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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: A child benefit claim was received from the person concerned in April 2008. According to the information provided, she came to reside in Ireland with her children in February 2008. She is not employed but her ex-partner is employed in the United Kingdom. Under EU Regulations, the country of employment is responsible for the payment of child benefit. UK child benefit is being paid to the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Department delivers a front-line service through a network of Local Offices and Branch Offices countrywide. The main services provided from these offices include jobseekers payment, one-parent family payment and an information service. Branch Offices are operated under a contract for service and decisions on claims taken in Branch Offices are made in its departmental parent Local Office....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: To qualify for a Christmas bonus while in receipt of jobseeker's allowance a person must be in receipt of the allowance for at least 390 days. The person concerned was in receipt of back to work allowance while in self-employment. His self-employment ceased and he applied for and was awarded jobseeker's allowance from 4 September 2008. He was, therefore, in receipt of this allowance for 83...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that during 2007 the average time taken to process all appeals (i.e. those decided summarily and by way of oral hearing) was 22 weeks. However, if allowance was made for the 25% most protracted cases, the average time fell to just over 14 weeks. Processing times for 2008 are not yet available but are expected to be at least of the same order...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analyses: Regulatory Impact Analyses (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together. The Department has not conducted a regulatory impact analysis since June 2008. There has only been one bill produced by the Department during the period. Given the time constraints involved, the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008, which implemented PRSI and other changes to social welfare legislation arising from the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement and mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Entitlement to rent and mortgage interest supplement is determined on the basis of the circumstances of each individual case, including accommodation/mortgage costs and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: A person in receipt of a social welfare payment who decides to set up as a self employed taxi operator may be eligible to apply for the back to work enterprise allowance (BTWEA). A breakdown by occupation or the nature of the self-employment of recipients of the back to work enterprise allowance scheme or the technical assistance and training scheme is not available from records held by the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I proposed to take Questions Nos. 361 to 364, inclusive, together. The total number of recipients of child benefit at 1 December 2007 was 587,943, in respect of 1,125,360 children. Of this total, 80,038 are non Irish national customers claiming in respect of 146,302 children. The number of recipients of child benefit at 1 December 2008 was 592,416 in respect of 1,136,192 children. Of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 to 368, inclusive, together. The following are the details of Irish and non-Irish claimants in receipt of a jobseekers payment in December 2007 and December 2008. Jobseekers Allowance Jobseekers Benefit Irish Non-Irish Irish Non-Irish Total Dec-07 89,538 13,190 52,449 8,389 163,566 Dec-08 114,200 19,000 96,365 25,000 254,565 All persons, regardless...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. The relevant figures relating to the number of Illness Benefit claims in payment to Irish nationals and the number in payment to non-Irish nationals are set out in the table below. The breakdown of claims by nationality in respect of 2007 is only available on a quarterly basis. Therefore, the figures given are for the end of the fourth...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 372 together. Attached is a tabular statement showing the number of Irish and Non-Irish nationals in receipt of rent supplement at the end of 2007 and at 3 December 2008. Recipients of Rent Supplement by Nationality 2007 and 2008 Nationality 2007* 2008** Irish 36,892 44,598 Non-Irish 17,959 23,628 Coded as "Other"*** 4,875 4,018 Total 59,726...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together The information requested on persons in receipt of One-parent Family Payment on 1 December 2007 and 1 December 2008 is set out in the table below. The table identifies the number of Irish nationals, non-Irish nationals and also those people for whom the Department does not hold nationality data. Nationality 01 December 2007 01 December...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not available. Irish citizens living and working abroad may claim any social security payments for which they qualify in their country of residence but there is no requirement that foreign countries notify such claims to the Department.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Illness Benefit (formerly know as Disability Benefit) is an income support payment for people of working age who are unable to work due to illness and who satisfy certain social insurance conditions. There are no plans to introduce a means-test to this social insurance-based scheme.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned made the claim on 13 February 2008 and sought to have his claim backdated to 24 December 2007. The Deciding Officer was of the opinion that Mr Flynn had not shown good cause for not claiming on time and awarded payment from date of claim. Mr Flynn appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office and his appeal was allowed on 21 July 2008. A review of this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: According to the records of the Department, the person concerned has not made an application for the household benefits package. An application form has now issued to her as a result of this representation. On receipt of the completed application form, a decision will be made and she will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The claim for illness benefit, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 18 October 2008 following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. She appealed this decision on 28 October 2008 and, in the context of this appeal, she was examined by a second Medical Assessor on 28 November 2008 who also...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: My Department makes grant-in-aid allocations to the Combat Poverty Agency. Details of estimates provision and outturns are set out in the table below. Year Estimate provision Outturn â'¬000 â'¬000 2006 4,521 3,689 2007 4,384 4,008 2008 4,313 4,313* 2009 4,088 *Outturn figure for 2008 is provisional.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Service in Balbriggan was provided through the Social Welfare Branch Office, provided by a Branch Manager under contract to the Department. The Branch Manager retired on 28 November 2008. The Department is working closely with the Office of Public Works with a view to acquiring a new premises in Balbriggan for the establishment of a new social welfare local office as soon as possible. This...