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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: Donegal Citizens Information Service (CIS) is funded through the Citizens Information Board to provide information, advice and advocacy services to the citizens of Co. Donegal. There are offices in Ballyshannon, Letterkenny, Buncrana, Carndonagh, Dungloe, Milford and Donegal Town as well as a number of outreach services. Recruitment of a replacement staff member to the office in question...

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

Joan Burton: There are almost 52,000 people in receipt of carer’s allowance from my Department at an annual cost of over €500 million. Of these, over 22,000 are getting half rate carer’s allowance in addition to another social welfare payment at an annual cost of some €90 million. These include carers in receipt of one parent family payments, disability allowance and the...

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

Joan Burton: Please find as follows a table that outlines the breakdown of the primary payments carers are in receipt of along with a half rate carer’s allowance, as of the end of July 2012: Scheme person is in receipt of along with a half rate Carer’s Allowance Caring for 1 person Caring for 2 people Total Adoptive Benefit 1 0 1 Back to Work Employee Increase for a Qualified Adult...

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

Joan Burton: Please find as follows the current county by county breakdown of the number of people in receipt of half-rate carer’s allowance: CORK 2724 CLARE 547 CAVAN 310 CARLOW 375 DUBLIN 4686 DONEGAL 1127 GALWAY 1069 KILDARE 746 KILKENNY 399 KERRY 828 LIMERICK 1199 LONGFORD 321 LOUTH 586 LEITRIM 197 LAOIS 351 MEATH 569 MONAGHAN 279 MAYO 757 OFFALY 466...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is actively pursuing the setting up of a Control Office in Portlaoise. The new office will be based at Government Buildings, Abbeyleix Rd, Portlaoise in a space previously occupied by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Office of Public Works is currently finalising plans for the required renovations and hope to issue tender documents in the very near...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: I understand that the Deputy is referring to a recent newspaper article by the person concerned. The article raised a number of interesting points particularly around the issues of job creation and the interaction of the employment and welfare spheres. The article discusses whether people on the Live Register have a financial incentive to work given the level of wages available in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 18th 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6th 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 14th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Review (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: In cases where a jobseeker customer takes up temporary work for a short period or avails of a short-term training course, arrangements are in place to temporarily suspend the claim so that it can be re-instated without delay when the work or training finishes. When a customer receives an offer of temporary employment or a training course they should give full details to their social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The one parent family application of the person concerned is being processed at present, and she will be informed of the outcome in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for supplementary welfare allowance from the person concerned has been awarded and is in payment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: It is the policy of my Department to standardise and simplify its application forms as much as possible. Plain English principles are applied in the design of all primary application forms to ensure that they are available in a simple, clear, easy to read format that is accessible to people with different levels of literacy ability. Application forms can also be provided in alternative...

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

Joan Burton: The person in question is in receipt of half-rate carer’s allowance at present. Arrears for carer’s allowance were paid for the period Thursday 16th June 2011 to 25th April 2012. The total amount due was €13,203.00. However, the person in question was in receipt of interim supplementary welfare allowance from 13th July 2011 to the 26th of April 2012. This payment was...

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of the case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. It is expected that a decision will be made shortly in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 03rd September 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 19th June 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th January 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 25th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection (DSP) has developed, in conjunction with a number of other Government Departments, a rules based standard for establishing and authenticating an individual’s identity for the purposes of access to public services. This programme of work, which is known as the Standard Authentication Framework Environment or SAFE for short, also provided for the...

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

Joan Burton: The person in question has been in contact with carer’s allowance section and arrears issued on August 30th for payment due for the period June to September 2012. The person concerned has requested a change in post office of payment. Arrears due for the period from March to May will issue once that change has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (18 Sep 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 May 2012. The case has been assigned to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...