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

Joan Burton: The Department contracts for the provision of job clubs with local development companies and community organisations, the details of which are set out in the tabular statement hereunder. Job clubs provide structured support to “job-ready” job-seekers to secure paid employment in the open labour market. They are regarded as a final transition mechanism for job-seekers. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (25 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 20 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The maximum amount of social welfare paid to any family depends on the composition of that family and the type of welfare support appropriate to that family. In this regard, it is self-evident that a family with more child dependents, for example, or with caring requirements, will receive more than a family with none and so on. In some cases, families receive larger volumes of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department has noted the medical circumstances in the case mentioned. The manager of the Mid Leinster Rents Unit will contact the Deputy directly and the client or their agents, to discuss the case later today.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance was stopped on 26 February 2014 in respect of the person in question as, following a review, it was decided that the medical criteria were no longer satisfied. The person in question was notified of this decision on 20 of January 2014, the reason for it and of her right of review or appeal. To date, no request for a review of this decision has been received. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was registered on 18February 2014 and that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community businesses to deliver local services to their communities and to create employment opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups. The Programme is managed on behalf of the Department by Pobal. The CSP is designed on a social enterprise model and a core requirement of the programme is that contract holders generate non-public...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Officials from the Department met with representatives from the Community Lynks Special Drugs CE Scheme on 27 February last. I understand that there was a temporary supervisory post due for completion of a six month contract on 28 February and that this has been extended for one month to facilitate the scheme with regard to maintaining a sufficient number of participants to warrant this post....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (25 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 29 October 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: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The overall aim is to provide short-term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes operated by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Gateway has a target to provide for 3,000 placements focusing on those who have been unemployed for 24 months or more. The initial placement of participants on Gateway has commenced with a total of 90 participants currently engaged. While Longford and Westmeath County Councils have been allocated targets of 55 and 80 respectively, no participants have been placed to date in either county....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 487 and 488 together. I have no policy reports that are awaiting publication.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that in light of representations and additional supporting evidence submitted by the Deputy the Appeals Officer has decided that the appeal in this case will be re-opened and an oral hearing will be arranged. Every effort will be made to have the hearing as soon as possible and the person concerned will be notified of the arrangements when...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that in light of additional information submitted, the Appeals Officer has decided to set aside her previous decision to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The appeal, in this case, has been re-opened and an oral hearing will be arranged. Every effort will be made to have the hearing as soon as possible and the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Social welfare entitlements for people moving around the EU to live or work are regulated by EU regulations on the coordination of social insurance systems. Amongst other things, these regulations allow those who wish to go to another EU country to look for employment to continue to receive their unemployment benefits for up to 3 months. While the regulations provide that Member States may...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 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 13 February 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 494 and 545 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 06 January 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Development Projects (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I set out in the following table a breakdown of monies allocated in employment programmes by the Department in Co. Donegal from 2008 to 2013. -Project Start Year Community Employment (CE) Job Initiative (JI) Rural Social Scheme (RSS) Tús Community Services Programme (CSP) Annual Total 2008 17,091,526 1,527,603 n/a n/a 2,518,034 21,137,163 2009 18,421,091 1,403,436 n/a n/a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department. Statistics in respect of expenditure are collated annually in respect of all social welfare payments on a national basis only and are not available at county level.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Gateway is a work placement initiative which aims to improve the employability and maintain the work readiness of those who have been unemployed for 24 months or more. 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. Responsibility for delivery of Gateway rests with the...