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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: My Department has a primary role in delivering a wide range of disability-related supports, in relation to both income-support schemes and the range of employment services - provided previously by FÁS and now delivered through my Department – to support people with disabilities to avail of employment opportunities. These services are available to all persons with any form of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 102, inclusive, together. The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services for disadvantaged children through two schemes. The first is the statutory urban school meals scheme, operated by local authorities and part-financed by the Department of Social Protection. The second is the school meals local projects schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 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 15th March 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 the 11th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the current average times taken to process appeals decided by summary decision is 27.5 weeks and 39.8 weeks for those requiring an oral hearing. Generally the vast majority of cases fall within these average times but extenuating factors, often outside of the control of the Social Welfare Appeals Office, will cause greater delays in some...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. This Department received a claim for invalidity pension for the person concerned on 24 May 2011. The medical evidence provided by the claimant in support of his claim was examined by a medical assessor who was of the opinion that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I acknowledge that the time taken to process carer’s allowance claims at present is not satisfactory but I am satisfied that the Department is taking appropriate action to resolve the situation. Carer’s allowance section has recently completed a major service delivery modernisation project to improve the efficiency with which it processes applications from clients for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 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 24th August 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 make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Evidence became available to the Department to indicate that the person in question was not providing full time care and attention for the caree. Following an investigation of the evidence and all the circumstances, it was decided that the person in question was not entitled to carer’s allowance for the period between 3rd September 2009 and 7th December 2011. This decision creates an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: This application for carer’s allowance was awarded on 1st November 2012. A letter with all details of entitlement and payment has issued to the person in question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 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 11th September 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 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 10th May 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 the 4th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (7 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 12th 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 26th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is now in receipt of their full entitlement to rent allowance based on their household circumstances. Arrangements are being made to pay arrears due as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: There have been no changes to the treatment of the universal social charge (USC) for means testing purposes for social assistance payments over the past 12 months. The earnings assessed for social assistance means testing purposes generally is based on earnings net of PRSI contributions, superannuation/PRSA contributions and trade union subscriptions. No account is taken in the calculation...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 16th November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who found that the care recipient was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on the 19th July 2012 refusing the allowance. The person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 16th November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who found that the care recipient was not medically eligible for carer’s allowance. A letter issued on the 19th July 2012 refusing the allowance. The person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (7 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 28th September 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: Child Care Services (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The role of the Inter-Departmental Group (IDG) on School-Age Child Care is to explore the best possible model for enhancing the provision of school-age child care to assist in meeting the child care needs of the customers of my Department – including those of lone parents. The model in question will address the child care requirements of children aged between 7 and 12 years...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). Ordinary employees who have access to the full range of social insurance benefits pay Class A PRSI at the rate of 4%. In addition, their employers make a PRSI...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Work Placement Initiative (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436 and 557 together. Tús, the community work placement initiative introduced during 2011, is providing up to 5,000 short-term work opportunities for those who are unemployed. This initiative is being delivered through the network of local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta, collectively known as Implementing Bodies. The 5,000...