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Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works has responsibility for the acquisition and maintenance of all office accommodation for my Department. At present, the Department administers social welfare services from Local Offices in Mullingar and Athlone, both of which are leased by the Office of Public Works. In addition, the Health Service Executive makes a number of premises available to my Department to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded disability allowance from 12 August 2009. He was entitled to arrears for the period 12 August 2009 to 6 September 2011. However his spouse was in receipt of a Qualified Adult payment for him as part of her social welfare payment, for the same period. Therefore his entitlement to arrears is the net amount calculated as the difference between the amount due as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 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 14th September 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services 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 (2 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 the week commencing 6 December 2011. The person concerned will be notified of the arrangements. It is open to the person concerned to apply for supplementary welfare allowance while his appeal is pending. The Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: As I have previously advised the Deputy, my Department has an extensive legal structure to support the sharing of data for the purpose of controlling the entitlement and payment of benefits. The legislative provisions which allow for the specific sharing of data are contained in section 261 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005. This legislation is in compliance with the Data...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. This Department received an application for invalidity pension for the person concerned. The medical evidence provided was examined by a medical assessor who found that the person concerned is not eligible for invalidity pension as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 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 18 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 03 August...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 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 18 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 03 August...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The social security rights of people moving around the EU are governed by EU Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009. These Regulations, which have been in existence in one form or another since 1959, are designed to co-ordinate the social security systems of the various Member States so that people and their families are not disadvantaged when they move within the EU. A key principle of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The social security rights of people moving around the EU are governed by EU Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009. These Regulations, which have been in existence in one form or another since 1959, are designed to co-ordinate the social security systems of the various Member States so that people and their families are not disadvantaged when they move within the EU. A key principle of the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned did not receive his redundancy lump sum cheque which was dispatched to him. A replacement cheque will be re-issued as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 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 rent supplement claim of the person concerned is currently under review. Documentation was requested on 12th September 2011 and a reminder letter has issued to the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on being made redundant. In this case no claim appears to have been submitted for the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 27th October 2011 and 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 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. There is no record of a rent supplement application in respect of the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to apply for rent supplement she should complete an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person in question. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of his claim a decision will be made and the person concerned 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: There are two main initiatives currently being pursued by the Department to transfer long term rent supplement recipients into housing solutions supported by local authorities. The two initiatives are the Rental Accommodation Scheme and the new Housing Policy Initiative launched in June of this year. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), which was introduced in 2004, gives local authorities...

Order of Business (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Yes.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal by the person concerned were registered in that office on 23 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 20...