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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is committed to providing a professional, efficient and courteous service to all customers, providing and delivering the highest quality of service in accordance with the guiding principles of Quality Customer Service, as adopted across the public service and endorsed by Government. The Department delivers services and support on a daily basis to its...

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

Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is the exclusive procurer of office accommodation for the Civil Service and the sole authority for allocating space to the Civil Service. While we are aware that the OPW looked at a number of properties, we are not aware of the extent of survey and evaluation. Following visits to a number of properties, the OPW narrowed their list down to two properties that...

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

Joan Burton: The Office of Public Works were presented with a brief of requirements from Department of Social Protection that would meet the immediate Department’s accommodation needs in the Monaghan area. These needs included a building that would accommodate the following: - 32 number of staff - Public and back office accommodation requirements (2-4 PSC Booths & 1 Interview Room,...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid arrears of jobseeker’s allowance amounting to €938.40 on 17 December 2015, covering the period 2ndDecember 2015 to 22 December 2015. No further arrears are due in this case

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for an increase under the fuel allowance scheme on 2 July 2014. The increase was awarded from that date and the increase remains in payment during the current fuel season.

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

Joan Burton: A person in receipt of a jobseeker's payment who is participating in a rehabilitation programme for an addiction, on a residential basis in a HSE approved treatment centre, may be permitted to retain their jobseeker’s payment for up to 14 weeks. These programmes support the customer in building their capacity to return to employment in the future. Customers are advised, at the...

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

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA), based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 14 January 2016. The person was also notified of his right to a review of this decision or to appeal it to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.

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

Joan Burton: Disability allowance (DA) is a means tested scheme. Any income, with some specified exceptions, belonging to the person and/or his or her spouse/partner/co-habitant is assessable as means for DA purposes. Full details of the means assessment rules for DA can be found on www.welfare.ie. Following a routine review of entitlement, it was established that the financial circumstances of the...

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

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation to support long-term unemployed people and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Two companies, Turas Nua and Seetec, have been contracted by the Department to deliver JobPath services. At the end of 2015 some 3,000 jobseekers had been referred to Seetec. It is not intended to publish the...

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

Joan Burton: The details requested are currently being compiled and a response will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 December 2015. 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: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for state pension (contributory) in February 2014. Their claim was disallowed as they did not satisfy the requirement to have a minimum of 520 paid full-rate Irish insurance contributions. Even if additional credited contributions were considered to be due for a period spent caring, the minimum paid contributions condition would remain unsatisfied. The...

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

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance (CA) is in payment to the person concerned since 14 August 2014 in respect of one care recipient. The department received an application for CA for a 2nd care recipient from the person concerned on 12 October 2015. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 15 January 2016 and the first payment will issue to their nominated bank account on 21 January 2016 November...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) at a reduced rate of payment from 17 April 2003. The person concerned has requested a review and submitted additional evidence in support of this review. The review is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Promotions (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The last internal competitions which were run for promotion to the Higher Executive Officer and Assistant Principal Officer grades within the Department of Social Protection had a closing date of September 2013. This pre-dated the changes in eligibility rules referred to, which were introduced in January 2014.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I understand the Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015 will be debated on Report Stage next week.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Everybody in the House is deeply concerned about the safety of Ibrahim Halawa, who is a young man.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, met the Egyptian ambassador to Ireland yesterday. Obviously, the key problem here is that the trial and the legal processes keep being postponed.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Unfortunately, they have been put back again. The Government is certainly exerting all of the pressure it can with contacts at a high intergovernmental level-----

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: -----to press the Egyptian authorities to provide for the safe return of this young man to his family and to his home in Ireland.