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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 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: Youth Guarantee (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection has set up an interdepartmental group with officials and programme managers from the Department of Education and Skills, Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, to review the current range of youth employment policies in Ireland to assess what measures will need to be taken to commence the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was interviewed by an officer from the Maynooth Employment Service’s office on the 12 July 2013 and on that day she applied for two computer courses. In October 2013 the person concerned informed the Department that she wished to withdraw her applications for the courses due to domestic circumstances and since then she has not been in contact with the Maynooth...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused jobseeker’s allowance by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that his means exceeded the statutory limit. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned together with the relevant Departmental papers were received by that office on 18 November 2013 and that the case will be referred to an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 18 October 2013. The Appeals Officer will shortly decide whether she will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, whether an oral hearing will be required in order to determine the appeal. The Social Welfare Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 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 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: Pensions Reform (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Report on Pension Charges 2012 was undertaken by my Department, working with the Central Bank and the Pensions Board, and with support from PWC. The primary objective of the report was to gather information on pension charges levied, to assess whether these charges are reasonable and transparent, to report on the findings and to make recommendations. The report highlights a wide range...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection provides a number of options to support second chance education under its Back to Education Programme to support Government policy on activation in Pathways to Work. This programme consists of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) Scheme, a Part-time education option and an option to support jobseekers to access shorter duration education, training and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programme (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: My Department confirmed, on 15th November, that Ms. Noone was eligible to participate on JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme. It is now simply a matter for Ms. Noone's host organisation to log on to their JobBridge account and insert an appropriate start date for Ms. Noone. The internship can then commence immediately. Officials from my Department contacted both Ms. Noone and the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

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 convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Nov 2013)

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 persons have been awarded over...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21 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: Job Initiatives (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: Data on participation on most activation programmes are now published each month as part of the official CSO Live Register Statement. Information for the month to which the question refers was included in the annexe, page 13, of the monthly Live Register Statement for July 2012. The statement can be accessed on the CSO website at: . Data for the specific programmes mentioned in the question...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy appears to be referring to the €6 billion Youth Employment Initiative. The detailed regulations for this Initiative are still under negotiation as part of the overall negotiations on the EU Structural Funds for 2014-2020. These negotiations are being led overall for Ireland by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with the Department of Education and Skills...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2013)

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 convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme is designed to support second chance education. It enables eligible persons to pursue approved education courses that leads to a higher qualification than that already held and to continue to receive income support for the duration of a course of study, subject to conditions. BTEA covers full-time second level courses and third level courses to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Bodies Data (20 Nov 2013)

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. No new State Agency or Quango has been created or abolished since the formation of the Government. Details of the numbers of directors sitting on each board...

Youth Employment: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: In the three years before the Government took office in March 2011 the number of people in employment fell by 300,000, one of the worst employment shocks any country had ever experienced following on from the disastrous bank guarantee. The number of people in employment has started to grow again and rose by 33,800 in the year ending in June 2013. In terms of the economy, that is a positive...

Youth Employment: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“notes that: - the number of people in employment grew by 34,000 in the year ending June 2013, compared with a reduction of employment of more than 300,000 in the three year period ending March 2011; - the rate of unemployment in Ireland has fallen to 13.2 per cent...