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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3 June 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 referred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The client has a child dependant, date of birth 19/02/2014. An additional child claim should be made within three months of becoming eligible to prevent loss of entitlement. An application to have the child added as a dependant to her One Parent Family Payment claim was received on 14/10/2014, following a lapse of eight months. The client’s additional child was included following...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I can confirm to the Deputy that the wording in my previous reply, which he has quoted, is correct and that I have asked the Department to update the forms to ensure a neutral wording in relation to payment options is provided and to also ensure that one payment option is not favoured over another. These amendments will be carried out over the next number of weeks. My officials have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 15 June 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: Disability Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm the department received a request on 26 June 2015 for review of the entitlement of the person concerned. The information provided has been passed to the relevant deciding officer. The person in question will be notified in writing when a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for Respite Care Grant from the person concerned was received in my Department on 14 April 2015 and is currently being processed. A decision on the application will be made shortly, with the person being notified of the decision as soon as possible thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Jun 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, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 7 May 2015 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) is designed to provide a monetary incentive for people who are dependent on certain social welfare payments to develop a business. During the first two years of self-employment, the allowance is paid at 100% for the first year of operating and at 75% for the second year. The Short Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA) provides immediate access to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been in receipt of rent supplement from this Department since December 2013 while she was simultaneously studying for her primary degree. This is now, she indicates, completed and she is proposing to pursue a new course of study i.e. a Master’s Degree and wishes for the rent supplement payment to be continued for the duration of the degree. She has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was paid the child dependent allowance (CDA) from the date her application for payment was received, i.e from 2 April 2015, up to the end of May 2015 when college finished. Arrears can only be paid from the date application is received from the claimant.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was notified on 20 May 2015 that she was awarded a carer’s allowance of €53.70 weekly, which consists of a personal rate of €9.00 and €44.70 for her 3 qualified children. Carer’s allowance is a means-tested payment. The person in question is receiving a reduced rate of payment as a result of her means from her spouse/partner’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for carer’s allowance, the applicant must be providing full time care and attention to a person in need of such care. The full-time care provision is moderated by permitting the carer to work or engage in education or training outside the home for up to 15 hours per week and still be considered to be providing full time care and attention. This moderation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: There are currently approximately 828,000 people in receipt of free travel at an annual cost of €77 million per annum. The free travel scheme is available to all people aged over 66 living permanently in the State. Applicants who are under age 66, including those with epilepsy and other long-term medical conditions, must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to qualify...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the concerned on the 4th June 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 4th June 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 Overpayments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In accordance with the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005, as amended by Section 13 of the Social Welfare Act, 2012, overpayments may be recovered by way of a weekly deduction from a person's ongoing Social Welfare entitlement up to an amount equivalent to 15% of the weekly personal rate payable without consent. In the case of the person concerned, 15% of the weekly personal rate...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The estimated revenue that would be raised in a full year if the Class A rate of employer's PRSI contribution was increased by 1% on pay up to €100,000 per annum and increased to 15.75% on pay exceeding €100,000 per annum, would be €816m. The yield in 2016 would be approximately 85% of the full year yield. This is on the basis that the rates of 8.5% and 10.75%, as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The State pension is a very valuable benefit and is the bedrock of the Irish pension system. Therefore, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. To ensure that the individual can maximise their entitlement, all contributions paid over their working life from when they first enter insurable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (30 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Departmental the person concerned had two overpayments assessed against him with a current overpayment balance owed of €7,080.69, and with repayment deductions at the rate of €5.00 per week from his jobseekers allowance claim. The first overpayment arose as the person concerned claimed for his spouse as an adult dependant on his claim while his...