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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Mar 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 January 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 21...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 October 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 28...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 11th February 2011. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for their medical opinion on the case. Upon receipt of this opinion a decision will issue to the customer.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: All applicants for a means tested social welfare payment must satisfy a habitual residence condition test. My department does not hold statistics for the number of returning Irish citizens who have applied for a means tested payment and therefore undergone a habitual residence condition test. I have attached a table which shows the number of Irish Nationals disallowed on the grounds of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Offices: Social Welfare Offices (29 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: There are no plans at this stage to close the social welfare local office in Thomas Street or to build a new social welfare office in the area.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Offices: Social Welfare Offices (29 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: There are no plans at this stage to close the social welfare office at Bishops Square, Dublin 8. The integration of the Community Welfare Service from the HSE and the transfer of the work placement and community programme services from FÃS will provide an opportunity to develop and deliver a more integrated service for our customers throughout the country, including the Dublin south central...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 09 November 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 16...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: 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 where an assessment of housing need has been carried out...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of a child dependent allowance with effect from 2 March 2011. Inquiries are continuing regarding the entitlement of the person concerned to an arrears payment in respect of this child. On completion of these inquiries a decision will be made on the entitlement and the person concerned will be advised of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: Payment of jobseeker's allowance is subject to a means test. Following a review of the allowance the person concerned was assessed with the capital value of farmland which she owns but is not using or leasing. As her means were in excess of the statutory limits for receipt of the allowance, her claim was refused with effect from 12 August 2009. While a formal decision issued to her advising...
- Social Welfare Appeals (24 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I am aware Deputy Durkan personally attended the appeal in this case. The matter arises from the review of a jobseeker's allowance claim in July 2009. The claimant was assessed with the capital value of farmland which she owns in Donegal and which she is neither using personally nor leasing to anybody else. She was assessed with weekly means of â¬570 based on the capital value of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 to 60, inclusive, together. The following table gives details of the number of people who were disallowed a social welfare payment during the year 2010 because they did not satisfy the habitual residence condition. Due to industrial action which took place during the first half of 2010 , figures in respect of 2010 are incomplete. HRC information in...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the statistics requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of appeals received by that Office against refusals to provide a payment on the basis of the habitual residence condition are not maintained. However, in 2009, 1,383 decisions were by made by Appeals Officers in relation to the Habitual Residence Condition of which 328 were...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement was suspended in this case in the course of a routine review. The person concerned should contact the community welfare officer at her local health centre in order to discuss her continued entitlement to rent supplement.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (23 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: As Minister for Social Protection I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases in regard to the operation of the Community Employment programme. The administration of individual cases under Community Employment is a day-to-day matter for FÃS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act 1987 as amended by Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned is currently under review. The Executive further advised that the person concerned was requested to provide further information in relation to her employment on 28 January 2011 and that this has not been provided to date. A decision will be made on her future entitlement to rent supplement when...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement on the 24 January 2011 as her income was deemed sufficient to meet her household needs.
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I wish to advise the...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: On 1 January 2011, the Department of Social Protection assumed responsibility from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation for administering the redundancy payments scheme. The position in relation to this matter is that the company in question sought a redundancy rebate in respect of an employee of the company. This request was received in April 2009. Following failure by the...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Mar 2011)
Joan Burton: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that a...