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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

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 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm than an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 20 January 2012. Under legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question Ref. No. 38752/11 of 6 December 2011, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was received on 27 September 2011. The Department is currently processing claims received at the start of June 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 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 6 January 2012. 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 in due course to an Appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

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 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 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 13th June 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 26th...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: Due to the current economic circumstances and the need for the Department of Social Protection to find savings of €475 million in Budget 2012, it was necessary to examine all aspects of Departmental expenditure. This has resulted in the following changes being made to the Community Employment (CE) scheme, which were announced as part of Budget 2012: 1. A reduction in the training and...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I have directed that a review of the financial resources of individual schemes be completed by the end of March. The purpose of the review is to examine the income and funding of sponsoring organisations in terms of their ability to continue to deliver the programme. As part of the review alternative sources of support will be examined, particularly the level of funding from other State...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 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 30th 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 19th...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The person in question has participated on the Community Employment programme for 7 years, which is the maximum participation limit for a person of 55 years of age or over who is also in receipt of a disability-linked social welfare payment. She has therefore exhausted all of her eligibility to participate on the Community Employment programme. She can contact the Employment Services Office...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of applications that have been disallowed welfare payments, based on the failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition (HRC), from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 is 4,494. A breakdown of the figures by nationality groupings is set out in the following tabular statement. Table A: Number of Applications disallowed based on HRC in 2011 Scheme Irish EU Non-EU Total Child...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of cases relating to the habitual residence condition which were successful on appeal - i.e. either allowed in full or partially allowed - was 743 in 2010 and 2,369 in 2011. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: During the period in question there were a total of twenty nine meetings of the Council for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs. It is the practice for the Employment and Social Affairs items to be taken on one day of this two day meeting, and Health and Consumer Affairs to be taken separately on the other. In relation to the former, the subject matter covers topics which...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: While it is possible to identify cases where means are deemed to be in excess of the weekly limit or the means have not been fully disclosed, it is not possible to identify separately those cases where the means are calculated using the parental income in the household. In 2011, 245,855 Jobseeker's Allowance claims were decided which included 20,865 cases where the persons were refused...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 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 9th November 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 26th...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned had her rent claim suspended due to a failure to disclose key information. The Department subsequently received the required documentation and lifted the payment suspension. The person concerned is currently in receipt of her full entitlement to rent supplement based on her household circumstances.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 and 388 together. The person concerned had her rent claim suspended due to a failure to disclose required information. The Department subsequently received this documentation and lifted the payment suspension. The person concerned is in receipt of her full entitlement to rent supplement based on her household circumstances.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

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 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...