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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Application Numbers (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: There are currently approximately 89,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided €436 million in 2012. Statistics are not available on the number of rent supplement applications received in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012 or the outcome of those applications. Below is a tabular statement showing the number of rent supplement recipients in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Tús is a community work placement initiative designed to provide up to 5,000 opportunities for those on the live register to engage in 52 weeks of work in support of services delivered by community, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations. Since it commenced operations, some 6,784 people, who had been on the live register for 12 months or more, have taken up work placements. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 9th February 2012. The medical assessment has been completed. The application is currently with a social welfare investigative officer for means assessment and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the investigative...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 21st September 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on the 28th June 2012 refusing the allowance. The person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 2nd December 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on 2nd November 2012 refusing the allowance. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 17th February 2012. The person concerned was refused carer’s allowance on the basis that they were not deemed to be habitually resident in the State. A letter issued on the 7th November 2012 notifying the person concerned of the decision, the reasons for it, and of his...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: 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 Government has provided €63.7 million for the scheme in 2012. A person may qualify for payment of BSCFA in respect of a qualified child or children if they are in receipt of a social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 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 who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case on 29th November 2012. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that a person must satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work in order to be entitled to jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance. Any person who fails to satisfy these conditions is not entitled to a jobseeker’s payment. Part-time fire-fighters are entitled to a jobseeker’s payment in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for invalidity pension, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 8th October 2011. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a letter of appeal dated 21st May 2012, from the person concerned, together with representations from the Deputy were received by that office on 17th October 2012 and a reply issued to the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: A comprehensive review of community welfare service clinics in Cork City and suburbs is currently underway with a view to maximising the services provided by the available staff. The staffing needs for all areas within the Department are continuously reviewed, having regard to workloads, management priorities and the competing demands arising, to ensure that the best use is made of all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 2nd December 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on 19th July 2012 refusing the allowance. The person in question...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 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 13th November 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 Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 29th November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who found that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. The person in question subsequently submitted further medical evidence for review...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Statutory Sick Pay Scheme (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The range of complex issues associated with the possible introduction of a scheme of statutory sick pay - including such matters as the provision of possible compensatory mechanisms for particularly vulnerable employers, the extent of coverage of such a scheme, the appropriate rate of payment involved and how a scheme would be enforced - continue to be examined in the context of the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Universal Social Charge (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Prior to 2011 the health contribution paid by employees was collected along with PRSI. While the PRSI contributions were and continue to be paid into the Social Insurance Fund to fund social insurance benefits, the health contribution was remitted to the Department of Health. In 2009 and 2010 people earning in excess of €500 a week were liable to pay the health contribution. On...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. As part of the child benefit control programme the Department commenced issuing continuing eligibility certificates to parents in 2008. In the first instance these were issued to non-Irish nationals as these had been identified in an earlier fraud and error survey as posing a greater risk. Certificates continue to issue to these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. Following receipt of the decision further evidence has been submitted by the person. His file has been recalled from disability allowance section and, on receipt, this evidence will be reviewed....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 28th October 2011. 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. A letter issued on the 24th August 2012 notifying her of this decision, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I will pass on the Deputy's complaint about Letterkenny but I must say the staff in Letterkenny-----