Results 25,621-25,640 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- 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 25 February 2012, he was notified of this decision and of his right of review and/or appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within 21 days.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Apart from the excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residence condition and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The company operating this service was not successful in securing a contract under the Community Services Programme for the period 2011 to end 2013. During 2010, some 320 not-for-profit service providers submitted updated business plans to enable renewal of contracts for the funding period 2011 to end 2013. A number of factors were considered during the evaluation of business plans,...
- 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 13th April 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 in due course to...
- 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 available evidence has partially allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 12th December 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social...
- 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 — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 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 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 available evidence allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 05th April 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused disability allowance on 8 December 2011 on the grounds that her weekly means exceeded the statutory limit allowable for disability allowance purposes. The person subsequently appealed this decision and the Social Welfare Appeals Office requested the deciding officer's observations on the grounds of the appeal. The deciding officer has now sent a submission to...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: A financial review of Community Employment (CE) Schemes is underway. 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 will take longer than originally envisaged to complete. This will allow more time for schemes to engage with local...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (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 March 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 on 05th ...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of her full rent supplement entitlement. Her disability allowance payment is â¬188 per week. In assessing means for rent supplement purposes any income above the supplementary welfare allowance rate of â¬186 per week is taken into account. Hence the â¬2 differential has been taken into account in this assessment and the person's entitlement has been...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. These ENP payments are a vital component of the SWA scheme and link the income support function of the scheme with the wider...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer allowance on the grounds that, based upon the medical evidence provided, the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. He was notified accordingly and of his right of review/appeal within 21 days. He subsequently appealed the decision and submitted additional medical evidence in support of...
- 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 25th 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 02nd ...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned has been awarded and a cheque payment will issue directly to the person concerned in the coming weeks.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 7 March 2012 Payment commenced on 4 April 2012 and arrears due for the period 7 March 2012 to 3 April 2012 issued to the person on 12 April 2012. The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers and works to ensure that claims are processed in the most efficient and expeditious way...
- 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 11th 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred, in due course,...
- 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 — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was registered in that office on 27th February 2012 and the person concerned was asked to submit his grounds of appeal. These were received on 10th March 2012 and in accordance with the statutory requirement of the appeals process the Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of...