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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeals from the person concerned were referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in these cases. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 December 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: 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 he should complete an application form and return it to the Central Rents Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement as it was decided that he has sufficient income to meet his mortgage interest costs. The decision was upheld on appeal.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary 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 the light of new evidence or new facts....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: One of the measures introduced as part of Budget 2012 is that income from weekly carer's payments will be included for the purposes of calculating entitlement to family income supplement (FIS) in line with other welfare payments, with effect from January 2012. Entitlement to FIS is based on the level of a family's income including net income from employment and the value of any social welfare...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The staffing needs for all areas within the Department, including Limerick Local Office, are continuously reviewed, having regard to workloads, management priorities and the competing demands arising, to ensure that the best use is made of all available resources with a view to providing an efficient service to those who rely on the schemes operated by the Department. I can assure the Deputy...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: Following changes to Community Employment schemes announced in Budget 2012, the Government is fully committed to the protection and development of community and social employment initiatives. Community Employment schemes provide a very important and valued contribution to social employment, training and progression for unemployed people. Furthermore, many Community Employment schemes provide...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The changes to the payment of concurrent allowances to Lone Parents and Persons with a Disability will only apply to new entrants after 16 January. A new entrant is a person who has not participated on Community Employment in the preceding 12 months. The Department of Social Protection income-maintenance payment will cease for new entrants in receipt of the following payments: One Parent...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350, 373 and 426 together. Social welfare legislation provides that a person must satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work in order to be entitled to jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance. Any person who fails to satisfy these conditions is not entitled to a jobseeker's payment. Part-time fire-fighters are entitled to a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: There is a total of 18 staff serving in the Department's Local Office in Donegal Town. All of the staff have been officially appointed as deciding officers. The Department provides staff training through local trainers and the Department's Staff Development Unit on an ongoing basis. The office in Ballybofey is a Branch Office which is operated under a contract for services by a Branch...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 5 January 2012. 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's decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. A note on the reasons for the Appeals Officers decision was conveyed to the appellant by letter dated 20 December 2011. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: At the end of December 2011 there were 2,977 people in receipt of Rent Supplement in County Donegal, a fall of over 6% from the end of December 2010, when there were 3,194 people in receipt of Rent Supplement in County Donegal. 47% or 1,413 of the 2,977 people currently on Rent Supplement in County Donegal are on either Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit. These represent less than...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collated by my Department and for that reason, it is not possible in the time available to provide the requested information specifically in relation to County Donegal. However on a national basis, the following is the position: Just over half (51%) of the people on the Live Register receive less than the maximum personal weekly rate:...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to question numbers 99, 89 & 102 on 1st December 2011. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was received on 20 July 2011. Redundancy lump sum claims received at the start of May 2011 are currently being processed.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27 October 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 3...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the person concerned submitted a letter to Carrigaline Local Office appealing the decision of the Deciding Officer in this case. This letter was received in that office on 10 October 2011 and the case was referred to Social Welfare Inspector on 26 October 2011 for further investigation who upheld the decision of the Deciding Officer....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The changes to the payment of concurrent allowances to participants with a Widow/Widowers contribution pension will only apply to new entrants after 16 January. A new entrant is a person who has not participated on Community Employment in the preceding 12 months. Existing participants will retain this payment. The payment of concurrent allowances for a Qualified Child Dependent will end...