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Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (17 Jul 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 on 2nd August 2012. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th 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 on 16th ...

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was notified on the 4th July 2012 that his domiciliary care allowance appeal was successful. Payment of the allowance and arrears due will issue to him on the 17th July 2012

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (17 Jul 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 the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. In order to determine a person's entitlement, an application form must be completed. To date, an application for invalidity pension has not been received from the person concerned. An application form has been issued to the person...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested in relation to the number of staff in carer's allowance section over the years in question is contained in the table. The numbers refer to whole time equivalents. Year Total @ 31/12/2009 74.5 @ 31/12/2010 79.25 @ 31/12/2011 74.5 @ 13/7/2012 (currently) 82.2 The section is broken into two main areas, the claims area and the payments/maintenance area. The staff...

Written Answers — Jobseeker's Allowance: Jobseeker's Allowance (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297, 298 and 302 together. Processing times vary across schemes because of both the volume of applications and the differing qualification criteria. For example, means assessments are required for all of the social assistance schemes and customers must also satisfy the habitual residence condition. In the case of the insurance based schemes, it may be...

Written Answers — Child Benefit: Child Benefit (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: Applications for Child Benefit may be dealt with either under domestic legislation or EU legislation. Claims made under domestic legislation are processed on average within three weeks of receipt. At the end of June 2012, a total of 1,186 domestic claims were pending under domestic legislation, of which 429 were awaiting further information from customers. Claims made under EU legislation...

Written Answers — Family Income Supplement: Family Income Supplement (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. The average waiting time for new family income supplement (FIS) claims at the end of June was 19 weeks. At the end of June, there were approximately 6,686 new FIS applications and...

Written Answers — Illness Benefit: Illness Benefit (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The average time to process a claim for illness benefit is one week. As of 12 July 2012 there were 3,566 claims pending decision.

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: At the end of June 2012 there were 6928 Invalidity Pension (IP) claims registered and awaiting decision. Average time to award is currently 37 weeks, this includes the time taken to decide EU & bilateral cases which have a significantly longer processing time. Since the introduction of the two year expiration of illness benefit there has been a significant increase in the number of IP...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 320 together. There are currently approximately 11,000 statutory redundancy claims on hand. These claims fall into different processing streams. A new computerised system was introduced in October 2011. On-line claims submitted correctly through this system which were received in April 2012 are currently being processed. Manual claims submitted...

Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (17 Jul 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 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 — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: There are six staff currently employed by South Tipperary Money Advice and Budgeting Service. No staff left the service in 2011 or to date in 2012. Staffing levels to meet customer demand are kept under constant review. There are no plans to reduce staff numbers in South Tipperary MABS.

Written Answers — Community Welfare Services: Community Welfare Services (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the transfer of Community Welfare Service and staff to the Department from the HSE last October, was to provide a streamlined, consistent and enhanced service to the customer. The process of integration is ongoing and significant progress has already been made with preparations for an integrated service almost complete in four offices and ten further offices due to be...

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the Invalidity Pension 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 28 March 2012 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (17 Jul 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 the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (17 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 3 July 2012 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (17 Jul 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 the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (17 Jul 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 the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.