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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (1 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 12 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 Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned should contact the Intreo Centre at Parnell Street, Dublin 1, which is appropriate to her address. There she can meet with a Case Officer, and upon full disclosure of her circumstances any possible entitlements to social welfare payments can be explored.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance arrears for the period in question, less any overlapping social welfare payment and-or outstanding overpayment, will issue to the person in question by cheque in the next few days.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The 2014 and 2015 budget allocation for the Free Travel Scheme was €77 million and for 2016 it has been increased to €80 million. In 2014 approximately €61.2 million was paid to the CIÉ group in respect of free travel on Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, €10.83 million to other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 30 October 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 23 November 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: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 170, inclusive, together. In November 2012, following a public procurement competition, the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI) was appointed to provide the Department with expert advice and assistance relating to the design and delivery of an employment service model (“JobPath”). CESI is the UK’s leading not-for-profit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6 November 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: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO) who decided that she did not satisfy the medical conditions for the scheme. Notification of this decision issued on 3 June 2015. Following a request for a review of this decision and following a review of all the available evidence, a DO upheld the original decision to disallow...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a Fuel Allowance, a person on Jobseeker’s Allowance must satisfy certain qualifying conditions including that the person must live alone or with a specified other, e.g. a qualified dependent and/or child. As the person concerned lives with another person, who is not a qualified dependent, and who does not have an entitlement in his own right, there is no...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The PRSI issue in relation to payments by the Department to members of the Social Protection Branch Managers’ Association is, following consultations with the Revenue Commissioners, now being settled. The Department’s decision in this regard has been communicated to the individual Branch Managers and the Department is currently processing refunds of PRSI to Branch Managers for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 28 July 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 27th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim to illness benefit from 8 Apr 2015. lIllness 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Section 263 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended), provides the legal basis for the issuance and use of the Public Services Card (PSC). Depending on the variant, a PSC contains one or two secure chips. All PSCs contain a contact chip, which can exchange information securely with a terminal (and, if the terminal is online, with remote servers), via a reader in which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Adult Education (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An assessment of a jobseeker’s literacy or numeracy does not form part of the INTREO Case Management process. Where jobseekers declare a numeracy or literacy difficulty, INTREO Case Officers will guide them towards local Adult Literacy provision. Policy in relation to provision of Adult Literacy services comes under the remit of the Department of Education and Skills.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The table shows the most recent end of month statistics on the number of people availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months on a jobseeker payment) and recipients of other welfare payments, including One Parent Family Payment and Disability Allowance. These data are published by the CSO as part of its monthly Live Register release....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 9 December 2015. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of CA at a reduced rate of payment and a review of their entitlement by the Department is currently underway to ensure that the correct payment is being made. The person concerned has a UK social security pension. When a carer is getting a social security payment from another State, an amount up to the maximum rate of the Irish State contributory...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm the department received an application for disability allowance (DA) on 12 October 2015. In order to determine the circumstances of the person concerned, his file was forwarded to his local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI). The SWI will arrange to meet with the person in question as soon as possible. A decision on his entitlement to DA will be made on receipt of the SWI’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) in respect of one care recipient. The department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 19 October 2015 in respect of a second care recipient. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.