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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The entitlement of the person concerned is being examined and the Department will update the deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Tús, the community work placement initiative introduced during 2011, will provide up to 5,000 short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year when fully operational. This initiative is being delivered through the network of local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta. Of the 5,000 placements initially planned for Tús, Clare Local...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 539 and 540 together. The information requested in respect of carer's allowance applications is contained in the table. COST Year €000 Numbers in payment 2009 502,469 48,223 2010 501,789 50,577 2011 503,738 (prov outturn) 51,666 In 2011, there were almost 52,000 persons in receipt of carer's allowance from...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The above information is not available. Once the carer is no longer providing full-time care the payment is withdrawn. There is no breakdown available in respect of the specific reason(s) for these withdrawn claims.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Details of the amendments to sections 99 to 107 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 are set out in the table. The Deputy may wish to note that the Legislation Directory, which is available on the Irish Statute Book website - www.irishstatutebook.ie, highlights all of the amendments that have been made to each Act of the Oireachtas. This Directory is updated on an ongoing basis. ...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm an application was received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: A claim under the insolvency payments scheme was submitted manually on behalf of the person concerned on 29 November 2011 in respect of arrears of wages, holiday pay and minimum notice. The Department is currently processing manually submitted claims received in July 2011. A claim for a redundancy payment was paid to the person concerned on 31 January 2012.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: A core principle of sustainable social protection systems in advanced economies is that citizens receive benefits in proportion to their contributions. Recognising that the State pension contributory is a very valuable benefit, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives thereby ensuring equity in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned provided the Department with information on the 21st of March 2012 which indicates that he has returned to full time employment. His employer has also confirmed that he is now normally working 39 hours per week. The rent supplement claim has been suspended until his circumstances change.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm an application was received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the grounds that the Department's Medical Assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 8 February 2012, he was notified of this decision and of his right of review and/or appeal to the Chief Appeal's Officer within 21 days. Additional...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. The purpose of the Insolvency Payments Scheme is to protect pay-related entitlements of employees whose employer has become legally insolvent as defined under the Insolvency Payments Acts, 1984 to 2004. Under the scheme, employees may claim, normally through a liquidator or receiver, arrears of pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement 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. Rent supplement is not payable in respect of the family home....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I understand that there is no carers allowance application in this case but that domiciliary care allowance (DCA) has been applied for. Domiciliary care allowance can be paid in respect of children under 16 years of age who have a disability so severe that it requires the child needing care and attention and/or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. This care...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: In a case where parents have joint custody of a child, the needs of both parents to have adequate accommodation to look after the child are taken into account when an application for a rent supplement is being determined. The father has been granted guardianship by the Court. However, the Court does not indicate that the State must provide additional accommodation when the children are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers. In the interests of fairness and equity applications are processed, as far as possible, in order of the date on which they were received in the Department. A major service delivery modernisation project is underway to address the large increase in the claim-load and to improve the efficiency of...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The three people concerned, while eligible for three years on community employment, were employed under the Integration Option and can therefore only complete two continuous years participation. They have recently completed two years and may be eligible for a third year after they have received a social welfare payment for a further 52 weeks.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned exhausted his entitlement to jobseeker's benefit on 19 December 2011. A deciding officer has decided that he does not re-qualify for jobseeker's benefit. He has been advised of this decision and of his right to lodge an appeal. His application for jobseeker's allowance was disallowed as his means were in excess of the statutory limit for payment of the allowance. He...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 03rd 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 on 16th ...