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Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: As I have previously advised the Deputy, my Department has an extensive legal structure to support the sharing of data for the purpose of controlling the entitlement and payment of benefits. The legislative provisions which allow for the specific sharing of data are contained in section 261 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005. This legislation is in compliance with the Data...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. This Department received an application for invalidity pension for the person concerned. The medical evidence provided was examined by a medical assessor who found that the person concerned is not eligible for invalidity pension as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18 July 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 03 August...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18 July 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 03 August...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 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, which have been in existence in one form or another since 1959, 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 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, which have been in existence in one form or another since 1959, 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...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned did not receive his redundancy lump sum cheque which was dispatched to him. A replacement cheque will be re-issued as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. The rent supplement claim of the person concerned is currently under review. Documentation was requested on 12th September 2011 and a reminder letter has issued to the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on being made redundant. In this case no claim appears to have been submitted for the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 27th October 2011 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 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 (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. There is no record of a rent supplement application in respect of the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to apply for rent supplement she should complete an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of his claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the entitlement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: There are two main initiatives currently being pursued by the Department to transfer long term rent supplement recipients into housing solutions supported by local authorities. The two initiatives are the Rental Accommodation Scheme and the new Housing Policy Initiative launched in June of this year. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), which was introduced in 2004, gives local authorities...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on being made redundant. In this case no claim appears to have been submitted for the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Mortgage Interest Supplement: Mortgage Interest Supplement (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. The timescale for determining applications for mortgage interest supplement (MIS) is dependent, among other things, on the availability of the required information, such as...

Written Answers — Child Poverty: Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: As part of the deliberative process for Budget 2012, my Department will analyse, in so far as possible, the distributive and poverty impact, including the impact on children, of possible welfare changes prior to the finalisation of the Budget. My department undertook an analysis of the distributive and poverty impacts on families of the Budget 2011 tax and welfare package, in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Medical Reports: Medical Reports (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for invalidity pension, on behalf of the person concerned, has been assessed by three separate departmental medical assessors, including the Chief Medical Advisor. A medical report from only one consultant cardiologist is on file. This report states that the applicant is not capable of returning to his former employment. To qualify for invalidity pension a person must have...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: At the outset, let me say that I am very conscious of the needs of people on Social Welfare and fully understand that a wide range of groups depend on the welfare budget for vital support. In the context of a very tough budgetary environment, I will do my utmost to protect the most vulnerable people in Irish society, including people with disabilities and older people in receipt of the free...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means, medical...