measure, the House should be aware that these savings were...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned has have been registered in that office on 06 May 2011 and will, in due course, be referred to an Appeals Officer who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis or whether to list it for oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a form for the opening of an appeal has been forwarded to the person concerned and requesting her to state the grounds for her appeal. On receipt of her reply the appeal will be opened and processed in the normal manner. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: It is understood that the pension scheme concerned is an integrated pension scheme whereby the total pension is comprised of a State pension element and an occupational pension element. In relation to the occupational pension element, a person should contact the trustees of the pension scheme to ascertain the expected level of pension benefits. In relation to State pension, the person...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: Supplementary welfare allowance, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare services division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The prevention of fraud and abuse of the social welfare system is an integral part of the day to day work of the Department and the community welfare service. In this regard, all staff engaged in claims...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has revised its original decision and has now awarded a mortgage interest supplement of â¬63.20 per week which is the full entitlement of the person in question based on his personal circumstances.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ 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. For some people on the basis of the information available it was not possible to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The cost of the Department's dental benefit scheme in each of the last five years was as follows: 2006 â¬59,362,816 2007 â¬64,859,786 2008 â¬69,377,585 2009 â¬71,728,066 2010 â¬34,208,932 The estimated cost for 2011 is â¬10,800,000. There have been no changes made to the rules or requirements for dentists operating the scheme since those announced in Budget 2010....
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: As Minister for Social Protection I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases in regard to the operation of the Community Employment (CE) programme. The administration of individual cases under CE is a day-to-day matter for FÃS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act, 1987, as amended by Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2010....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: Where an overpayment occurs it is normal practice to examine an individual's financial circumstances so that recoupment does not cause undue hardship. The HSE has advised that it will contact the person concerned to discuss the recovery of the overpayment.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused basic supplementary welfare allowance as he was deemed to be in full-time education. He is not eligible for supplementary welfare allowance for three months after his final exam, which was on 17 June 2011.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ 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. For some people, on the basis of the information available it was not possible to...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that the yearly value of "property owned but not personally used or enjoyed" is assessable for means testing purposes. Such property includes houses and premises owned by a claimant which may or may not be put to commercial use. However, it does not include property such as the home or, for example, a premises used by the claimant in carrying out a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: The mortgage interest supplement scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Services (CWS) division of the Health Services Executive (HSE). The purpose of mortgage interest supplement is to provide short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jul 2011)
Joan Burton: In the timeframe 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.