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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.

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

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the person in question has requested a means review of her carers allowance on 7th December 2012. Her file is currently with a deciding officer and on completion of the necessary investigations in relation to this review the person in question will be notified directly in writing of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: A claim under the insolvency payments scheme in respect of the person concerned has recently been processed. Payment is due to issue to the liquidator before the end of the month.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: 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 participants and 130 supervisory staff. The funds allocated...

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

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 pension application of the person concerned has been reviewed. He applied for State pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension 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 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 Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: International Agreements (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: S.I. No. 243 of 1993 sets out the bilateral Agreement on social security between Ireland and the United States of America. The Agreement protects the contributory State pension rights of people who have been insurably employed in Ireland and in the US but who may not have a State pension entitlement under the national legislation of one or both countries or who may only have a reduced rate...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance 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 24th July 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 Application Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of recipients here in receipt of carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension is reported on a point in time basis. A tabular statement detailing the number of recipients for each of these schemes at the 31st of December in each of the years 2005 to 2011 and at 30 November 2012 follows. In relation to the...

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

Joan Burton: The table gives the expenditure per scheme for the disability allowance scheme, the invalidity pension scheme and the carer’s allowance scheme from 2005 to 2012. Table 1 Number of recipients and expenditure per scheme Year Disability Allowance Invalidity Pension Carer’s Allowance - €000 €000 €000 2005 630,728 548,285 223,059 2006 ...

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 12th 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: Illness Benefit Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was registered on 31st October 2012 and in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 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 13th 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: 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 14 August 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: We are going to recover the money and in recovering it we will make more funds available for those who rely for their income on the Department of Social Protection. The sum of €20.2 billion provided by taxpayers and those who lend us the funds represents 37% of all Government spending. For those who are concerned about social solidarity in Ireland, €20.2 billion is a very large...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: May I reply briefly to Deputy Michael Lowry?

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: This year the Government increased spending on carers by €20 million.

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: In the Estimates for next year I have provided for an increase in spending.

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Last week, on the morning of the budget, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin Deputies-----