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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I wish to confirm for the Deputy that there is no question of the Dáil being misled in responses to the previous Parliamentary Questions referred to. I always endeavour to be helpful in relation to the information provided in answers to Parliamentary Questions and to ensure that the response addresses the specific question raised. I would point out to the Deputy that the information...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 119 together. A designated person is currently examining a supplementary welfare allowance application in respect of the person concerned. A decision will be made shortly and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was notified on the 28th February 2014 that her domiciliary care allowance appeal was successful and that the allowance has been awarded from 1st July 2013. All arrears of payment due have issued.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11November 2013. 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 10th October 2013. The application was disallowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 8th January 2014 advising of the decision. The person concerned appealed this decision and supplied additional information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I am very aware that many defined benefit pension schemes are coming from a deficit position and this is a difficult problem which requires careful management. The Government’s introduction of the sovereign annuity initiative provided an option which enables the trustees of a pension scheme to reduce pension scheme liabilities and benefit from the premium available through sovereign...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: According to the records of the Department, the person concerned reached the age of eligibility for State pension (contributory) in March 2004. As there is no record of an application for State pension having been received from the person concerned to date, a form has been issued to her. On receipt of her completed application, her entitlement to pension will be fully examined, and she will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (27 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. A claim for IP was received for the person concerned on 22 November 2013. In order to establish medical eligibility, a diagnostic report issued to the applicant on 16 December 2013 to be completed by his general practitioner or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (27 Mar 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 March 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 Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Carer's Allowance Payments (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance is a means-tested payment for carers on low incomes who are habitually resident in the State and who look after certain people in need of full time care and attention. Reviews of customer income, capital, investments and other relevant circumstances are undertaken on an on-going basis. Customers are required to notify the Department of any change in their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides that the payments listed below may continue for a maximum of six weeks after death in a number of different circumstances. Where a social welfare customer dies while in receipt of a payment which includes an increase for a qualified adult, or where each of the couple was claiming one of the payments in their own right, the payment may continue to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 March 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 have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (26 Mar 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 11 April 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 (26 Mar 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 February 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 have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The overall concern of the Government in recent budgets has been to protect the primary weekly social welfare rates. Maintaining the rate of the State pension and other core payments is critical in protecting people from poverty. To allow us to protect these core payments, we have had to look very carefully at other additional payments. The telephone allowance was abolished from 1 January...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The farm assist file for the person concerned has been forwarded to a Deciding Officer for decision. A decision will be made shortly and he will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of jobseekers allowance. Her entitlement will be reviewed based on the new information provided by the Deputy and she will be notified of the outcome following the review.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (26 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The client concerned made application for a rent supplement on 19 March 2014 and has been requested to provide further information in order to process her claim. A decision will be notified to this client immediately following receipt of same.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: It is the responsibility of the employer to pay statutory redundancy to all its eligible employees. Where an employer can prove to the satisfaction of the Department that he/she is unable to make statutory redundancy payments to his/her eligible employees the Department will make lump sum payments directly to those employees. This raises a debt against the employer which the Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is committed to supporting people with disabilities to participate more fully in society and become more self-sufficient by providing supports that address barriers they may encounter at work. To this end, the Department provides a comprehensive range of employment supports for people with disabilities who wish to enter the open labour market. For...