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Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme has been set up with a view to giving job seekers the opportunity to take part in a quality internship with a host organisation. A host organisation participating in JobBridge must be in a position to provide a substantial commitment to their intern and to ensure that they are provided with a quality internship. It is considered that many sole traders will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 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 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 — PPS Numbers: PPS Numbers (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The details which the Deputy has supplied are not sufficient to identify the person concerned. I have made arrangements for officers in my Department to contact the Deputy to obtain the necessary details in order to look into the matter.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the disability allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed following an assessment by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 11th May 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The respite care grant is an annual payment of €1,700 for carers who look after certain people in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions. One respite care grant per year is paid in respect of each person for whom the carer is providing full time care and attention. In order to qualify a person must,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the payment of rent supplement to the person in question has been restored and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157, 158 and 160 together. There are currently 18,564 households benefiting from the mortgage interest supplement scheme for which €77.2m has been allocated in 2011. To implement all of the recommendations of the Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt would have cost implications for the Department. Any such changes can only be dealt with in a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that, as part of a routine control procedure, payment of rent supplement to the person concerned was suspended as his primary social welfare payment was suspended. The HSE further advised that payment of rent supplement has now been restored and payment will issue to the person concerned as normal at the end of July.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 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 19 March 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 who will...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Department is establishing a new National Employment and Entitlements Service, as provided for in the Programme for Government, which will integrate employment and benefit payment services within the Department. The new integrated service will be based on a case management approach with the objective of providing a more customised and personal service to customers. In line with...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a disability allowance appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 05 April 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: My Department has no record of any such application for a PPS Number. In order to have a PPS Number allocated, it is necessary to attend at a PPS Number allocation centre with sufficient documentation to prove identity and address in Ireland. The PPS Number allocation centre in county Kildare is based at Eyre Street, Newbridge. The person should attend there with the required documentation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid jobseeker's allowance during the period 1 January 2007 to date as follows: YEAR AMOUNT PAID€ NUMBER OF WEEKS 2007 15,242.20 43 2008 164.83 1 2009 15,385.79 49 2010 20,056.40 52 To date 2011 9,682.40 26

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement is currently suspended as they are still awaiting information from the person concerned in relation to his accommodation needs.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: From the information provided in your Parliamentary Question, the person concerned may have an entitlement to disability allowance. An application form and information booklet has been issued directly to the person concerned. He should complete and return this form in the freepost envelope provided. Upon receipt in this department of the duly completed application form, his entitlement to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker's allowance with effect from 22 February 2011. His claim was closed on 28 March 2011 as he failed to submit the required identification documentation as requested in a letter to him on 2 March 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 8 September 2010. Her claim was disallowed by a deciding officer on the grounds that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. She was notified of this decision and of her right to review or appeal within 21 days on 18 April 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 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 were fully automated with no application form required from customers. According to the information available to the Department the person in question...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a jobseeker's allowance appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 16 May 2011 and will be referred to an Appeals Officer, in due course, who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis or whether to list it for oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 15th March 2011. 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 to the person concerned on 24th May 2011 advising her of the decision to refuse the allowance. In the case of an application which is refused on medical...