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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: There are two Department of Social Protection staff based in Cashel Road Health Centre, providing services previously provided by Community Welfare Officers. The Health Centre is part of the Health Service Executive's network of offices and the HSE has indicated that it intends to vacate those premises. A time scale for this process has not been agreed with the Department. Alternative...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned in relation to his disability allowance case was registered in that office on 24th January 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 have now been...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: Rent supplement provides 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 operated by the Exchequer....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been refused by the Department as the rent was in excess of the applicable limits. This decision has been upheld by the Appeals Office. The person concerned can only have an entitlement to rent supplement when the rent sought has been reduced to the appropriate amount for a single person in self-contained accommodation. The Department has yet to receive...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 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 (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the grounds that, based upon the medical evidence provided in support of the application, the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 22 December 2011, she was notified of this decision and the reason for it. Additional medical evidence was received and forwarded to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 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 14th January 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 and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2012)

Joan Burton: A deciding officer has reviewed the decision to disallow an application for jobseeker's allowance from the person concerned in light of the information supplied in his appeal. Following the review the decision was unchanged and his appeal has now been forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8th 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 — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme was launched on 1st July 2011. It provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals 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 knowledge and skills...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and a cheque payment has issued.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. In the interests of fairness and equity applications are processed in order of the date on which they were received in the Department. A major service delivery modernisation project is underway to address the large increase in the claim-load and to improve the efficiency of administration of the carer's...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 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 an Oral Hearing. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd March 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 and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 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 he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 21st February 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The age limit for receipt of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is 16 years. As the child in question reached the age of 16 years in December 2011, DCA was no longer payable. A letter issued in September 2011 advising that payment of the allowance was due to end in December and that the person concerned could apply for disability allowance in their own right.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 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 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...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The back to education scheme (BTEA) covers a large range of full-time courses of education in approved colleges spanning basic foundation courses to third level courses across all disciplines, including, inter alia, theology mentioned in the question. Courses may be pursued up to and including a higher diploma level in any discipline [level 8 in the national framework of qualifications...