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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Jun 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 19 November 2014. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Topical Issue Debate: Clerys Closure (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I again thank Deputies Mary Lou McDonald, Dara Calleary, Joe Costello and Eamonn Maloney for raising this issue. Many of the people concerned have been employed in Clerys for all of their working lives, in many cases alongside family members. Among the group of people I met this morning was a man who had more than 40 years service and who told me that Clerys was his family. We can all...

Topical Issue Debate: Clerys Closure (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I thank the Deputies for raising this very important issue. This is an incredibly difficult time for the staff of Clerys who gave so much to the company and who have been treated appallingly. I hope the business owners involved in these transactions have some sense of business ethics, propriety and fair play, particularly for the workers, the employees of the concessionaires, the...

Deaths of Irish students in California: Statements (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: For the families who have lost sons and daughters in Berkeley, there are no words. Words wash away like water. This tragedy brings us together, as families and as a community, both here and in America, to mourn the loss of these wonderful, beautiful young people. On behalf of the Government and the Labour Party, I express my deepest sympathy to the families and friends of Olivia Burke,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: All claims for one parent family payment (OPFP) are subject to periodical review on an ongoing basis in order to ensure that the payment is being made in accordance with the relevant social welfare legislation governing the scheme. In this regard a review was carried out on the OPFP claim of the person concerned specifically to clarify the position with regard to the living arrangement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: At the end of May 2015 there were 1,029,296 recipients of weekly social welfare payments which are payable to persons of working age. Note that some people may be recipients of payments from more than one scheme, and that payments for a small number of these schemes can also be receivable by people over the age of 65. A breakdown of this number is detailed in the tabular statement. Number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement. Jobseeker’s Allowance Recipients at the end of May 2015 Less than 1 Year 1 to 2 Years 2 to 3 Years 3 to 4 Years 4 to 5 Years Greater Than 5 Years Total 80,655 46,311 29,767 22,038 18,879 58,823 256,473

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 58 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 of the strength of the post office brand, and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The first person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance at the weekly rate of €296.80 and comprises: Personal rate €188.00 Increase for Qualified Adult €124.80 Sub Total €312.80 Less Means € 16.00 Total weekly rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance €296.80 The second person concerned is not in receipt of a social welfare payment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The cost of increasing the State Pension Contributory (SPC) and the State Pension Non Contributory (SPNC) by €10 per week is €204.3 million and €50.8 million respectively in a full year. The cost of increasing all pension rates – SPC, SPNC, Widow/er/Surviving Civil Partner Contributory Pension (aged 66 and over), Death Benefit (aged 66 and over) and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Reform (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is the main policy instrument for assisting families with the costs of raising children. It is a universal payment that is paid in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years, or to the age of 18 who are in full-time education or who have a disability. It is paid to over 615,000 families in respect of almost 1.2 million children, at a cost of €1.9...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: All arrears due were included in payments of 26thMay 2015 and 16thJune 2015 and the correct weekly rate now applies.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (17 Jun 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 12 February 2015. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on the 25 June 2015. Any arrears due from 12 February 2015 to 24 June 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 15 June...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. Further to my replies to Parliamentary Question Nos. 247, 248 and 249of 9th June 2015, I would like to outline to the Deputy that the Family Income Support payment is a weekly payment for families at work on low pay. I can confirm to the Deputy that the option for payment of FIS through the post office network has not been included on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Eligibility (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The respite care grant (RCG) is paid automatically in June of each year (usually on the first Thursday of the month), to carers who are in receipt of a qualifying payment on the first Thursday in June. The relevant payments are carer’s allowance, carer’s benefit, domiciliary care allowance, and prescribed relatives allowance. The person in question does not have an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Encouraging longer working is part of the strategy to address the issue of sustainability of the State pension. People in receipt of the State pension may also engage in paid employment. There is no means test for the State pension (contributory), and so the personal rate applicable in respect of such a pension is not reduced by paid employment. The State pension (non-contributory)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The table shows the total number of state pension (contributory) applications received during the period January 2013 to end-May 2015, the number of applications pending and decision outcomes. Year ending 31 Dec 2013 Year ending 31 Dec 2014 Year to 31 May 2015 Claims received 39,215 40,212 17,210 Claims pending 2,190 3,058 4,129 Claims awarded 28,129 27,591 10,679 Claims...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The table below shows the number of claims received, approved, pending and refused for the periods requested. INVALIDITY PENSION CLAIMS Year Received Awarded Disallowed Pending at end of period *2013 9,640 9,494 9,298 2,013 2014 9,240 7,018 6,543 2,034 @ end May 2015 3,794 3,216 2,864 1,506 The award figure includes applications which were initially disallowed but were subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th April 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.