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

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 27 May 2015. First payment will be on 5 August 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

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

Joan Burton: To date, since October 2012, full recoveries have been made on 503 cases investigated under Operation DIRT (Deposit Interest Retention Tax), project and are therefore deemed concluded. A further 194 cases are in varying degrees of the recovery process and as such are still on-going and yet to be concluded. Data sharing by the Department is viewed as an efficient and effective mechanism...

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

Joan Burton: Reduced rates for younger jobseeker’s allowance recipients were first introduced in 2009. Budget 2014 further extended the reduced rates of jobseeker’s allowance to recipients under 26 years of age. This is a targeted measure aimed at protecting young people from welfare dependency. It aims to incentivise young jobseeker’s allowance recipients to avail of education and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is published annually by my Department in the “Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services” report. The reports for years 2005 to 2013 are available at or through the Oireachtas library. The corresponding data for 2014 are currently being collated by my Department, and will be published in the 2014 report as soon as they are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application on the 17/06/2015 for a back to education allowance (BTEA). This application was refused as the person concerned had not got the required 234 cumulative total days on his jobseekers allowance claim and a letter of refusal issued on 25/06/2015. It is open to the person concerned to seek a review of his application.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 11th February 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 28th May 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: Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Similar to family income supplement (FIS), the back to work family dividend (BTWFD) scheme is an in-work payment. It is a financial support to former jobseeker and one-parent family payment (OFP) scheme recipients with children who have ended their claim and who are in or take up employment or self-employment. The BTWFD can however be paid in addition to a FIS payment. Payment by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Under the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act, 1984 an employer company shall be regarded as being insolvent if the company is placed into receivership or if a winding-up order has been made or a resolution for the voluntary liquidation of the company has been passed. The former employer of the person concerned has not engaged in any of these processes...

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

Joan Burton: The person concerned advised this Department in March 2015 of a change in circumstances relating to his spouse's income from employment. A new means assessment on his jobseekers allowance was undertaken based on the new means information provided by the person concerned. This assessment established that the he no longer had an entitlement to a jobseekers allowance. The person concerned was...

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 registered in that office on 25thJune 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: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I understand that a final reply will issue in response to your representations this week. The free travel scheme is available to all people aged over 66 living permanently in the State. Applicants who are under age 66 must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to qualify for the scheme. The qualifying payments for those aged under 66 are invalidity pension, blind pension,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement 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 9thJuly 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: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 17 June 2015. First payment will be on 22 July 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly thereafter.

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

Joan Burton: The Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 2 April 2015. The application was refused on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. The person concerned was notified on 8 June 2015 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and...

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

Joan Burton: I was pleased to host the Department’s annual Pre-Budget Forum in Dublin Castle on the 3rd of July last. Thirty-seven community and voluntary groups participated in the Forum, which gives organisations representing the community and voluntary sector an opportunity to voice their views and priorities in relation to social welfare expenditure in the context of the forthcoming Budget. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability 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 9thJuly 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: To qualify for illness benefit certain statutory PRSI contribution conditions must be satisfied, one of which requires that the claimant has at least 104 reckonable contributions paid. According to departmental records the person concerned has a total of 87 contributions paid to end of 2014. If the person concerned considers that they have more contributions paid, including any in the...

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

Joan Burton: The client is awarded Jobseekers Allowance from 08/12/2014 and payment in respect of same to include arrears to 07/07/2015, will be paid on the 10/07/2015 to the client's Post Office. The client will receive payment every Tuesday thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times (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 17 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 Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment at the reduced weekly rate of €164.50 with effect from 26 February 2014. Full details of the means assessment has issued to the person concerned as part of the communication of the decision. First payment was on 1 July 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly. If the person in question feels that the means...