Results 24,721-24,740 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of this child was received on 23rd March 2012. The application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors, who, having examined all the information supplied, found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 9th May 2012 advising of the decision. In the case of an application which is...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: A financial review of Community Employment (CE) Schemes is underway and is nearing completion. This review of CE Schemes has proved to be a valuable exercise for both the schemes themselves and for my Department. Given the volume and breath of the data being returned, the financial review of CE schemes has taken longer than originally envisaged to complete. This has allowed more time for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 436 together. 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....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 23rd November 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on 16th January 2012 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. As part of the appeal process,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department currently pays domiciliary care allowance (DCA) in respect of some 26,000 children. Spending on the scheme and the associated annual respite care grant (RCG), which is paid automatically to all recipients, amounted to â¬145 million in 2011. A table details the expenditure in 2011 and the projected spend in 2012. Year DCA RCG 2011 â¬99.5m â¬45.5m 2012 (Projected)...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 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 21st 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 and the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 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 26th 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 and the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 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. Question No. 354 withdrawn.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 24 January 2011. The medical evidence supplied was referred to a medical assessor who was of the opinion that the person was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and refused the claim and the person was notified in writing of this decision on 13 April 2011. If the person's...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment a means test and a habitual residence test. An application form and information booklet for disability allowance has been issued directly to the person...
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: A number of options for a public office for the community welfare service in Naas were explored by the HSE. With the recent integration of the community welfare service into my Department the provision of this service in Naas is being examined in the context of the new integrated service and the development of the National Employment and Entitlements Service. At present, access to community...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The medical evidence supplied with the claim of the person concerned for disability allowance was referred to one of the department's medical assessors who was of the opinion, that he was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and the claim was refused. The person was notified in writing of this decision on 8 May 2012. With regard to the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 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 15th May 2012. The case will be referred 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: There is no record of a disability allowance claim being received in this department for the person concerned. An application form has been sent to her should she wish to apply. This department received a claim for invalidity pension for the person concerned. Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: In order to determine the weekly means in this case the claim was referred to a Social Welfare Investigator who will arrange to meet with the person concerned. A decision on the person's entitlement to disability allowance will be given on receipt of the Social Welfare Investigator's report and the person will be notified directly of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The question of introducing a scheme of statutory sick pay, whereby employers would directly meet the costs of sick absence for an initial period of illness, is being considered in the context of the need to reform the social welfare system to bring it into line with practices in other countries in this area; the need to address the deficit in the social insurance fund; the need to limit...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 16 January 2012, she was notified of this decision and of her right of review and/or appeal within 21 days. Additional medical evidence has been received and forwarded to the medical assessor for consideration. The person in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 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 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 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 his 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 (22 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.