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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a Jobseeker payment, a person must meet certain conditions, including the requirement to be available for, capable of and genuinely seeking full-time work. A range of sanctions, including partial disqualification, closure or disallowance of the jobseeker claim, may be imposed where a client fails to meet the stated conditions. A Jobseeker claim may be reviewed at any...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. As such it is not possible to accurately report numbers of people on the live register living in a particular area at present. In the meantime I note that the number of people in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment and registered in the Department’s offices...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 5 November 2014. First payment was made to him on 10 June 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 22 April 2015. First payment was made to her on 9 July 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 3 June 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 with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 12 June 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 with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rdJune 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: Invalidity Pension Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 14 May 2015. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 30 July 2015. Any arrears due from 14 May 2015 to 29 July 2015 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 10 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 4 February 2015. First payment will be on 29 July 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 29thJune 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 12 June 2015. Further evidence was received on 29 June 2015 and this is currently being reviewed by a deciding officer. The person in question can expect a decision on the review of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 5 June 2015. Further evidence was received on 29 June 2015 and this is currently being reviewed by a deciding officer. The person in question can expect a decision on the review of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question is in receipt of disability allowance at a reduced weekly rate because of means assessed. 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 from the person concerned on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 2 February 2015 in respect of two care recipients. The application was awarded on 25 June 2015 for one care recipient and the first payment is due to issue to the person’s nominated post office on 16 July 2015. Any arrears of allowance due, less any overlapping social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 13 November 2014. This application was refused on three grounds, that her means exceeded the statutory limit, that she was working/attending a course outside the home for more than 15 hours per week and that she was not providing full-time care and attention as required. She...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (14 Jul 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 09 June 2015. In order to assist with the assessment of the person’s medical suitability for IP, two forms for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As of 30thJune 2015, there were 105,944 children benefitting from the one-parent family payment with a total of 60,966 recipients. The associated cost of the one-parent family payment scheme to my Department in 2015 is estimated to be €607 million. The purpose of the one-parent family payment (OFP) age reforms that were introduced in the Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2012, is to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in a tabular statement. Recipients of One Parent Family Payment by Number of Children at end of June 2015. - One Parent Family Payment 1 Qualified Child 31,074 2 Qualified Children 19,106 3 Qualified Children 7,412 4 Qualified Children 2,389 5 or more Qualified Children 905

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Postal Codes (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department will be undertaking a phased introduction of postcodes across its systems and processes, including its forms and communications. An internal project plan for the achievement of same has been developed. The plan includes updating the main production platform to introduce capacity for postcodes, uploading the initial dataset, the implementation of a postcode finder, the...