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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (7 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not available. Information relating to disallowances of returning Irish emigrants is not captured during the claim decision making process. However, information pertaining to overall disallowances on the grounds of the habitual residency condition including those disallowances relating specifically to Irish nationals is contained in the tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (7 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: European Court of Justice Rulings (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: On the 25th 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....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Rights Issues (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: On 25 April 2013, 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 Eligibility (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: As of 25 April 2013, 16,791 people had commenced JobBridge internships, 6,030 participants were currently on JobBridge internships and 2,443 internship opportunities were advertised on the JobBridge website. I am advised that the firm to which the Deputy refers is already advertising internships under another name.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rural social scheme (RSS) is to provide income support for farmers and fisherpersons who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. Persons are engaged for 19 and a half hours per week to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 4 October 2012 which was disallowed on the basis that he did not satisfy the condition of being habitually resident in the State; in addition he failed to satisfy a Social Welfare Inspector as to his means and circumstances. The person concerned was advised of both decisions on 26 November 2012. He lodged an appeal against them on 10...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection supports job seekers to secure employment. A wide range of programmes are provided by both the Department itself and other departments and job seekers should contact their local office to secure information and assistance to access these programmes. The Department is currently considering a specific proposal that seeks to support younger persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The roll-out of the Intreo service as outlined in the Pathways to Work document is a multi-annual project. The first ten Intreo offices went live in 2012. A further 33 offices are expected to go live in 2013, with the remainder to be delivered by the end of 2014. The implementation of the Intreo service is dependent on a number of supports including the appropriate physical infrastructure,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Dental Services Provision (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: An application in respect of dentures has not yet been received from the person concerned. However, since January 2010 dentures are no longer provided under the dental benefit scheme, which is now limited to a free yearly examination. If the person concerned has a Medical Card, he should contact his local HSE offices, who will be able to advise him of his entitlements under their dental scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: There are two conditions that must be satisfied in order to qualify for treatment benefit. The person referred to would have needed to fulfil the following two conditions at the time of his death in order for his wife to qualify for treatment benefit now: have 156 qualifying PRSI contributions paid since first starting work, and have 26 of these contributions paid or credited in either 1974...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The PRSI contributions are taken into consideration for pension purposes as part of the State Pension.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The farm assist scheme is based on jobseeker’s allowance. It was introduced in 1999 to replace ‘Smallholders Unemployment Assistance’ for low income farmers, without the requirement to be available for and genuinely seeking work. Farm assist recipients retain all the advantages of the jobseeker’s allowance scheme such as retention of secondary benefits and access...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The average number of weeks to award claims from the date of application is the main statistic collated by my Department to measure waiting times for the processing of applications for Social Welfare payments. I have attached for the Deputy’s information a tabular statement detailing the average number of weeks to award claims, where available, for schemes under the auspices of my...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The current average processing times for appeals of social welfare payments are set out in the following table. These processing times are calculated from the registration date of an appeal to the date of its finalisation. They include all activities during this period, including time spent in the Department for comment by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal put forward by the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: Where a claim is in payment, reviews can be initiated by the customer where there has been a change in their circumstances, by a relevant official of the Department where it appears warranted, or as part of the on-going control of schemes to ensure that the conditions of the scheme continue to be satisfied. As qualifying criteria for schemes differ greatly, the nature and type of a claim...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The earliest new applications for disability allowance which are awaiting action by a deciding officer was received in August 2012. Those applications have, however, been medically assessed at this point. A recent analysis of the applications pending decision indicated that approximately 60% of them had been waiting for a decision for 12 weeks or fewer, The general practice is that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Wefare Appeals Process (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: While there is no policy prohibiting children from attending an oral appeal hearing, Article 18 of the Social Welfare (Appeals) Regulations S.I. No. 108 of 1998 provides that the procedure at hearing is a matter for the Appeals Officer to determine.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: European Court of Justice Rulings (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The ruling by the European Court of Justice was in response to a reference by the High Court seeking clarification of the interpretation of European law emanating from EU Directive 2008/94EC on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. The application of this Directive relates to situations of a double insolvency, that is where both the pension scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (2 May 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance payment. The means assessment is subject to the legislative provisions of that scheme. It is open to the person concerned to appeal the decision and request an oral hearing to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. If there are any changes in his circumstances he can request a review of his means at his local office.