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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department receives details from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners of pay related social insurance (PRSI) paid by employees, employers and the self-employed. The data received from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners show both the income base for income tax purposes and the income base for the universal social charge (USC). The Statistics Unit of the Department analyse...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was in receipt of domiciliary care allowance for one child until January 2014 when the entitlement ended as the family left the State. Having returned to reside in Ireland, they re-applied for the allowance in respect of this child on the 30th October 2014. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department has not, to date, received an application for Rent Supplement from the client concerned. The client should forward an application to be assessed for entitlement to the Mid-Leinster rent Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 28 January 2015. 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 were received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who scheduled an oral hearing for 10 March 2015. However, this office was informed that the person concerned was in hospital and was unable to attend the oral hearing. An oral hearing will be re-scheduled and the person concerned will be informed when the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 1 December 2014. 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. These papers were received from the Department and the appeal by the person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The fuel allowance is a payment, of €20 per week for 26 weeks from October to April, to low income households to assist them with their energy costs. The payment represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. Only one allowance is paid per household. The allowance is paid to more than 400,000 customers at an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new facts. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Child Benefit is paid in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years in line with the statutory school attendance age. The payment continues to be paid for children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, subject to certification from school or college of educational attendance for each of these years. In order to qualify for payment of child benefit, a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: In every case where a one-parent family payment (OFP) is awarded the Department seeks to trace the other parent, referred to as the liable relative, in order to ascertain whether he or she is in a financial position to contribute towards the cost of the OFP. Part 12 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, sets out the legislative basis for the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: JobBridge the National Internship Scheme provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for people who have been either getting a jobseeker’s payment or signing for credits for at least 3 months. The placements are in organisations operating in the private, public and community voluntary sectors. Internship opportunities can vary significantly spanning many...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The OPW is the exclusive procurer of office accommodation for the civil service and the sole authority for allocating space to the civil service. This Department would not normally make contact with the landlords or potential property owners. Following a meeting that was held on the 3/12/2014 between Minister Kevin Humphreys and a delegation from County Monaghan representing the interests...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: My understanding from the details provided by the Deputy is what is being sought are the costs associated with the setting up of a food bank. Unfortunately, the Department does not operate any scheme which would be able to provide funding of this nature. The Department supports community initiatives through community work placement programmes such as community employment, Tús and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Administration (10 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (10 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 Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: Officials of the Department are working actively with the Mediator, Unite, the trustees of the scheme and the scheme administrator on the implementation of the agreement. While discussions are continuing on elements of the implementation, it is my intention to ensure that the terms of the agreement are implemented as soon as possible. The scheme administrator wrote to the members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Bodies Data (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy services to all citizens on a wide range of public and social services. One of the functions of the CIB, as defined in the Comhairle Act 2000 and the Citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6thFebruary 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: Pension Provisions (10 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of state pension (contributory), with effect from 20 June 2011, at the correct weekly rate of payment. The qualifying conditions for state pension (transition), to which the person concerned originally qualified from June 2010, his 65th birthday, required the applicant to: - have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 55 years; - have at...