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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies and the Office of Public Works has responsibility for capital flood relief activities. However, the Department of Social Protection (DSP) has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of emergency events such as the recent severe weather...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local and Community Development Programme Planning (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Local Development Companies support the delivery of a range of programmes and schemes for the Department of Social Protection including Tús, the community work placement initiative, community employment, the rural social scheme and enterprise support to the long term jobseeker wishing to pursue a self-employment option. The Companies deliver the JobClubs and the Local Employment Service...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tabular statement. Scheme Jan 2012 Jan 2013 Jan 2014 Activation Back to work allowance scheme - employee strand 162 14 9 Back to work enterprise allowance scheme - self employed strand 10,772 10,812 10,160 Short-term enterprise allowance 1,201 1,002 488 DSP part-time job incentive 190 215 296 TUS - community work placement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 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 6th February 2014, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Deputy’s request for an oral hearing of this case will be brought to the attention of the Appeals Officer....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 30th of May 2013. The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision and the reason for it on the 9th of July...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that cost details for room hire and travel and subsistence are not maintained on a scheme by scheme basis. It is therefore not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy in relation to Domiciliary Care Allowance oral hearings. General Social Welfare Appeals Office expenditure under the headings of room hire and travel and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the gap between Community Employment (CE) scheme years is to maximise the number of places for new entrants. The vacant place can then be taken up by another eligible person. A full 52 week placement is deemed to be of sufficient duration for the majority of participants to become “job-ready”. Where further participation is deemed of benefit to the participant...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Development Projects (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: As part of the regular re-contracting process undertaken for the Community Services Programme, the company in question submitted its business plan for the future contracting period beginning in 2014. The business plan was assessed as being weak as it did not adequately demonstrate a need for the service nor was it possible to conclude that good value for money would be delivered over the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (11 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Citizens Information Board The procedures followed when appointing members to the Citizens Information Board are in accordance with the Revised Code of Practice for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95, 122 and 126 to 128, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that 13,444 appeals are currently registered with that office, of which 2,751 are disability allowance appeals, 1,645 are carer’s allowance appeals, 1,422 are jobseeker’s allowance (means) appeals and 1,101 are jobseeker’s allowance (payments)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department recognises the need for training in the area of suicide awareness for frontline staff and has put a number of supports in place to assist them in supporting customers who identify themselves as having thoughts of suicide. In 2013, with assistance from the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP), the Department provided ‘Safetalk’ training to 282 frontline...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 21st November 2012. This application was considered by a deciding officer with the benefit of the opinion of one of the Department’s Medical Assessors, who considered that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance as the medical reports furnished did not indicate that the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 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 ongoing basis. Customers are required to co-operate with such reviews. The person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no record of any disability allowance appeal having been received in that office from the person concerned. However, I understand that the person concerned did appeal the disallowance of his application for invalidity pension and that his appeal has been examined by an Appeals Officer, who decided to disallow the appeal on a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (6 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 07th November 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: Social Welfare Code Reform (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Since the Government took office in March 2011, I have implemented an unprecedented programme of policy reform in the social welfare system and organisational change in the Department of Social Protection. The Department successfully completed the most significant merger in the history of the Irish public service, while at the same time reducing expenditure and meeting increased demand for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (6 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: Implementation of the Youth Guarantee is a medium-term policy of the Irish Government. It is envisaged that the guarantee as it affects those aged under 18 years will be implemented within 2 years, i.e. by the end of 2015. The guarantee of an offer of training, education or work experience for those aged 18-24 years after a four month period should be implemented on a phased basis. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 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 2nd December 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 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 9 January 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 Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (6 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 the 26th November 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 have been received in the...