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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 June 2016. 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 these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 747 and 748 together. At the end of August 2016 there are approximately 2,200 people, employed by 1,362 employers, participating in the wage subsidy scheme (WSS). The table gives a breakdown of the numbers of employers availing of WSS by numbers of people with disabilities employed. Number of employers by number of People with a Disability employed (August...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: In order to qualify for Family Income Supplement (FIS) a person must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for at least 38 hours per fortnight (19 hours per week). Following an application for FIS from the person concerned, a file was sent to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for further investigation, but from the information received the person concerned only works...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is one of the range of activation supports, including schemes such as Tús and Community Employment (CE), catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers. JobPath supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. CE and Tús schemes provide long-term unemployed people with part-time...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 751 to 754, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support to help them tackle barriers to employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is a scheme that allows persons in receipt of long-term social welfare payments the opportunity to pursue a course of study and receive income support subject to satisfying a number of conditions. A BTEA participant whose eligibility is based on jobseekers, transitional jobseekers or one parent family payments who engage in part-time work will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 11 August 2016. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Diagnoses (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The recently agreed programme for a partnership government provides for a range of actions that are designed to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. One of these actions is a proposal for the Departments of Health and Social Protection to work together to pursue a “Fit for Work Programme” to support more people with an illness or disability to get back to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s benefit was awarded to the person concerned on 6 September 2016 with effect from 5 May 2016. The first payment is due to issue to their nominated bank account on 15 September 2016. Arrears of benefit due from 5 May 2016 to 14 September 2016 and the Carer’s Support Grant are also due to issue to the bank account. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for carer's benefit (CARB) was received from the person concerned on 3 May 2016. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 13 September 2016 and the first payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 15 September 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 28 July 2016 to 14 September 2016 will also issue. The person concerned was notified on 13 September 2016 of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned was awarded Family Income Supplement (FIS) from 19 May 2016 to 17 May 2017. As this person received a Supplementary Welfare Allowance as well as Jobseekers Allowance payment during this period, arrears due from FIS have to be recouped towards these payments. The balance of arrears due for FIS have been issued to his designated bank account on 15 September 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support to help them tackle barriers to employment and to assist them in finding jobs. Each person is assigned to a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: General Register Office (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The loss of a loved one under any circumstances is difficult, more so when the loss occurs away from home and I would like to extend my sympathy to the family involved in the case outlined by the Deputy. I am advised by the General Register Office that, to date, no request has been received from the family concerned. The family should apply in writing to the Registrar General and include all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Individuals who are on the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) can continue to receive their weekly social welfare payment and participate in education, training or employment programmes, whether these programmes are delivered on a full or part time basis. This is of course dependent on the individual continuing to satisfy the OFP means test and eligibility criteria. The OFP scheme contains...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My department provides a range of income supports, including carer’s benefit(CB), carer’s allowance(CA), and domiciliary care allowance (DCA,) for those who are providing care, on a full-time basis, to a person who requires such care. There is also an annual carer’s support grant (CSG) of €1,700, which is paid automatically on the first Thursday in June, to those...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance was awarded to the person concerned on 7 September 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to their nominated bank account on 15 September 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 5 May 2016 to 14 September 2016 will also issue. The person concerned was notified of these details on 7 September 2016. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 26 May 2016. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 13 September 2016 and the first payment will issue to their nominated bank account on 22 September 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 26 May 2016 to 21 September 2016 will also issue. The person concerned was notified on 13 September 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested (where available) by the deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement Social Welfare claims by average waiting times 31 August 2016 Scheme Average Waiting Time (weeks) Jobseeker's Benefit 1 Jobseeker's Allowance 2 One-Parent Family Payment 5 State Pension Contributory (Dom) 8 Widow’s, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application for carer’s allowance (CA) in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 4 July 2016 in respect of 2nd care recipient and payment issued to her nominated bank account on 7 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 3 December 2015 to 6 July 2016 have also issued. The person concerned was notified of these details on 4 July 2016. The person concerned has requested a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The overall concern in recent years has been to protect the primary social welfare rates. Expenditure on pensions at approx. €6.976 billion is the largest block of expenditure in the Department in the Estimate for 2016, representing approximately 35% of overall expenditure. Due to demographic changes, my Department’s spending on older people is increasing year on year....