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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 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 01st June 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 05th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 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 05th 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm, in accordance with routine procedure, that the carer’s allowance of the person in question was reviewed when the caree turned 16 years of age. The payment was disallowed on the ground that, based upon the medical evidence supplied by the person in question, the caree does not satisfy the statutory conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed 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 Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Where a person was in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and had then participated in the TÚS scheme and where s/he subsequently applies for jobseeker’s allowance immediately on completing TÚS, payment of jobseeker’s allowance will resume from the first day subject to all of the qualifying conditions continuing to be met. Payment is made from the first day in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. Following a review of continued entitlement, invalidity pension was stopped for the person in question on 27 January 2010, on the basis that the recipient was working without permission. An overpayment was assessed for the period 19...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: As part of the review process of the rent supplement application the person concerned has been asked to submit documentation and upon receipt of the requested documentation the review will be processed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 8th September 2011. This application was refused on the grounds that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance and that full-time care was not being supplied in this case. A letter issued on the 4th of July 2012 refusing the allowance....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Services (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The respite care grant (RCG) is an annual payment made automatically to people in receipt of carer’s allowance, carer’s benefit, or domiciliary care allowance from my Department. Other people who are not in receipt of one of these payments, but who are providing full time care and attention can also apply for the grant via separate application. The total number of persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 23rd January 2012. The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. He was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of his right of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Government is very aware of the serious funding challenge facing pension schemes. There are significant structural and affordability problems with defined benefit (DB) pension schemes due to a range of factors such as an under-estimation of longevity, poor investment decisions and the impact of the downturn in financial markets. The investment losses in Ireland were the highest in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Raising State pension age and the abolition of the State pension (transition) is a necessary step in ensuring the sustainability of pensions into the future. The population share of those aged 65 and over is expected to more than double between now and 2051, from 11% to approximately 23% in 2050. In contrast, the working age to pensioner ratio is projected to decline gradually from 5.3 /1 to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) scheme remains an attractive scheme for the unemployed who wish to further their education. A person entering BTEA with an entitlement to the maximum jobseekers personal rate of €188 per week may retain this rate while pursuing a course. A significant majority of those entering BTEA do so on the maximum personal rate of payment. In addition, all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 20th December 2011. The application is with a deciding officer at present who is currently awaiting financial information that was requested from the client on the 28th November 2012. Once the financial information requested is received and the application is processed, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of invalidity pension since 15 September 2011. In order to qualify for the national fuel scheme, applicants must satisfy a means assessment and be living alone or only with persons who satisfy specific criteria. On 24 May 2012, in order to determine entitlement to free fuel allowance, the person in question was asked for details regarding employment with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an Appeals Officer having fully considered the evidence in the case, has allowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person has been notified. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (18 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 15th 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 13th ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Careers (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Staff in my Department can avail of special leave without pay for a career break for the purposes of child-rearing, other domestic purposes (eg care of a sick relative), educational purposes, travel abroad and for the purposes of self-employment. A career break can be approved for periods from a minimum of six months to a maximum of five years. The operation of the career break scheme in my...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 1st October 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 25th October 2012 advising of the decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds the applicant may...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: There is no record in the Department of an application for domiciliary care allowance having been received from the person concerned.