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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18th July 2012. 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 25th ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term 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. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes operated by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (8 May 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 April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 to 112, inclusive, together. The Pathways to Work policy provides for more regular and on-going engagement with jobseekers to enable them to return to employment through the provision of the most appropriate support interventions. In order to increase activation capacity the Department is considering the contracting of employment services to complement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department has been in direct contact with the individual referred to by the Deputy since February 2013. The individual has completed one internship and is currently undertaking a second. The intern is seeking to finish a second internship and be permitted to undertake a third. In the first instance, the intern was dissatisfied with the activities assigned to him but withdrew his...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Property Taxation Collection (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: In the context of its role in processing and making income support and related payments, the Department makes 87 million payments per annum to over 2 million recipients in any year. Payments are based on a range of entitlement conditions and are aimed at serving various social welfare policy requirements. These payments are of various types: universal payments, means assessed payments,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was registered on 11 April 2013 and in accordance with the statutory requirements the Appeals Office has contacted the person concerned and asked him to set out the complete grounds of his appeal. On receipt of his response, the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27th February 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 10th ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (8 May 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 9 April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (8 May 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 25th April 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 Code Issues (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: Social welfare legislation provides for the disregard of certain compensation awards when assessing the means of a person for social assistance purpose. The compensation awards disregarded include awards made by the Residential Institutions Redress Board. Awards made otherwise than through the Residential Institutions Redress Board in respect of periods spent in residential institutions are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: Access to transport services for persons with mobility impairments is primarily as matter for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sports and the Health Services Executive. In a number of instances nationally, my Department, through the community services programme has been able to support the provision of services by community companies. Cork Accessible Transport Limited has provided...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The Government fully recognises that the domiciliary care allowance (DCA) scheme represents a very important support to parents and guardians who live with, and care for, children with a disability. Likewise, the disability allowance (DA) represents an important income support to people who are unfit for work. DCA is now in payment in respect of 26,000 children, an increase of over 3,000...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused jobseeker's allowance on the basis that he was not residing at the stated address when the social welfare investigator called. He has since addressed this issue and provided the Department with an explanation for his absence. A decision in relation to his entitlements will be made in the coming days and the person in question will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The United Kingdom winter fuel payment is an annual tax-free payment made to eligible people to help towards their winter heating costs. It is a lump sum and in most cases is paid automatically, but some people need to claim. The total amount of winter fuel payment can vary from £100 - £300 sterling having regard to age and household composition. Most payments are made between mid-...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Appeals (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that in appeals for family income supplement, where it appears that the reason for the decision may not have been fully understood, the letter of appeal is referred to Family Income Supplement Section requesting that the decision be clarified to the appellant. The person is advised that if s/he is still not satisfied following receipt of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Scheme Numbers (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The following table shows the numbers under the two Community Employment (CE) Options as at 29th April 2013. It is exclusive of CE Supervisors (1,381) and other non-PTI/PTJ categories (654) to make up the current overall total of 22,569. Part-time Integration Option (PTI) 14,958 Part-time Job Option (PTJ) 5,576 Grand Total 20,534 2,000 additional places for the Community Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that his means exceeded the statutory limit for entitlement to the allowance. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: If a part-time employee is claiming a jobseeker’s payment for a period which includes a public holiday, sometimes referred to as a bank holiday, for which they are not entitled to a payment from their employer, then they will be entitled to jobseeker’s benefit or allowance for that day. The determination of whether a person is entitled to payment from their employer in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (8 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for Jobseekers Allowance on 3 January 2013 and a decision on their application was made on 4 January 2013 to the effect that they did not qualify for payment of Jobseekers Allowance on the basis that his weekly means from his parents’ income exceeded the weekly rate of Jobseekers Allowance payable. With regard to the employment record of the person...