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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 June 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: 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 29th March 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: 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 8th March 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: 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 29th August 2012. As the appeal was received via the Local Office the necessary submission and case papers were also received and the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented...

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 20th 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 on 27th...

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 18th January 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who found that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on 17th July 2012 refusing the allowance. The person in question...

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

Joan Burton: The Deputy will be aware that the State pension is a very valuable benefit and that the sustainability of the State pension system is even more essential in our current difficult fiscal climate. In this context, is important to note the significant long term challenges facing the Irish pension system. There are currently six people of working age for every pensioner and this ratio is...

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 6th July 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 28th July 2012. The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of review...

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

Joan Burton: This application was originally refused on medical grounds in December 2011. The decision was then appealed and the file was sent to the Social Welfare Appeals Office on January 16th 2012. 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...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) on the basis of not progressing in the level of education held by him. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 29th August 2012. Following a review of his circumstances on 1st September, the decision to disallow the claim has been upheld. BTEA is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The only areas of my Department where staff attend on a roster basis are the Operations and Control sections of the Department’s IT Division. The roster arrangements are necessary to facilitate overnight processing of claims, generation of payments to the Department’s customers and ongoing maintenance of the Department’s various IT systems. There are no plans to change...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: One member of staff in my Department, the Chief Medical Advisor, has been rehired on a temporary contract following retirement. Payment of his pension is abated pending the termination of his temporary contract. In addition, the acting Deputy Chief Medial Advisor has been retained, on a temporary basis, beyond his normal retirement age. Payment of his pension is suspended pending the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: My Department has a primary role in delivering a wide range of disability-related supports, in relation to both income-support schemes and the range of employment services - provided previously by FÁS and now delivered through my Department – to support people with disabilities to avail of employment opportunities. These services are available to all persons with any form of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 102, inclusive, together. The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services for disadvantaged children through two schemes. The first is the statutory urban school meals scheme, operated by local authorities and part-financed by the Department of Social Protection. The second is the school meals local projects schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 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 15th 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 on the 11th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the current average times taken to process appeals decided by summary decision is 27.5 weeks and 39.8 weeks for those requiring an oral hearing. Generally the vast majority of cases fall within these average times but extenuating factors, often outside of the control of the Social Welfare Appeals Office, will cause greater delays in some...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (7 Nov 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. This Department received a claim for invalidity pension for the person concerned on 24 May 2011. The medical evidence provided by the claimant in support of his claim was examined by a medical assessor who was of the opinion that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I acknowledge that the time taken to process carer’s allowance claims at present is not satisfactory but I am satisfied that the Department is taking appropriate action to resolve the situation. Carer’s allowance section has recently completed a major service delivery modernisation project to improve the efficiency with which it processes applications from clients for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 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 August 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the case in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make...