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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 7 April 2016. Additional information, omitted from the application but necessary in order to make a decision, has been requested by a deciding officer. Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16 June 2016. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance (CA) is in payment to the person concerned since 16 June 2005 in respect of one care recipient. I confirm that my department received an application for (CA) from the person in question on the 11 March 2016 in respect of a 2nd care recipient. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 11 May 2016. Unfortunately, there are currently delays in the processing of new applications.Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this happen. Frequently, delays...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 26 May 2016. CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 17...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My colleague, Paschal Donohoe T.D., Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, is responsible for issues relating to pension claims for community employment (CE) supervisors To this end, I understand that the Community Sector High Level Forum was reconvened in November 2015 to scope out the issue with the CE supervisor union representatives (SIPTU and Impact). These discussions are ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 3 March 2016. Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to people who have a disability such that they require that level of care. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a Board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details relating to appointments I have made to State boards as Minister for Social Protection are set out in the following table. The Deputy will note that the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 5 July 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to the person’s nominated bank account on 14 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 26 November 2015 have issued to the bank for payment on 14 July 2016. The person concerned was notified of these details on 5 July 2016. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all of the available evidence has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 14 June 2016 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 7 March 2016. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. The person concerned was invited for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 4 July 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to the person’s nominated bank account on 7 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 25 February 2016 have issued to the bank for payment on 7 July 2016. The person concerned was notified of these details on 4 July 2016. I hope this clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 27 April 2016 in respect of two care recipients. It is a qualifying condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned succeeded in an appeal against the refusal of her application for carer’s allowance (CA). Therefore CA was awarded on 4 July 2016. The first payment is due to issue to the person’s nominated bank account on 7 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 6 August 2015 have also issued to the bank for payment on 7 July 2016. The person concerned was notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (7 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 137 together. Self-employed workers, including farmers, whose annual income exceeds €5,000 are liable to pay PRSI at the class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum annual payment of €500. Similar to other self-employed workers, farmers pay PRSI, along with income tax and USC, with their annual return using Revenue's self-assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (7 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: A claim for Family Income Supplement (FIS) was made by the person concerned on 17thJune 2016. My department has assessed the family income in this case, based upon the evidence available, and has decided that the assessable family income exceeds the prescribed income limit for the relevant family size. Therefore, the claim for FIS has been disallowed and the person in question was notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to people who have a disability such that they require that level of care and who satisfy a means test. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a...