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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Community Employment is a labour market activation programme which helps long-term unemployed people (those 12-months or more in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment) and other disadvantaged groups to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine. Overall, I am satisfied that the level of resources available to the Community...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Government recognises the importance of increasing participation in employment for persons with a disability and provides a wide range of income and work related supports through the Department of Social Protection. These supports play an important role in supporting increased participation in the labour force by people with disabilities. Work-related supports include: - the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The rate of payment under the State pension (contributory) scheme is related to contributions paid over the years into the Social Insurance Fund, and credited contributions where applicable. As such, those with a stronger attachment to the workforce, who have paid more into that fund, are more likely to be paid at a higher rate under that scheme, than those with more intermittent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As the customer was in full time remunerative employment, there would have been no entitlement to other income supports. However, having reviewed the matter, my department has decided to cancel the overpayment, as the person concerned could not reasonably be expected to have known that she was being overpaid. The person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The above person was contacted on 12 May regarding their Family Income Supplement (FIS) claim. Their FIS claim will be processed when a completed declaration form is returned to FIS Section. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 20 April 2016, 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 Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Entitlement to state pension (contributory) is assessed on the basis of an applicant’s completed social insurance record and the eligibility conditions applicable on the date they reach pension age. According to the records of this Department, the person concerned will not reach pension age until 2023. The person concerned has been provided with a copy of the ‘Frequently...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions or continuous supervision in order to avoid danger to him or herself and likely...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 3 May 2016, 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 Department and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Widow's Pension Applications (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension is a means-tested payment payable to a widow aged under 66 years of age who does not have dependent children and who does not qualify for a contributory widow's payment. The person concerned has applied for Widow’s (Non Contributory) Pension. A request for information has issued to the person concerned and the response is awaited. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Over the last two months the Dublin Central Rents Unit phone line and email address have been available, as per norm, on a daily basis during that period. However, this rent unit deals with high volumes of work and some aspects of processing Rent Supplement applications are, of necessity, complex and time consuming. This can generate associated volumes of telephone calls and email queries,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The aim of the scheme is to help unemployed people break the cycle whereby they cannot get a job without experience, but cannot get experience without a job. It caters for a wide variety of jobseekers - those with no previous work experience and unemployed workers who might want, or indeed need, to change career direction to avail of the job opportunities emerging in post-recession Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 17 February 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance on 27 January 2016. The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on means grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 12 May 2016 and of her rights of review and appeal. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that the department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 13 October 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for state pension (contributory) from the person concerned was received on 22 April 2016. As the person has been self-employed, the S-class social insurance element of their contribution history is currently being examined and verified. On completion, the application will be decided by a Deciding Officer and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome, in writing,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned contacted the Social Welfare Inspector on 29 April 2016 and withdrew her Family Income Supplement (FIS) claim. This FIS claim is now closed. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (17 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 13 November 2015. Additional information that was omitted from the application was requested by the deciding officer on 10 February 2016. The person concerned submitted further evidence on 19 April 2016. A deciding officer will not review the case and a decision will be made,...