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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20th March 2012. The case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 1st 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 and the...

Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (22 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of Tús is to focus on those people who are long-term unemployed and who may not have engaged in activation activity for some time. For this reason, eligibility for both participatory and supervisory positions on Tús is confined to those on the Live Register for at least 12 months and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. These provisions are to ensure a targeted approach to...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I initiated a study on the level and transparency of pension charges associated with different forms of private pension arrangements because of concerns that pensions schemes and their members have in relation to the level of charges applied to their schemes and the lack of transparency around some of these charges. My Department, in conjunction with the Pensions Board and the Central Bank,...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice & Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, has an office in Tralee, which serves all of County Kerry. MABS outreach services are also provided in Killarney and Listowel. A proposal to open a shared office for MABS and the Citizens Information Services in Killarney town is at an advanced stage of development.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded their rent supplement entitlement in full. All arrears will be paid accordingly at the end of the month.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that appeals by the person concerned were registered in that office on 29th February 2012 and 5th April 2012 respectively. 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...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: A review of the financial resources of all CE Schemes was undertaken following the reductions in the Training and Materials Grant on CE, as announced in Budget 2012. To ensure a standard approach, templates were developed and issued to all CE projects to complete. Discussions were held between local CE Sponsors and the Departmental Officers responsible for the scheme under local management....

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Community Employment (CE) Scheme has two options, namely: · Part Time Integration Option, which is a CE option with a maximum duration of 1 year and is for persons who have been in receipt of qualifying payment for 12 months or more. · Part Time Job Option, which is a CE option with a maximum duration of 3 years and is for persons who have been in receipt of qualifying payments for a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 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 her 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 (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: As already stated, the Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. The average time taken to award a carers allowance application is 28 weeks at present, however individual cases may vary. Some will be processed more quickly, others will take longer. In particular, where a customer requests a review of an initial decision to refuse an application, this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 4 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 and the case...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for rent supplement, the person concerned has been requested to reduce the rent to the appropriate limit for a single person in self-contained accommodation. The person concerned has no entitlement to rent supplement at the higher limit on the basis of the information that has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 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 and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 23 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 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 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, allowed the appeal of the person concerned. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 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 and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 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 — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme 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. There are currently approximately 95,000 persons in...