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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: While the Department is willing to assist the Deputy in relation to an individual customer’s social welfare entitlement, it is not in a position to disclose this type of personal information. The Department works closely with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which operates under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, to help ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that no appeal has been received by that office in respect of the person concerned. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

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

Joan Burton: This application for carer's allowance for the person concerned was awarded on the 23rd of August 2012 at the rate of €151.30 per week from 13th of October 2011. The person in question was assessed with weekly means of €89.10 per week. The person concerned has appealed this decision. All relevant papers have been prepared and will be sent to the Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 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 27th 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 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 14th June 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 04th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 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 22nd 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: Community Employment Schemes Places (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Existing CE schemes can benefit from the additional CE places announced in Budget 2013. Schemes may apply for additional places in the normal way to their local Social Welfare Office. This can be done at the project roll-over date. The rationale and target group for the additional places should be detailed in the application submitted. Projects that are in mid-term can also make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rental Accommodation Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The husband of the person concerned was informed by my Department in June 2012 that he and his family would have to source alternative accommodation as his rent payable was above the limit, as set in legislation, of €900 for his family size. Their appropriate accommodation need, having regard to family size and circumstances, is deemed to be a 3 bedroomed house, many of which are...

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

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 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 28th December 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 Feb 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 17th 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: Illness Benefit Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 Feb 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 8 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: Community Employment Scheme Numbers (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Table 1 outlines the number of participants on Community Employment, including the number on drug rehabilitation places, in the period January 2012 to January 2013. Table 1: Monthly Breakdown of Participation on Community Employment Year CE Overall Total Participation on Drug Rehabilitation Places 2012 - - January 23,716 824 February 23,386 793 March 23,219 853 April 23,204...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The total expenditure amounts on child benefit were as follows: January 2013 €155,818,770 January 2012 €166,187,714 These figures are provisional and subject to audit by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows: Year Exchequer StatementPRSI Receipts Social Insurance FundPRSI Receipts Jan 2013 €600,000,000 €605,000,000 Jan 2012 €622,000,000 €620,000,000 There may be marginal differences between PRSI receipts presented in the Exchequer Statement and the final amount received by the Social Insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 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 11th June 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 04th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned reached pension age on 7 April 2012. According to the records of the Department, she has a total of 303 full-rate paid contributions and 26 credited contributions from 1971 to 2012 which is insufficient to meet the minimum paid 520 contributions condition for a State pension (contributory). In addition, her yearly average of eight contributions is also insufficient....

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 26th October 2011. The person concerned was refused carer’s allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of her...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment. ENPs are payable at the discretion of the officers administering the...