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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on grounds that the Department's medical assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review or appeal. Additional medical evidence was subsequently received and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. Notification of the Appeals Officers decision issued 29 June 2011. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 291 on 20 September 2011, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of her 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received for the person concerned on 23 September 2010. 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 24 November 2010 refusing DCA. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against the decision and she was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 285 on 20 September 2011, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of her 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of her 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the decision on 20 August 2011. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on grounds that the Department's medical assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On the 8th September, she was notified of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review or appeal, within 21 days to the independent social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named on 3 August 2011. On completion of the necessary investigations of all aspects of her 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 of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 22 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 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a back to school clothing and footwear allowance and a payment issued to his nominated account on the 20 September 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The persons concerned have been awarded a back to school clothing and footwear allowance and a payment issued to their nominated account on 4 October 2011.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is approaching pension age in January 2012. The Department has not received a claim for State pension (contributory) from him. A claim form has been sent to him and on receipt of the completed claim form, his entitlement to pension will be fully examined and he will be notified of the outcome without delay.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has reached pension age. The Department has not received a claim for State pension (contributory) from her. A claim form has been sent to her and on receipt of the completed claim form, her entitlement to pension will be fully examined and she will be notified of the outcome without delay. If she has been insurably employed in Spain for a period of 52 weeks or more, her...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: Following on from the transfer of the Community Welfare Service from the Health Services Executive (HSE) to the Department of Social Protection, with effect from Saturday 1st October, legislation was commenced which provides that appeals for supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) will be made to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. Up to now, the legislation provided for a 2 step process, first...