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

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 11 November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 7 February 2012 advising the person concerned of the decision. She subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision and supplied additional...

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

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Apart from the excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residence condition and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can...

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

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the current average times taken to process carers allowance appeals decided by summary decision is 31.5 weeks and 42.8 weeks for those requiring an oral hearing. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation and include all activities during this period including · time...

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

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

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 18 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 14...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme was launched on 1 July 2011. It provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, at all skills levels. The aim of JobBridge is to assist individuals in breaking the cycle where they are unable to get a job without experience. It provides them with an opportunity to gain valuable experience, relevant...

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

Joan Burton: Taking account of the unusual circumstances of retained fire brigade personnel and general efforts to develop and standardise our jobseeker schemes, a departmental group was established in late 2011 to examine the position of these workers vis-À-vis jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance. While this examination has been largely completed, a number of issues arising from it are being...

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 3 November 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an Appeals Officer...

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 6 December 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The above named was refused carer's allowance on grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full- time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. He was notified of this decision, the reason for it. He subsequently appealed the decision, and submitted additional medical evidence in support of his appeal. However, this information did not alter the opinion of the...

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

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 608 to 683, inclusive together. The core issue relating to this question is the position of the self-employed. Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). Ordinary employees...

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

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 17 November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 29 March 2012 advising of the decision. The person concerned has requested a review of the decision and the case has been forwarded to another of...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for Jobseeker's Allowance on 9 June 2009. The claim was disallowed as the customer failed to disclose means. The decision was appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office in August 2009. The Appeals Officer upheld the decision to disallow the claim in January 2011. While the person concerned received Supplementary Welfare...

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 28 February 2012. 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 22 March...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the disability allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed following an assessment by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 15 March 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned was requested to furnish details of her landlord's PPSN. last October further to section 198A of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended. Since then, the landlord's agent has supplied two PPSN. numbers, neither of which refer to the landlord. As soon as the landlord's PPSN. is furnished, Rent Supplement can be restored.

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned has lodged an appeal against the decision to disallow her application for a one-parent family payment and her file has been referred to an inspector for review as part of the appeal process.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 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 summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 13 April 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 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...