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

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement on the grounds that she had overstated her income when obtaining the mortgage and that she would not have been able to maintain the repayments. The HSE has further advised that the person concerned has submitted an appeal against this decision and it is currently awaiting decision.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. Under the legislative provisions governing rent supplement, the Department's relationship is with the tenant; the tenant makes the...

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

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been in receipt of mortgage interest supplement since 2007. The HSE has further advised that her entitlement to mortgage interest supplement will be reviewed when her appeal against a decision to refuse carer's allowance is decided.

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

Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June until the end of September each year. The administrative arrangements for the 2011 BSCFA scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of BSCFA entitlements were fully automated with no application form required from customers. 127,000 households in...

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

Joan Burton: There are no special arrangements in place with regard to eligibility for social welfare benefits for persons coming to Ireland from countries which are outside the EEA. Such persons will have their eligibility for benefits assessed under our domestic legislation. A decision to award or reject any claim for benefits depends on the circumstances of the individual concerned and the qualifying...

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named person on 9 August 2011. 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. The average time to award a claim for carer's allowance is currently 17 weeks. Entitlement to carer's...

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

Joan Burton: The information requested is not readily available and given the pressure of work in my Department and the volume of staff involved, it would not be possible to give the information requested for each individual member of staff. The following table provides a breakdown of the number of staff in each grade from Higher Executive Officer to Secretary General. The pay scale appropriate to each...

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

Joan Burton: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, the Community Welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE) may make a single payment to meet an exceptional need to people on social welfare or HSE payments. These payments are known as Exceptional Needs Payments (ENPs) and may be made towards communion and confirmation costs and other religious ceremonies. These specific...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 295 to 297, inclusive, together. I will arrange to have the information requested compiled and made available to the Deputy shortly.

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

Joan Burton: In order to satisfy the medical conditions for receipt of disability allowance a person must be suffering from an injury, disease, congenital deformity or physical or mental illness or defect which has continued or may reasonably be expected to continue for a period of at least a year and as a result of the condition the person is substantially restricted in undertaking work which would...

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 3,128 refer to disability 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...

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

Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June until the end of September each year. Those customers who did not receive an automated payment are required to complete and return an application form to the Department. In all cases a letter will issue to applicants informing them of the decision and, where payment has been awarded, when...

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 28 March 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 19...

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

Joan Burton: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. The average waiting time for new family income supplement (FIS) claims at the end of August is 18 weeks. The waiting time for renewal FIS claims is currently between 4-5 weeks. The volume...

Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: On September 8th 2011 a draft Statement of Strategy was submitted to me as required under the 1997 Public Service Management Act. The Statement of Strategy is currently being finalised and will be published in accordance with the provisions of that Act.

Written Answers — Civil Registration Act: Civil Registration Act (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: A general review of the provisions of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 is on-going and is expected to be completed later this year. Usually, when an Irish citizen dies abroad, the death is registered by the civil authorities of the place where the death occurred, and a certified copy of the death registration is obtainable. This certificate, translated if necessary, is normally sufficient...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the mortgage interest supplement entitlement of the person concerned is under review. The HSE will inform the person concerned of its decision in due course.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the eligibility criteria for Community Employment, a qualified adult dependant of an eligible person who is currently in receipt of either Jobseeker's Assistance, or Jobseeker's Benefit, for 12 months or more, may avail of the spousal swap option. This involves the person exchanging his or her placement opportunity on the scheme with his or her adult qualified dependant....

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (22 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: As of Friday 16 September, a total of 2,471 internship opportunities with host organisations were approved and were available on the JobBridge website to be filled. In addition, to date 1,276 interns have commenced an internship under the JobBridge scheme. Of these, 583 individuals have converted their Work Placement Programme placement into a JobBridge internship. The Department of Social...