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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 9thMay 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 appeal in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7thFebruary 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 24thJanuary 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance was stopped on 26th February 2014 following a review on the grounds that the care recipient was found to no longer require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. The person in question appealed this decision and submitted additional medical evidence in support of their application. However, following review by a deciding officer of all the evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

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 hold an oral hearing in this case on 8th July 2014. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the 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 (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 23rdMay 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: Legislative Process (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: I have published nine Bills since taking office, eight of which have been enacted. Details of these Bills are set out in the attached table. Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIAs) are undertaken by the Department of Social Protection in accordance with the relevant guidelines published by the Department of the Taoiseach relating to significant legislative, policy and other changes. A Regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: My Department is responsible for implementing the Liability to Maintain Family Provisions provided for in Part 12 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended. The methods of assessment of the liable relative’s ability to pay are specified in detail in Regulations (S.I. 571 of 2006 and S.I. 142 of 2007). The person concerned was assessed with a maintenance liability and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Debt Collection (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection currently does not engage the services of debt collection agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 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: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: There are two types of jobseeker payments, jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s allowance. Entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit is based on PRSI contributions paid by the customer. Jobseeker’s benefit rates are made up of a personal rate and increases for a qualified adult, and qualified children. The personal rate and children’s rate are not subject to a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: I can confirm that the Community Employment (CE) participant eligibility criteria and other aspects of the programme are kept under on-going review. CE is only one of a suite of employment programmes that can be undertaken by local sponsoring groups or implementing bodies. Other programmes available include the Rural Social Scheme, Tús, Gateway, the Community Services Programme and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: It is not possible to extract the data requested in respect of the actual weekly amount paid to persons with unique PPS numbers or the highest annual monetary amount paid to an individual PPS number by my Department in 2013 under one or more different payment headings. This is because the Department delivers a wide range of payments at weekly, monthly, annual and other intervals across a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 17th February 2014. The application was not allowed as it was considered that the child did not meet the eligibility criteria for the allowance. A decision letter issued to the customer on the 1st May 2014 advising of this decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds the applicant may submit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: This Department does not provide funding for library services for persons with a visual impairment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: Government limits on salaries and numbers of advisors are not applicable to the Taoiseach and Tanaiste. The names and details of the salaries of the two Special Advisors I have appointed are shown in the following table. Title Name Annual Salary Special Advisor Edward Brophy  €119,577 Press Advisor Paul O’Brien €75,647 - €92,550 As Mr. Edward Brophy...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Jul 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 Illness Benefit appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision in writing on 4 July 2014. I understand from Carers Allowance Section that the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 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 30 June 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 25 June 2014 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (8 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413 and 414 together. The remit of the Pensions Authority is determined by the provisions in the Pensions Act. Its remit does not extend to the supervision of the trust deed and rules of a pension scheme. It is not within the remit of the Pensions Authority to ensure that the trustees of a pension scheme carry out the duties imposed on them by law other...