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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The costs of the various reviews referred to by the Deputy are as follows: - The third Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund was completed by consultants KPMG in June 2012 at a cost of €153,750 including VAT. - The Department made a voluntary contribution of € 130,000 to the OECD for their very significant work in undertaking their Review of the Irish Pension System. -...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Directives (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: On 25 April last, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling which contained a number of clarifications regarding transposition EU Directive 2008/94EC which concerns the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. This ruling was in response to a July 2011 referral from the High Court regarding proceedings brought by former workers at Waterford Crystal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: All payments of the internship allowance are made by the Department of Social Protection into the intern’s bank account. This top-up will be paid for the duration of the internship. The allowance is paid in arrears and normally participants receive this top-up allowance approximately 2 weeks after commencing on the Scheme. I wish to advise the Deputy that the person referred to in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 5th January 2011. The person concerned was refused carer’s allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations, that full time care and attention was not being provided by the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 24th April 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 12th June 2012 advising of the decision. Following receipt of your representations together with additional...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The JobBridge Scheme has made very significant progress since it came into operation on 1 July 2011. As at 27 June 2013, 18,587 internship placements have commenced to-date with 5,934 participants currently on a JobBridge placement and 1,936 internship posts currently advertised on the JobBridge website. Please see tables below in respect of internships in County Wicklow. Table 1: Placements...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Labour Court recommended in July 2008 (LCR19293) that an agreed pension scheme should be introduced for Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors, and that such a scheme should be adequately funded by FÁS. Notwithstanding the position of the Department (who now has responsibility for CE) in rejecting that liability for these costs to be met from public...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: According to the information available to this Department the person concerned pays a rent of €850 per month and has a qualified adult and four qualified children. The eldest child of the person concerned, who is in receipt of a payment from this Department, is not considered a qualified child and is liable for a minimum contribution of €30 per week towards the cost of the rent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 20 March 2013 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised that a decision in this case will issue within the next week....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (9 Jul 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 disallow 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308, 321 and 346 together. Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory). In 2011 I established the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare to meet the commitment made in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Functions (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: To assist and support persons who are in mortgage difficulties, the Mortgage Arrears Information and Advice Service (MAIAS) was established in 2012. This service provides comprehensive information and advice to mortgage holders in arrears or pre-arrears in assessing their options. The service has three elements: - Website: is the key online access portal for general mortgage arrears...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim for supplementary welfare allowance on 3 July 2013. This is a means tested payment and the current prescribed supplementary welfare allowance rate for two adults is €310.80 per week. Based on his spouse's earnings from insurable employment, means has been assessed as €307.50 per week. Accordingly, his current entitlement is €3.30 per week.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 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 26 June 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 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the current average time taken to process carer's allowance appeals decided by summary decision is 28.2 weeks and 34.7 weeks for those requiring an oral hearing. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of the appeal to the date of its finalisation. They include all activities during this period including time...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there is no record of a Carer’s Allowance appeal by the person concerned having been received by that office. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8 April 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 to an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 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 19 June 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 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Number Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Where a Personal Public Services Number is required to be allocated in respect of a deceased person, an application may be made to have one allocated under the exceptional registration process by submitting the required documentation to the Client Identity Services (CIS) Division of my Department. From the information provided to date, the CIS Division has been unable to trace an application...