Written answers
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
5:00 am
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the recipients of rent allowance nationally and in Dublin 15 by nationality and status, that is, lone parents, married couples, married couples with no children, single people with no children and others for 2005 to 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26400/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following table shows the number of recipients of rent supplement nationally and in the Dublin 15 area by nationality. A breakdown of the number of recipients on rent supplement by household composition is not available.
| Recipients of rent supplement in Dublin 15 and nationally, by nationality | ||||||||
| Dublin 15 | Nationally | |||||||
| Nationality | End 2005 | End 2006 | End 2007 | 27/06/2008 | End 2005 | End 2006 | End 2007 | 27/06/2008 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 64 | 77 | 81 |
| Albania | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 122 | 129 | 110 | 116 |
| Algeria | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 368 | 341 | 320 | 318 |
| Angola | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 211 | 205 | 178 | 183 |
| Argentina | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Armenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 23 |
| Australia | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 17 | 18 |
| Austria | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Bahamas | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bahrain | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bangladesh | 1 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
| Belarus | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 40 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 43 |
| Benin | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Bosnia | 68 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 133 | 121 | 107 | 96 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 58 |
| Burkina Faso Upper Volta | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Burma | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Burundi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 220 | 213 | 195 | 184 |
| Canada | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 36 | 34 |
| Chad | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Channel Islands | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chechnya | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Chile | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 57 | 58 | 67 |
| Colombia | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Comors | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Congo | 70 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 462 | 478 | 470 | 470 |
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 128 | 110 | 91 | 91 |
| Cuba | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Cyprus | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 135 | 198 | 265 | 314 |
| Denmark | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ecuador | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 41 |
| El Salvador | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 308 | 459 | 666 | 816 |
| Eritrea | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 15 | — | 49 |
| Estonia | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 94 | 111 | 132 |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 41 | 47 |
| Fiji | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Finland | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| France | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 140 | 160 | 161 | 172 |
| Gabon | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Gambia | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 |
| Georgia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 139 | 127 | 122 |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 206 | 208 | 231 | 241 |
| Ghana | 15 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 266 | 244 | 199 | 195 |
| Greece | — | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| Grenada | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guatemala | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Guinea | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 35 |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guyana | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Honduras | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Hungary | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 58 |
| Iceland | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| India | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Indonesia | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Iran | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 105 | 142 | 158 | 168 |
| Iraq | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 168 | 193 | 251 | 272 |
| Ireland | 631 | 678 | 742 | 785 | 35,046 | 36,253 | 36,892 | 39,396 |
| Israel | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Italy | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 110 | 101 | 102 | 123 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 57 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| Japan | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Jordan | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 41 | 45 |
| Kenya | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 100 | 82 | 72 |
| Kosovo | 19 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 122 | 126 | 116 | 119 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 34 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Latvia | 11 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 157 | 247 | 390 | 525 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Lesotho | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Libya | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 135 | 121 | 118 | 118 |
| Lithuania | 28 | 46 | 61 | 78 | 262 | 407 | 600 | 815 |
| Luxembourg | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Macao | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Macedonia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Malawi | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Malaysia | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Maldives | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 26 | 14 |
| Malta | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Mauritania | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Mauritus | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Mexico | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Moldova | 58 | 49 | 38 | 44 | 303 | 253 | 208 | 221 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Morocco | 1 | — | — | 1 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 33 |
| Mozambique | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Myanmar | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nepal | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 81 | 88 | 108 | 113 |
| Netherlands Antilles | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Niger | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
| Nigeria | 871 | 771 | 612 | 570 | 4,766 | 4,028 | 3,222 | 3,024 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | — | — | 126 | 131 | 143 | 169 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 125 | 138 | 144 | 160 |
| Palestine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 46 | 33 | 36 |
| Peru | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 30 | 35 | 34 |
| Poland | 31 | 38 | 58 | 81 | 234 | 443 | 1,009 | 1,950 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 87 | 91 | 108 |
| Republic Of Korea | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 192 | 175 | 154 | 172 | 1,278 | 1,150 | 1,088 | 1,130 |
| Russia | 38 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 364 | 302 | 278 | 275 |
| Rwanda | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | — | — | 102 | 113 | 122 | 146 |
| Senegal | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Serbia | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Seychelles & Dep | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 99 | 95 | 85 | 81 |
| Singapore | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 117 | 245 | 332 |
| Slovenia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Somalia | 32 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 353 | 397 | 417 | 450 |
| South Africa | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 192 | 198 | 200 | 217 |
| Spain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 158 | 138 | 136 | 139 |
| Sri Lanka | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| St Lucia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sudan | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 131 | 224 | 254 | 294 |
| Suirinam | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Swaziland | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Switzerland | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Syria | — | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Taiwan | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tajikistan | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tanzania | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Togo | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
| Tonga | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Trinidad & Tobago | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 35 |
| Ukraine | 53 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 321 | 281 | 256 | 255 |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| United Kingdom | 47 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 2,865 | 2,853 | 2,920 | 3,061 |
| United States Minor Outlying I | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| USA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 125 | 123 | 137 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Venezuela | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
| Wales | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| Yemen | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 25 |
| Zaire | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 55 | 51 | 48 |
| Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 121 | 126 | 127 | 130 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Coded As "Other" | 265 | 222 | 170 | 140 | 7,645 | 6,110 | 4,869 | 4,298 |
| Total | 2,843 | 2,762 | 2,594 | 2,623 | 60,176 | 59,861 | 59,726 | 63,569 |
James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who sought an increase in their disability allowance has, on foot of the request, been deemed ineligible for an allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26371/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Disability Allowance is a weekly Allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to both medical assessment and a means test.
The person concerned made an application for disability allowance on 30 May 2007. He was deemed medically suitable for disability allowance. The person concerned was visited by the Social Welfare Inspector who assessed weekly means from an occupational pension paid to him of €512.98 per week. As this exceeded the statutory limit of €197.80 per week, he was refused disability allowance on 4 June 2008. The person concerned was formally notified of this decision by letter and of his right of appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.
Following your recent representations, his disability allowance claim was reviewed by the Department. He was assessed with means of €510.00 per week which still exceeded the statutory limit of €197.80 per week. Refusal to grant disability allowance was upheld. The person concerned still has a right to appeal this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office if he is dissatisfied with this decision.
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