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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals (6 May 2014)

Joan Burton: The client concerned was in receipt of mortgage interest supplement from June 2009 to January 2014. Following a review in December 2013, the Department became aware that arrears on the mortgage had increased significantly in the previous 14 months. The client was advised to contact her mortgage provider with a view to restructuring her loan and to advise the Department of the outcome and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (6 May 2014)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 24 February 2014. The person was advised that he could submit further medical evidence and his application would be reviewed or he could appeal the decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, within 21 days. I understand neither...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 May 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 15 April 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 May 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 May 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 10th October 2013. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors whose opinion was that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 8th January 2014 advising of the decision to disallow the application. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (6 May 2014)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative full-time employment. The Revised Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure on the jobseeker’s schemes of €3.28bn in 2014. To qualify for jobseeker’s benefit or allowance a person must satisfy certain...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments (6 May 2014)

Joan Burton: Domiciliary care allowance is awarded from the month following receipt of the application unless there was good cause for the delay in applying. Domiciliary care allowance was awarded to the person concerned from 1st July 2013 following receipt of the application in June 2013. Additional information has been provided requesting payment of arrears in this case. The application is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme/intervention designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including lone parents, recovering drug misusers and those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful part-time work within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. CE helps unemployed people to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Dismissals (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned, who was an employee of the Department for 23 years, was suspended on full pay from the 25thOctober 2011 until his dismissal from the Civil Service on the 22ndFebruary 2013. All entitlements due to the person concerned were considered in full at the time of his dismissal and were paid accordingly. No arrears in respect of overtime or untaken annual leave were due for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: Legislation provides that penalties in the form of reduced payments may be imposed by a Deciding Officer where clients fail, without good cause, to comply with activation measures. Activation measures include the requirement to attend group or individual meetings, and/or avail of suitable education, training or development opportunities, or specified employment programmes ( e.g. Community...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: Legislation provides that penalties in the form of reduced payments may be imposed by a Deciding Officer where clients fail, without good cause, to comply with activation measures. Activation measures include the requirement to attend group or individual meetings, and/or avail of suitable education, training or development opportunities, or specified employment programmes, which are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: JobBridge is a voluntary scheme and sanctions are not applicable where a jobseeker decides not to avail of it. Therefore, no penalty rates or reductions have applied to date for failure to avail of the scheme. Under the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan, the Department is developing a variant of the JobBridge scheme for the most disadvantaged young people. Under this variant,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: Gateway is a work placement initiative for county and city councils. The initiative aims to improve the employability and maintain the work readiness of those who have been unemployed for 24 months or more. Similar to Tús, participants are selected by a random process conducted by the Department from those persons in receipt of a jobseekers allowance payment for 24 months or more....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 96 together. A host organisation is permitted to reimburse an intern for out of pocket expenses incurred as part of the internship. However, expenses should not be provided for normal activities such as travel to and from the intern's base and normal personal expenditure. Payments other than out of pocket expenses by a host organisation are likely to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Statistics (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: It is not possible to provide a breakdown of the number of companies that have made applications for statutory redundancy payments from the Department. However, details in relation to the number of persons in respect of whom applications were received are being compiled at present. This information will be sent to the Deputy in writing as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned together with the relevant Departmental papers were received by that office on 27 February 2014 and that the case was referred to an Appeals Officer on 28 April 2014 who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Oifigí Leasa Shóisialaigh (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: Níl aon cinneadh déanta oifig leasa shóisialaigh a oscailt i nGaeltacht Chonamara. Tá seirbhís ar fáil anois ó oifigí na Roinne i gcathair na Gaillimhe agus sa Chlochán. Tá baill foirne sna hoifigí sin atá in ann seirbhís Ghaeilge a chur ar fáil agus beidh sé sin amhlaidh feasta. Féadann custaiméirí...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (1 May 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 the 7thApril 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: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (1 May 2014)

Joan Burton: The client should apply for a housing needs assessment from the Local Authority within the area of Dublin he wishes to reside. Once a housing need is verified and the client is placed on the housing list, he can seek private rented accommodation within this local authority area and be assisted with a rent supplement allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (1 May 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 the 31stMarch 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...