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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Employment Scheme (21 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Government, as part of the Budget package for 2013, announced a number of initiatives focused on providing work opportunities for those currently unemployed. One element of this package is the development of a new initiative with local authorities to provide 3,000 work opportunities in 2013. This is in line with the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Jobs and Pathways to Work. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (21 Mar 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 February 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 on 7 March...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (21 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Information and Communications Technology Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 139, inclusive, together. My Department has been using Lo-call numbers very successfully for its main scheme areas for many years. The Department has, however, been conscious of rising costs and emerging alternatives for some time and is actively planning the migration of Lo-call numbers to the 0761 range provided to us by the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Presidential Reports (21 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I have taken note of the Being Young and Irish report and I have noted the Take Charge of Change declaration contained in the report. The report found that young people are understandably concerned about the prospects for graduate employment. The transition from education to work can be very difficult for all young people. International studies show that many young people have to face...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (21 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The school meals programme operated by the Department 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 this Department. The second is the school meals local projects scheme through which funding is provided directly to participating...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (21 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 28th January 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in to an Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 15th March 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned should present himself to the Social Welfare Local Office, Eyre Street, Newbridge with his current GNIB card to re-apply for jobseeker’s benefit.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned incurred a disability allowance overpayment of €42,673.80 over the period 2 January 2002 to 3 September 2007. She has been repaying this debt by agreed weekly deductions of €30.00 from her one-parent family payment. To date, a total of €8,035 has been repaid. Article 245(i) of S.I. 142 of 2007 provides for withholding of all or part of any benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: In order to determine if a person has an entitlement to a jobseeker’s payment an application form must be completed. According to the records of this Department, the person concerned has not recently applied for a jobseeker’s payment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is improving the provision of training and work experience for CE participants on Community Employment overall. Recent developments have focused on CE schemes involved in supporting community child-care services and on CE participants who wish to pursue a career in child-care while on CE. These developments reflect the findings of a number of recent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: In 2013 my Department will spend an estimated €211 million on the fuel allowance scheme providing some 410,000 customers with an additional €20 per week paid in addition to their social welfare payment for 26 weeks. In addition, an estimated €284 million will be spent on the household benefits scheme, providing some 410,000 customers with a package worth almost...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Community Employment Scheme 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. The person concerned has been a participant in the Blanchardstown Centre for the Unemployed Community Employment Scheme from 19th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I wish to advise that the Department has stringent measures in place to regularly monitor internships and to investigate alleged abuse of the Scheme. The Department takes very seriously any allegations of failure to comply with the conditions of the Scheme. It is open to any individual to alert the Department to potential abuse of the Scheme but it is important that they do so in a way that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Proposed Legislation (20 Mar 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 Report of the Group, which recommends a scheme for the legal recognition of transgender persons, was approved by the Government on 12 July 2011, and was subsequently published on 14 July 2011. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of Tús is to focus on those people who are long-term unemployed. For this reason, eligibility is at present confined to those on the Live Register for 12 months and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance. These provisions are to ensure a targeted approach to those currently affected by long-term unemployment. Eligible persons are being identified by the Department by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 28th February 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in to an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim to jobseeker’s assistance on 14th December 2012. It was not possible to make a decision on his application based on the information received, and, accordingly, he was requested to provide additional documentation in support of his claim. Upon receipt of this documentation his claim will be processed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (20 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid a total of €100 on his recent jobseeker’s allowance claim. Arrears were withheld as he failed to attend the social welfare local office to explain why he did not collect a number of basic supplementary welfare payments while awaiting a decision on his jobseeker’s allowance.