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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Under the EU Commission’s recent call for proposals for preparatory actions under the 'Youth Guarantee', the Department of Social Protection in conjunction with local groups has sought EU funding to pilot a Youth Guarantee Scheme (YGS) in a local area. The pilot YGS will look to develop an activation approach tailored to the needs of young people in a deprived urban area and then test...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 3 May 2013. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was medically eligible for the allowance. The person concerned was notified on 31 May 2013 that her claim was awarded. The first payment including arrears will issue to her on 18 June 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this department there is no current jobseeker's allowance claim from the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to submit an application at his local office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The allocation of activation places on programmes under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection is generally on the basis of the demand for such places (i.e. the extent of unemployment in a region). Hence, there is not a prior allocation of activation places by county level. The exception to this rule is the Meath Community Rural and Social Development Partnership Limited which has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an initial application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) on 18 September 2009. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who returned their opinion that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 21 October 2009 advising of the decision not to allow the application. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. There are approximately 86,000 recipients of rent supplement of which approximately 54,000 have been in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 March 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 21 May...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to elderly people or to people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain limits. The principal conditions for receipt of the allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided, and the means test which applies is satisfied. The applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. 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: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The annual expenditure in respect of goods and services of the Department is in the order of €400 million, €40 million in respect of Citizens Information Board and €1.3 million in respect of the Pensions Board. The quarterly Prompt Payments Report to Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation is available on the Department's website . This return includes all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Revised Estimates for my Department provide for estimated expenditure of €189.3 million on the back to education allowance scheme in 2013. The discontinuation of the cost of education allowance will yield savings of €7.8 million per annum. The BTEA scheme remains an attractive scheme for social welfare recipients who wish to further their education and compares very...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: This is a matter for my colleague in the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal by the person concerned has not 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 on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (11 Jun 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 4 June 2013 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The Pathways to Work document states that the introduction of the new Intreo service is a multi-annual project with all Department local offices upgraded to full Intreo offices by the end of 2014. The delivery of the Intreo service comprises a number of elements. The main elements being: (i) the integration of the various welfare decision making processes to speed up decision making and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made an application for jobseeker's allowance on 14 December 2012. He applied for supplementary welfare allowance while his jobseeker’s application was being processed. He collected his first supplementary payment on 21 December 2012 but he did not collect the following four payments covering the period 3 January to 30 January 2013. When the jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Directives (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: The provisions of EU Directive 2010/41/EU (on the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity) require, amongst other things, the provision of social protection and maternity benefit to spouses and civil partners who are not employees or business partners but who participate in the activities of the self-employed worker, performing the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Pathways to Work represents the single biggest ever change to how the State engages with, and provides services to, people who are unemployed. It is delivering on the Programme for Government commitment to set up a National Employment and Entitlements Service and involves a multiannual programme of complex legislative, organisation, process, people, and work change running to the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Waiting Times (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer decision. 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: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme/intervention designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including lone parents, recovering drug misusers and those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful part-time work within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. CE helps unemployed people to...