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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (15 Dec 2015)

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 16 September 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is not aware of any ground rents payable for any property either under our remit or payable by an Agency under our remit.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department has received an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 12 November 2015. 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: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The one-parent family payment (OFP) is a payment for both men and women aged under 66 years who are bringing up a child or children without the support of a partner. To qualify for the one-parent family payment a person must meet the conditions of the scheme as set down in legislation. These conditions include the requirement that the applicant has main care and charge of at least one child...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently claiming credited contributions at her local Intreo Centre; there is no record of her being advised that she is not entitled to do so. Following the Deputy’s question, the Intreo Centre has contacted the person concerned. An appointment has been arranged for her to attend the office on Wednesday 16 December 2015 in order to ascertain her...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to people who have a disability such that they require that level of care and who satisfy a means test. The person concerned re-applied for CA on 17 July 2015. The application has been referred to a social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess means and to confirm that all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 3 November 2015. A request for information, omitted from the application, issued to her on 26 November 2015. Once the requested information is supplied, a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 28 November 2015 and the first payment issued to the person’s nominated bank account on 3 December 2015. Arrears of allowance due from 20 August 2015 to 2 December 2015 have also issued.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care and who satisfy a means test. I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on the 22 September 2015. The application has been referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for employees, with families, who have low earnings. It should be noted that the expenditure for public servants who are receiving FIS is included in the overall expenditure figure given. A separate breakdown of expenditure for public servants is not currently available. The total numbers in receipt of FIS, the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 11 November 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department takes its responsibilities in relation to data protection very seriously. Every effort is made to ensure that personal customer data is used solely for business purposes and that it is not compromised in any way. The Department has data protection and information security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in place governing the use of its computer systems and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department has received an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 24 November 2015. 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 16 October 2015. The application has been referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 14 November 2015 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. Following a review, it was determined that the person in respect of whom CA was being paid, no longer required full-time care and attention. The person concerned was notified on 18 November 2015 of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 2 December 2015 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 30th April 2015. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 12th August 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 1 December 2015 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Following a successful appeal, the application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 21 November 2015 and the first payment issued to the person’s nominated bank account on 26 November 2015. Arrears of allowance due from 21 August 2014 to 25 November 2015 have also issued.