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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 5th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 05thNovember 2014 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 (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 05thNovember 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. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was informed of the Appeals Officers decision on 12thAugust 2014. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 9 December 2014 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: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's allowance (JA) transitional arrangement is available to lone parents who have previously been in receipt of the one-parent family payment (OFP) within the last three years, are parenting alone, are eligible for a JA payment and have a youngest child between 7 and 13 years of age, inclusive. Individuals who qualify for the JA transitional arrangement are exempt from having to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 04th November 2014 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: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a long-term payment for persons who are permanently incapable of work and who satisfy the social insurance (PRSI) conditions. A total of 260 weeks PRSI paid and 48 weeks PRSI paid or credited in the last complete tax year before the relevant date are required to satisfy the PRSI conditions for IP. The reckonable PRSI contribution classes for IP are A, E and H....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 4 November 2014, 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: Cumas Gaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: Tá sé beartaithe ag an Roinn tabhairt faoi iniúchadh go luath an bhliain seo chugainn chun na poist shonracha a shainaithint ina dteastaíonn feidhm dhátheanach. Thug an Roinn faoi shuirbhé chun an fhoireann a shainaithint atá toilteanach agus in ann seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge a sholáthar agus chuir siad bearta i bhfeidhm lena chinntiú...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is a full time student at the University of Limerick. As a mature student he may be entitled to receive a jobseekers payment for periods between academic years. However he is not entitled to a jobseekers payment for shorter periods between academic terms such as the Christmas period, the period for which an application was made on the 01/12/2014. An administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10 November 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. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Pathways to Work policy statement provided for more regular and on-going engagement with jobseekers to enable them to return to employment through the provision of the most appropriate support interventions. In order to increase its activation capacity the Department examined approaches to complementing and augmenting its own internal capacity and that already provided under existing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Staff (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Agencies that operate under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Authority, the Citizens Information Board and the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman. These organisations are all Dublin based. Details of staff that have transferred to and from my Department’s offices in Waterford in each of the past five years are shown in the table below. Year To DSP Waterford From DSP...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (11 Dec 2014)

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 allow 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 5 November 2014, 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (11 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 October 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. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (11 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned participated in a TÚS programme for the period 4 November 2013 to 1 November 2014 and was paid on that programme up to 1 November 2014. He applied for Jobseeker's Allowance from 3 of November 2014 and payment of €62.70 jobseekers allowance issued on 6 November 2014 for week ending 4 November 2014. The appropriate number of days for which Jobseeker's Allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (11 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: No application for disability allowance has been made to date by the person concerned. An application form for disability allowance issued today to the person concerned. He should complete the application form and return it in the envelope provided. Upon the receipt of his application, his entitlement to a disability allowance payment will be examined.