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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The free travel scheme is available to people aged 66 years or over, those in receipt of carer's allowance and carers of people in receipt of constant attendance or prescribed relative's allowance, regardless of their age. It is also available to people under age 66 who are in receipt of certain disability type welfare payments, such as disability allowance, invalidity pension and blind...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Jul 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 (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: In the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Government provided various types of financial support to families in the aftermath of the November 2009 floods. Assistance was provided towards: · immediate needs such as clothing, food, bedding and emergency accommodation. · essential household items such as carpets, flooring, furniture and white goods, · essential repairs and · meeting individual's ongoing accommodation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: In the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned claimed one parent family payment from 27 July 2006. Following a review, her claim was disallowed by a deciding officer from 2 June 2011 on the grounds that she failed to submit documents requested by an inspector and that she is co-habiting with her partner. She was informed of her right to appeal this decision but no appeal has been received to date.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Details of the insurance record for the person concerned were forwarded to the UK authorities on 26 November 2010.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Services division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised that the person concerned is currently in receipt of a weekly basic supplementary welfare allowance payment while her entitlement to a disability allowance payment is determined. Her claim for disability...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: My Department incurred a total expenditure of €1.1bn during 2010 in respect of the One-Parent Family Payment scheme in 2010. The total number of persons in receipt of this payment in 2010 was 92,326 of which there were 2,156 male and 90,170 female recipients. Further information on this scheme, and on all of my Department's schemes, is available in the Department's Annual Statistics...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department does not have staff working exclusively on monitoring EU policy developments. This function is undertaken by the EU/International Section of the Department which is responsible for ensuring that Ireland meets all its international obligations in the social welfare area. This includes monitoring EU developments, as well as taking part in a number of EU-level groups/committees...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Neither I nor my Department has any function in relation to individual cases. The HSE has advised that the payments under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme have been withdrawn from the person in question as she is not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing & footwear allowance scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements were fully automated with no application form required from customers. As the person in question was not one of the customers who received an automated...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for carer's allowance from the person concerned was received on 22 March 2011. The medical evidence submitted with her application form was forwarded to the chief medical assessor for consideration and the care recipient has been passed as needing full-time care and attention. On completion of the necessary investigations on the remaining aspects of her case a decision will...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements are fully automated with no application form required from customers. As the person in question was not one of the customers who received an automated...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements are fully automated with no application form required from customers. As the person in question was not one of the customers who received an automated...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: Payment of invalidity pension to the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 14 June 2011 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 260 together. An application for carer's allowance from the person concerned was received on the 11 March 2011. The medical evidence submitted with her application form was forwarded to the chief medical assessor for consideration. The medical assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12 May 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 7 July 2011...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29 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 9 May 2011...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16 December 2010. 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 18...