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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 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. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new facts. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Appeals (13 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 5th 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 appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a universal payment made to the parents/guardians of children. As provided for in social welfare legislation, payment is normally made to the mother or step-mother of the qualified child. Where the child does not live with their mother or step-mother, but lives with their father or step-father, payment may be made to them. In cases where the parents have joint custody of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 27th March 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: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The family income supplement scheme (FIS), which provides income support for employees on low earnings with families, is designed to preserve the incentive to take up or remain in employment in circumstances where the employee might only be marginally better off than if he or she were claiming other social welfare payments. To qualify for payment of FIS, a person must be engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 394 together. The question of how maintenance payments are treated arises in the case of social welfare claims made by the person receiving the maintenance payment and also in the case of social welfare claims made by the person making the maintenance payment. In the first case, where a social welfare claimant is in receipt of maintenance payments...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 22/12/11. The medical assessment has been completed. The application is currently with a social welfare investigative officer for confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the investigative officer has completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was disallowed invalidity pension following an assessment by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for payment. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was registered in that office on 4th September 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 31 January 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: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: No additional staff members have been appointed to work solely on the planning of EU Presidency within my Department. The preparatory work is being done on a part-time basis by staff members who are already working on EU related matters or on policy matters that will feature on the agenda of the Presidency. In terms of full-time staff, one Higher Executive Officer (HEO), an existing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Promotions (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Details in respect of the latest internal promotion competitions held in my Department are shown in the table. Date of competition Grade No. of Applicants No. placed on panel No. appointed to date 21/11/2011 Principal 83 * 35 12 02/02/2010 Principal – North West 26 8 4 10/09/2010 Assistant Principal 263 39 24 04/06/2010 Higher Executive Officer 412 35 22...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Following an investigation by a Social Welfare Inspector, the claim for one parent family payment from the person concerned was disallowed as it was decided that she was not making a full and open disclosure as to the circumstances of her stated cohabitation. This decision was appealed by the person concerned and the outcome of this will be determined by the independent Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: If the person concerned wishes to have a review carried out of the decision to disallow her jobseeker’s allowance claim, she should submit a written request to this Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 21 November 2011. 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of outstanding applications as of 2 November 2012 is 9,411. It is taking on average 25 weeks at present to process applications. It should be noted that this is an average, with some claims being processed significantly quicker and other claims taking longer. Including a number of additional temporary staff allocated to assist with backlog elimination, there are currently 32...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Significant resources and efforts have been put into reducing these backlogs and improving processing times for appellants, including the assignment of 15 additional Appeals Officers, retaining retired experienced officers for 18 months ending December 2011, improving business processes and implementing an new operating model. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that as a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of applicants for DCA that were received, awarded and refused in each year from April 2009 to August 2012 is set out in table 1. Table 1 - Domiciliary Care Allowance applications – April 2009 to August 2012 Applications received Applications fully processed in year Applications allowed incl. on review* Applications disallowed 2009 (from 1st April) 3,389 2,823 1,220...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is in the tabular statement. The number of families on child benefit has been broadly stable over the period. Tabular statement Year Number of Families Percentage Fluctuation Year on Year 2009 602,932 2010 591,432 -1.9% 2011 597,333 1% 31 October 2012 608,979 1.95%