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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: As previously outlined in reply to the Deputy’s earlier PQ No. 47257-14 on 9 November 2014, the claim for mortgage interest supplement in respect of the person concerned was disallowed on 23 December 2011 and this decision was upheld by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in an appeal decision issued on 27 July 2012. There is no recourse to a further review of this claim. No new...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been deemed to meet the habitual residency condition for jobseekers allowance following a review of the original decision on the 09/01/2015. However information concerning a property contained in the paperwork provided in support of the jobseekers application, necessitates a means review to be carried out before an entitlement can be established. The file of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: According to the information available to this Department, the correct level of jobseeker’s allowance payable, in the case of the person concerned is as follows: Personal Rate: €188.00 Increase for Qualified Adult: €124.80 Sub Total: €312.80 Less means from spousal earnings: €269.00 Weekly rate payable: € 43.80 It is open to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: As outlined to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 11th December 2014, a request for remaining outstanding documentation was issued by the Department on 3rd December 2014 and 10th December 2014, and has not been received to date. On receipt of this information the client’s entitlement to Rent Supplement can be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department has no record of a recent application for a travel allowance from the person concerned. The person concerned can make such an application at the office of her local Community Welfare Service and her entitlement to same will be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) have responsibility for all temporary clerical officer recruitment for this Department. PAS maintain the panel of temporary clerical officers (TCOs) and assignments are then made as temporary vacancies arise. Competitions for TCOs are conducted by PAS on an annual basis and when candidates come up for consideration they may be in employment as a TCO...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: Temporary staff are recruited by this Department to cover absences of permanent staff on maternity leave, long term sick leave, other statutory leave and also to provide cover for some staff availing of the shorter working year scheme. They are also recruited from time to time to alleviate work pressure in certain areas. Temporary contracts are offered for a fixed purpose and the term can...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: European Court of Human Rights Rulings (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The recent rulings of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the Insolvency Directive (2008/94) has implications for any defined benefit pension scheme that has wound up after the date of the ECJ ruling in the UK Robins case on 25 January 2007 where on the date of the wind up both the scheme and the employer is insolvent (double insolvency). The Social Welfare and Pensions (No.2) Act 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Property Tax Administration (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25, 56 and 57 together. Due to a technical error, a deduction in respect of Local Property Tax (LPT) for the 2015 year was taken earlier than planned resulting in some customers having additional LPT deductions taken from their double payment week before Christmas. Customers who had requested the deduction at source towards LPT had two deductions in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26, 43 and 82 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 5 November 2014. 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 10 weeks to process an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 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: Departmental Offices (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The INTREO service in Swords will be a single, integrated service delivered over two sites: Fingal County Hall, Swords and Mainscourt, Swords. While the fit-out of the Intreo office in County Hall office is complete, the office will not be opened to the public until the fit-out of the Mainscourt office is complete. It is hoped to commence work on Mainscourt immediately upon resolution of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (14 Jan 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27 November 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 Appeals (14 Jan 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 has decided to convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the person concerned will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Momentum Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The MOMENTUM Programme 2014, launched in September 2014, is under the remit of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and is managed on behalf of DES by SOLAS. The programmes include on-the job training in the form of work experience modules as well as the provision of accredited further education and training required to obtain and retain employment. One third of the 6,500 places...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6 January 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: Departmental Investigations (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: It is a function of my Department to give decisions on the insurability of employment in accordance with the relevant legislation. A decision on the insurability of employment has been recently sought by a number of workers formerly employed on the site referred by the Deputy. As part of the process of making such a decision, it is normal practice that a Social Welfare Inspector...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €27.9m for exceptional and urgent needs payments in 2015. There is no automatic entitlement...