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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned but that no decision has been made on the application to date. The Executive has further advised that they have requested further information from the person concerned in order to process his application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on his...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A new temporary social welfare local office will open at 18 Mill St, Balbriggan shortly and will provide a range of services to the public. The office will provide a claim taking service, information service and will also be used for appointments with local office staff, inspectors and job facilitators. Following the opening of this temporary office, customers will no longer have to travel...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was awarded a rent supplement as an exceptional measure for an 8 week period as his rent was in excess of the maximum rent limit for his family size. During this 8 week period the person concerned was advised to seek alternative accommodation within the maximum rent limits appropriate for a single person or the payment...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The current staffing level of the social welfare local office in Blanchardstown is 41.1 posts and was 40.6 posts at the end of 2009. During the past two years 7 additional staff were assigned to the office and a further 7 staff were assigned to fill vacancies that occurred in the office. The current processing times for claims in the office are 1.17 weeks for jobseeker's benefit and 8.44...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of people in Blanchardstown who have availed of the services of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) for the past five years is outlined in the table below. Please note that these statistics were not routinely gathered prior to 2006 and figures for 2005 could not be collated in the time available. 2006 2007 2008 2009 End May 2010 Active Clients at 31st December 550...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Part 12 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, sets out the legislative basis for the implementation of the Liability to Maintain Family Provisions. The methods of assessment of the liable relative's ability to pay are specified in detail in Regulations (S.I. 571 of 2006 and S.I. 142 of 2007). In every case where a one parent family payment is awarded, the maintenance...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Part 12 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, sets out the legislative basis for the implementation of the Liability to Maintain Family Provisions. The methods of assessment of the liable relative's ability to pay are specified in detail in Regulations (S.I. 571 of 2006 and S.I. 142 of 2007). Neither the High Court case nor the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, referred to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the records of the Department, the person concerned registered for jobseeker's benefit on 23 February 2010. He was requested to bring in documents within 7 days of this date. The local office has no record of any documents being submitted by the person concerned and on 19 March 2010 his claim was closed. The office has been in touch with the person concerned and he is to bring...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since the 1st April 2009 this Department has been administering the Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) for new applicants and from September 2009 for existing claimants. This follows the transfer of the scheme from the Health Service Executive on foot of a Government decision to reallocate certain functions between Departments and Agencies as part of the health service reform programme. In the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since the 1st April 2009 this Department has been administering the Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) for new applicants and from September 2009 for existing claimants. This follows the transfer of the scheme from the Health Service Executive on foot of a Government decision to reallocate certain functions between Departments and Agencies as part of the health service reform programme. In the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that there is no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for rent supplement then she should contact the Community Welfare Officer at her local health centre.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was received on the 26th February 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued to the person in question on the 23rd April 2010 where she was advised of the decision to refuse DCA. In the case of an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 19 February 2010. The investigation of the person's means has been completed and the file is with a deciding officer for immediate decision.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned was awarded jobseeker's allowance from 8 June 2010 at the maximum weekly rate of €196. A payment of €620.70 covering the period from 8 June 2010 to 29 June 2010 was issued to him on 2 July 2010.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Carer's allowance is a social assistance payment which provides income support to people who are providing certain older people or people with a disability with full time care and attention and whose incomes fall below a certain limit. Persons who are in receipt of carer's allowance also receive the annual respite care grant, the household benefits package and the free travel pass. In the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is open to the person concerned to make an application for jobseeker's allowance at his Social Welfare Local Office. Until such time as an application is received and processed, no determination can be made with regard to her entitlement.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Appeals from young persons who have had their social welfare cut for any reason by a Deciding Officer of the Department, including on the basis that they do not accept a reasonable offer of education or training, may appeal such a decision to the Social Welfare Office which provides an independent appeals service for persons who are dissatisfied with such decisions. Appeals Officers,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am aware of the draft Mid-West Homeless Framework Plan, produced by the Mid-West Homeless Forum. Receiving the full adult rate of a jobseekers payment without a strong financial incentive to engage in education or training can lead to welfare dependency. While many young people with low levels of education and training were able to get work in construction and other areas when the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The estimated savings, based on the number of recipients at the end of May 2010, arising from the introduction of age related rates of jobseeker's allowance in May 2009 and January 2010, is €20.6m. No age related reductions was applied to the jobseeker's benefit scheme either in 2009 and 2010. There are further savings which cannot be readily quantified arising from the fact that some...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The estimated cost of raising the rate of qualified child increase by €5 per week is €100 million per annum.