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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Section 99(3) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 which relates to carer's benefit states that the Minister may make regulations specifying the circumstances and conditions under which a person is to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person. The then Minister made Regulations in 2007 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Overpayments are generally defined as "money obtained contrary to or in excess of a valid decision". An overpayment is any social welfare assistance or benefit payment which the person who received the amount was not entitled to receive. In accordance with the legislation, where an overpayment has been assessed against a person, that person is:– · informed of the factors which gave...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance in respect of a second care recipient on the grounds that, based upon the medical evidence provided, the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified accordingly and of her right of review/appeal within 21 days. Additional medical evidence was received and...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The length of time a person can remain on CE is dictated by a number of factors (as governed by the rules of CE): · What age the person is · What DSP (Social Welfare) payment they are in receipt of · How long they have been in receipt of the DSFA payment · Previous participation on CE since April 2000 · Whether they are considered job-ready at the end of each year's CE...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems, in particular those on low incomes and people living on social welfare payments. The number of people who have availed of the services of the MABS companies in each county in 2011 is provided in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 03rd September 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 28...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was registered in that office on 23rd January 2012 and the person concerned was asked to submit her grounds of appeal. These were received on 07th March 2012 and in accordance with the statutory requirement of the appeals process the Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The entitlement of the person concerned is being examined and the Department will update the deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Tús, the community work placement initiative introduced during 2011, will provide up to 5,000 short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year when fully operational. This initiative is being delivered through the network of local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta. Of the 5,000 placements initially planned for Tús, Clare Local...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 539 and 540 together. The information requested in respect of carer's allowance applications is contained in the table. COST Year €000 Numbers in payment 2009 502,469 48,223 2010 501,789 50,577 2011 503,738 (prov outturn) 51,666 In 2011, there were almost 52,000 persons in receipt of carer's allowance from...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The above information is not available. Once the carer is no longer providing full-time care the payment is withdrawn. There is no breakdown available in respect of the specific reason(s) for these withdrawn claims.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Details of the amendments to sections 99 to 107 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 are set out in the table. The Deputy may wish to note that the Legislation Directory, which is available on the Irish Statute Book website - www.irishstatutebook.ie, highlights all of the amendments that have been made to each Act of the Oireachtas. This Directory is updated on an ongoing basis. ...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm an application was 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: A claim under the insolvency payments scheme was submitted manually on behalf of the person concerned on 29 November 2011 in respect of arrears of wages, holiday pay and minimum notice. The Department is currently processing manually submitted claims received in July 2011. A claim for a redundancy payment was paid to the person concerned on 31 January 2012.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: A core principle of sustainable social protection systems in advanced economies is that citizens receive benefits in proportion to their contributions. Recognising that the State pension contributory is a very valuable benefit, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives thereby ensuring equity in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned provided the Department with information on the 21st of March 2012 which indicates that he has returned to full time employment. His employer has also confirmed that he is now normally working 39 hours per week. The rent supplement claim has been suspended until his circumstances change.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm an application was 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the grounds that the Department's Medical Assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 8 February 2012, he was notified of this decision and of his right of review and/or appeal to the Chief Appeal's Officer within 21 days. Additional...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. The purpose of the Insolvency Payments Scheme is to protect pay-related entitlements of employees whose employer has become legally insolvent as defined under the Insolvency Payments Acts, 1984 to 2004. Under the scheme, employees may claim, normally through a liquidator or receiver, arrears of pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source. Rent supplement is not payable in respect of the family home....