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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: Gateway was introduced to deliver on the policy objectives set out in Pathways to Work and is designed to bridge the gap between unemployment and re-entering the workforce. Responsibility for delivery of this initiative rests with individual county and city councils. Gateway has a target to provide for 3,000 placements focusing on those who have been unemployed for 24 months or more....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 20th August 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 18th September 2013 advising of the decision to disallow the application. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The JobBridge scheme came into operation on 1st July 2011. As at 13th February 2014, there has been a total of 25,956 starts to-date. There are currently 6,475 jobseekers participating on the scheme. An independent evaluation conducted by Indecon Economic Consultants found that 61% of interns progress to paid employment after completing their internship. The 61% progression rate for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Feb 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 Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The social security rights of people travelling across the EU are governed by EU Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009 on the coordination of social security systems. The Regulations determine, amongst other things, the social security legislation to which a person is subject, and the Member State which is liable to pay benefits. For the purpose of these regulations job seekers allowance is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: Participants on the Community Employment (CE) scheme are disqualified from receiving family income supplement (FIS) under Part 6, Section 175 of Statutory Instrument No. 142 of 2007. This disqualification also applies to Jobseekers and Farm Assist claimants, Tús participants, Rural Social Scheme (RSS) participants and those engaged on the Part Time Job Opportunities Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (18 Feb 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: All Community Employment (CE) scheme participants receive a weekly rate of an allowance equivalent to their original social welfare rate plus €20 additional payment. Where a person is receiving a social welfare payment of less than or equal to €188.00 per week (inclusive of any dependant, but exclusive of fuel allowance), they receive the CE standard payment of €208.00....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Security Checks (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department hasn’t conducted any sweep for surveillance devices in its offices since I took up office in March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Drug Rehabilitation Projects (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: When Drug Rehabilitation Projects transferred into the Department of Social Protection in January 2012 a review was undertaken on the reporting system and a number of weaknesses were identified. A new reporting system was introduced in January 2012 for drug rehabilitation schemes based on designated ring-fenced places. Ring-fenced places are sub-divided into two categories for the purposes...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Bodies Establishment (18 Feb 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 and the Social Welfare Tribunal. No new organisation/agency has been established in my Department since March 2011. However, in relation to the existing Pensions Board, the Public Service Reform Programme provided for a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The Appeals Officer decided this appeal by way of a summary decision as it was considered that an oral hearing of the case was not warranted. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officers...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: Any person of working age who does not qualify for jobseeker’s benefit may claim means tested jobseeker’s allowance. Subject to means and other qualifying conditions, self-employed persons may claim jobseeker’s allowance if their business ceases or there is reduced demand for their services. Typically over 80% of jobseeker’s allowance claims from self-employed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27th September 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeal 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: Illness Benefit Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15th 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21st August 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17th 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 papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an Oral Hearing took place in respect of a Farm Assistance appeal by the person concerned on 6 December 2013. At this Oral Hearing, the Appeals Officer gave the person concerned an opportunity through his accountant to furnish a number of statements including documentation in respect of the purchase of livestock. The Appeals Officer was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (18 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: The contractor of Meath Job Club for 2013 did not wish to be considered for a contract in 2014. A replacement contactor operated the service on an interim basis but subsequently decided not to proceed with a formal contract. The department has requested the replacement contractor to continue to operate the service until agreement is reached with a new contractor. The department is...