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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The appeal of the person concerned has been lodged with the Social Welfare Appeals Office and is currently pending. This application is also being reviewed locally by the Inspector. The person concerned has been contacted by the Inspector and has been asked to supply additional information to assist the review process.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a State pension (contributory) a person must: - have entered insurable employment before reaching age 56 - have at least 520 paid contribution weeks since entry into insurance, from employment or self-employment - have a yearly average of 48 paid and/or credited contributions from 1979 to the end of the last complete tax year preceding their 66th birthday, or -...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 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 2nd September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The legislation currently being drafted to amend the Civil Registration Act, 2004 will provide for the compulsory registration of father's names on birth certificates so as to ensure, where possible, that a child has a record of their father. In cases where a woman gives birth to a child while she is in an existing marriage or within a period of 10 months after the termination of that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The maximum amount of social welfare paid to any family depends on the composition of that family and the type of welfare support appropriate to that family. In this regard, it is self-evident that a family with more child dependents, for example, or with caring requirements, will receive more than a family with none and so on. In some cases, families receive larger volumes of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: An Intreo office has already been established in Arklow and is due to be operational in Bray by the end of 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: A jobseeker customer must demonstrate entitlement to payment on an on-going basis and in order to do so is required to attend the local office for the purposes of signing-on, or to complete a wider review of their on-going entitlement. Customers are directly advised of these arrangements by their local office. It is generally not necessary for customers to present themselves at the local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 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 3rd September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Work Initiatives (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 together. Tús is delivered at local level by local development companies and by Údarás na Gaeltacta (in Gaeltacht areas). A standard service fee is paid by the Department to meet the additional costs of delivering Tús in each of the companies’ operational areas. This service fee is based on the number of placements the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been in receipt of rent supplement since 12th July 2012. Further information was requested from the client on the 7th August 2013, regarding outstanding information relating to employment. The client's entitlement is temporarily suspended due to the non-disclosure of this pertinent information. A decision on current entitlement can be made by the Department on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The one parent family payment in respect of the person concerned was closed as she had failed to reply to correspondence from the Department in connection with a review of her claim. The person concerned has since contacted the Department and her payment was reinstated on 19 August 2013 along with the payment of arrears due.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Numbers (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: JobBridge internships are designed to provide interns with high-quality real-workplace experience to enable them to break the cycle where they are unable to progress into employment, even with good practical or academic qualifications, but lacking proven real work experience. As at 22nd August, 2013, 19,954 internships had commenced since JobBridge came into operation, 5,338 individuals were...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: It has been a long standing practice that all new jobseeker customers are given an information leaflet outlining the services available to them. This leaflet is kept under on-going review and updated from time to time, as required. To further supplement the information already provided, a more comprehensive Jobseeker Information Pack has been introduced as part of the new Intreo service....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Places (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: JobBridge internships are designed to provide interns with high-quality real-workplace experience to enable them to break the cycle where they are unable to progress into employment, even with good practical or academic qualifications, but lacking, recent, proven real work experience. As at 22nd August, 2013, 19,954 internships had commenced since JobBridge came into operation, 5,338...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The customer's entitlement to illness benefit was reviewed by the Deputy Chief Medical Advisor on 10th September, 2013 who reassessed all the available medical evidence. The revised medical opinion has been conveyed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, and as a result his appeal was allowed. The customer will be informed shortly regarding the revised decision on his illness benefit claim and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5th July 2013. 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 have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24th July 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 19th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Widow's Pension Payments (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded an increase for qualified child, at the weekly rate of €29.80, with effect from the 28th October 2011. All due arrears have been paid.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: In July 2013 the supplementary welfare allowance claim of the person concerned was closed following a review. In order to establish if she has a current entitlement she should re-apply to her local community welfare service office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned should contact their local Employment Services office to discuss their entitlement to a technical employment support grant. The Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) is designed to assist Employment Services Officers implement a range of responses, including training, to meet the needs of jobseekers who are experiencing barriers in progressing from unemployment to the...