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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The average time taken to award a claim for carer's allowance for quarter to end Sept 2011 was 17 weeks. The average time to award for the last quarter of 2011 is unavailable as, due to the phased introduction of a new claims processing system in the carer's allowance area, new claims are being processed on the new system while older claims are still being processed on the old system. As...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question Ref. No. 1005/12, 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 entitlements.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8 November 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 Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The query referred to by the Deputy asks whether the Minister has any plans to reform the number of hours worked eligibility criteria for the family income supplement (FIS) payment. The FIS payment provides income support for employees on low earnings with children. The payment is designed to preserve the financial incentive to take-up or remain in employment in circumstances where the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of his case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

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 20 January 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The national carer's strategy does not come under the remit of my Department. The Taoiseach gave responsibility for the carer's strategy to Minister of State in Department of Health Kathleen Lynch in 2011. Therefore this is a matter for the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware the Government has provided various types of support to people affected by the November 2009 flooding. Humanitarian Aid payments were made, both in the immediate aftermath of the flooding and subsequently to enable eligible households to resume living at their home. Flood relief works were also undertaken in some of the affected areas and other works are at an advanced...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 13 August 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 30...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded rent supplement on 12 November 2011. On 11 January 2012, their rent supplement was temporarily suspended as their primary jobseeker's payment had been suspended. The rent supplement claim will be reactivated when the impediments with the primary social welfare payment have been resolved.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 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 17...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Government is committed to protecting the vulnerable throughout the course of the difficult fiscal adjustment process that is currently underway. There is absolutely no question of an agenda, covert or otherwise, to cut ten per cent or any other percentage of welfare payments that are being made to genuine claimants. In fact, protecting the vulnerable by securing the long-term financial...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 30 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 16...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: An Inspector will contact the person concerned regarding her application for one-parent family payment within the next week.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: Applications for domiciliary care allowance in respect of these children were received on 6 September 2011. These applications were referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the children were not medically eligible for the allowance. Letters issued on 8 November 2011 advising the person concerned of the decisions. In the case of an application which is refused on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

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. 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. Following the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The persons concerned were refused rent supplement payment because they were forced to leave previous accommodation due to non-payment of rent. They were afforded the right to appeal this decision.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: There were a number of measures regarding One Parent Family Payment announced in Budget 2012. The following is a brief description of each of those measures: 1. Up to 2010, One-Parent Family Payment could be claimed in cases where the youngest child was up to 18 years of age (22 years of age if in full-time education). The maximum age was reduced to 14 in 2010. As a result of Budget 2012,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal has been opened and in accordance with statutory requirements the Department was asked...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (7 Feb 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection, through the wide range of schemes and interventions it provides, impacts on the lives of almost every person in the State at some stage. A number of these measures already support those under 25 years of age. In this regard the back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to remove the barriers to...