Results 23,941-23,960 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 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.
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 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.
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The application for carer's allowance from the person in question was refused on the ground that the care recipient is not in need of full-time care and attention as laid down in the regulations. The person in question has requested a review of this decision and has submitted further medical evidence in support of the application. Once the review is completed in this case the person in...
- Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for rent supplement on 16th March 2012 and has been requested to provide further information in order to process her claim. A decision will be made on her application when the information has been provided.
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The application for carer's allowance from the person in question was refused on the ground that the care recipient is not in need of full-time care and attention as laid down in the regulations. The person in question has requested a review of this decision and has submitted further medical evidence in support of the application. Once the review is completed in this case the person in...
- Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income 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 aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...
- Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The review of the domiciliary care allowance (DCA) scheme, as recently announced will commence shortly. The group undertaking the review will be comprised of representatives from a number of government Departments, the National Disability Authority and other persons with relevant experience. Three representatives from a working group established by Downs Syndrome Ireland, Inclusion Ireland,...
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 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.
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The application for carer's allowance from the person in question was refused on the ground that the care recipient is not in need of full-time care and attention as laid down in the regulations. The person in question has requested a review of this decision and has submitted further medical evidence in support of the application. Once the review is completed in this case the person in...
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: I can confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received 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.
- Written Answers — Free Travel Scheme: Free Travel Scheme (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: Free travel passes are provided for more than 700,000 people at an annual cost of â¬77 million. Approximately 400,000 people are in receipt of the household benefits package at a cost of almost â¬370 million in 2011 and 400,000 people are in receipt of the fuel allowance at a cost of almost â¬265 million in 2011. I appreciate the important role that these schemes play in promoting social...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department issues over 1.4 million weekly payments and a further 723,000 monthly payments to its customers. In most cases the Department offers a range of payment options including payment at a local post office via electronic information transfer (EIT), payment through a bank, building society account or certain credit union of the customer's choice via electronic funds transfer (EFT)...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The agencies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. Details of the sick leave as requested by the Deputy are shown in the following table: Citizens Information Board Pensions Board No. of days No. of instances No. of instances 5+ 32 11...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: Currently there are 27 Clerical Officers recorded on the transfer list for the Department's office in Galway City, 25 for the Loughrea Office and 16 for the Clifden Office. When filling vacancies, the Department is obliged, in the first instance, to fill positions by the redeployment of staff from other departments or agencies. Where there are no staff available from the redeployment panel,...
- Written Answers — Jobseeker's Allowance: Jobseeker's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15th May 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 28th June...
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The carer's allowance application for the person in question was refused on 11th January 2012 on medical grounds. Subsequent to this, the person in question requested a review of this decision and submitted further medical information in support of the application. The medical assessor has reviewed the medical component of this application and is of the opinion that the care recipient is...
- Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 14th April 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 — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. In the interests of fairness and equity, applications are dealt with by the Department as far as possible in the order in which they are received. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of the case a decision will be made and the person concerned...
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 02nd April 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 — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
Joan Burton: To date, no appeal has been received from the person concerned in relation to the refusal of their disability allowance application. The person concerned also made a claim for invalidity pension and was refused on medical grounds. He appealed the decision to disallow him an invalidity pension. An appeals officer found that the appellant failed to show that he was permanently incapable of...