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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for jobseeker’s allowance is currently being processed. The person concerned will be advised of the outcome once the process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for jobseeker’s allowance in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and the first payment will be available for collection at the nominated post office on 14th February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: To date, the person concerned has not made an application for rent supplement to the Department. An application can be sent to the Kildare Rents Unit, P.O. Box 11758, Dublin 24 and the person’s entitlement can then be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: To date, the person concerned has not made an application for rent supplement to the Department. An application can be sent to the Kildare Rents Unit, P.O. Box 11758, Dublin 24 and the person’s entitlement can then be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: A decision on habitual residency will be made when all requested information has been furnished by the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for Family Income Supplement (FIS) the applicant must be engaged in full-time insurable employment as an employee which is expected to last for at least 3 months and be working for a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight or 19 hours per week. The person concerned made a first time application for FIS on 18 June 2012. As the employer certified that she was contracted to work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Following the transfer and integration of the Community Welfare Service (formerly of the Health Service Executive) and the Employment Services (formerly FÁS), the Department of Social Protection inherited some of these organisations’ properties and their contractual services, such as security. The Department of Social Protection provides services from approximately 970 locations...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Following the transfer and integration of the Community Welfare Service (formerly of the Health Service Executive) and the Employment Services (formerly FÁS), the Department of Social Protection inherited some of these organisations’ properties and their contractual services, such as cleaning. The Department of Social Protection provides services from approximately 970 locations...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The same supports are provided to carers regardless of their residence with just one difference. Since April 2012 those in receipt of a carer’s payment are not entitled to household benefits in their own right. For those who do reside with the person being cared for, the person is likely to already have an entitlement of their own to household benefits. Approximately 31,000 carers...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 20 March 2012. The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person was notified in writing of this decision on 29 June 2012. The person submitted further medical evidence in support of his claim and a review of his application is underway. Once a decision is made on this review, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for disability allowance was received from the person concerned on 7 January 2013. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person will be notified directly of the outcome in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rural social scheme (RSS) is to provide income support for farmers and fisherpersons who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. Persons are engaged for 19½ hours per week to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Student Support Schemes (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department operates a range of employment support measures designed to encourage and support social welfare recipients of working age to reduce their dependency on welfare payments. Amongst the supports available is the back to education allowance scheme (BTEA) and the part time education option (PTEO). These supports may be available to persons on qualifying social welfare payments. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker’s allowance claim for the person concerned was awarded on the 30th January 2013 at a weekly rate of €188.00. The basic supplementary welfare allowance which was being paid pending award of jobseeker’s allowance has been closed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 13th November 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Appointments (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395, 396 and 398 together. The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Citizens Information Board I have made three appointments to the Citizens Information Board since...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: My Department provides a number of income supports for people with disabilities. In the case of a self-employed person who is no longer able to work due to illness, he or she can apply for disability allowance. For the deputy’s information, the qualifying conditions for disability allowance are that the person must: - be substantially restricted in undertaking suitable employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 29 March 2012. The application based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person was notified in writing of this decision on 4 July 2012. The person submitted further medical evidence in support of his claim and a review of his application is underway. Once a decision is made on this review, the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I have had the decision in this case reviewed and the position is as follows: To qualify for back to education allowance a person must have been in receipt of jobseekers benefit for at least 9 months prior to the commencement of the first year of their course. The person concerned was in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit from 08th March 2011 to 31st August 2011 and from 22nd May 2012 to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21st November 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 24th...