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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Blind Person's Pension Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: This question is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 17th July 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: Local Employment Service (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: INTREO is the new employment activation and supports service model which integrates the employment services and community programmes formerly of FÁS; the Community Welfare Services (CWS) formerly of the HSE and the income support services provided by the Department itself. The delivery of employment services at local level is an integral part of the new INTREO service. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 2nd 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 concerned subsequently submitted further medical evidence in support of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The fuel allowance is intended to help households that depend on long-term social welfare or Health Service Executive payments and are unable to provide for their own heating needs. The fuel allowance is a means-tested payment and is payable where a customer lives either alone or with certain categories of people and the customer is in receipt of an eligible social welfare payment....

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

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a universal payment that assists parents with the cost of raising children and it contributes towards alleviating child poverty. The estimated expenditure on child benefit for 2012 is around €2 billion in respect of some 1.15 million children. The Government is conscious that child benefit, as a universal payment, can be an important source of income for all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464 to 466, inclusive, 468, 470 to 475, inclusive, 477 to 484, inclusive, 486 to 489, inclusive, 491 to 496, inclusive, 498 and 506 to 508, inclusive, together. Tables are provided for the Deputy’s information, detailing the available statistics, including the distribution by county in 2010 and 2011, expenditure data in respect of those years, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to expenditure and county of residence is not collated by my Department. I am however, informed that at the end of September 2012, there were 295,526 people in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance. 59,854 of these were aged between 18 and 24 years. I attach a table detailing the breakdown of this number by age for the Deputy’s information....

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

Joan Burton: Some of the information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department. I am informed that at the end of September 2012 there were 102,840 persons in receipt of Disability Allowance. 2,776 of these were aged between 16 and 18 years.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476, 485, 490, 497, 501, 502, 503 and 505 together. Partial Capacity Benefit was introduced in February 2012 and accordingly, there were no recipients or associated expenditure in 2010 or 2011. As responsibility for the Rural Social Scheme transferred to the Department in September 2010, the information sought on Rural Social Scheme recipient numbers in 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was disallowed jobseeker’s allowance as her means were deemed to be in excess of the statutory limit based on spousal earnings. The person concerned can appeal the decision of the deciding officer to the social welfare appeal’s office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: This is a matter for my colleague in the Department of Education and Skills.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Smokeless Fuel Allowance was abolished with effect from September 2011. The numbers of recipients, their county of residence and the cost of the allowance were not segregated from the statistics of the schemes under which it was paid prior to its abolition and accordingly, the information sought by the Deputy in respect of 2010 and 2011 is not available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department. The number of recipients of miscellaneous Supplementary Welfare Supplements, including Diet and Heating Supplements, is collated annually for inclusion in the Department’s Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report. A table detailing the available statistics is supplied for the Deputy’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Humanitarian Aid Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies and the Office of Public Works has responsibility for capital flood relief activities. However, the Department of Social Protection has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of emergency events such as the flooding of November 2009,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (6 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 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 Benefits (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative employment. It is a fundamental qualifying condition for these benefits that a person must be available for full-time work. My Department engages with jobseekers in order to support them and their families in progressing into employment....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Register of Electors (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The electoral register is a matter of public record and, as such, may be consulted where appropriate by officials of the Department as one source of information which may be useful in confirming eligibility for payments.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme, JobBridge, was launched on 1st July 2011. It provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals at all skills levels. The aim of JobBridge is to assist individuals in breaking the cycle where they are unable to get a job without experience. It provides them with an opportunity to gain valuable experience, relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (6 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 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 the 31st...