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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 26th January 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation (17 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The back to work options which the person concerned may have an entitlement to avail of can be obtained from the department’s website. Additional information on employment options may also be obtained by contacting the job facilitator in the Employment Services Support Office in Maynooth.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (17 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was assessed with an overpayment of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the periods of time when she was also in receipt of a non-contributory widow's pension. During the review of the entitlements of the person concerned arising from this issue it was also established that an underpayment of the non-contributory widow's pension had also occurred for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold 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 have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned attended the community welfare service on Monday 07 January 2013 and applied for supplementary welfare allowance (SWA). He was given an application form and was requested to provide evidence of his continuous residence in Ireland and means of support since January 2010. He was also advised to make a claim for jobseekers allowance. This was followed up by a letter to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department maintains separate transfer lists for each location and each grade which in addition to DSP staff, includes staff from all Government departments who are seeking a transfer to any of the Department's offices. In addition, the Public Appointments Service operates the Central Applications Facility (CAF) which was introduced in 2004 to manage transfer in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence partially allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the media reports that those aged 66 years and over will be exempt from the proposal to apply PRSI to unearned income such as interest on savings, shares and rents. In general social insurance applies to persons over the age of 16 years and under pensionable age, which is currently age 66 years. Those aged 66 years and over are not liable to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: My Department carried out one regulatory impact analysis (RIA) in the past 12 months in relation to the proposed changes to defined benefit pension schemes included in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012. The RIA was split into two parts: Part 1 dealt with the changes to the defined benefit model and in particular the proposal to introduce a risk reserve into the funding standard;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including the comments of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal, the case was referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Appeals Officer has referred the case back to the Department for clarification on certain matters. On receipt of their response, the appeal will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that this Department received an application for carers allowance from the person in question on 25th October 2012. An information request was made to the person in question on 30th November 2012 for payslips, bank statements and credit union accounts statements. The person in question has failed to submit credit union statements as requested by a deciding officer. The claim...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: An additional 2,000 places were allocated to Community Employment in the Budget of 2013. The increase in the number of places will be funded from the budget of the Department. These places will be approved on a phased basis from the end of January to December, 2013. The additional places are critical to the continued improvement of CE as outlined in the CE Financial Review of Schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412 and 465 together. The Government, as part of the Budget package for 2013 announced a number of initiatives focused on providing work opportunities for those currently unemployed. The key elements of this package are to add an additional 2,500 places to JobBridge; 2,000 places on community employment; 2,500 to Tús – the community work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: This application for carer's allowance was disallowed on the 8th of August 2012. The person in question appealed this decision. All the necessary papers have recently been submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for determination. The Social Welfare Appeals Office will be in touch with the person directly regarding the progress of the appeal.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 23rd February 2012. This application was awarded on the 14th January 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 471 together. The overall goal of the Department in relation to debt management is to actively pursue the recovery of debt to maximise overall recovery levels. All debts currently owing to the Department, as a result of benefits received in excess of entitlement, are repayable in full. The Department does not apply interest or penalties on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 5th December 2012, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 11th October 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who considered the child to be medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on the 11th December 2012 informing the person concerned of the decision to award the allowance. Payment has now issued, with effect from 1st...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Employment under the Community Employment Scheme is insurable under the Social Welfare Acts for all social welfare benefits and pensions. Participants joining Community Employment are insured at special Class A8/A9 PRSI, which gives them a paid contribution for each week, as with other Class A workers. Participants pay the normal employee contribution if liable. In 2013, the following PRSI...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. No body under the aegis of the Department has been abolished, merged or re-organised since the Government took office. The Public Service Reform Programme provides for a critical review of the...