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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: It is a condition for receipt of a carer’s allowance (CA) that the person being cared for must have such a disability that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions or continuous supervision in order to avoid danger to him or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: When a review of a domiciliary care allowance claim is requested all information provided is assessed and reviewed by a deciding officer. The deciding officer also requests a further medical assessor’s opinion to ensure that all relevant medical and other factors are fully considered in each case. While every effort is made to complete reviews as quickly as possible, the process...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: There is no application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned which is currently awaiting a decision on eligibility. The person concerned applied for CA on 11 November 2013. This application was refused on the grounds that the disability of the care recipient was not such that there was a requirement for full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations and also...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: This scope of this question is taken to encompass the statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection. These bodies are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, (formerly the Pensions Board), the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. The Pensions Ombudsman does not have a Board. There is no remuneration for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The overall concern in recent Budgets has been to protect primary social welfare rates. Abolishing the bereavement grant provided an annual saving of €22 million. This allowed the Department to protect other more fundamental social welfare payments such as the State pension. Accordingly, I have no plans to reinstate the bereavement grant. There are a range of supports available...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Data (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: As at the end of December 2015, there were 6,195 persons with an address in County Limerick who were in receipt of disability allowance. A breakdown of this figure between Limerick City and Limerick County is not available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Data (13 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: Blind Person's Pension Data (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: According to the Department’s records, there are forty eight customers who have an address in Limerick city and seven customers with an address in the county of Limerick currently in receipt of a Blind Persons Pension.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disablement Benefit Data (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that currently there are 920 people in receipt of Disablement Benefit in the County of Limerick. A breakdown between the Limerick City and County is not available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups, for which my Department as an entity is a member, are tabulated below. This does not include various professional bodies which staff members are members of. Body 2015 Membership Cost € Irish Centre for European Law 76.00 Irish Institute of Pensions Management 255.00 ESRI 400.00 Total 731.00

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The total expenditure on newspapers for my Department for 2015 was €9,541.96. Expenditure on magazine and journal subscriptions for 2015 was €12,604.53. The following newspapers are delivered to my Department: Delivered Monday to Saturday Irish Examiner x 4 Irish Times x 3 Irish Independent x 5 Irish Daily Mail x 3 Irish Daily Star x 2 Irish Mirror x1 Irish Sun...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The annual advertising costs to my Department for the period 2011 to 2015 are outlined in the following table: Cost of Advertising Amount 2011 €133,468 2012 €191,160 2013 €162,661 2014 €220,865 2015 €284,018 Total: €992,172

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 6 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 19th June 2015. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 6 October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 9th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Illness benefit is a payment for people who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. One of the PRSI conditions is that a person must have a minimum of 39 reckonable contributions paid or credited in the governing contribution year. Claims made in 2015 are governed by the 2013 tax year and only PRSI Classes A, E, H, and P are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85, 103 and 143 together. The Department of Social Protection supports service provision through a number of programmes and schemes. The community services programme (CSP) provides financial support in the form a contribution to the cost of wages to community companies that provide revenue generating services of a social inclusion nature not otherwise...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Deputy’s question refers to provisions in the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 that make it more difficult to broker a marriage of convenience in the State. This is achieved by making a marriage of convenience an impediment to marriage and allowing a registrar the right to investigate where one or more of the parties to the proposed marriage is a non-EU national. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 30 July 2015. Due to an error the application was awarded on 17 November 2015 before the investigation of entitlement had been completed. The investigation is now complete and the Department is pleased to say that payment has been awarded to the person concerned at the maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The family income supplement (FIS) is an in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. FIS is designed to prevent child and family poverty and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment as compared to social welfare payments. Expenditure on FIS for 2015 is estimated to be of the order of €349.2 million and it is currently paid...