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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Payment of disability allowance, to the person concerned, was refused by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for disability allowance. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the above-named on 14 May 2010. This application is currently being processed and a letter will issue to the person advising her of the decision within the next two weeks.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The remuneration of each chief executive officer under the auspices of the Department is subject to my approval and the approval of the Minister for Finance. There has been no breach, in that regard, in the past three years. The present salary of each such CEO is set out in the following tabular statement. Pensions Board â'¬153,885 Citizens Information Board â'¬116,300 Pensions...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term income support to individuals who cannot meet the cost of their accommodation from their own resources. The Department's relationship is with the tenant who makes the application for rent supplement and, in general, the payment is made to the tenant. Legislation does, however, provide for the making of a rent supplement payment to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. The figures requested by the Deputy are not available in the Department.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Where a landlord charges a rent to a tenant in excess of that declared by him/her on the rent supplement application form, the matter should be reported to the relevant Community Welfare Officer who will deal with the individual case. The existing legislative provisions relating to the making of false statements for the purpose of obtaining payments from the Department and the relevant...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are currently 16,768 recipients of a mortgage interest supplement. The expected cost of the scheme in 2010 will be almost €64 million.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As of 10 June 2010, no application from the above-named person has been received in the Department.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 412 together. A Deciding Officer has awarded the person concerned jobseeker's allowance at the weekly rate of €45 from 27 April 2010 to 11 May 2010 and at the weekly rate of €74.80 from 12 May 2010, which includes an increase in respect of his son. He has been assessed with weekly means of €151 derived from the benefit of an occupational...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a form for the opening of an appeal has been forwarded to the person concerned and requesting him to state the grounds for his appeal. On receipt of his reply the appeal will be opened and processed in the normal manner. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned underwent a medical assessment on 16th April 2009, in respect of entitlement to illness benefit and an application for invalidity pension. The assessment, which included a physical examination, was conducted by a fully qualified and experienced practitioner, who would have had at least six years experience in the practice of medicine prior to joining the Department and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned was previously in receipt of carer's benefit. A decision on medical eligibility was made at the time of his application for carer's benefit based on the medical evidence supplied. He subsequently applied for carer's allowance in respect of the same care recipient (caree). The department's Medical Assessor gave an opinion, based on the latest medical information...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To qualify for carer's benefit and carer's allowance, the person being cared for (the caree) must require full time care and attention. A decision on medical eligibility is made based on the medical evidence supplied at the time of relevant application. The statistical information requested by the Deputy is attached. The table shows the number of applications for carer's allowance in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including comments on the grounds of appeal, the appeal from the person concerned will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs and of the Department and is responsible...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 29th March 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that his child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued to the person in question on 24th May 2010 advising him of the decision. The applicant submitted additional medical information...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No formal written appeal has been received from the person concerned. In the event of an appeal being received it will be a matter for the Appeals Officer to decide if the case can be decided summarily or if an oral hearing is required.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A person who has sufficient contributions to qualify for a State pension (contributory) or a State pension (transition) may receive their payment while living abroad. Where a person has insufficient Irish contributions to qualify for these pensions it may be possible to combine their Irish contributions with other EU countries or countries with whom Ireland has a bilateral agreement in order...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When the spouse of the person concerned was awarded jobseeker's benefit in April 2010 his payment became subject to a limitation. Due to an oversight, his payment was suspended at that time. This has now been rectified. His jobseeker's allowance payments will resume and all arrears due will issue to him this week.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Jun 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. There has been a 46% increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in 2009 when compared to 2008, which in...