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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 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 February 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 and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 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 April 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 case in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance effective from 4 May 2012. He was requested to provide accounts regarding his self-employment, and a bank statement from March to May 2012. The requested information and documents were received in the local office this week. The claim is currently with the Social Welfare Inspector for a means assessment. The Inspector will be in contact...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there is no Disability Allowance appeal registered in that office for the person concerned. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an Invalidity appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th May 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: Currently, the average time to process an application for Domiciliary Care Allowance from receipt to decision is 7 weeks. In terms of the percentage of cases that are rejected, in 2009, the refusal rate on new applications at initial decision stage was 63%, in 2010 it was 61% and, in 2011, it was 62%.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: There were 24,148 parents/guardians in receipt of Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) in respect of 25,924 children at 30th April 2012. This compares to: · 24,101 parents/guardians in receipt of DCA in respect of 25,914 children on 31st December 2011; and · 23,428 parents/guardians in respect of 25,234 children on 31st December 2010.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The refusal rate in respect of the initial decisions on new domiciliary care allowance (DCA) applications in the period February to April 2012 was 60%. This refusal rate is consistent to that of previous years. In 2009, the refusal rate on new applications was 63%, in 2010 it was 61% and in 2011 it was 62%. The most common reason for disallowance is a failure to meet the medical criteria...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the person in question on 26 October 2011. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of her case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim for carer's allowance through to completion is circa 28 weeks at...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that no appeal has been received by that office in respect of the person concerned. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 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 her case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 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 her case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The community employment (CE) scheme referred to is being funded in line with the funding levels announced in Budget 2012 of €500 per participant per annum for materials and training, pending the outcome of the review into CE materials & training funding.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was in receipt of rent allowance when she lived at her previous address. This payment is currently suspended as she no longer lives at this address. As she is now living in temporary accommodation, she currently would not qualify for the rent allowance payment. To qualify for rent allowance, a person needs to provide relevant documents and evidence to prove that they are...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The 'Pathways to Work' initiative has been developed to deliver a new approach to the provision of services to unemployed people. The key objective is to deliver a service that supports people who are unemployed to find a pathway back to employment and thereby reduce both the average duration of unemployment and the number of people who are long-term unemployed. Pathways to Work is a central...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 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 her case a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The technical employment support grant (TESG) can be made available to jobseekers who have registered with the Employment Service and undertaken a guidance process leading to an agreed career plan, and who are in receipt of certain specified welfare payments, primarily jobseekers' and lone parent payments as well as payments related to disability and long-term illness. TESG is designed to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The one-parent family payment (OFP) is made up of a personal rate for the parent and of extra amounts for dependent children. The payment rate for 2012 remains unchanged from 2011 and amounts to €188 per week – with a further €29.80 for each additional qualified child. The cost of the OFP scheme in 2010 and in 2011 was €1.11 billion – up from €751 million in 2005 and €480...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 376 and 378 together. In cases where a One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) is awarded, the Department seeks to trace the other parent (liable relative) in order to ascertain whether s/he is in a financial position to contribute towards the cost of the payment. This follow-up activity takes place as soon as possible after the award of payment. However, certain...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: The number of one-parent families that are in receipt of the one-parent family payment (OFP) stood at 89,905 on 2 June, 2012. The number of these one-parent families that are also in receipt of a maintenance payment from the second parent stood at 27,983 on 2 June, 2012 – representing some 31% of one-parent families.