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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer’s allowance was received from the person in question on the 17th June 2011. This application was disallowed both on medical grounds and due to the fact that the carer was working in excess of 15 hours per week. The person in question appealed the decision. Upon consideration of all the evidence available, an appeals officer allowed the appeal in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that no appeal was registered in that office for the person concerned. There is no record of any correspondence with the Office around the dates mentioned in the question. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 8th June 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 Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 21st May 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on the 17th July 2012 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. As part of the appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Family Income Supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for people with families who are on low earnings. In the matter of the person concerned, her renewal application was received on 7 November 2012 and was referred to a social welfare investigator on 8 November 2012 for confirmation that all the statutory conditions for the receipt of FIS are satisfied. Once the report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (27 Nov 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 November 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the case in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Family Income Supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for people with families who are on low earnings. This preserves the incentive for them to remain in employment in circumstances where they might only be marginally better off than if they were claiming other social welfare payments. The payment amount is based on a fixed proportion of the gap between the assessable income...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (27 Nov 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 was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 23rd November 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: My Department produces a range of application forms for the various schemes it administers. While downloadable versions of all primary application forms are available on my Department’s website www.welfare.ie, I am very conscious of the fact that some customers may not have access to, or may not feel comfortable using the website. For that reason, these forms are made available...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer has decided that an oral hearing will be held. The person will be informed when arrangement have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (27 Nov 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 was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 23rd November 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an oral hearing for the person concerned was scheduled for 3rd July 2012 but was cancelled at the person’s request. The hearing will be rescheduled as soon as possible she will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (27 Nov 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 20th November 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: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that Appeals Officers are statutorily appointed to decide on appeals by persons against decisions made by Deciding Officers of the Department. In doing so, they must have regard to merits of each individual case and also to the legislative conditions underpinning the relevant scheme. In the case of the person concerned, an Appeals Officer,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: This Department has no record of a recent application for an exceptional needs payment from the person concerned. An application form for an exceptional needs payment has been issued to the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: A review of this case is being undertaken at present and the person concerned will be informed of the outcome once the review is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 15 October 2012. Once all the necessary investigations have been carried out, a decision will issue directly with the outcome to the person in question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 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 5 November...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The current fuel allowance season commenced in October this year and will run for 26 weeks until April 2013. My Department will spend almost €215 million in 2012 on the scheme benefitting almost 400,000 people. The purpose of the fuel allowance scheme is to assist pensioners and householders on long-term social welfare payments with meeting the cost of their heating needs during...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: No new State agency or task force has been set up under the aegis of the Department in 2012. I established the Migrant Consultative Forum on 3 October 2012 to examine issues of particular concern to migrant workers. The administrative support required to facilitate the work of the Forum is being provided from within the Department’s existing resources. No new employees were engaged.