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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: An INTREO office is planned for Navan, Co. Meath in 2015. The INTREO service will be delivered over two sites: the site of the existing DSP office on Kennedy Road and a new office in Abbey Mall. Refurbishment work is required in both locations. Work will need to be completed in Abbey Mall before work starts in Kennedy Road. The Department is keen to see the works proceed as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The catchment area for the Finglas Intreo Centre includes Dublin 11 (excluding Ballymun), Ashbourne, Rathoath, St. Margaret’s and Kilsallaghan. The number of persons on the live register in the Intreo Centre from February 2014 to February 2015 is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I have not sought such advice from the Attorney General. The official measure of unemployment is sourced from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS). Measures of unemployment from the QNHS are based on International Labour Office (ILO) definitions. To be ‘ILO unemployed’ a person must in the week before the survey be without work but available for work and have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: At the end of February there were 553,003 beneficiaries of jobseeker’s assistance (JA) or jobseeker’s benefit (JB). A breakdown of this figure by scheme, recipient, qualified adult dependent and qualified child increase (full or half rate) is detailed in the attached tabular statement. A claimant of either JA or JB can claim for the payment of a qualified adult dependent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Farm Assist is a means-tested income support scheme for farmers. To qualify for the payment, a customer must be a farmer, farming land in the State, aged between 18 and 66 and satisfy a means test The means test for Farm Assist takes account of virtually every form of income but assesses it in different ways and disregards various amounts. Different rules apply to income from farming and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned recently received an exceptional needs payment of €1500 towards the cost of funeral expenses. A review of this decision was conducted by the Designated Person and the decision has remained unchanged. It is open to the person concerned to seek a review of this decision by writing to the SWA Review Officer, Social Welfare Local Office, 9th Lock Road, Clondalkin,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned is in receipt of Rent Supplement and all payments are up to date.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is the individual’s unique reference number for all dealings with Government Departments and public bodies. Before a PPS Number can be allocated, the person making the application must provide evidence of identity, and demonstrate the reason why s/he requires the allocation of a PPS Number. PPS Numbers are issued by the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Following correspondence submitted from the person concerned, this case has been reviewed and the overpayment deductions have been reduced to €10.00 weekly with effect from 19/03/2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: On foot of recent contact with the client by the relevant Rents Unit, payment is reinstated subject to the provision of medical information. Payment, including arrears, will issue to the client on 24th March 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The entitlement to one parent family payment (OPF) of the person concerned is currently under review and has been suspended. The person concerned has been requested to provide certain documentation in order to progress this review, however this documentation is currently outstanding. On receipt of the requested documentation, her entitlement OPF will be examined and the person concerned will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 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 25 February 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Refunds (12 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 to 84, inclusive, together. Permanent and pensionable employees in the civil and public service recruited before April, 1995, are liable to pay social insurance contributions at the lower modified rates applying to PRSI classes B, C and D. Class B covers civil servants, registered doctors and dentists employed in the civil service and Gardaí....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Data (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Recipients of Disability Allowance and Illness Benefit at 31 December in each of the years 2010 to 2014 Disability Allowance Illness Benefit 2010 101,111 81,253 2011 102,866 73,397 2012 101,784 64,429 2013 106,279 58,990 2014 112,097 57,024

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The total number of 65 year olds currently in receipt of job seekers allowance (JA) is 2,358, a further 2,342 are in receipt of job seekers benefit (JB) and 2,483 were signing on for credits at the end of February 2015. Where individuals exit the workforce prior to pension age they may seek the support of either the jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Under national and EU regulations, food business operators must put in place, implement and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles. The regulations requires that food business operators must ensure that food handlers are supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene matters commensurate with their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Child benefit is a monthly universal payment made to families with children, which assists all parents with the cost associated with raising children. The Government is conscious that child benefit is an important source of income for all families. Child benefit is paid to around 616,000 families in respect of some 1.17 million children, with an estimated expenditure of around €1.9...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim for jobseekers allowance in Newbridge local office on 6 February 2015 and received her first payment on 3 March 2015. As supplementary welfare allowance was in payment from 22 January 2015, payment of arrears does not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Domiciliary care allowance is awarded from the month following receipt of the application. An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 10 February 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (11 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a payment to people on low incomes who are looking after a person who needs support because of age, disability or illness (including mental illness). To be entitled to CA the applicant must be providing full-time care and attention to a person in need of care who does not normally live in an institution. The qualifying criteria for CA do not exclude family...