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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (9 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. To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last complete...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question was in receipt of another social welfare payment during the same time period that disability allowance has been awarded from. Consequently, the amount of social welfare already paid requires to be calculated and deducted from any arrears of disability allowance. Any residual arrears due will be paid to the person in question shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The customer has an overpayment assessed against her of €2,607.50 in respect of a period on Jobseekers Allowance from 25/08/2011 to 21/02/2012. There is an outstanding balance of €2,594.90 on this debt. The Department is empowered to deduct €28.20 per week in order to recoup this debt. If the customer believes she is unable to pay this amount she should contact her...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative full-time employment. The 2015 Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure this year on the jobseekers’ schemes of €3.01 billion. Jobseeker’s Allowance is a means tested social assistance scheme operated...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: At the end of April 2015 there were a total of 50,780 recipients of family income supplement payments, and these payments covered 110,040 children.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (9 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 is required to carry out periodic reviews to confirm that recipients continue to satisfy the conditions for receipt of the pension. A review of the continued medical...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 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 24 April 2015. Further medical evidence was received in this case on 2 June 2015 and is currently being reviewed. The person concerned can expect a decision on the review of his disability allowance application shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (9 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 14 January 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Where a person is engaged in casual or part-time employment, the days worked each week can vary, as can the employer. Accordingly, to ensure that the correct weekly payment issues, customers are required to complete a form on a weekly basis setting out the days on which they worked and the days on which they were unemployed and to have this form verified by their employer. This is normally a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carers allowance 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 in question was notified on the 11th of February 2013 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal. The person concerned appealed this decision and the case was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The State pension (contributory) is a very valuable benefit. Therefore, with the challenges facing the pension system given increased number of older people living longer, it is important to ensure that those qualifying for State pension (contributory) have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. As provided for in Budget 2012, from September...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The State pension (contributory) is a very valuable benefit. Therefore, with increased numbers of people living longer, it is important to ensure that those qualifying for State pension (contributory) have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. As provided for in Budget 2012, from September 2012, new rate bands for State pension (contributory)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (9 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 and the reform measures introduced to date go somewhat toward that goal. To ensure that the individual can maximise their entitlement to a State pension,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The current free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 90 private transport operators. There are currently approx....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Interdepartmental Working Groups (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Interdepartmental Working and Retirement Group was established in August 2012 to consider cross departmental policy issues that may support longer working and thereby improve the sustainability and adequacy of pensions systems. The sustainability of the pension system is a particular concern because of the demographic challenges Ireland faces, the associated increases in pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) and Family Income Supplement (FIS). From 1 July 2015, her FIS will be adjusted to take account of the fact that she will no longer be eligible for OFP. In addition, she may also apply for the Back to Work Family Dividend (BTWFD). The BTWFD application form issued with the information pack in April 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for carer's allowance in respect of the person concerned has been backdated to 25th July 2013. Any arrears of allowance due from the 25th July 2013 to 10th December 2014 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified on the 27th May 2015 of this decision.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Seirbhísi trí Ghaeilge (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Tá an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, lena n-áirítear na heagraíochtaí faoina coimirce, tiomanta do sheirbhís ardchaighdeáin do chustaiméirí a sholáthar i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla araon. Bhain éifeacht le Scéim Gaeilge na Roinne 2015-2018 ón 16 Márta 2015 ar aghaidh agus fanfaidh sí i bhfeidhm ar feadh...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 12 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. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with...