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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently completed the fifth review of the Programme of Financial Support for Ireland. In this review, the IMF outlined that the Government has continued the strong implementation of the programme despite deteriorating external conditions, meeting 2011 fiscal targets with a margin and advancing structural reforms to support growth and job creation. The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. The information will be collated and forwarded to the Deputy when it becomes available. I understand from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that the Office of the Attorney General has advised that people working for the State are entitled to be indemnified for such work. The indemnification would cover any...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Details of payments made by the Department since March 2011 in respect of expenses claimed by me are set out in the following table. Month Amount (â¬) March 2011 469 April 2011 411 May 2011 3,252 June 2011 417 July 2011 1,017 August 2011 0 September 2011 258 October 2011 59 November 2011 134 December 2011 0 January 2012 0 February 2012 116 to date March 2012 132 Total: 6,265...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27th February 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 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 Offices: Social Welfare Offices (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its clients and continuously strives to achieve the highest standard of customer service possible. In order to adapt to the large increase in the volume of claims in recent years, the Department has embarked on a major programme of process redesign and modernisation including the deployment of new computer systems....
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: A financial review of Community Employment schemes is ongoing following the announced changes in Budget 2012. All schemes have been communicated with and met by an officer of my Department. Returns from these meetings are now being examined on a regional basis in terms of the funding requirements and what savings can be achieved within the limits set down by the Department. These outcomes...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 31st 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 17th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Applications for disability allowance are assessed on a case to case basis by one of the Department's medical assessors who are all fully qualified medical practitioners and who have training /experience in human disability evaluation. The medical assessor's opinion is based on information provided by the person's treating physician in the medical section of the application form. This...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: Community Employment participants may be eligible, but not entitled, to extensions in their participation under the following criteria. Part-time Integration Option Participation on the Part-time Integration Option is for 1 year. In certain limited circumstances a second year may be available, subject to the approval of the Department and the availability of places and budget. Part-time Job...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded rent supplement on the 15th of March 2012. The claim was delayed due to a lack of information provided by the client.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Partial Capacity Benefit scheme provides an opportunity for people with disabilities, and assessed to have an employment capacity which is restricted when compared to the norm, to avail of employment opportunities while continuing to receive an income support payment. Participation in the scheme is voluntary and the scheme is designed in particular to respond to the needs of people who...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th 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. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 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 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 13th...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29th 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 for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of this case took place on 12th March 2012 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal for the person concerned hasn't been registered. However, because of the large number of appeals currently being lodged, there is a delay of some three weeks in registering appeals and appeals received in this timeframe may not yet have been registered. The Chief Appeals Officer has assured me that all appropriate measures...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, in organizations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors. The scheme is limited to individuals who are currently on the Live Register and have been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance/Benefit or are signing on for credits for at least 3 of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (27 Mar 2012)
Joan Burton: My Department processes in excess of 2 million applications each year and makes payments to some 1.4 million people each week. I want to emphasise again that the vast majority of people are receiving the entitlement due to them. I therefore agree with the Deputy that issues in relation to fraud and abuse should always be reported in a fair and balanced way. However as Minister, I am very...