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

Leo Varadkar: The application by the person concerned for carer’s allowance (CA) was awarded to her on 13 July 2016 and the first payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 21 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 4 February 2016 to 20 July 2016 will issue shortly. The person concerned was notified on 13 July 2016 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Illness benefit is a payment for people who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. One of the PRSI conditions is that a person must have a minimum of 39 reckonable contributions paid or credited in the governing contribution year. Claims made in 2016 are governed by the 2014 tax year, and only PRSI Classes A, E, H, and P...

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. 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: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The entitlement to Jobseeker's Allowance of the person concerned was reviewed on 29 May 2016. At this review, specific documentation was requested from the person concerned by the Social Welfare Inspector. The documentation remained outstanding and written correspondence was issued to the person concerned on 8 June 2016 requesting their submission. The documentation was not submitted and a...

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

Leo Varadkar: My department informs me that there is no application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned that is awaiting a decision. If the person in question wants to make an application for CA, she should do so by completing and submitting the relevant application form (Form CR1). If an application has been submitted only in the past few days then there is no need to re-submit....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I understand the Deputy is asking about the possibility of Guardian’s payment for the person concerned. A decision on entitlement to a guardian’s payment can only be made following receipt of a completed application form by the Department of Social Protection. Accordingly, an application form for a guardian’s payment has been sent to the person concerned. On receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned is in receipt of a one parent family payment and has a deduction in respect of maintenance received for her two children. The claim of the person concerned is under review at present. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Leo Varadkar: Jobseeker’s allowance is a means tested social assistance scheme. The means test takes into account assets and income (including earnings). In the case of a couple, account is taken of the means of both members of the couple and this reflects the fact that married couples, civil partners and cohabitants are financially interdependent on each other. The income of other members of the...

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

Leo Varadkar: Maternity Benefit is a payment made for 26 weeks to employed and self-employed pregnant women who satisfy certain pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions in order to avoid the need for them to work pre and post-delivery of their baby. The original scheme was introduced in 1970 and was extended to include self-employed mothers with effect from June 1997. It is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Data (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The direct provision allowance is a non-statutory payment administered by my Department on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality to persons in the Direct Provision system. The Government has provided €3.6 million for the allowance in 2016. The number of claimants for direct provision allowance is difficult to predict as it is a demand led scheme. Currently there are some...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm that the Department intends to continue to operate a community welfare clinic in Ardee, Co Louth.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The CSO publish data each month on the number of participants on Live Register activation programmes. The following table outlines the expenditure outturn on the Department of Social Protection operated Live Register activation schemes over the period 2011 to 2015 inclusive, and the amount allocated for the scheme in 2016 in the Revised Estimates. It should be noted that expenditure on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The CSO publishes data each month on the number of participants on Live Register activation programmes. The tables are available at the following website: . The following table outlines the number of participants on Department of Social Protection Live Register activation schemes in January 2015, June 2015, January 2016 and May 2016 (June 2016 data is not currently available on the website)....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Living Wage (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has undertaken no costing of the initiative outlined by the Deputy as the introduction of any such scheme would necessarily have to take place on a cross Governmental basis and costs determined centrally as part of the estimates budgetary process. Pre-determined salary scales negotiated at central level are applied to all staff in the department. On a purely indicative...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Living Wage (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The living wage is a voluntary societal initiative and has no legislative basis, it is therefore not a statutory entitlement. It cannot be imposed on suppliers or contractors. Matters of employee pay rates are a matter for the employer and employee(s) concerned subject to compliance with employment legislation. Companies tendering to supply goods or services to Government Departments...

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

Leo Varadkar: At present there are no plans to establish a new Intreo centre in the county of Monaghan. The Department of Social Protection delivers its services in Monaghan through our network of offices including branch offices, community welfare clinics, activation services, social welfare inspectorate services, community employment services, the Local Employment Services (LES), Job Clubs and the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The community services programme (CSP) is designed to address gaps in the delivery of key local services, to tackle disadvantage and to ensure that community facilities are utilised. It provides valuable resourcing for service delivery undertaken by not-for-profit companies and co-operatives in communities around the country. There are some 3,000 people in full and part-time posts which are...

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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 to 375, inclusive, together. The estimated cost in 2017 and in a full year of a €5, €10, €15 and €20 increase in the weekly rates of payment for social welfare payments to those aged 66 and over is detailed in the following table. The cost includes increases to all schemes which are paid to those aged 66 and over, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Travel (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The total number of kilometres claimed for and the amount paid to me under the Ministerial Travel Scheme since my appointment as Minister for Social Protection from 6 May 2016 to date are as follows: No. of Kilometres claimed Amount Paid 6,360 €3,756.86 The total number of kilometres claimed for and the amounts paid to Minister of State Kevin Humphreys are as follows: Period No....