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Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I have absolute confidence that when the members of the public are asked whom they trust to secure and deepen the recovery and spread it to every household, they will place their faith in this Government to continue doing exactly that. It is because while we are providing an additional €3 billion in resources for the economy, we are also ensuring at the same time that we proceed with...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: We set six key priorities: strengthening the economy and prioritising new jobs for the unemployed, delivering better living and working standards, improving housing availability and affordability, responsible and sustainable management of the public finances, rebuilding trust in politics and public institutions, and protecting and enhancing peace in Northern Ireland. We then set about...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: In evaluating how far one has travelled, it is necessary to remember the starting point. In November 2010, the US financial journalist Michael Lewis visited this country to write about Ireland’s economic meltdown under the previous Government. His article was published in Vanity Fairin March 2011, the same month that Labour and Fine Gael came into office. It is worth quoting a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 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, concluded that the assessment of the person’s concerned means was correct and that all appropriate allowances prescribed in social welfare legislation had been applied. The Appeals Officer consequently decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: It is proposed to take Question Nos. 121 and 141 together. The Christmas bonus was paid last week to over 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients at a cost of circa €65 million. The Bonus was introduced in 1980 and was paid annually (at varying rates) until it was abolished in 2009. I was pleased to be in the position to partially restore the bonus this year. A 25% bonus...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: A person moving from long-term jobseeker’s allowance to carer’s allowance would not be eligible for fuel allowance, as carer’s allowance is not a qualifying payment. However, a person in receipt of carer’s allowance may become eligible for the household benefits package, which is not available for people in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance. The package...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: A Personal Public Service (PPS) number is a reference number established for specific public service purposes by legislation. My Department is committed to protecting and facilitating the use of the PPS Number in accordance with the law. The legislation governing the use of the PPS Number is contained in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005 (as amended). Under social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address nor to the Postal District code. As such it is not possible to provide a breakdown of recipients by scheme, who have received the Christmas bonus in Dublin 8, 10 and 12.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: When a revised decision on a person’s social welfare entitlement is made, the Deciding Officer has regard to the full facts of the case. Where it is decided that there is a retrospective reduction in the claimant’s entitlement, an overpayment is assessed. When a revised decision has been made, the claimant is notified and given the right to appeal the decision within 21 days....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 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 Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 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 13 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: Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the insolvency payments scheme, which operates under the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act, 1984, which, in turn, derives from EU Council Directive 987/80, is to protect certain outstanding pay-related entitlements due to employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. These entitlements include wages, holiday pay, sick pay, payment in lieu...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 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 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. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (9 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 1 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: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. Carers’ allowance is a means tested payment, payable to those providing full-time care and attention to a care recipient where the recipient of care is aged 16 or over and so incapacitated as to require full-time care and attention or aged under 16 and getting a domiciliary care allowance, while half–rate carers’...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 20 February 2014. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 10 April 2014 advising of the decision. A review of this decision was requested on the 20th August 2014 and additional information on this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: To qualify for illness benefit certain statutory PRSI insurance contribution conditions must be satisfied. One of these requires that the claimant have at least 104 reckonable contributions paid since entry into insurance. The person concerned has only 4 contributions paid. Illness Benefit could not, therefore, be paid to him. He is, however, receiving Supplementary Welfare at the maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for domiciliary care allowance in respect of two children. The first application was received on 5 September 2014. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 3 December 2014 advising of the decision. An application for the second child was received on 15 September...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for jobseeker’s allowance on 3 July 2014 and was scheduled for an appointment on 15 July 2014. He attended this appointment and was given a form UP12 confirming his next signing day as 12 August 2014. He signed the copy of the UP12 confirming that he acknowledged his signing day. His application was disallowed on 9 September 2014 by a Deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Diet Supplement Payments (9 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: Further to previous PQ 44094-14 relating to this client and to contact with officials from my Department the appeal decision was implemented in full. I am advised that the appeal was implemented on the understanding that the client provide further information to the Department that remained outstanding. At that time the diet supplement of €56.00 per month was reinstated and paid on...