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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that he did not satisfy the statutory means test. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was registered in that office on 01stSeptember 2015 and in accordance with statutory requirements the relevant papers and comments were sought from...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a physical or mental disability. Child Benefit is currently paid to around 620,000 families in respect of some 1.19 million children,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a universal monthly payment made to the parents/guardians of children that assists families with the cost associated with raising children. Currently, child benefit is paid to around 620,000 families in respect of some 1.19 million children with an estimated expenditure in the order of over €2 billion in 2016. The needs of the children are the priority consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Occupational Injuries Benefit Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim to injury benefit (OIB) on 2ndMarch 2016. The relevant application form (MC1) was not completed by the employer and it was, therefore, necessary to issue another form (OB4) to the employer to confirm details of the accident. This form issued on 31stMarch 2016 and a decision cannot be made on the OIB claim until the form is returned. In the meantime the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The issue of maintenance payments is first and foremost a private matter for the persons concerned, and if they cannot resolve the problem, for the Courts through family law provisions. The liability to maintain family provisions, contained in social welfare legislation, are separate to family law legislation. In every case where a one parent family payment is awarded, the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Qualified Child Increase Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: It is a common feature across short-term income support schemes, such as illness benefit, that a person can only qualify for an increase in respect of a child aged between 18 and 22 years of age, resident in the family home and in full-time education, if the person has been in receipt of the payment for 156 days, or if they have an accumulation of at least 156 days of relevant social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The eligibility criteria for the Water Conservation Grant are set out in the Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015. Under regulation 5(1) a person who registers with Irish Water, as required under section 5(2)(a) of the Water Services Act 2014, on or before 30 June 2015 shall be eligible to receive the grant in 2015 if they were normally resident at the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned, subsequent to the production of the requested supporting documentation, has had their application for jobseekers allowance awarded with effect from the 22nd of December 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: There is no record of an application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question. If they wish to make an application, the person concerned should fully complete and submit an application form (DA1) so that his eligibility may be determined. If the person in question has submitted an application for DA in the last few days, there is no need to reapply and the Department will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 12 November 2015. After notifying the Department of a change in her circumstances, the application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 22 March 2016 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person in question appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) a decision by a deciding officer to disallow her application for disability allowance (DA). Following due consideration, the appeal of the person in question was disallowed by an appeals officer (AO) on 22 December 2015. She was notified of this decision in writing by the SWAO on the same date. An...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) is a social welfare scheme which allows a person return to employment if they have a reduced capacity for work, and to continue to receive a payment from my department. A person who applies for PCB will, in the first instance, be assessed by a Medical Assessor who assesses the degree of partial capacity. Following a medical assessment the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 and 29 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the current average processing time for carer’s allowance appeals determined following an oral hearing is 22.7 weeks and 18.9 weeks for carer’s allowance appeals determined summarily. The corresponding appeal processing times in 2015 were 25.9 weeks and 20.6 weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 11 September 2015. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 11 January 2016 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. The SWI is due to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: An application for family income supplement (FIS) was made by the person concerned, but was disallowed on the grounds that the net weekly assessable earnings exceeded the prescribed income level for the number of people in the family. Following additional information being provided by the claimant regarding additional eligible children attending full time education, the FIS file has been sent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 1 February 2016. On 31 March 2016 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on his eligibility. On receipt of this information a decision will be made and the person concerned will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP from the person concerned on 18 January 2016. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 15 March 2016. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for a Companion Free Travel Pass from the person concerned was medically assessed by a Medical Assessor on 1 April 2016. The medical opinion has been conveyed to Household Benefits Section, Sligo and the customer will be contacted shortly regarding the decision on the application.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 4 December 2015. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.