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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection administers a wide range of payments through which it provides supports to families including those with children. The main payments in this regard include child benefit and the family income supplement as well as qualified child increases to primary social welfare payments. Therefore, in responding to the Deputy’s question, I propose to concentrate...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: 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. The second is the school meals local projects schemes through which funding is provided directly to participating schools and local and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 to 144, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of claimants of jobseekers allowance, jobseekers benefit and one-parent family payment is in the following tabular statement. This information is based on clients of the Local and Branch Offices in Co Kerry (Caherciveen, Dingle, Kenmare, Killarney, Killorglin, Listowel and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th December 2011. Further medical evidence was submitted to this department on 21st August 2012. This medical is awaiting assessment by a medical assessor. Once a deciding officer has carried out all the necessary investigations, a decision will be made and the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a jobseekers allowance application by the person concerned was disallowed by the Deciding Officer on the grounds that he did not satisfy the Habitual Residence condition for receipt of the allowance. An Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at an oral hearing allowed the appeal of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: On 20th August 2012 a letter was issued to the person concerned advising him that he was required to submit an updated Garda National Immigration Bureau card confirming his immigration status, as his current card was due to expire on 8th September 2012. As this card was not submitted, his claim was closed on 10th September 2012. The person concerned can attend his Social Welfare Local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Department the person concerned has not submitted a recent application for supplementary welfare allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was disallowed a weekly supplementary welfare allowance payment on the grounds that she is not considered to satisfy the habitual residency condition. The person concerned can appeal this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for the national fuel scheme, applicants must satisfy a means assessment and be living alone or only with persons who satisfy specific criteria. The person concerned is currently in receipt of invalidity pension since 15 September 2011. On 24 May 2012, in order to determine entitlement to free fuel allowance, the person in question was requested to furnish further details...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Department, the person concerned has not applied for an exceptions needs payment. An application form for an exceptional needs payment issued to the person concerned, and should be returned once completed to this Department for processing.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Government will continue to ensure that the social protection system incentivises rather than blocks the return to work for unemployed people, including those with families. This holds for all sectors of the labour market, including the care sector. Incentivising the take-up of employment is essentially being achieved by three means:- - First, the Government is determined to continue...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 18th 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: Social Welfare Appeals (20 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 September 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 09th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Application Numbers (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together. The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. The current average waiting time for new family income supplement (FIS) claims is 16 weeks and for renewal applications is 17 weeks. At the end of October, there were 7,267 new FIS applications and 7,864 renewal applications awaiting decision. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 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 03rd 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 08th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The JobBridge Scheme has made significant progress since it came into operation on the 1st July 2011. Over 12,100 internships have commenced to date with 5,398 participants currently on an internship as at 15th November 2012 and over 1,900 internship opportunities presently advertised on The interim evaluation report conducted by Indecon found that 52% of the participants who have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The JobBridge Scheme has made significant progress since it came into operation on the 1st July 2011. Over 12,100 internships have commenced to date with 5,398 participants currently on an internship as at 15th November 2012 and over 1,900 internship opportunities presently advertised on . The interim evaluation report conducted by Indecon found that 52% of the participants who have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The criteria for participating on Community Employment (CE) are based on age and length of time in receipt of various social welfare payments. The core eligibility criterion for CE is that the person is in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment such as jobseekers allowance, jobseekers benefit, one parent family payment for a specified amount of time, generally 12 months. Persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of...