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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer 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 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance was awarded to the person concerned on 14 July 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to their nominated bank account on 21 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 5 May 2016 to 20 July 2016 have also issued. The person concerned was notified of these details on 14 July 2016. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance was awarded to the person concerned on 12 July 2016 and payment in respect of weeks commencing the 14 and 21 July is due to issue to their nominated bank account on 21 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 7 April 2016 to 13 July 2016 have issued by cheque. The person concerned was notified of these details on 12 July 2016. I hope this clarifies the matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: All Community Employment (CE) participant contracts are for 52 weeks duration. The contracts of employment (including start and finish dates) are issued by the sponsoring organisation (the legal employer) to the participant. Based on their eligibility details, each participant is recruited under a specific option of CE, which been in place since the programme commenced in 1994. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Unless otherwise stated, the following table provides the number of Cavan and Monaghan recipients of Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and the Carer’s Support Grant, formerly known as the Respite Care Grant, at the end of each year from 2011 to date. - Carer's Allowance Carer's Benefit Carer’s Support Grant Cavan 2011 826 26 Unavailable Monaghan 2011 735 25 Unavailable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, disallowed the rent supplement appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the decision on 12 July 2016. Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, it is a requirement that a person would pay a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned was in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) from 5 June 2015 until 22 December 2015. On 9 December 2015 he attended his local Intreo office to state that he had commenced a part-time education course. The person concerned was asked to provide a letter from the college confirming that it was a part-time course. On receipt of same from the Institute of Further...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My colleague, Paschal Donohoe T.D., Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, is responsible for issues relating to pension claims. To this end, the Community Sector High Level Forum was reconvened by his Department in November 2015 to scope out the issue with the trade union representatives (SIPTU and IMPACT) of the CE Supervisors. These discussions are ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The State pension (contributory) is a very valuable benefit and is the bedrock of the Irish pension system. Therefore, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. To ensure that the individual can maximise their entitlement to a State pension, all contributions paid or credited over their working...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 February 2016. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Gender Recognition (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Section 6(2) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 provides that an annual report is prepared on the performance of Ministerial functions under the Act. This year, that report will cover the period from commencement on 4 September 2015 to 30 June 2016. The report is currently being drafted by my Department and will be laid before each House of the Oireachtas shortly. One hundred and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Gender Recognition (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together. It is intended that my Department will consider the matters raised by the deputy as part of the review of the operation of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 as provided for under section 7 of that Act.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person in question was refused jobseeker's allowance and had his basic weekly supplementary welfare allowance payment terminated on the basis that he failed to provide the Department with the information required to determine his entitlement. An appeal hearing is currently in the process of being scheduled after an earlier appeal date was cancelled at the request of the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 26 weeks from October to April, to 391,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €224 million in 2016. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household and is not intended to meet those costs in full....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 15 April 2016. Unfortunately, there are currently delays in the processing of new applications.Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this happen. Frequently, delays...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 25 April 2016. It is a condition for receipt of CA, that where the care recipient is aged less than 16 years of age, domiciliary care allowance (DCA) must be in payment in respect of that care recipient. An application for DCA was received from the person concerned on the 28th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 13 November 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 17 February 2016. CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Child Benefit is currently paid to around 624,000 families in respect of some 1.2 million children, with an estimated expenditure in the order of over €2 billion in 2016. Child Benefit is an important source of income for all families and in Budget 2016 the Government increased Child Benefit by €5 per month, at a cost of €72 million. Budget 2009 reduced the age for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Tús provides short-term work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year. It is designed to break the cycle of unemployment and maintain work readiness, thereby improving a person’s chances of returning to the labour market. Currently, there are no circumstances under which a person’s term on Tús can be extended. The Tús budget for 2016...