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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, has allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of 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 Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 11th June 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 23rd July 2012 advising of the decision. The person concerned requested a review of the decision and the case was forwarded to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance Payments (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTEA) is payable to customers receiving certain social welfare payments, including Jobseeker's Allowance, who would like to become self-employed. The person concerned is currently in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance. An application for BTEA from the person concerned has not been received to date. In order to qualify, an applicant must be: - Setting...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Secretary General of the Department that she has no difficulty in doing this.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Mortgage Arrears Information and Advice Service was established to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to assist people in mortgage distress. The approach differentiates between mortgage information and mortgage advice. The first two elements involve the enhancement of the website www.keepingyourhome.ie and the establishment of a Mortgage Arrears Information Helpline...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17th September 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 11th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 23rd August 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 28th September 2012 advising of the decision not to allow the application. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: 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. Much of the initial focus of the policy has been on the development and roll-out of Intreo - the new integrated employment activation and supports service model that was launched last...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: As part of the review of rent limits, the Department has received information from the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) from its register of tenancies. This data exchange is provided for by legislation under Section 146 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 and Section 261 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. The data snapshot provided contains details of registered...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department has annual contracts for the provision of job club services with over 40 companies. Each contract is reviewed on an annual basis. As part of the review process the Department undertakes a structured appraisal of that provider’s performance with each element of provider performance being scored against a common rating scale used to assess all Job Clubs. Following an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The introduction of a new employers’ PRSI contribution rate of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 is estimated to yield €91.5 million in additional funding in a full year for the Social Insurance Fund.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 12th February 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 received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 13th March 2013. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will issue to the person concerned. It can take up to 8 weeks to process an application for DCA.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 331 together. My Department recorded control savings of €669 million in 2012. The savings target for 2013 is €710 million, an increase of over €40m on 2012. Control savings are used as a performance indicator for year-on-year activities and are an estimate of the value of the various control activities across the schemes in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 22nd April 2013. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The EU Council Recommendation on a Youth Guarantee received political agreement at the EPSCO Council meeting on February 28thand was formally adopted by the Council last week. The Recommendation is that Member States should: Ensure that all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within a period...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the information sought by the Deputy is not available. Processing times in relation to appeals are measured and reported by an ICT system in the Appeals Office. Reviews by the Chief Appeals Officer are not tracked on this system. When a review is requested, the files in question are recalled from the Department and, following the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker’s allowance on 8th April 2013. However, as she is currently employed 2 days per week with weekly assessable earnings of €218.44 which equates to weekly means of €107.00, her claim was disallowed on the basis that her weekly means exceeded that amount of jobseeker’s allowance that would have been payable to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 17th January 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.