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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 6 February 2012 and her application was disallowed on 27 August 2012 as she was deemed, based upon the supporting information supplied, not to be habitually resident in the State. The person subsequently forwarded further documentary evidence in support of her application. The application is with a deciding officer will review the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The free travel scheme is currently available to all people living in the State aged 66 years or over, to carers and to people who are in receipt of certain disability type payments. There are currently in excess of 740,000 customers eligible for free travel and when spousal and companion passes are taken into account, there are over 1.1 million customers with some free travel eligibility. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: Under current legislation, section 46 of the Status of Children Act 1987 provides for a legal presumption that a man in a subsisting marriage (or in a marriage that subsisted up to ten months before the birth of a child) is the father of all children of that marriage. Under the provisions of section 22(3) of the Civil Registration Act 2004, a woman who is in a subsisting marriage can rebut...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The application for supplementary welfare allowance for the person concerned has been approved and is in payment with effect from 27 September 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of the maximum personal rate of jobseekers benefit. Depending on the extent of part-time work her husband does he may be entitled to claim in his own right for a part payment or she may be able to claim for him as a dependent in certain circumstances. They should contact their Social Welfare Local Office providing details of his part-time employment in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (9 Oct 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 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 the 17...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for carer’s allowance was received from the person concerned on the 3 October 2011. The medical assessment has been completed. The application is currently with a social welfare investigative officer for assessment of the level of care being provided and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the investigative...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Health Levy Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of applications that have been processed for a refund of the health contribution for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are as follows: 2008, 5472; 2009, 5496; 2010, 6870; and 2011, 51701. There are approximately 67,000 health contribution refund applications on hands awaiting processing. The Health Contribution was included in the Universal Social Charge (USC) with effect from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: Creating jobs and tackling poverty are two of the key challenges that Ireland now faces. It is essential that our tax and social protection systems play their part in addressing these challenges. To this end, and in line with commitments contained in the programme for Government, I established an advisory group on tax and social welfare last year, with the aim of harnessing expert opinion...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget 2013 (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The appropriate level of expenditure on child benefit in 2013 has not been decided but will be considered in the context of the forthcoming Budget. In the meantime, the Deputy may wish to note that the Revised Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure of nearly €2.08 billion on child benefit in 2012 or 10.1% of total expenditure. The Comprehensive Expenditure Report, 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question. The application is currently with a deciding officer for a decision. It will be processed as quickly as possible and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 11th of May 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. The person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I acknowledge that the time taken to process carer’s allowance claims at present is not satisfactory but I am satisfied...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Programme for Government Implementation (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Programme for Government commits to implementing a fundamental programme of reform of the system of social protection. The scale of this reform is challenging and wide-reaching. I am committed to working with the Department and its agencies in the delivery of the commitments in this Programme for Government and substantial progress on many of the commitments have already been made. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (9 Oct 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 May 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 the 4th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The contributory benefits of the Irish social insurance system are based on the relationship between labour force status, earnings from work, contributions made and, finally, entitlement to benefits in the event of certain specified contingencies (such as illness, unemployment or old age). Two fundamental principles apply: - The contributory principle whereby there is a direct link between...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: In assessing means for social assistance payments including jobseeker’s allowance, account is taken of the value of capital and property belonging to the person and their spouse or partner. Capital includes monies on hands or deposited in financial institutions while property includes the value of other assets such as bonds and equities as well as houses and other premises. Property...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 15th February 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on the 8th April 2011 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 28th 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 23rd ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 366 together. The Department of Social Protection provides a wide range of second chance education opportunities for unemployed people, lone parents and people with disabilities. The Department's objective in this area is to raise educational and skills level among the long term unemployed in order to help them to meet the requirements of the modern...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (9 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The current processing times of appeals in respect of applications for invalidity pension, disability allowance, carer's allowance, domiciliary care allowance and jobseeker's allowance at the end of September 2012 are listed in the table below. Generally the vast majority of cases fall within these average times but extenuating factors, often outside of the control of the Social Welfare...