Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Benefits

9:00 pm

Photo of Mary UptonMary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 741: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the categories of data and information her Department has supplied the Private Residential Tenancies Board in view of the obligations imposed on the Department by way of section 146 of the Residential Tenancies Act; and if her Department supplies the PRTB with the PPS numbers of landlords in order to facilitate the PRTB's dispute resolution process. [48610/09]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.

The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 makes provision for the Department of Social of Family Affairs to supply the PRTB with whatever information is reasonably required by the Board to carry out its functions.

To that end, the Department provides details of new rent supplement payments to the PRTB on a quarterly basis to enable it identify tenancies that are not registered and to take any follow-up action necessary. The information supplied includes the tenant name and address, landlord or landlord's agent name and address and where available, the landlord's PPS Number.

The Department is committed to supporting the PRTB to ensure that over time, all tenancies that come with the area of rent supplementation comply with the statutory system of tenancy regulation and safeguards.

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 742: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when unemployment or jobseeker's payment will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48624/09]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The claim for jobseeker's allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that his means exceeded the statutory limit.

I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a previous Parliamentary Question (Ref. 36310/09) from the Deputy was accepted as notice of appeal in this case, and that stage, the person concerned was contacted and requested to forward his grounds of appeal. These are now to hand and in accordance with statutory requirements the Department has been requested to forward the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

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