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Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability 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 6 December 2011. 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 17...

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: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, decided that the appeal of the person concerned is disallowed in regard to Rent Supplement but has allowed the Carer's Allowance appeal for each week where it has been established that the person worked for 15 hours or less....

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case on 25 July 2012. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer's decision on 26 June 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...

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 23 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 they have been received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I can 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 — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused rent supplement on 5th July 2012 due to his failure to meet a number of the qualifying conditions and he was notified of the reasons for refusal on the same day. If the person concerned can meet these criteria, the Department will be in a position to re-assess his rent supplement claim. Alternatively, the person concerned can appeal the refusal to the...

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 — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (10 Jul 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. Following the...

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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is responsible for implementing the Liability to Maintain Family Provisions, as provided for in Part 12 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended. The methods of assessment of the liable relative's ability to pay are specified in detail in Regulations (S.I. 571 of 2006 and S.I. 142 of 2007). In every case where a one-parent family payment is awarded, the...

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273, 275, 280, 281 and 283 together. The current processing times for the scheme types mentioned by the Deputy are included in the following table. Generally the vast majority of cases fall within average times but extenuating factors, often outside of the control of the Social Welfare Appeals Office, will cause greater delays in some cases. In light of...

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: This Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. I acknowledge that the time taken to process Invalidity Pension (IP) claims at present is not satisfactory but I am satisfied that the Department is taking appropriate action to resolve the situation. Many improvements have already been introduced in IP Section. Since June 2011 all IP claims are...

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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has not supplied the Department with any information in relation to his part-time earnings. Details would have to be provided to the relevant sections in order to accurately establish what effect two days of employment would have on his rent supplement and jobseekers allowance entitlements. However, the person concerned has no current entitlement to rent supplement as his...

Written Answers — Farm Assist Scheme: Farm Assist Scheme (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: The total number of farm assist applications made from March 2011 to June 2012 is 2,295. A breakdown of this figure is set out in the tabular statement below. The county breakdown is based on the local office where the application was made, not the applicant's address. The catchment area of an office may include residents of neighbouring counties. Table A: Number of farm assist...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (10 Jul 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and payment is due to issue to the person's nominated bank account in the coming weeks.

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 — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 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 28 weeks. I acknowledge that the time taken to process carer's allowance claims at present is not satisfactory but I am satisfied that the Department is taking appropriate action to resolve the situation. A major service delivery...