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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Nov 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 means test includes any income belonging to the carer and their spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant, property, (except their own home) or any asset that could...

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

Joan Burton: The department has reviewed the entitlement of the person in question to the national fuel scheme and this allowance has been awarded with effect from 14 October 2015. The first payment reflecting this increase was on 28 October 2015 and arrears also issued on that date.

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department has received an application for carer's allowance (CA) from the person concerned. The application was referred to a social welfare inspector (SWI) on 23 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 decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Whilst the Department of Finance is ultimately responsible for policy regarding the rules around allowing access to the Approved Retirement Fund option for Buy Out Bonds whose values have transferred from Defined Benefit pension schemes, I can confirm that officials in my Department are involved in the consideration of this issue as part of a wider review of pension savings vehicles. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The eligibility criteria for the Water Conservation Grant are set out in the Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015. Under regulation 5(1) a person who registers with Irish Water, as required under section 5(2)(a) of the Water Services Act 2014, on or before 30 June 2015 shall be eligible to receive the grant for 2015 if they were normally resident at the...

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 30 September 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

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 1 July 2015 in respect of two care recipients. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person(s) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (10 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. A claim for IP was received from the person concerned on the 16 June 2015. The person concerned was initially refused IP on medical grounds. However, following review, the deciding...

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

Joan Burton: Following a review of the entitlement of the person in question, disability allowance (DA) was disallowed with effect from 8 July 2015 as she was deemed to have means in excess of the statutory limit for her circumstances. Further information was supplied by the person in question with a request to review her entitlement. The deciding officer reviewing this case upheld the decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Self-employed persons who earn €5,000 or more in a contribution year are liable for PRSI at the class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum payment of €500, and are entitled to access long-term social insurance benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory) as well as guardians payment (contributory),...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (10 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned commenced a Community Employment (CE) scheme on 11thOctober 2010 under the Part-Time Integration (PTI) option. This option caters for persons under 55 years of age who have spent a period of less than 3 years on the Live Register before commencing CE. As set out in the scheme guidelines, this option is a work programme offering eligible participants part-time work and...

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

Joan Burton: The overall concern of Government in its Budgets has been to protect the primary social welfare rates. Expenditure on pensions at approximately €6.675 billion is the largest block of expenditure in the Department in the Estimate for 2015, representing almost 34.4% of overall expenditure. Because of demographic changes, the Department’s spending on older people is increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The partial capacity benefit (PCB) scheme is designed for people who are on illness benefit, for at least six months, or on invalidity pension and who have retained some capacity for work and wish to work. If awarded, PCB will allow them to continue to receive, in addition to their earnings from employment, a percentage of their illness benefit or invalidity pension payment while working. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 17 August 2015 in respect of two care recipients. 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: Free Travel Scheme (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The current free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by almost 80 private transport operators. People resident in Ireland who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (5 Nov 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 11 August 2015 in respect of a second care recipient. 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: Fuel Allowance Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The National Fuel Scheme (fuel allowance) applies to persons in receipt of long term Social Welfare payments. The allowance is subject to a means test and is paid only to those who live alone or with certain exempted people. Full details of the qualifying criteria for the scheme are available on the Department’s website www.welfare.ie. On 25 August 2011, the department received a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Relocation (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: In accordance with formal protocols agreed between the Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the names of Clerical Officers and Staff Officers applying for a transfer to an alternative location are entered on the relevant transfer list. The lists include locations that were part of the former Decentralisation Programmes for which Central...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 20th 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 6th August 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. An appeal of this decision was registered on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client made an application for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) on 19 October 2015. As JA is a means-tested payment, an assessment of the client’s means was required. Based on her husband’s income alone, after certain deductions and disregards were taken into account, she was found to be in excess of the maximum rate of JA for a family composed of two adults and three...