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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 4 July 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 4 October...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

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 on 10 November 2011. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an appeal was registered on 17 September 2011, and in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Appeals Office has contacted the applicant and asked him to set out the complete grounds of his appeal. On receipt of his response, the relevant departmental papers will be requested from the Department and the appeal will then be...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disablement benefit, under the occupational injuries scheme, on 10 October 2011 in respect of an accident that occurred on Saturday, 27 November 2010. The application has been refused as the person concerned was not working on the day of the accident. Therefore, the accident cannot be considered an occupational accident and, consequently, is not covered...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

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. The person concerned has been notified of the 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded half rate carer's allowance in respect of two care recipients with effect from 21 April 2011. The first payment reached her bank account on 13 October 2011. Arrears due for the intervening period, which includes her entitlement to two respite care grants, issued to her home address by cheque on 3 November 2011. Question No. 260 answered with Question No....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received for the person in question on the 5th August 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 the 18th October 2011 refusing DCA and informing the applicant of her right to appeal the decision. To date no...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspect of her claim a decision will be made and the person in question will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the entitlement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

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 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 275 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a revised decision favourable to the person concerned has been made by Department. The person concerned has been contacted regarding this decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

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 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 270 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of a fuel allowance at the weekly rate of €20.00. His application for an exceptional needs payment to cover the cost of fuel was refused on the basis that there was no exceptional need established in his case. He has been advised of his right to request a review of this decision and was given a form for this purpose.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there are five appeals pending for the person concerned and the appeals were registered in that office as follows, supplementary welfare allowance 06 September 2010, child benefit 07 December 2010, domiciliary care allowance 26 January 2011, disability allowance 02 February 2011 and carers allowance 28 September 2011. The appeals were...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register, in organisations in the private, public and community and voluntary sectors. Internships are available across all sectors of the economy, including the education sector where individuals can avail of teaching internships. However, in order to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

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 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: In assessing means for social assistance purposes, account is taken of any cash income the person may have, together with the value of capital and property (except the family home). Capital may include the following: - Stocks and shares of every description, which are assessed according to their current market value. - Savings certificates / bonds / national instalment savings, which are...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The elimination of poverty is a key objective of Government and the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016 (NAPSincl) includes a target to reduce the number of people experiencing consistent poverty to between 2 and 4 per cent by 2012, with the aim of eliminating consistent poverty by 2016. Consistent poverty is the Government's official measure of poverty. People are in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Offices: Social Welfare Offices (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Refurbishment works were undertaken at both the Coolock and the Kilbarrack Local Offices over the past 12 months. In the Coolock local office, the public waiting area was enlarged and a new reception counter and extra customer service points were installed to cater for the increased numbers attending the office. An additional interview room was also constructed. Refurbishment works...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. The person concerned has a claim for rent supplement that is currently temporarily suspended. His Family Income Supplement payment has recently been reassessed and...