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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department as claim processing statistics are not separately measured in respect of this scheme. I am, however, informed that there were 11,092 recipients of farm assist at 30th September 2012. A table detailing the available statistics is provided for the Deputy’s information. Just over €115m. has been provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24th July 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in to an Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (6 Nov 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 August 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Report on Pension Charges 2012 was undertaken by my Department with support from the Central Bank and Pensions Board. The primary objective of the report was to gather information on the level of pension charges levied, to assess whether these charges are reasonable and transparent, to report on the findings and to make recommendations. The report highlights a wide range of issues in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance was stopped on 10th October 2012 in respect of the person in question as, following a review, it was decided that the medical criteria were no longer satisfied. In order for a child under 16 years to be deemed eligible for carer's allowance, domiciliary care allowance must be in payment for that child. In those circumstances, the child is deemed to be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded disability allowance with effect from 14 March 2012 and she received her first weekly payment on 15 August 2012. As the person had been in receipt of illness benefit for some of the period concerned, the amount she received on this payment was deducted from the disability allowance arrears due and she was paid arrears of €895.40 on 23 August 2012. A...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th January 2012. The application has been examined by a deciding officer who has sent a request to the person in question for further information needed to process the application. Once all the necessary information has been returned to the department, a deciding officer...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The CE Financial Review recommended that the budget for training be held by Community Services in each region. The individual scheme allocation has been agreed with schemes by the Department of Social Protection. The budget for training on CE now stands at €5.5m; this is an increase of €1.2m on the original budget for 2012. This equates to a training grant of approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the acquisition and maintenance of office accommodation for the Department of Social Protection. The provision of a new local office to serve the Lucan area is being considered by the Office of Public Works acting on behalf of the Department. In the meantime, Jobseeker claims for people living in the Lucan area are administered by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The issue of maintenance payments is first and foremost a private matter for the persons concerned, and if they cannot resolve the problem, for the courts through family law provisions. The Liability to Maintain Family provisions contained in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 are completely separate to family law legislation. Any applications to the courts under family law for a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19th July 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 26th ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: This application was originally refused on medical grounds on 7th December 2011. The decision was then appealed and, following consideration of all the available evidence, an appeals officer has made a determination in this case to disallow the appeal. Accordingly, the decision to refuse carer’s allowance stands. A letter issued from the Social Welfare Appeals Office to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559 and 560 together. The back to education allowance (BTEA) is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to remove the barriers to participation in second and third level education by enabling those in receipt of certain social welfare payments to continue to receive a payment while pursuing an approved full-time education course that leads...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The total expenditure on the child benefit scheme for each year from 2002 to 30 September, 2012 is set out in the table below. The figure provided for 2012 is provisional and subject to audit by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Child Benefit Scheme Year Expenditure (€000) 2002 1,462,793 2003 1,666,530 2004 1,765,117 2005 1,899,936 2006 2,056,295 ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a universal payment paid in respect of all qualified children. The payment came into existence in 1986 and replaced the children’s allowance payment, which was first introduced in 1944. The estimated expenditure on child benefit for 2012 is around €2 billion in respect of some 1.15 million children. A number of objectives have been attributed to the child...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Unfortunately, insufficient information has been provided to enable the Department to identify the person who is the subject of this enquiry, despite a thorough search. If you provide me with the PPS number for the person in question I will be happy to update you on the position with the application.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: This application, in respect of two care recipients, was disallowed on 10th October 2012. One caree was disallowed on medical grounds. The other caree was disallowed as domiciliary care allowance has not been awarded for that person. It is a statutory condition for the receipt of carer’s allowance that care recipients under the age of 16 years must be in receipt of domiciliary care...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 5th April 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The numbers of applications by Irish nationals that have been disallowed welfare payments based on the failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 are set out in the tabular statement. 2009 2010 2011* 2012 To date Total 738 650 455 264 2,107 *Note: Some cases were not recorded in 2011, due to industrial action.