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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Work Initiatives (13 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: Tús, the community work placement initiative introduced during 2011, was established to provide 5,000 short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year. The initiative was expanded during 2013 to enable an additional 2,500 per annum to participate. Some 7,320 were on the Tús payroll on 8th November 2013 (including supervisors/team leaders),...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: Illness benefit is a payment for people who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. Incapacity codes are recorded on claims during the claim registration process. As of 8 November 2013, 124 claims out of a total of 59,696 claims awarded and in payment have an incapacity code recorded as alcoholism. This equates to 0.21% of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (13 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an appeal by the person concerned was registered on 20 June 2013 and in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Appeals Office contacted the appellant and asked her to set out the complete grounds of her appeal. This information was submitted on the 17 July 2013 and in accordance with the statutory procedures, the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (13 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The State pension is a very valuable asset and it is important, that those who receive it have made a significant contribution towards it during a working life. In order to qualify for a minimum State pension contributory, a person must satisfy a number of qualifying conditions which include: - commencing insurable employment at least 10 years before pension age, - payment of a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is a key player in the payment services sector in Ireland with over 87 million payments issued to customers in 2012. The current range of payment options includes payment to an account in a bank, building society or certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators, payment at a local post office or payment by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173, 176, 198 and 214 together. I set out below a table showing the number of persons who participated in JobBridge in the Public Sector by county since the scheme commenced. Since JobBridge came into operation on 1st July, 2011, 543 individuals have participated on JobBridge in County Westmeath. 150 individuals are currently on internships. 393...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is collated by the Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is laid before the Dáil when published and copies lodged in the Oireachtas library. Furthermore these reports are available to the public at www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Annual-Statistical-Information-Repor ts.aspx. I am however...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: At the end of October 2013 there were 74,389 persons between the ages of 18 and 25 years, inclusive, on the live register. A breakdown of this number by county and scheme is contained in the following tabular table. Number of 18 to 25 Year Olds on the Live Register, October, 2013. County Jobseeker's Allowance Jobseeker's Benefit Credits Only Total Carlow 1,283 81 9 1,373 Cavan...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 233 together. Since JobBridge came into operation on 1st July, 2011, 169 individuals have participated on JobBridge in County Longford. 37 individuals are currently on internships. 132 individuals have finished their internship. While there is no specific information on these cases, data from the recent Indecon Evaluation Report indicate that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Registration of Births (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together. Section 19 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 requires the parent or parents of a child to attend at the office of a registrar within 3 months of the birth, to give the registrar the required particulars relating to the birth and to sign the register in the presence of the registrar. All reasonable measures are taken to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 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 30 October 2013, 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 Appeals Status (12 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 7 November 2013 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: Redundancy Payments (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The individuals concerned were not employees of the Department. Therefore issues regarding redundancy payments are for their contractor/employer to address. However, where a contractor / employer is unable to pay statutory redundancy to employees it is open to them to avail of the Department’s redundancy and insolvency payments’ scheme, details of which are available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The partial capacity benefit scheme which was launched in February 2012 allows people with restricted capacity to avail of employment opportunities while still in receipt of an income support. The scheme is open to people who: (a) have been in receipt of illness benefit for a minimum of six months; or (b) are in receipt of invalidity pension. The process of claiming partial capacity benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no provision for a discretionary fund within the Community Employment Programme. Depending on the nature of the expenditure incurred it is suggested that the scheme sponsor in question should raise this matter with the DSP Officer who deals with their scheme. The Officer can then assess the situation within the rules of the programme.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The Community Employment Programme is an active labour market programme to support long-term unemployed people re-enter the workforce, it is the largest active labour market intervention in Ireland. The aim of Community Employment (CE) is to enhance the employability and mobility of disadvantaged and unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities within their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 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 4 April 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: Social Welfare Appeals Status (12 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, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision and without recourse to an oral hearing. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 8 October 2013. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (12 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 hold an oral hearing in this case on 13 November 2013. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications (12 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: The farm assist file for the person concerned has been forwarded to a Deciding Officer for decision. A decision will be made shortly and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome.