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Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department but it does not have a Board. Details of current members and appointments in relation to these three bodies are available on the Department's...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 19th January 2012. 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 20th February 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named. 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Mar 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 (8 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 21st 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 were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 7th...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: A redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the person concerned was received on 28 September 2011. Redundancy lump sum claims received in July 2011 are currently being processed.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: Under Regulation (EC) 883/2004 the last country of employment is the Competent State for the payment of jobseeker's benefit. A person who was last employed in the United Kingdom should make their claim in that country.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for one-parent family payment from the person concerned was disallowed on 1 February 2012 as she did not make herself available for interview by an inspector and she failed to show that her means from employment did not exceed the statutory limit for the scheme. She appealed the decision on 1 March 2012 and supplied additional documentation in support of her appeal. Her file...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: An application for supplementary welfare allowance by the person concerned in 2010 was disallowed as it was determined that he did not satisfy the habitual residence condition. The decision was upheld on appeal by the social welfare appeals office. There is no current application for supplementary welfare allowance from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance. The medical evidence supplied with her claim was referred to one of the department's medical assessors who was of the opinion, based on the information supplied, that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and also decided the evidence available did not substantiate that the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of a State pension (contributory) at the maximum personal rate of €230.30 per week. He recently applied for, and has been awarded an increase for a qualified child (IQC) of €29.80 per week, in respect of his dependant grandchild. Arrears of IQC, amounting to €715.20, have been paid. As an alternative to the IQC increase on his State pension, the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned failed to provide the Department with key information relating to his previous employment. The client has been notified of the information required in order for a reassessment of his claim to be carried out.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together. 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...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeachas a dhéanamh leis an Seanadóir as bheith sa suíochán sin. Is mór an onóir dom a bheith ag caint anseo inniu ar an chéad lá don Seanadóir a bheith ann. I welcome the comments made by Senators Moloney and Moran in respect of this important issue. In the first instance I wish to state that I understand the concerns that parents and guardians have been...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: It is very important that parents understand and that they are communicated with as early as possible about conditionality, reviews and so on. This will hopefully address the concerns of parents and guardians regarding the timeframe allowed and will provide them with additional time to gather supporting documentation or medical reports they may wish to submit in advance of the review date....

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: In regard to the suggestion by some of the advocacy groups that children with autism have a lower rate of success than children with other disabilities, this is not the case. I am aware there may be such a perception among some of the advocacy groups that children with mild intellectual disabilities are unfairly assessed in the domiciliary allowance care process and that they are more likely...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: We must move to a model in this country which emphasises the delivery of services because that is where the gap is, as so many parents require specialist services which is what they have difficulty in accessing.

Seanad: Planning Issues (8 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: We are all behaving because the Senator is Acting Chairman. I thank Senator Byrne for giving me with the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the recent decision of An Bord Pleanála on the proposal to bypass Slane village. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, who regrets that he is unable to attend. He asked me to...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to questions numbers 99, 89 & 102 on 1st December 2011. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: The issue of reforming the current arrangements associated with sick pay is being considered in the context of the need to reform the social welfare system to bring it into line with practices in other countries in this area; the need to address the deficit in the social insurance fund; the need to control welfare spending in line with the commitments this country has entered into with the...