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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If a person takes up a position on a community employment scheme, it can impact on his or her social welfare entitlement in different ways, as the conditions for receipt of social welfare payments vary across the schemes. >Jobseeker's Allowance/Benefit To qualify for jobseeker's allowance/benefit, a person must be unemployed, available for and genuinely seeking work. A person is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 61,920 casuals/part-time workers were in payment on Live Register on 24th September, 2010 (i.e. in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance).

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The position is that where a person in receipt of a disability-related payment, such as Invalidity Pension, Illness Benefit or Disability Allowance, continues to satisfy the qualifying conditions for that scheme, the pension or allowance continues to be paid up to age 66, at which point the person concerned can apply for a State Pension (Contributory) or State Pension (Non-Contributory) as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Self-employed workers are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 3%. Class S contributions provide cover for long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's/widower's pension (contributory). They do not provide cover for short-term benefits such as jobseeker's and illness benefits - these are only available to people covered by PRSI Classes A, E, H and P. This reflects...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a one-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs when their children start school each autumn. The allowance is not intended to meet the full cost of school clothing and footwear but only to provide assistance towards these costs. A person may qualify for payment of an allowance if they are in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Supplementary Budget of April 2009 provided for the discontinuance of the Christmas bonus. No provision has been made for the payment of a Christmas bonus in the 2010 Estimates.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in itself...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 May 2010. 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 back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 15...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received by the Department on 13th September 2010. This application together with medical reports has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion on the case. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the person concerned. Currently it takes approximately seven weeks to process an application.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No agencies or offices have been established under the aegis of my Department since 2007.

Written Answers — State Companies: State Companies (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No state-owned companies have been established under the aegis of my Department since 2007.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 7th July 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that her child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued to the person in question on the 15th September 2010 where she was advised of the decision to refuse DCA. In the case of an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. There was a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in itself...

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the deputy is contained in the tabular statement below for the week ending 24th September, which is a further breakdown of the most recent published CSO Live Register information. Statistics on the daily patterns of casual registrants within the 1-4 day group identified in the tabular statement are not routinely kept by the Department. The most recent analysis of...

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The average time taken to assess a claim for carer's allowance between January 2010 and the end of September 2010 is 9 weeks. The target of the scheme is set at 90% in 12 weeks and the standard achieved for 2010 to date is 78% in 12 weeks. A total of 13,894 applications were received in 2010 to date and a total of 11,541 have being decided. 45% of the total claims decided were refused on...

Written Answers — Post Office Payments: Post Office Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department of Social Protection is committed to delivering a high quality service for all customers. Over fifty per cent of our payments are delivered through An Post. An Post operate a Household Budgeting Service on behalf of the Department which is a useful option for people looking to manage their household bills. This is a free, easy to use service and aimed at social welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has no record of an application for Back to Work Enterprise Allowance being made by the person concerned. He should contact his Local Social Welfare Office in Athlone if wishes to make an application for the allowance.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was received on the 3 rd August 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that her child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter advising of the decision to refuse DCA issued to the person in question on the 25 th September 2010. In the case of an application...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to the wide distribution of its offices and the importance of communications, the Department has invested in video-conferencing facilities in headquarters offices throughout the country and mobile working devices (notebook computers and/or smartphones) to reduce the amount of travel required from its staff, however, the Department does not have a formal scheme of e-working.