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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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 Code: Social Welfare Code (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term income support to eligible tenants 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 overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I acknowledge the valuable contribution made by Community Employment (CE) Projects such as the Centres for Independent Living (CIL) in providing a service to both participants and the community. However due to the current economic circumstances, the Department has had to find significant savings in the Budget for 2012. The reduction only applies to the grant for materials and training and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the ground that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision and the reason for it. Additional medical evidence was received and forwarded to the Department's Medical Assessor (MA) for consideration. However, this information did not alter...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that no appeal has been lodged in this case. The legislation provides that an appeal must be made within 21 days of the notification of the Deciding Officer's decision but may be accepted after this period with the approval of the Chief Appeals Officer. Factors to which the Chief Appeals Officer would have regard would include the reasons for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded carer's allowance with effect from 2 June 2011 in respect of two care recipients. One of the persons she was caring for has since passed away. Her first entitlement in respect of the second care recipient reached her local post office on 19 April 2012. Arrears of allowance due to her in respect of both care recipients less any other payment made on her behalf...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: I acknowledge the valuable contribution made by Community Employment (CE) projects providing services for persons with a disability in providing a service to both participants and the community. However due to the current economic circumstances, this Department has had to find significant savings in the Budget for 2012. The reduction only applies to the grant for materials and training and...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The process is that the organisation requesting a person under a Community Employment Scheme makes contact with the local Department of Social Protection Community Services Office (in this case Bantry, Co. Cork) to make an application.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The amendment to the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 relating to entitlements of persons on jobseeker's benefit acts to implement a savings measure announced in Budget 2012. It is estimated that saving of the order of €5.9m will be achieved in 2012 as a result of the measure. In line with other Budget measures, this measure will not impact on any person whose sole income is from...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, 2012, introduces changes to the structure of the one parent family payment (OFP) and the age of the youngest child at which the payment ceases. From 3 May 2012, new customers will receive the one parent family payment until their youngest child reaches the age of 12, from January 2013, age 10 and from January 2014, age 7. For existing customers there will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 1st 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 — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The available grant is half the cost of the hearing aids, subject to a maximum of €500 per aid. The person concerned is qualified and her application was approved on 11th March 2012.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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 12th March 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 make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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 — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the person concerned was assessed by a Medical Assessor of the Social Welfare Services who was of the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for Disability Allowance. He appealed this decision and in that context he was assessed by another Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for Disability...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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 30 November 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 have been received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 May 2012)

Joan Burton: Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). Ordinary employees who have access to the full range of social insurance benefits pay Class A PRSI at the rate of 4%. In addition, their employers make a PRSI...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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 — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 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 3 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 have...