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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (18 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: As my special advisor Mr Ed Brophy was previously employed in the private sector on a salary package that was more than twice the highest point of the Principal Officer (standard) scale, I sought sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for remuneration in excess of the applicable pay scale grade. A single point salary of €127,796 was sanctioned by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. It is expected that the estimated expenditure for ENPs in 2013 will be over €35 million. There is no automatic...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me the Invalidity Pension appeal of the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing in January 2014. The appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Deputy makes reference in his question to an oral hearing having been attended recently by the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an appeal for the person concerned was registered on 20th August 2013 and in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Appeals Office contacted the person concerned and asked them to set out the complete grounds of their appeal. For this purpose, a form SWAO1 was issued to person concerned on 20th August 2013. The Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29th November 2013. The person concerned was disallowed jobseekers allowance by a Deciding Officer of the Department as his means, derived from benefit of board and lodging in his parents’ home, exceed the statutory limit. It is a statutory requirement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The age limit for receipt of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is 16 years. As the child concerned reaches the age of 16 years in February 2014, DCA is no longer payable after that date. A letter issued in October 2013 advising that payment of DCA is due to end in February and that the child could apply for disability allowance in her own right. Entitlement to carers allowance is reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy will appreciate that it is not appropriate for me to comment on matters relating to an individual pension scheme. The provision in the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill broadens the options available to the trustees of a pension scheme in the event of the restructure of scheme benefits. It essentially provides for the sharing of the risk of scheme underfunding across all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was launched on 1st July, 2011 as part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative. JobBridge provides work experience placements for those on the Live Register for a 6 or 9 month period to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience, either as new entrants to the labour market after education or training...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: Currently the following schemes have been specified by the Revenue Commissioners, with my consent, for the deduction at source of the Local Property Tax (LPT):- State pension (contributory), State pension (non-contributory), Widow/er’s or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension, Widow/er’s or surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29th July 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 Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20th March 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 (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 30th July 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 Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 14th August 2013. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the medical qualifying criteria for the allowance. A letter issued on the 6th November 2013 advising of the decision. A review of this decision has been requested and additional information on this child’s condition/care...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: In general PRSI is chargeable on all income including rental income. There have however been a number of exemptions from PRSI for specific categories of contributors, including the exemption applied to the additional income of employed contributors and occupational pensioners under age 66 years where their only source of additional income is unearned. Unearned income includes rental income,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21st 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 20th August 2013. The application was not allowed as it was considered that the child does not meet the medical eligibility criteria for the allowance. A decision letter issued to the customer on the 18th September 2013 advising of this decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15th July 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 Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Counselling Services (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: I wish to advise the Deputy that this centre does not receive funding from the Department of Social Protection and is unlikely to be eligible for support from the programmes administered given the nature of the counselling services it provides. I have made enquiries and understand that a small grant of less than €8,000 was approved for the centre in 2013 following an annual call for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new programme of labour market activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will be delivered by third party providers of employment services under contract to the Department. On 12 December 2013, the Department published a contract notice inviting tenders for the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: This Department received a claim for invalidity pension from the person concerned on 01 February 2013. The medical evidence provided by the claimant in support of her claim was examined by a medical assessor who was of the opinion, based on the evidence provided, that the person concerned is not eligible for invalidity pension as she does not satisfy the medical criteria. The application...