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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: This person’s application for State pension (contributory) has been reviewed. Under Irish social welfare legislation his application was disallowed, as his date of entry into social insurance was after his 56th birthday. Additionally he does not satisfy the minimum 520 full rate contributions paid condition. The Department’s records show that he has a total of 398 paid Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 6th December 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: Jobseeker's Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: To qualify for a jobseeker’s benefit a person must satisfy certain conditions including being available for full-time employment and genuinely seeking work. Where a person has an underlying entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit but has left employment voluntarily without just cause or has lost employment through misconduct, a disqualification of up to nine weeks applies. All...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd October 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 29th November 2011. The application is currently with a social welfare investigative officer for means assessment and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the investigative officer has completed and submitted the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 29th May 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: Child Care Services (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, 2012, introduced changes to the structure of the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) and to the age of the youngest child at which the payment ceases. These changes are being phased in over time. For new recipients who made their OFP claim after the 3rd May 2012, the age of the youngest child will be reduced to 7 years of age from 2014. For all other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for disability allowance was received from the person concerned on 29 February 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s medical assessors who found that the person was not medically eligible for disability allowance. A letter issued on 28 May 2012 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently forwarded further medical evidence which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, in organisations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors and at present is limited to individuals who are in receipt of a live claim (Jobseekers Allowance/Jobseekers Benefit/One Parent Family Payment/Disability Allowance) or signing on for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Sick Pay Arrangements (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Government is considering the introduction of a scheme of statutory sick pay at this time for a number of compelling reasons – as a measure to help in addressing the deficit in the social insurance fund; as a measure to limit progression from short-term illness to long-term illness or disability; and to bring Ireland into line with practice in other countries in this area. There...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. Currently the average time taken to award a carer’s allowance application is approximately 28 weeks. It should be noted that, following a modernisation and business process improvement project, new structures and processes have been put in place with effect from 3 September 2012. In September 2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Oct 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 (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The State plays a major role in the private rental market through the rent supplement scheme. As the Department currently funds approximately 30% of the private rented sector it is essential that State support for rents are kept under review and reflect current market conditions. There are approximately 90,000 persons in receipt of rent supplement for which the Government has provided...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The aim of the partial capacity benefit scheme is to address a limitation of the current welfare system by explicitly recognising and responding to the reality that some people with disabilities will have a capacity to engage in open market employment while continuing to need some income support from the State – the objective being to incentivise people to return to the workplace.m...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The social security rights of people living and working in the EU are governed by EU regulations which co-ordinate social security systems and are designed to ensure that people are not disadvantaged by moving within the EU to take up work. For the purposes of the EU regulations, Irish child benefit is classified as a family benefit and there are specific rules governing the payment of these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Expenditure Reviews (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012 – 2014 published by Government last December provides for additional new expenditure reduction measures of €540 million to be achieved by the Department of Social Protection in Budget 2013. My officials are currently preparing, on a no policy change basis, an estimate of the total expenditure of the Department in 2013. This estimate...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29 August 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 and the case...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I understand that the review of the operation of the domiciliary care allowance scheme is progressing well in accordance with to work plan. The working group is due to submit its report by the end of the year.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Agencies (23 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: No quasi-governmental organisation or agency has been set up under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection since 9 March 2011.