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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I understand the Deputy’s query relates to the allocation of a Personal Public Service (PPS) Number in respect of a deceased person. For such cases a copy of the death certificate and a note explaining why a PPS Number is required should be sent to Client Identity Services, Department of Social Protection, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. Details are available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (3 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The farm assist scheme provides support for farmers on low incomes and is similar to jobseeker’s allowance in terms of the retention of secondary benefits. Farm assist recipients can also access a broad range of activation supports available through the Department’s Intreo offices. The 2015 Revised Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure of almost €89...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a Board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details relating to the Boards, as requested by the Deputy, are outlined in the following tables: Appointments to State Boards from March...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 28 October 2015 and the first payment was issued to the person’s nominated Post Office on 29 October 2015. Arrears of allowance due from 20 August 2015 to 28 October 2015 were issued by cheque on 29 October 2015. The person concerned was notified on 28 October 2015 of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

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. Only PRSI contributions paid at class A, E, H, and P are reckonable for illness benefit purposes. The person concerned was previously self-employed and paying PRSI contributions at class S, which are not reckonable for illness benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for illness benefit for the period from 7 Sept 2015 to 17 Oct 2015. The claim could not be paid as the person concerned was being claimed for as an adult dependant on their partner’s jobseekers allowance claim. It was necessary to ascertain the amount of adult dependant increase paid in respect of the person concerned before payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed on 16 September 2015 on the ground that she does not satisfy the means conditionality for the scheme. DA is a means tested scheme, the rational supporting means assessments is laid down in social welfare legislation. There is no entitlement to a payment once means exceed a given amount. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA), based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 12 May 2015. On foot of further medical evidence submitted by the applicant, a deciding officer (DO) reviewed this decision. After giving due consideration to all the evidence in the case, the DO upheld the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (3 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 9 October 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 16th September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (3 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 in 2015 if they were normally resident at the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for jobseeker’s allowance (JA) on 17 August 2015. While the client’s PRSI contribution record appears to be fully complete, the person concerned does not qualify for jobseeker’s benefit. To qualify for Jobseeker’s Benefit a person must satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions: - the person must have at least 104 class A, H and P...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: A 75% Christmas bonus will be paid in early December to over 1.2 million long-term welfare recipients including pensioners, lone parents, jobseekers, carers and people with disabilities at a cost of €197 million. The bonus applies to the same social welfare payments as in 2014, with the addition of the Back to Work Family Dividend. The bonus will be paid to the following schemes: -...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for State pension contributory in 2003 but had insufficient contributions to satisfy the yearly average condition, therefore his application was disallowed. An application for State pension non-contributory (SPNC) was also made and awarded in April, 2003. SPNC is subject to a means test and items which count as means include cash income, the value of any...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that the disability of the care recipient was not such there was a requirement for full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. The person in question was notified on 27 April 2015 of this decision, the reason for it and of his right of review and appeal. The person concerned requested a review of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Department that the application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed on 15 June 2015 on the grounds that he failed to demonstrate that he satisfied the means test for the scheme. The Department requested that he supply information necessary to determine his means but he failed to do so. The person in question was advised of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded jobseeker’s benefit with effect from 24 August 2015 at a weekly rate of €188. Their entitlement to payment of an adult dependant increase is being investigated by a social welfare inspector at present and once the investigation is complete a decision on the entitlement will be made.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Since 2009 illness benefit is payable for a maximum of two years, i.e 624 days which are cumulative. Regulations provide that, when calculating the number of days due, account has to be taken of earlier illness benefit claims - provided they link within six months. The person concerned made a claim to illness benefit from 8 Sept 2015 and has received their full entitlement of 624 paid days....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The operating guidelines for emergency needs payments state that the emergency need has to be exceptional and unforeseen and should not be a recurring payment. The person named applied for a supplementary welfare allowance payment towards clothing on 5 November 2014. This application was refused because the applicant did not provide any evidence of an exceptional need. The person...