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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: An application was received from the person concerned on 15 April 2011. All the necessary investigations relating to her claim have been made and a decision will be completed shortly. The person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Part 3 of the Social Welfare and Pension Act 2010 provides for the full transfer of the employment services and community services programmes of FÁS to the Minister for Social Protection and for the integration of FÁS staff managing these programmes into the Department of Social Protection. That process of integration is currently underway. SOLAS has been announced by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that there is no record of an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned. The HSE has posted an application form for mortgage interest supplement to the person concerned. The person concerned should complete and return the application form to the community welfare officer at their local health centre. The HSE...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 11 July 2011. His claim is being referred to one of the Department's medical assessors for an opinion as to his medical suitability for disability allowance. When the deciding officer receives the medical assessor's opinion, and taking account of the deciding officer's assessment of his means, the person's entitlement to disability...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Government has provided various types of support to people affected by the November 2009 flooding. Humanitarian Aid payments were made, both in the immediate aftermath of the flooding and subsequently to enable eligible households to resume living at their home. Flood relief works were also undertaken in some of the affected areas and other works are at an advanced state of preparation....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16th August 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 — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals on the Live Register. The scheme is limited to individuals who are currently on the Live Register and have been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance/Benefit or are signing on for credits for at least 3 of the last 6 months. The overall objective of labour market policy is to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the number of appeals waiting to be processed at present is 17,992 (a reduction of some 2,809 (since September 2010), of which 1,578 refer to carer's allowance. These figures must be seen against a background where there has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Health Service Executive (HSE) may make a single payment to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. Those who qualify are normally in receipt of a social welfare or HSE payment. The principal consideration in making a single payment...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Part 3 of the Social Welfare and Pension Act 2010 provides for the full transfer of the employment services and community services programmes of FÁS to the Minister for Social Protection and for the integration of FÁS staff managing these programmes into the Department of Social Protection. That process of integration is currently underway. SOLAS has been announced by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The primary aim of community employment is to facilitate re-entry to the active workforce. This is achieved by breaking the cycle of unemployment, opening up training and educational opportunities, providing work experience and work routines and utilising the skills sets. Operationally, community employment has two options with different eligibility rules and conditions. The part-time...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 272 together. Responsibility for the day to day administration of community employment is a matter for FÁS as part of its responsibilities under the Labour Services Act 1987 as amended by Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. As Minister, I do not have a role in respect of any administrative matter relating to community...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection supports operates a range of employment support measures designed to encourage and support social welfare recipients of working age to reduce their dependency on welfare payments. Supports available include the back to education programmes and back to work schemes. In addition, a fully integrated nationwide range of services and supports is available to...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: As of Friday 23rd September a total of 2,346 internship opportunities with host organisations were approved and were available on the JobBridge website to be filled. In addition, to date 1,430 interns have commenced an internship under the JobBridge scheme. Of these, 599 individuals have converted their Work Placement Programme placement into a JobBridge internship. In relation to the cost...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 to 277, inclusive, together. The back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to remove the barriers to participation in second and third level education by enabling eligible people on social welfare to continue to receive a payment while pursuing an approved full-time education course that leads to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for carer's allowance was received from the above named in respect of a second care recipient on 12 May 2011. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspects of his claim a decision will be made as soon as possible. The person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome in due course.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12th January 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 30th...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned ceased as his primary social welfare payment was closed and the person concerned did not inform the HSE of any change in his circumstances. The HSE further advised that they have requested documentation verifying his change of circumstances and that a decision will be made on reinstating...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 15 July 2011. His claim is being referred to one of the Department's medical assessors for an opinion as to his medical suitability for disability allowance. When the deciding officer receives the medical assessor's opinion, and taking account of the deciding officer's assessment of his means, the person's entitlement to disability...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 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. An invalidity pension claim in respect of the person concerned has been disallowed on the grounds that he is not considered to be permanently incapable of work. He was notified of this decision on 23rd September 2011.