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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (5 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The Live Register, which captures those registering for unemployment benefits (including those working part-time and in casual work who draw partial unemployment payments), is an administrative record. It is not the official measure of unemployment, but can give indicative trends. The official measure of unemployment is sourced from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS). Measures...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (5 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The State pension contributory is a very valuable benefit and is the bedrock of the Irish pension system. Therefore, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. To ensure that the individual can maximise their entitlement to a State pension, all contributions paid or credited over their working...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (5 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 27 April 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to the person’s bank nominated post office on 19 May 2016. Arrears of allowance due, less supplementary welfare allowance paid in the interim, will issue shortly. The person concerned was notified of the award on 27 April 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Funding (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: JobBridge was introduced in July 2011 in response to the sharp increase in unemployment resulting from the unprecedented collapse in the economy. Since then over 18,500 Host Organisations have provided internship opportunities to over 46,500 unemployed jobseekers. Independent research indicates that circa 60% of jobseekers who participated in JobBridge progressed into paid employment within...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The Government’s primary strategy to tackle youth unemployment is to create the environment for a strong economic recovery by promoting competitiveness and productivity. Economic recovery will underpin jobs growth and the availability of productive employment for young people. The Government recognises that as the recovery takes hold, there is a need for additional measures to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Recipients of Farm Assist by county at 31 March 2016 Carlow 63 Cavan 286 Clare 429 Cork 624 Donegal 1,309 Dublin 32 Galway 785 Kerry 572 Kildare 21 Kilkenny 95 Laois 97 Leitrim 343 Limerick 150 Longford 171 Louth 69 Mayo 1,259 Meath 54 Monaghan 372 Offaly 80 Roscommon 313 Sligo...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (4 May 2016)

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 on 2 February 2016. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: In line with section 142A of the Social Welfare Consolidation 2005, the person concerned was in receipt of an age related rate of jobseeker's allowance. The person concerned applied for the part-time job incentive scheme (PTJI) and one of the qualifying conditions is that the rate of the applicant’s jobseeker payment must be higher than the applicable rate of PTJI. The application of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Credit Union Lending (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: A Personal Micro Credit Scheme has been developed under the auspices of the Citizens Information Board and the Social Finance Foundation and supported by the Department of Social Protection. The Scheme, which is currently being piloted, provides for small scale loans by Credit Unions to borrowers who have difficulty accessing low cost credit. The loans under the scheme range from...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The Government is committed to the maintenance of the Post Office network and to the development of a Standard Bank Account by An Post. Mindful of the current and ongoing discussions on Government formation any further development of policy will be a matter for the incoming Government. The current position is that the Department has a cohort of jobseeker customers who are classified as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: A review of the decision to disallow Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was requested on 10th September 2015 and the person concerned was notified on 11th December 2015 that following an examination of the file the original decision was upheld. Subsequently, the person concerned lodged an appeal on 6th January 2016. The application together with additional information supplied with the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: Social welfare payments can be broadly divided into two main categories – contributory social insurance payments, which are based on the social insurance contributions paid by the claimant and non-contributory social assistance payments, which are subject to a means test. The social welfare supports available to returned emigrants will therefore depend on the person’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 14 January 2016. Unfortunately, the average time taken at present to decide a new application is running at 19 weeks. Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 27 January 2016. Unfortunately, the average time taken at present to decide a new application is running at 19 weeks. Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 25 April 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to the person’s nominated post office on 5 May 2016. Any arrears of allowance due will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. The Department informs me that to date there is no record of the receipt of an application for CA from the person concerned. An application form for CA has issued to the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 4 December 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 9 February 2016. Unfortunately, the average time taken at present to decide a new application is running at 19 weeks. Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. Where a person can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence, they can engage in employment,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (4 May 2016)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister...