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Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 to 91, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 25th February 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 18th April 2011 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. She was informed by the Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: Applications for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme (BSCFA) are made between the beginning of June and the end of September each year. In general, a person may qualify for payment of BSCFA if he or she is in receipt of a social welfare payment, is participating in an approved employment scheme or attending a recognised education or training course, and has household...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, allowed the appeal of the person concerned from 27 October 2011. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: As previously stated the purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people 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...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: 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. Since 2005, rent supplement expenditure has increased...

Written Answers — Sochair Leasa Shóisialta: Sochair Leasa Shóisialta (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: Rinne an duine i dtrácht iarratas ar liúntas míchumais ar 29 Meitheamh 2010. Ón fhianaise liachta a soláthraíodh leis an éileamh, atreoraíodh í go dtí duine de lia-mheasúnóirí na Roinne. Tar éis an fhianaise sin a léamh, mheas an lia-mheasúnóir nár cháiligh an t-iarratasóir don liúntas míchumais ar chúiseanna liachta. Ghlac an t-oifigeach breithiúnachta leis an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, allowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer's decision on 10 March 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 19th October 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 5 January 2012 advising of the decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds, the applicant may submit additional...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Mar 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 she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 2 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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: My Department is not involved in the leasing or renting of property. The Office of Public Works has responsibility for the acquisition and maintenance of office accommodation for my Department. Matters of leasing and individual rents are managed by that Office.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment to the parent/guardian of a child with a disability so severe that the child requires care and attention and/or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. This care and attention must be provided to allow the child to deal with the activities of daily living. The child must be likely to require this level of...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rural social scheme (RSS) is to provide income support for farmers and fisherpersons who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. Persons are engaged for 191⁄2 hours per week to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. Overall...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: Payments made by the Department of Social Protection are funded by social insurance contributions and by the Exchequer. One of the core principles of social insurance is that, in return for the insurance contribution, payments will be made to the insured worker in the event of prescribed contingencies arising, such as unemployment, disability or old age. It is not my policy to means test...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I am very conscious of the need to provide efficient and effective customer facing services at a local level for clients of the Department in Wexford and every other part of the country. However, as the Deputy will be aware, there is currently a moratorium on recruitment across the civil and public service. Where vacancies arise, I assure the Deputy that the Department is expending every...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme was launched on 1st July 2011. The Scheme has made very significant progress to-date. Currently, in excess of 5,100 internship placements have commenced. The number of internship placements that have commenced in Limerick City is 136. The number of internship placements that have commenced in Limerick County is 101.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement on 28th February 2012 as the first mortgage was not obtained to purchase, build or repair the main residence and the second mortgage was obtained for repairs to both residence and commercial property owned at that time. A breakdown of costs and receipts for same have not been provided. No appeal has been received by the Department.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The requirement to be habitually resident in Ireland was introduced as a qualifying condition for certain social assistance schemes and child benefit with effect from 1 May 2004. The effect of the condition is that a person whose habitual residence is elsewhere would not normally be entitled to social welfare assistance or child benefit payments on arrival in Ireland. Each case received for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned had their rent supplement suspended due to an issue with their primary payment. As this issue has now been resolved, the suspension has been lifted on the rent supplement claim and the Department has paid all outstanding arrears.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 1st December 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 23rd...