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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Redundancy Payments Scheme is to compensate workers, under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2013, for the loss of their jobs by reason of redundancy. An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks statutory redundancy payment for every year of service, plus a bonus week. Compensation is based on the worker’s length of reckonable service and reckonable weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 173, 178, 181, 188, 189 and 193 to 195, inclusive, together. Successive Governments and this one most notably, have consistently stated their commitment to maintaining the post office network as set out in the Programme for Government. The post office is seen as a key piece of financial and social infrastructure for both urban and rural areas. Part...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 07 May 2015. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 02 July 2015. Any arrears due from 07 May 2015 to 01 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 17 June 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Jun 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 09 July 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 Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: A review of means has been carried out in respect of this customer’s One-Parent Family Payment claim resulting in a decision of nil means applicable from 19 March 2015. The new higher rate of OFP will commence from 25 June 2015 and all arrears relating to the period 19 March 2015 to 24 June 2015, will issue with the payment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Christmas bonus was abolished in 2009; it was estimated at the time that a 100% Bonus in 2009 would have cost in the order of €244 million. I was pleased to be in the position to partially restore the bonus last year. A 25% bonus was paid in the first week of December to social welfare recipients such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers and the long-term unemployed,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 27 March 2015. Further medical evidence was received in this case and is currently being processed. The person concerned can expect a decision on the review of his disability allowance application shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 6 May 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. A decision in this case is expected to issue shortly. The processing time for individual...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of disability allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance arrears will issue to the person in question in the next few days.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed on 21 May 2015 on two grounds, firstly that he does not satisfy the medical conditions for the scheme and, secondly, that he failed to demonstrate that his means do not exceed the statutory limit in his case. The person concerned was advised of the option to submit additional documentation and/or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 11th May 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: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 12 May 2015. Further medical evidence was received in this case and is currently being processed. The person concerned can expect a decision on the review of his disability allowance application shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 24 June 2015 as she is financially better off to remain on her current payment to this date. First payment will be on 24 June 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of half-rate carer’s allowance in addition to her primary payment, one-parent family payment. This payment is due to end once the child is 16 years of age on 22 June 2015. When the one-parent family payment is stopped the Carer’s allowance rate of payment will be increased to full rate from the 25thof June 2015. Any arrears of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 29 April 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. A decision is expected to issue in this case shortly. The processing time for individual...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at long-term unemployed jobseekers and those new jobseekers most distant from the labour market, with the primary objective of assisting such persons to secure sustained full-time paid employment. JobPath will be delivered by two companies – Seetec Limited and Turas Nua Limited. JobPath will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: In order to determine the circumstances of the person concerned, his file was forwarded to his local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI). The SWI has completed her enquiries in this case and is compiling her report for the deciding officer (DO). A decision on entitlement to disability allowance will be made as soon as possible following receipt by the DO of the of the SWI’s report....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Widow's Pension Eligibility (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Following a decision by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the application of the person concerned for widows non - contributory pension, the person’s widows contributory pension application is being reviewed by a Deciding Officer. When this review is complete, the person concerned will be notified of the decision. In the meantime, the person concerned will continue to receive...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on the one parent family payment scheme is estimated to be €607 million in 2015 with almost 70,000 recipients. However, despite considerable investment, the scheme has not succeeded in preventing lone parents from being significantly more at risk of consistent poverty than the population as a whole. The final phase of the OFP age reforms are due to take place on...