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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 30th 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 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 27th 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 appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: On the 7th December 2011 this matter was heard before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) with 22 appellants seeking a redundancy payment. The EAT upheld that 20 of the 22 appellants were entitled to a statutory redundancy payment from their former employer, the organisation to which the Deputy refers. The appeals of the other two appellants were withdrawn at the hearing. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (18 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: Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: Mortgage interest supplement (MIS) provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. There are currently approximately 16,000 mortgage interest supplement recipients for which the Government has provided €51 million for in 2012. From 18 June 2012, applicants for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 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 16th 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 11 October...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 2nd July 2012. 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 on the 20th August 2012 advising of the decision not to allow the application. The person concerned supplied further information and the case...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Resolution Processes (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I recently announced a three-phased approach to establishing a comprehensive Mortgage Arrears Information and Advice Service to provide the necessary supports to assist people in mortgage distress. The approach differentiates between mortgage information and mortgage advice. The first two involve the enhancement of the website and the establishment of a Mortgage Arrears Information...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012 – 2014, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in December 2011, provides for savings of €475 million in 2012 from a range of welfare measures announced in Budget 2012. The Report also provides for savings of €648 million in 2013 and €690 million in 2014 arising from these measures.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility (18 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on the 9th October 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (18 Oct 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. Fresh evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 30th 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 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 27th 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 appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: Permanent and pensionable employees in the public service, other than those who were recruited after 6 April, 1995, are liable to pay social insurance contributions at modified PRSI rates. Subject to having the required number of PRSI contributions, employees who pay modified contributions may be entitled to the following payments:- (a) - widow’s/widower’s (contributory)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: On 26th July 2012, a claim for rent supplement from 16th January 2012 was submitted to my Department from the person concerned. Requests for further information in support of his were sent to him on three occasions, the most recent of which was 13th September 2012, but no response has been forthcoming. Upon receipt of the required information, the claim from the person concerned will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (17 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: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection endeavours to make payments to its suppliers within the shortest timescale possible. The following table outlines the number of payments for the supply of goods and services issued by my Department in 2011: - No. of Payments % Within 30 days 16,794 95.22 31 - 60 772 4.38 61 - 90 35 0.19 91 - 120 14 0.08 121 days or more 22 0.13 Total...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Cost (17 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: A key priority for my Department is to ensure that fraudulent activity within the social welfare system is vigorously prevented and combated. Social welfare fraud undermines public confidence in the entire system as well as being unfair to other recipients of social welfare payments and taxpayers. For 2012, my Department has a target of reviewing 985,000 individual welfare claims and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 175 together. Child Benefit is paid to around 600,000 families in respect of some 1.14 million children. It is a universal payment that assists parents with the cost of raising children and contributes towards alleviating child poverty. It is expected that some €2 billion will be spent on Child Benefit in 2012. In order to make a reliable...