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

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance (CA) was in payment to the person concerned from 15 April 2010 to 27 January 2016. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the carer must remain resident in the State and must co-operate with a Social Welfare Inspector investigating continued entitlement. CA for the person concerned was suspended from 27 January 2016 due to evidence that the carer had left the...

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 24 February 2016. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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 23 September 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: Invalidity Pension Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 18 February 2016. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 21 April 2016. Any arrears due from 18 February 2016 to 20 April 2016 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 04...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 46, 48, 75 and 121 together. The Government is committed to the maintenance of the Post Office network and to the development of the Standard Bank Account. 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...

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

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29thJanuary 2016. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance 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 10 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: Disability Allowance 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 16 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: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The entitlement to a mortgage interest supplement in the case of the person concerned is currently under review. Requested documentation in conjunction with this review is still outstanding. A further written request for the required documentation issued to the person concerned on 4thApril, 2016. On receipt of this documentation, the Department will complete the review and a decision will...

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, is separate to family law legislation. In every case where a one parent family payment is awarded, the Department seeks...

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

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 8 January 2016. Further evidence was received on 3 February 2016 and this is currently being reviewed by a deciding officer. Once a decision has been made, the person concerned 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 from the person concerned on 19 January 2016. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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 13 January 2016. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of carer's allowance for one care recipient. I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 9 December 2015. Additional information in relation to the person’s application was requested by a deciding officer on 16 March 2016. Once the information is received the application will be...

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

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 25 February 2016 and the first payment issued to the person’s nominated bank account on 3 March 2016. Arrears of allowance due less supplementary welfare allowance paid in the interim will issue shortly.

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 24 November 2015. Additional information in relation to the person’s application was requested by a deciding officer on 16 March 2016. Once the information is received the application will be processed and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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 11 January 2016. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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 9 October 2015. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a deciding...

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 16 February 2016. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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 21 January 2016. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.