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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (11 Nov 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 27 October 2015. The claim will be processed as quickly as possible and the person in question will be notified directly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (11 Nov 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 03 September 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (11 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8 October 2015. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (11 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The consistent poverty rates for children for the latest five-year period for which data are available are set out in the table. As well as year to year trends, it is also important to look at trends over the medium term. The average rate of child poverty in the period since the economic crisis commenced (2009-201) was 9.7 per cent, as compared with an average rate of 8.7 per cent in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (11 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Recipients of the jobseeker’s transitional payment are eligible for both the Christmas bonus and the fuel allowance. Recipients of the back to work family dividend are not eligible for the fuel allowance but will receive the Christmas bonus.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (11 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to determine the circumstances of the person in question, his disability allowance (DA) file was forwarded to his local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI). I am informed that the SWI has interviewed the person in question and his report is in transit back to DA section. A decision on his entitlement to DA will be made immediately on receipt of the SWI's report.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Training (11 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The primary objective of the Department’s information policy is to ensure that all citizens are made aware of the wide range of schemes and services available and that they are kept informed of changes as they occur. This includes giving timely and accurate advice to people who contact any of the department’s offices. The Department operates a network of some 122Intreo, local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Nov 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The payments referred to by the Deputy were introduced in 1936 and were then known as Orphan’s Contributory Allowance and Orphan’s Non-Contributory Allowance. In July 2006, they were re-named guardian’s payments (contributory and non-contributory) in recognition of the fact that the original remit of the schemes had been extended to include children other than those who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The position is that disability allowance is not payable for any period in respect of which a person is resident outside of the state, except for two or three weeks holiday entitlement in any twelve month period.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Benefits (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative full-time employment. The 2015 Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure this year on the jobseekers’ schemes of €3.01 billion. Jobseeker customers can take up to two weeks paid holidays per calendar year....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 22nd October 2015. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made by a Deciding Officer and notified to the person concerned. It can currently take 12 weeks to process...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 140 together. I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 7 September 2015 in respect of one care recipient; another application on 17 September 2015 in respect of a second care recipient and a third application on 3 November 2015 in respect of care of a third care recipient. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been and continues to be in receipt of disability allowance. Following a routine review of entitlement, the Department remains satisfied that the conditions for the scheme continue to be met by the person in question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned. The application was referred to a social welfare inspector (SWI) on 6 October 2015 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a deciding officer will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 25 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: Carer's Allowance Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a payment made to people who satisfy means and habitual residency conditions and who are providing full-time care and attention to a person or persons who requires such care. When a care recipient is undergoing medical or other treatment of a temporary nature, in a hospital, convalescent home or an establishment providing residence, maintenance and care for persons...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 July 2015. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 23rd 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 the 9th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 25th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 17 September 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...