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

Joan Burton: There is no record of a carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit application from the person in question. If the person concerned wishes to apply for either scheme they should complete an application form and return it to the Department as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Employment and Entitlements Service (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The new Intreo service, previously called the National Employment and Entitlements Service (NEES), is currently being rolled-out and implemented on a phased basis. This new one-stop shop service integrates employment and income supports and provides for a streamlined and personalized service to clients in accessing job opportunities and availing of supports to enable them to get back to work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 479 together. The rural social scheme provides income support for farmers and those engaged in fishing who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. Participants are engaged for 19½ hours per week to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Section 110(1)(b) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 provides that a self-employed contributor shall not be regarded as satisfying the qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory) unless all self-employed PRSI contributions payable by him or her have been paid. The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) on 22 March 2012. His application was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy will be aware, JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals in organisations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors and at present is limited to individuals who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments (Jobseekers Allowance/Jobseekers Benefit/One Parent Family...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Child Benefit is not generally payable in respect of children who are resident outside the State. However, special arrangements do apply where a parent is working here and the children are resident in another EU Member State. The social security rights of people living and working in the EU are governed by EU regulations which co-ordinate social security systems and are designed to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Sick Pay Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy will be aware, the introduction of a scheme of statutory sick pay was considered in the context of Budget 2013 and while the decision was taken not to progress it at this time, there are a number of critical policy issues underpinning consideration of statutory sick pay and indeed social welfare reform generally that require attention. These include the on-going need to address...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27th August 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 14th ...

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 7th of August 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: 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 15th May 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: Family Income Supplement Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a first time application for family income supplement (FIS) on 5 November 2012. To qualify for FIS a person must be engaged in full-time insurable employment as an employee which is expected to last for at least 3 months and be working for a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight or 19 hours per week. Following their application, the case of the person concerned...

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 15th June 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Payment of invalidity pension, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable. An appeal was registered on 2nd January 2013 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with the statutory procedures, the relevant department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned together with the relevant Departmental papers and the comments of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal was received in that office on 9th January 2013. The case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has made an application for rent supplement and was requested to provide further information on the 5th October 2012 in order to process his claim. A decision will be made on his application when the information has been provided.

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 20th October 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who was of the opinion that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on the 17th July 2012 refusing the allowance. The...

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 29th June 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who found that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. The deciding officer further decided that the applicant was not habitually resident...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Expenditure on Carers (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The estimated expenditure on carers in 2012 is over €771 million: €509 million on carer’s allowance, €24 million on carer’s benefit, €135 million on the respite care grant and €103 million on domiciliary care allowance. This represents an increase of almost €20 million on expenditure in 2011. Carer’s also receive a free travel...

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

Joan Burton: I am aware that the reduction in the respite care grant is very difficult for carers. However, in order to allow us to protect the core weekly payments which people receive such as pensions, disability and carer’s allowance, the Government had to look very carefully at other additional payments, such as the respite care grant. I have no plans to introduce additional financial aid in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homemaker Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The homemaker scheme makes qualification for the State pension (contributory) easier for those who take time out of the workforce for caring duties. The scheme was introduced in and took effect from 1994. The scheme allows up to 20 years spent caring for children under 12 years of age or incapacitated adults to be disregarded when a person’s social insurance record is being averaged...