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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 Mar 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 27th March 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (13 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 28th February 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) is payable on all reckonable earnings. It is collected by the Revenue Commissioners via the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. Employers have a legal obligation to pay all PRSI liabilities due to the Social Insurance Fund of this Department. It should be noted that the Department’s Inspectors have the power to inspect records and in cases of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) in respect of this person was received on the 11th January 2013. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion, upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will issue to the customer.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The customer is in receipt of a State pension non-contributory which is a means-tested payment. In line with scheme requirements, a claimant’s means are reviewed from time to time to ensure that their circumstances have not changed and that they continue to have legitimate entitlement. A review was carried out in late 2012 of this customer’s entitlement. The means derived...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: This application for carer's allowance was disallowed on the 23rd of July 2012. The person in question has appealed this decision. The submission and other relevant papers are being sent to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) for determination. The SWAO will be in touch with the person directly regarding the progress of the appeal.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Appeals (12 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 28th January 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 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 6th February 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 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 05th 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 01st...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The number of hours a person may work to qualify for a social welfare payment varies depending on the particular scheme. Jobseeker’s Benefit/Allowance For jobseeker’s benefit/allowance the number of hours a person works is not the determining factor to qualify for a payment, but a person must be unemployed for 4 days within a 7 day period. Other factors also apply e.g. for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 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 Officers 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: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 to 299, inclusive, and 303 together. My department has not provided any hardware or software, including telephones, in my home. Mobile phones have been supplied to me, my advisors Edward Brophy, Paul O’Brien (replacing Kathleen Barrington) and my parliamentary assistant Karen O’ Connell. Since July 2012 my department has availed of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 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 31st January 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand from clarification received from the Fianna Fáil Office that the information sought by the Deputy relates to staffing costs for Ministers for Social Protection constituency offices which are set out: 2011 – 2013 Constituency Office Grade - Salary Scale Ministerial Appointments 1 Personal Assistant - €43,715 - €56,060 1 Personal Secretary -...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned exhausted their entitlement to illness benefit on 9th January 2013. The person concerned may re-qualify for illness benefit when they have paid 13 reckonable PRSI contributions after this date, and they are unable to work because they are sick or ill. Alternatively, the person concerned may choose to apply for invalidity pension or disability allowance....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: On taking office the Government reformed the transport arrangements for Ministers which has radically reduced the costs of travel. The Government decision involved confining the use of State cars from 1 May 2011. As a result, the average cost of providing transport has been reduced by 65% - from an average cost of €280,000 per minister in 2010 to a current annual estimate of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Appeals (12 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 28th January 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: The persons concerned have both made repeat claims for jobseeker’s allowance, having both lost their appeal against an earlier disallowance. The first repeat claim was made on the 4 December 2012 and the second person made their claim on 1 January 2013. Both claims are currently under investigation in relation to the assessment of means. Once the means assessment is completed, a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: One of the person’s concerned has a claim for rent supplement on which payment is currently suspended, pending the establishment of his entitlement to a primary social welfare payment. The person concerned had a claim for Jobseekers Allowance which was disallowed and this decision was upheld on appeal in October 2012. As a consequence, the Rent Allowance claim was suspended with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Burton: There are currently four credit cards in use by officers of the Department and one by the Pensions Ombudsman who operates under the aegis of the Department and for whom the Department makes administrative payments. Details of the cards and the total expenditure on each card since 2009 are set out in the accompanying table: Credit Card costs 2009 - 2013 Purpose of card 2009 (€)...