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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned is in receipt of their full entitlement to Rent Supplement based on their monthly rent, weekly income and family composition.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. The rent supplement scheme provides support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. There are currently approximately 70,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,600 schools and organisations which benefits over 205,000 children through two schemes. The first is the statutory urban school meals scheme, operated by local authorities and part-financed by the Department. The second is the school meals local projects scheme through which funding is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The State pension contributory 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 to a State pension, all contributions paid over their working life from when...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department does not maintain statistics in relation to the average time taken to process carer’s allowance (CA) decision reviews. The Department is committed to ensuring that claims and reviews are processed as expeditiously as possible. Reviews in relation to eligibility or continued eligibility for CA are dealt with on a case by case basis based upon the individual circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: There is no record of a one-parent family payment application having been received on behalf of the person concerned. If she wishes to make an application she should contact her local social welfare office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 12th March 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Government recognises the importance of increasing participation in employment for persons with a disability, including those with an intellectual disability, and is committed to removing barriers which prevent those persons from participating in activation programmes and employment. At the moment, a person in receipt of disability allowance (DA) can work and earn €120 per...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question 12376-15 of 26th March 2015, the Department has not been informed of any change in circumstance for the client concerned. As also outlined in that response, if there have been changes, the client should provide an up to date lease agreement and Rent Supplement application form to the Department. On receipt of same client's...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 23rd January 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Following a recent decision by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the widow’s (non-contributory) pension application of the person concerned, their application for widow’s (contributory) pension is being reviewed by a Deciding Officer. On completion of this review, the person concerned will be notified of the outcome. In the meantime, the person concerned will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 12thMarch 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department in conjunction with the OPW has recently completed the delivery of two new Intreo centres in Dundalk and Drogheda that will provide an integrated service to DSP clients in Louth. The details are as follows: Location Capital Costs* Dundalk Intreo, Government Buildings, St Alphonsus Road, Dundalk. €214,073 Drogheda Intreo, Custom House Quay, Drogheda, Co. Louth...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,600 schools and organisations which benefits over 205,000 children through two schemes. The first is the statutory urban school meals scheme, operated by local authorities and part-financed by the Department. The second is the school meals local projects scheme through which funding is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The letters recently issued by my Department to recipients of State Pension Contributory and Non Contributory were part of a very small trial to determine the best means of communicating with people about their payment options. Customers were asked to consider whether they would like to consider receiving their payment directly into an account in a bank, building society, certain credit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit employees from the Live Register and those transitioning into employment. It provides employers with two levels of payment - €7,500 or €10,000 over two years - paid in monthly instalments provided the employment is maintained. The rate of payment depends on the length of time the person is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The High Court ruling of 1 April 2014, to which the Deputy refers, involved a challenge to the process involved in determining eligibility on a claim for domiciliary care allowance (DCA). While the Judge found in favour of the person concerned and ordered that the decision in this individual claim be returned to the Department for reconsideration, he also put a stay on the order to 28 April,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 10 March 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 11 March 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: On the betting legislation, I am happy to tell the Deputy that a Bill dealing with this was enacted on 15 March. Therefore, it is now in the process of implementation. The Deputy's points in respect of the problems associated with gambling in all forms, including online, are well made. In regard to a reduction in the term of bankruptcy, the Government is currently examining a series of...