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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the average waiting time for a domiciliary care appeal dealt with by way of a summary decision in 2010 was 26.8 weeks, while the average time to process an oral hearing was 49.1 weeks. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation. These include all activities during this...

Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: During 2008, an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, undertook work, to develop a National Carers' Strategy. The Departments of Finance, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Health and Children, and Social and Family Affairs, as well as the Health Services Executive (HSE) and FÁS were represented on the group. The group met on six occasions during 2008 and the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: This company has a contract with the community services programme to provide security related services on Dublin's Northside. The company has sought additional operational support from the programme to maintain its current operations. The matter is being considered by the Department in addition to a number of similar requests from service providers supported by the programme. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that there is no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for rent supplement she should contact the Community Welfare Service.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Finance announced a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 persons who have been on the Live Register for over a year in his Budget statements to the Dáil on the 7th December 2010. This initiative, to be known as Tús, was launched by my predecessor on the 21st December 2010. The aims of Tús are to provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2 February 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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 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. The scheme is intended as a temporary income support payment and is not designed to be a medium to long term housing support or a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 and 209 together. In order to qualify for rent supplement a person must have been residing in private rented accommodation or accommodation for homeless persons or an institution (or any combination of these) for a period of 183 days within the preceding 12 months of the date of claim for rent supplement. A person may also qualify for rent supplement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement as she failed to provide sufficient information to establish her entitlement to a payment.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 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. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The Internship Development Programme aims to provide those who are at least three months unemployed with a 12 month work placement in a host organisation in the private or community and voluntary sectors, while simultaneously offering them the opportunity to avail of education/training that is accredited/aligned to the National Framework of Qualifications. This programme aims to enable the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. The Social Welfare Tribunal and the Pensions Ombudsman do not operate independent payroll systems. All payments are processed by the Accounts Branch of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: People in full-time education are normally excluded from receipt of rent supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. However, people participating in approved courses under the back-to-education allowance scheme receive a standard weekly rate of payment equivalent to the maximum rate of their previous social welfare payment and may retain any secondary benefits, such as rent...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the claim in respect of the person concerned has been authorized and a payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (31 Mar 2011)

Joan Burton: The Gender Recognition Advisory Group was established in 2010 with the following terms of reference: To advise the Minister for Social Protection on the legislation required to provide for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexuals. In particular, to propose heads of a bill to provide for: The establishment of a process for legal recognition of the acquired gender of persons...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Mar 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)

Joan Burton: A claim for illness benefit from the person concerned was registered on 16 March 2011. The records of the Department show that he has no social insurance contributions paid or credited since 2001. He indicated on his illness benefit application form that he has been self-employed since 2002. Any PRSI contributions payable for this period would be class S contributions which are not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)

Joan Burton: A decision has been made in this case. The person has been awarded illness benefit for the period 28 February 2011 to 18 March 2011 and payment is being issued by electronic fund transfer to her account with a due date of 31 March 2011. Further payments of illness benefit may issue on receipt of medical evidence of incapacity for work in the period since 18 March 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Mar 2011)

Joan Burton: One of the qualifying conditions for illness benefit is that a person must have at least 104 reckonable social insurance contributions paid since the date of entry into insurable employment. The records of the Department indicate that the person concerned has a total of 78 contributions paid to the end of the 2009 contribution year. Based on that record, he does not qualify for payment of...