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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 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 (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: As already stated, the Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. The average time taken to award a carers allowance application is 28 weeks at present, however individual cases may vary. Some will be processed more quickly, others will take longer. In particular, where a customer requests a review of an initial decision to refuse an application, this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 4 October 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 and the case...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for rent supplement, the person concerned has been requested to reduce the rent to the appropriate limit for a single person in self-contained accommodation. The person concerned has no entitlement to rent supplement at the higher limit on the basis of the information that has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 September 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 and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 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 August 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 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 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, allowed the appeal 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. 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....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 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 — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source. There are currently approximately 95,000 persons in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the documentation in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware, eligibility for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is determined primarily by reference to the degree of additional care and attention required by the child, rather than to the type of disability involved. Each application is assessed on an individual basis taking account of the evidence submitted. No specific condition or disability rules a child in or out of...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and payment will issue in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 140 together. I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the person in question. Eligibility for carer's allowance cannot be automatically transferred from one family member to another. Each application is assessed on its individual circumstances in relation to the eligibility criteria for the receipt of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance claim from the person concerned has been awarded and is currently in payment.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The work placement programme (WPP) was announced by Government on 27th May 2009. By June 2009 it was operationalised and rolled out nationally. Under the programme, employers apply to offer 'work placements', for a maximum duration of nine months within their business/body, and those who are unemployed can apply for these placements. A placement is unpaid and voluntary. The aim of the WPP is...

Written Answers — Farm Assist Scheme: Farm Assist Scheme (23 May 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 the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will...

Written Answers — Illness Benefit: Illness Benefit (23 May 2012)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 5th March 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...