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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 21 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: Departmental Agencies Funding (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is an employment activation service designed to support people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The JobPath service in Mallow is provided under contract by Turas Nua Limited. The office was completely refurbished and fitted out by Turas Nua and is in line with the company’s normal...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Payment of illness benefit to the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 4 July 2016 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department has been asked to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 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: Illness Benefit Eligibility (6 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 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 are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Section 34 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 provides for the return, subject to any conditions, restrictions and deductions specified in the regulations, of any sums paid in error by means of employment, self-employment, voluntary or optional PRSI contributions. In the case referred to by the Deputy, PRSI contributions were deducted appropriately and consequently there is no basis...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are a number of criteria which must be satisfied in order to qualify for a State pension contributory, whether at full or reduced level. These include that the person must be aged 66 or over and have at least 520 paid contributions, i.e., a minimum of 10 years. Provided a person satisfies all the relevant conditions, they may qualify for a State pension contributory, the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Providing a supportive environment for enterprise and employment is fundamental to achieving the Government’s aim of job creation. In particular, the role of entrepreneurs and the self-employed will be central to this ambition. The new Programme for a Paternship Government contains a commitment to introduce an improved PRSI scheme for the self-employed. In addition, we will also...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Currently employers pay PRSI at the rate of 8.5% where weekly earnings are between €38 and €376. Once weekly earnings exceed €376, the rate of employer PRSI is 10.75%. The reduction in the PRSI yield to the Social Insurance Fund of increasing the upper threshold at which 8.5% rate of employer PRSI applies, is contained in the following table: Employer PRSI New...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance (CA) is in payment to the person concerned since 14 August 2003 in respect of one care recipient who resides with her. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 10 November 2015 in respect of two additional care recipients, her mother and father, who reside elsewhere. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the carer...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 29 April 2016. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 5 July 2016 and the first payment will issue to their nominated post office on 28 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 5 May 2016 to 28 July 2016, less jobseeker’s allowance paid during that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 7 June 2016 and the first payment issued to the person’s nominated bank account on 30 June 2016. Any arrears of allowance due, less jobseeker’s allowance paid during that period, will issue shortly. The person concerned was notified of these details on 7 June 2016. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 9 June 2016 and the first payment issued to the person’s nominated bank account on 16 June 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 14 April 2016 have issued to the person’s nominated bank account. The person concerned was notified of these details on 9 June 2016. I hope this clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 7 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 deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 5 July 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to their nominated post office on 21 July 2016. Arrears of allowance due from 2 June 2016 to 20 July 2016, less jobseeker’s allowance paid during that period, will issue shortly. The person concerned was notified of these details on 5 July...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 7 April 2016. Additional information, omitted from the application but necessary in order to make a decision, has been requested by a deciding officer. Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16 June 2016. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Carer’s allowance (CA) is in payment to the person concerned since 16 June 2005 in respect of one care recipient. I confirm that my department received an application for (CA) from the person in question on the 11 March 2016 in respect of a 2nd care recipient. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 11 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 (6 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 26 May 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. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 17...