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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 24 September 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was in receipt of illness benefit from 30 Sept 2015 to 28 Nov 2015 and they submitted a final cert confirming they were fit to resume work on 30 Nov 2015. The person concerned submitted a fresh claim for illness benefit from 30 Nov 2015 and this claim was received in my department on 4 Dec 2015. In the meantime the person concerned was in receipt of supplementary...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (19 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. To qualify for IP claimants must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last complete...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 3 December 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person in question is in receipt of disability allowance (DA). Following a recent routine review of entitlement, the department is satisfied that the conditions for the scheme continue to be met by the person in question. Payment of DA continued to the person in question while the review was underway.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 24 June 2015, following a successful appeal. The first payment will be made by her chosen payment method on 10 February 2016. In the interim, she has been in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Community Employment Programme is a labour market intervention designed to assist the long term unemployed return to the work force. The term for participants on Community Employment has been set at 6 cumulative years (312 weeks) for persons of 55 years of age up to State Pension age by the Department. The person concerned has been a participant on the Canal Communities Training...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Data (19 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 contribution conditions. As of December 31, 2015 there were 3,242 recipients of IP residing in the County of Limerick, including Limerick city. A separate figure for the number of IP recipients in Limerick city is not maintained.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: 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 the past 4 years the OPW refurbished and remodelled 60 Social Welfare Local Offices into Intreo Centres and/or acquired new premises in some locations. In most locations,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Disability Allowance is a means-tested social assistance paid to persons who are substantially restricted in undertaking suitable employment arising from a medical condition (subject to satisfying the relevant medical criteria). The estimated cost in 2016 of increasing the weekly rate of Disability Allowance by €6.00, €7.00, €7.50 and €8.00 is detailed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy services to all citizens on a wide range of public and social services. The Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS), which is funded by CIB, is the national agency for the provision of sign language interpreting...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker’s allowance with effect from 14 October 2015. In addition to a number of other qualifying conditions, a person must satisfy the condition of being habitually resident in the state. The application was disallowed on the basis that the person concerned was not deemed to be habitually resident in the state. It is open to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (19 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. A claim for IP was received from the person concerned on the 10 December 2015. In order to assist with the assessment of the person’s medical suitability for IP, two forms for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Data (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: 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 887,127 householders have been paid the 2015 Water Conservation Grant to date. These payments amount to €88,712,700. A small number of residual applications from householders who meet the 2015 eligibility criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments Waiting Times (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The mediated agreement for former Waterford Crystal workers, which covers 1,774 scheme members, provides for the payment of: (a) a tax-free once-off lump sum of €1,200 for every year of Scheme Service, not exceeding 40 years, plus (b) payment of monies in respect of pensionable service which is payable from the normal retirement date of the scheme members (on a fortnightly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: In order to have her Spanish social insurance record transferred from Spain to Ireland, the person concerned should call to her local office with details of her social services number in Spain, the addresses of any residences where she lived in Spain and the details of each employment, including the name and address of each employer and the commencement and termination of employment dates of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Fuel allowance, under the National fuel scheme, may be payable to certain households in receipt of long term Social Welfare payments who are unable to provide for their heating needs. The allowance is subject to a means test and is paid only to those who live alone or with certain exempted people. Full details of the qualifying criteria for the scheme are available on the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: A new application for rent supplement must be made when a client of Rent Supplement moves to a new address. An application has been issued to the client. They should submit this updated Rent Supplement Application to the Mid Leinster Rents Unit so that their entitlement to Rent Supplement at this new address can be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The department received a claim for invalidity pension (IP) from the person concerned on 20 July 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. He was notified on the 21 September 2015 of this decision, the reasons for it and of his right of review and appeal. The person concerned requested a review and appeal of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit scheme provides income support for people who lose work and who have the required number of social insurance contributions. The 2016 Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure on jobseeker’s benefit of €369 million. Initially when a person makes an application for jobseeker’s benefit, 3 waiting days apply and payment is from the 4th...