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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 1st 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 for...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme is a key part of the Government's Jobs Initiative. It will provide up to 5,000 unemployed people with an internship opportunity ranging from 6 to 9 months in an organisation in the private, public or community and voluntary sectors. During this time, participants will receive an allowance, which will consist of a €50 per week top up on their existing social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: There are a number of statutory conditions that must be met by a person to qualify for a lone parent family payment and, accordingly, claims can involve significant processing. He or she must be habitually resident in the State, have the main care and charge of at least one child, must not be cohabiting and must satisfy a means test. It may also be necessary to establish that efforts have...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 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 Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 February 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 24 March...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The application for Carers Allowance by the person concerned was disallowed by the Deciding Officer on the grounds that the care recipient was not so incapacitated as to require full time care and attention. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2 November 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused a mortgage interest supplement on the grounds that in the opinion of the HSE the claimant was not in a position to meet the loan repayments when the loan agreement was entered into.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it received a rent supplement application from the person concerned on 11th May 2011. The HSE has further advised that it will be in a position to make a decision in relation to his entitlement once all of the documentation requested has been provided.E

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for one parent family payment on 31 March 2011. His application is being processed. He will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The answer remains as previously advised to the Deputy in response to Question No. 251 of 17 May 2011. The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement on the grounds that his rent was in excess of the prescribed rent limit for a single person. The person concerned also failed to provide the HSE with supporting documentation in relation to his...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement on 3 May 2011 as she was engaged in full-time employment. It is open to the person concerned to re-apply for a rent supplement if her circumstances have changed.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised me that rent supplement of €652 per month has been awarded to the person concerned. The HSE has further advised that it will review the rent supplement entitlement in this case and inform the person concerned of its decision in due course.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The then Minister for Finance announced the introduction of a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 people in his Budget Statement to Dáil Éireann on 7 December 2010. The initiative, known as Tús, was launched on 21 December 2010. Work on developing the necessary implementation structures, including running trials, has been under way since then. The aim of Tús is to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income 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. The Government decided in 1997 to approve the redevelopment of Ballymun and a regeneration programme commenced in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 76 together. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme 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. The primary purpose of the scheme is to provide short-term assistance,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Government supports and encourages people to make provision for an adequate income in retirement. It does this through the provision of a State pension (contributory) which is currently 33% approx. of the gross average industrial earnings and through generous tax relief on supplementary pension savings. It is important that an individual's pension savings is invested wisely and that...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The farm assist scheme is a means-tested payment broadly similar to the jobseeker's allowance scheme. It features a different means test, which takes account of the specific nature of farming. Unlike jobseeker's allowance (JA), farmers claiming this payment do not need to be available for work outside of the farm in order to qualify. Fish assist is not a separate scheme. It comes under JA...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Eligibility for domiciliary care allowance is not based primarily on the medical or psychological condition, but on the resulting lack of function of body or mind necessitating the degree of extra care and attention required. Each application is assessed on an individual basis taking account of the evidence submitted. The Department uses a set of consistent and objective guidelines in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a revised decision favourable to the person concerned has been made by Department who will, in due course, be in contact with her regarding this decision. 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 May 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...