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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 26 August 2015. The application was referred to a social welfare inspector (SWI) 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 reported, a deciding officer will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy, where available, is detailed in the following tabular statement. Recipients of Disability Allowance, Blind Person’s Pension, Invalidity Pension and Carer’s Allowance at 30 September 2015 Scheme Recipients Disability Allowance 116,858 Blind Person’s Pension N/a Invalidity Pension 54,998 Carer’s Allowance 61,976

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: All payments of disability allowance (DA) due to the person concerned have issued. There are no outstanding DA payments due to him. His chosen method of payment for his DA is by electronic information transfer (EIT) to a nominated post office. No cheques in payment of DA have issued to him. If further details are supplied in relation to the cheque payments which the person believes he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Appeals (20 Oct 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 04thNovember 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: Social Welfare Code (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: Under the Customer Charter and Action Plan 2013-2015, my Department undertakes to provide clear and accurate information to its customers and where requested provide the information in alternative formats such as Braille, audio, or other language (as far as practicable). The Department is mindful of its obligation to protect customer privacy and will, upon request from a customer, make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (20 Oct 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 household means test and is paid only to those who live alone or with certain exempted people such as a qualified spouse, civil partner, cohabitant or qualified child(ren); other people who are getting one of the qualifying DSP payments and who would...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the insolvency payments scheme, which operates under the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act, 1984, which, in turn, derives from EU Council Directive 987/80, is to protect certain outstanding pay-related entitlements due to employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. These entitlements include wages, holiday pay, sick pay, payment in lieu...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department received an e-mail enquiry from the Deputy’s office on 12thOctober 2015 concerning the application for rent supplement from the person concerned. In our reply of 13thOctober we advised of the outstanding information that was required before a decision can be made on the application. To date this information has not yet been received, but when it is to hand we will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Support Services (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware, an interdepartmental working group has been established to examine the findings of the recently completed evaluation report of the Disability Activation (DACT) project. Membership of the working group comprises representatives of Departments that have commitments under the recently-launched Comprehensive Employment Strategy (CES) for people with disabilities, as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: On receipt of additional medical evidence submitted in support of the appeal of the person in question, a review of the claim was carried out by a deciding officer and the person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 11 December 2014. As a result the appeal is no longer necessary. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on 5 November 2015. Any arrears...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19thMay 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 5 May 2015. The application was referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. The SWI has reported...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 25 March 2015. The first payment was made by his selected payment method on 26 August 2015. DA arrears have recently issued by cheque to the person in question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The estimated outturn of expenditure on the Wage Subsidy scheme for 2015 is €16.93 million. The rationale behind the current hours-worked threshold is to increase the potential for people with disabilities, with the capacity to do so, to obtain employment in the open labour market and become more independent and therefore less reliant on social welfare payments. Any reduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 4 June 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a carer’s allowance (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: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the jobseeker’s benefit appeals in the case of the first, second and third named persons have been referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeals based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. With regard to the fourth named person, I am advised by the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Places (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has made no application or contacted the local office in relation to a Jobseekers claim. She has a public service card which is sufficient for identity purposes and therefore does not require production of her passport. The person concerned may contact her local office to make an appointment to assess eligibility to a jobseeker's claim.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (20 Oct 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 claim will be processed as quickly as possible and the person in question will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: The continuing eligibility for disability allowance (DA) of the person concerned is currently under review. The Department has received notification of a new address from the person concerned. A local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) has been requested to investigate all the circumstances of the case and has met the person concerned. The SWI is to provide the deciding officer with a report...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 28 July 2015. The application was referred to a social welfare inspector (SWI) on 31 August 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 reported, a...