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

Joan Burton: We have written to the person in question requesting information from his solicitors regarding the status of his pending compensation claim. A final decision will be made on his application for disability allowance upon the receipt of the above requested information.

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

Joan Burton: The person in question incurred an over payment as all conditions of entitlement for a one parent family payment were not satisfied over the period from 27/02/2003 to 22/06/2005.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 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 30 April 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 23rd January 2015. 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. He was notified on the 9th of April 2015 of this decision, the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 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 7 October 2014. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

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

Joan Burton: Department records indicate that the customer mentioned has means from self-employment, thus reducing Job Seekers entitlement from €188.00 to €138.00 per week. If the customer has new information relevant to his entitlement he should contact his local Intreo Centre.

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

Joan Burton: The application including medical report, submitted for a Companion Free Travel Pass from the customer named above, was medically assessed by a Medical Assessor on 5 June, 2015. The medical opinion has been conveyed to Household Benefits Section, Sligo and the customer will be contacted in due course regarding the decision on the application.

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

Joan Burton: 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, disability allowance, carer’s allowance or an equivalent social security payment from a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Water Conservation Grant is being administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The administration and payment of this grant is a significant project for the Department and requires the development and implementation of ICT systems, ICT infrastructure and various customer support and communications...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Water Conservation Grant is being administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The administration and payment of this grant is a significant project for the Department and requires the development and implementation of ICT systems, ICT infrastructure and various customer support and communications...

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

Joan Burton: Disability allowance is a means tested scheme and the way means are assessed is laid down in social welfare legislation. In summary, any income, with some exceptions, belonging to the person and his or her spouse/partner or co-habitant is assessable as means for disability allowance purposes. When the means of the person concerned were assessed, which were derived from his spouse’s...

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received applications for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th April 2015. The application was awarded on 5th June 2015 and the first payment is due to issue to the bank on 18th June 2015. Any arrears of allowance due (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in...

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

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 2nd June 2015 and the first payment was issued to the post office on 4th June 2015. Arrears of allowance due from 5th March 2015 to 3rd June 2015 were issued to the post office on the 2nd June 2015. The person in question was notified on the 2nd of June of this decision.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Back to Work Family Dividend (BTWFD) scheme gives financial support to people with qualified children who are in or take up employment or self-employment and as a result stop claiming a jobseeker's payment or a one-parent family payment (OFP) on or after 5 January 2015. While the person concerned completed the BTWFD application form in January 2015, she continued to be in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The 2003 IORPS (Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision) Directive 2003/41/EC applies to all occupational pension schemes in Ireland including Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) schemes and was transposed into Irish law in September 2005. It established basic EU requirements for occupational pension funds and their supervision. The EU Commission published its...

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

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 12 December 2014. The application was with a social welfare investigative officer for assessment of the level of care being provided, assessment of means and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. The investigative officer has...

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

Joan Burton: The number of claims received and the cost of the DSP dental benefit scheme, during the years between 2010 and 2014, are detailed in the table. YEAR CLAIMS COST (€ M) 2010 388,938 25.01 2011 272,865 9.15 2012 270,602 8.93 2013 298,658 9.85 2014 310,350 10.24

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

Joan Burton: The number of claims received and cost for the DSP optical benefit scheme, for each of the years 2010 to 2014, are detailed in the table. YEAR CLAIMS COST (€M) 2010 163,378 6.20 2011 135,593 3.29 2012 139,805 3.39 2013 141,972 3.45 2014 149,026 3.61

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The costs associated with restoring the full range of benefits available under the treatment benefit scheme, to those which applied prior to the changes introduced in budget 2010, would depend on the rates agreed with contractors for the services they provide and on the number of claims received from qualified customers. The total cost of the treatment benefit scheme in 2009 was...

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

Joan Burton: Expenditure on the one parent family payment scheme is estimated to be €607million 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. In 2004, at the height of the economic boom, lone parents were more than...