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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The State pension (contributory) SPC 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: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children return to school each autumn. The allowance is means-tested and the scheme operates from June to September each year. The person referred to by the Deputy made an application for the allowance on 27 June. In support...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Under the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984, an employer company shall be regarded as being insolvent if the company is placed into receivership or if a winding-up order has been made or a resolution for the voluntary liquidation of the company has been passed. The Act does not cover situations of informal insolvency where employers cease...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404 and 405 together. The information requested is currently being examined within my Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance (DA) from the above named person. On 29 June 2016 the application was referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a social welfare investigative officer (SWI) for a report on the person’s means and circumstances. Once the SWI has submitted his/her report to the DO, a decision will be made on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10 March 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: Invalidity Pension Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on the 17 April 2016. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 22 June 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: All jobseekers are required to engage with the department’s activation service and this obligation applies irrespective of whether the service is provided by the department’s own case officers or those employed by the Local Employment Service or by JobPath. A jobseeker’s payment is conditional on a person seeking employment and being willing to take up suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. At the end of June, there were 6,375 CA applications awaiting decision. The volume of CA claims on hands are a consequence of continued strong claim intake and the delays in processing are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for an exceptional needs payment in the case of the person concerned is currently pending. Information requested by the designated officer is currently outstanding and entitlement cannot be determined until the requested information has been submitted by the person concerned. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned is in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) in respect of her mother since 10 March 2016. She applied for CA in respect of her sister on 12 April 2016. Before becoming incapacitated herself, her mother was getting CA to care for the sister of the person concerned from 27 September 2007 to 9 March 2016. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for the Carer’s Support Grant (formerly called Respite Care Grant) was received in my Department on 17 June 2016. This application is being processed as expeditiously as possible having regard to the significant increase in the number of people applying for Carers Support Grant this year. Once a decision has been made on this case the applicant will be notified.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 June 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 (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 3 December 2015. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance (CA) was in payment to the person concerned from 15 April 2010 to 27 January 2016 in respect of two care recipients. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person(s) being cared for must require full-time care and attention. On foot of a review, a deciding officer (DO) decided that the person concerned was not entitled to payment of CA in respect of one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 28 January 2016 in respect of two care recipients. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned was awarded invalidity pension (IP) with effect from 7 April 2016. The first payment issued to her nominated bank account on the 23 June 2016, which included arrears due for the period 7 April 2016 to 22 June 2016. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 13 June 2016. The person concerned had applied for an increase for a qualified adult (IQA) on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 May 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 (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 24 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...