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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (28 Jan 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 for the person concerned on 9 December 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 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 by a deciding officer and the Department will be in touch with the person concerned in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 11 November 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 4 November 2015. The application is currently being examined by a deciding officer who will be in contact with the person in question in relation to the application in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 16 October 2015. Additional information necessary to decide upon eligibility but which was omitted from the application was requested by a deciding officer on 15 January 2016. Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 28 July 2015. The person concerned was refused CA on the grounds that she was not providing full-time care and attention as required. The person concerned was notified on 24 September 2015 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 18 January 2016 and the first payment is due to issue to the person’s nominated post office account on 4 February 2016. Any arrears of allowance due (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned appealed the means decision on 25 November 2015. The letter accompanying the appeal contained information which conflicted with previous information provided. The papers of the person concerned have been forwarded to the Social Welfare Inspector for further investigation. On completion of the inspector investigation the report will be forwarded to the Deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Family income supplement (FIS) is an in-work support, which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. The Revised Estimates for 2016 state that in excess of €410 million will be spent on FIS this year. FIS is currently supporting approximately 56,000 recipients. To qualify for payment of FIS, a person must be engaged in full-time insurable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (28 Jan 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 for the person concerned on the 28 July 2015. A deciding officer (DO) refused IP to the person concerned on the grounds that the medical conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The details requested are currently being compiled and a response will issue directly to the Deputy early next week.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (28 Jan 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: Water Conservation Grant (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Water Conservation Grant is a key element of the Government's drive to promote conservation and more sustainable use of water services in the home. The Department of Social Protection is administering the Water Conservation Grant on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community, and Local Government. A total of 887,973 Water Conservation Grant applications for 2015 have been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person/persons and whose income falls below certain limits. The person concerned is currently in receipt of CA in respect of care of her aunt. Previously, she was in receipt of CA from 8 November 1990 up to 25 March 2015 in respect of her late father, up until...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 24th November 2015. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made by a Deciding Officer and notified to the person concerned. It can currently take 12 weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Part-Time Job incentive (PTJI) Scheme allows long-term unemployed people to take up part-time work and get a special weekly allowance instead of their jobseeker’s payment. On securing a part time job, they should immediately inform a Social Welfare Intreo office to apply to participate in the PTJI Scheme. The person concerned commenced part-time work of 20 hours per week over...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that a statement issued to the person in question on 22 January 2016, as per her request to disability allowance section.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (28 Jan 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 Applications (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 17 December 2015. The application was referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 22 January 2016 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. Once the SWI has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: All public offices opened under the Intreo Programme are accessible to persons with disabilities, and are in compliance with the requirement of the Disability Act 2005. The Office of Public Works is charged with ensuring that all Intreo Centres comply with building regulations and disability legislation. With regard to access, and in particular access for persons with disabilities, over...