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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 13th September 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 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 9th November 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 Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for disability allowance was received from the person concerned on the 26 October 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for examination and decision. Once decided, the person will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that a person must satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work in order to be entitled to jobseeker’s benefit. Any person who fails to satisfy these conditions is not entitled to a jobseeker’s benefit payment. Part-time fire-fighters are entitled to a jobseeker’s benefit payment in respect of days that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the extension of means testing to all social welfare payments, including social insurance benefits and pensions. The primary component of the Irish system of social protection is a social insurance system whereby entitlement to contingency-based benefits is secured largely on the basis of earnings related paid contributions to the Social Insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection administers a wide range of payments through which it provides supports to families including those with children. I understand that the main payments in regard to this question include child benefit and qualified child increases to primary social welfare payments. Child benefit is a universal payment made in respect of the care of children. Reflecting...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of illness benefit from this Department. Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. This department received a claim for invalidity pension for the person concerned on 7 November 2011. The claim was refused by a deciding officer...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Application Numbers (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: 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. FIS claims, both new and renewal, received on or after the 5th November 2012 are currently being processed on receipt. On 2 November 2012 there were 7,390 (approx.) new FIS applications and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The eligibility to access the National Internship Scheme is based on the overall Labour Market policy objective of ensuring a pathway to appropriate employment, training and education opportunities. The policy objective is to prioritise scarce resources to those in receipt of specified payments or who are on the Live Register so as to increase their chances of leaving it, thereby ensuring a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th March 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: Back to Education Allowance Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: A review of this case will be undertaken and the person concerned will be informed of the outcome on completion of the review.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for partial capacity benefit on 1st October 2012. They will be notified of the decision of this application on 21st December 2012. Partial capacity benefit is a social welfare scheme which allows a person with a reduced capacity to work to return to work or self-employment, and continue to receive a payment from the Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was sent a request for further information on the 18th September 2012 in relation to a matter that was brought to our attention by the landlord. The rent supplement claim remains suspended until this information has been supplied.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 17th December 2012 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 163 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd October 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd October 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 7th ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. The rural social scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. Overall responsibility for the RSS rests with the Department of Social Protection with responsibility for its day-to-day operations resting with 35 local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta which is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Administration (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to ensuring that claims are processed as expeditiously as possible. Processing times vary across schemes, depending on the differing qualification criteria. Schemes that require a high level of documentary evidence from the customer, particularly in the case of illness-related schemes, can take longer to process. Similarly, means-tested payments can also require...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of appeals on hands for more than three months in the Social Welfare Appeals Office at 18th December 2012, is 13,232. A breakdown of the current status of these appeals is given in the Table. There was a rapid and sustained increase in the number of appeals from 2009 to date which has placed extraordinary pressure on the SWAO. Significant resources and efforts have been put into...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: With regard to reform, the home help service, which comes under the remit of the Department of Health, is a vital concern for carers. Home helps are, as Professor Crown will know, very important for older patients and people recovering from surgery at home. The provision of a home care or home help service is vital in helping people to sustain independent living and speed recovery after...