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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 26 February 2013. 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 a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: This application for carer's allowance was disallowed on 5 of October 2012. The person in question appealed this decision. All the necessary papers have been submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for determination. The Social Welfare Appeals Office will be in touch with the person directly regarding the progress of the appeal.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for people with families who are on low earnings. To qualify, an applicant must have at least one qualified child. A qualified child for FIS purposes is a child aged less than 18 years of age or between the ages of 18 and 22 who is in full-time education. The child must reside with the applicant or if resident with the other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Since it commenced on 1 July, 2011, Jobbridge has made speedy progress. At 18 April, 2013, 16,545 people had commenced internships, 5,947 people were on internships and 2,452 internship opportunities were advertised as available on the JobBridge.ie website. In the context of Budget 2013, the Government increased the number of JobBridge places from 6,000 to 8,500. Accordingly, the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case on 8 May 2013. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. 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: Respite Care Grant (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on carers has increased significantly in recent years. In 2013 it is estimated to be €776 million compared with an estimated outturn of €771 million in 2012. The expenditure on carers in 2012 included: €509 million on carer’s allowance; €24 million on carer’s benefit; €135 million on the respite care grant and; €103 million...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is not generally payable in respect of children who are resident outside the State. However, special arrangements do apply where a parent is working here and the children are resident in another EU Member State. In 2012 the total cost of paying child benefit in respect of children resident in other EU countries was approximately €13 million, down some 36% on 2008 when...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Rent supplement is a means tested payment which is calculated using the current weekly supplementary welfare allowance rate as the baseline. In the case of a family size for the person concerned this rate is €400.20. All income in excess of this rate, in this case €65.20, must go towards the family contribution towards the rent. In addition there is a minimum statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. 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 the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19 April 2013. 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 a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case on 30 April 2013. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments to Prisoners (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: In general a person that is detained in prison is disqualified for payment throughout the period of detention subject to a small number of limited exemptions. In order to ensure that payments do not continue when a person is imprisoned data matching between the Irish Prison Service (IPS) and this Department is undertaken. The Department began in 2005 by obtaining the prison data on a twice...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10 April 2013. 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 a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 March 2013. 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 26 March 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 5 February 2013. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical assessors who found the child to be medically eligible for the allowance. The person concerned was notified on19 April 2013 that her claim was awarded. The first payment including arrears will issue to her on 21 May 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance of €97 per week. This is based on the maximum rate of €100 per week for a single person aged 18 to 21 years, less an assessment of €3 per week for benefit and privilege as he lives with his parents in the family home. The benefit and privilege assessment is based on the level of the parents’...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Gender Recognition Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Gender Recognition Advisory Group (GRAG) was established in 2010 to advise the Government on the legislation required to give legal recognition to the acquired gender of transgender persons. The Group engaged in a public consultation exercise which provided organisations and individuals with the opportunity to contribute their comments and proposals. The Report of the Group, which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no record of a Rent Supplement application from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to apply for Rent Supplement in Co. Kildare they must submit their documents to the Central Rents Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no backlog of new invalidity pension claims. All new invalidity pension claims are processed on receipt and a decision issues as soon as all relevant information is available. At end of March 2013 there were 2,627 invalidity pension claims pending decision all of which have been actioned by a deciding officer. Some 660 of these invalidity pension cases are EU/Bilateral cases which...