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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The bereavement grant was a once-off payment based on PRSI contributions paid from the Social Insurance Fund. The person on whose insurance record the claim was based was the deceased, or their spouse, civil partner or cohabitant. The overall concern in recent Budgets has been to protect primary social welfare rates. Abolishing the bereavement grant provided an annual saving of approx....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Free Travel Scheme permits customers to travel for free on most CIE public transport services, LUAS and a range of services offered by up to 80 private operators in various parts of the country. Free travel is also available on cross border journeys to and from Northern Ireland. Customers aged 66 years and over can travel for free on journeys within Northern Ireland. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm the department was notified in June 2015 that the person concerned would be absent from the State for an indefinite period. On this basis payment of disability allowance (DA) was temporarily suspended as that scheme is not payable to persons while outside the State. On 27 August 2015, the person in question sent in evidence to the effect that she returned to Ireland on the 19...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 7 July 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: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Sep 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, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of an Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed in the light of additional evidence or new...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Employer PRSI is payable on earnings at the rate of 10.75% in respect of weekly earnings in excess of €356 and at 8.5% on weekly earnings of €356 or less. The Programme for Government includes a commitment that “there will be no increase in the standard 10.75% rate of employer PRSI”. Another Programme commitment related to the halving of the lower rate of employer...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been in receipt of a jobseekers transition payment from 02/07/2015. According to the records of this Department this payment has continued uninterrupted since this date.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Those who registered their principal private residence with Irish Water on or before 30 June 2015 and were living in that principal private residence on 30 June 2015 are eligible to apply for the Water Conservation Grant. Letters have been issued by this Department to those eligible to apply inviting them to make an application either online or by phone, by 8 October closing date. In...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been a participant on a community employment (CE) scheme since 4 August 2014. On foot of the information provided by the Deputy, the Department have contacted the scheme and have been advised that the scheme were unaware that the person concerned had commenced full-time employment on 31 August 2015. The person concerned is permitted to work part-time and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The client's rate of Rent Supplement entitlement was reassessed and increased accordingly on 16 September 2015. The client concerned is in receipt of their full entitlement to Rent Supplement based on their monthly rent, weekly income and family composition.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question No 32660-15 of 24 September 2015, the client concerned should provide the Department with an up to date rent Supplement application form and lease agreement in order for their entitlement to be re-assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department has not, to date, received an application for Rent Supplement from the client concerned. They should forward same to be assessed for entitlement to the Mid-Leinster Rent Unit, Po Box 11758, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 17 June 2015. The first payment was made by his selected payment method on 23 September 2015. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding overpayments (if applicable).

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 28 July 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 an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Sep 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 2 September 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (29 Sep 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 is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is administering the Water Conservation Grant on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community, and Local Government. The 2015 application period opened on 19 August 2015. The closing date for applications is 8 October 2015. As of noon on 28 September 2015, just over 500,000 grant applications had been made. Water Conservation Grant payments of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned should provide the Department with an up to date Rent Supplement application form and lease agreement confirming any increase in their monthly rent. On receipt of this documentation, the client’s rate of Rent Supplement entitlement can be re-assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was originally approved for the payment of a fuel allowance on the 16/12/2013. The entitlement to the fuel allowance of the person concerned will automatically continue for each subsequent season of the payment unless there is a change of circumstances in his household, which if occurs should be notified to this Department. The payment of fuel allowance will begin again...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Sep 2015)

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