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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Having received the final piece of information from the customer last week, the customer was contacted and arrangements made to make all payments due to him.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been contacted in relation to his application for rent supplement and a decision will issue to him once the application process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Creating jobs and tackling poverty are two of the key challenges that Ireland now faces and it is essential that our tax and social protection systems play their part in addressing these issues. To this end, I established an Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare last year with the aim of harnessing expert opinion and experience to examine a number of specific issues. These include making...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 325 to 329, inclusive, together. The Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005, allows a Departmental inspector to investigate - at the request of the competent authority of another Member State or international organisation or other country with which a reciprocal agreement has been made - any claim by a person resident in the State who is in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 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 11th 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Payments (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was notified on the 30th November 2012 that his domiciliary care allowance appeal was successful. Payment of the allowance, along with arrears due, will issue on the 18th December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). Ordinary employees who have access to the full range of social insurance benefits pay Class A PRSI at the rate of 4%. In addition, their employers make a PRSI...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (4 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 02nd April 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 20th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 20th February 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 25th October 2012. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will issue to the customer. It can normally take up to eight weeks to process an application for DCA.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The Live Register figures from the Intreo Centre Tallaght covers the Tallaght, Dublin 24, Firhouse, Citywest, Saggart, Rathcoole, Blessington areas. The total number of persons on the Live Register for this area in November 2012 was 11,499 including 1,890 persons who are working part-time/casually. The Government’s approach to tackling the unemployment problem is to focus resources...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (4 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 and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (4 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 18th 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: In general the current system of social insurance operates on a mandatory basis only and does not provide for voluntary participation on the part of contributors. Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance Eligibility (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: The back to work enterprise allowance (BTWEA) was established to encourage persons who are long term unemployed and wish to develop or take up self-employment opportunities. The scheme allows a qualified person to retain a reducing proportion of their social protection payment plus secondary benefits over two years. To qualify for this scheme a person must set up a self-employment business...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (29 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's schemes provide income support for people who are seeking their first job or have lost work and are seeking alternative employment. A fundamental qualifying condition for jobseeker’s allowance is that a person must be available for and genuinely seeking full-time work. A person must be available for work in respect of each day for which s/he declares that s/he is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (29 Nov 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. This department received an application for invalidity pension for the person concerned on 27 September 2011. The medical evidence provided by the claimant in support of his claim was examined by a medical assessor who was of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (29 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned had €20 deducted from two of her recent jobseeker’s allowance payments in order to recover an overpayment of Illness Benefit. When it came to light that the person concerned had not agreed to this recovery rate the amount was reduced to €2 per week.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (29 Nov 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.