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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Creed: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare credits available for persons about to apply for the State contributory pension in circumstances where they have had to retire from their own work to care for their spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16508/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Most welfare benefits require the recipient to be habitually resident in Ireland. Certain welfare benefits, such as State Pension Contributory allow the recipient to live outside the State. The data requested by the Deputy for the calendar year 2023 is shown in the attached tabular statement. There were approximately 3,500 recipients of increased qualified adult payments living abroad, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...of a spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is normally not payable during any period during which he or she is either resident abroad or temporarily absent from the State. The following schemes, mainly contributory pensions and long-term benefits, are payable while the recipient is absent from the State whether temporarily or permanently living abroad. Disablement Benefit ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Humphreys: ...to a primary social protection payment of €22 per week made to people in receipt of certain social welfare payments and who are living alone. Qualifying payments for the LAI include State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Non-contributory), Widow’s, Widower’s, or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension, Widow's/Widower's Pension under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Bríd Smith: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is self-employed and has made sufficient contributions to qualify for a State pension (contributory) when reaching 66 years of age, could retire from their occupation at 65 years and claim jobseeker's benefit for the year before reaching 66 years in the same way as other workers can under present...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2024)

Carol Nolan: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlements of the surviving spouses of deceased retired members of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which the entitlements of retired members are extended to their surviving spouse after their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16211/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: ...the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he intends to support child care settings with the additional cost of infrastructure by Government, the auto-enrolment for pensions, sick pays, and also from his own Department in relation to preparation of accounts in duplicate is leading to additional professional fees. [16446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (16 Apr 2024)

John McGuinness: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension entitlements due to a person (details supplied) will be paid on the basis of their position in St. Canice’s Hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [16107/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation (11 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: .... What will he do to meet social housing targets this year? When will he increase them? What will he do to bring an end to month-on-month rises in the shocking level of adult, child, single and pensioner homelessness?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (11 Apr 2024)

Richard Bruton: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered relaxing the rules on pension drawdown to permit drawdown for certain purposes which might contribute to positive ageing, such as home adaptations, installation of technology, or caring support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (11 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ..., with 590 teaching posts allocated to 166 panels covering nearly 2,900 schools. This scheme provides substitute cover for teachers employed in primary schools who are absent on short-term leave. The 50 day pension abatement waiver has been extended for a further two years to the end of 2025. The Teaching Transforms campaign continues to promote the teaching profession and encourage...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Thomas Gould: ...will be adults by the time these funds can be spent. What does the Minister say to those 4,000 children across the State in homeless services? Will he say it is being put in a fund? Is that for their pension? These children need housing now and the Government is failing to deliver social, affordable and cost-rental housing. That is not me saying this; it is the Government's own low...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (10 Apr 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Michael McGrath: Section 22 of the Finance Act 2022 removed the difference in treatment between PRSAs and occupational pension schemes in relation to the funding rules, by abolishing the BIK charge on employer contributions to an employee's PRSA. In addition, employer contributions to an employee's PRSA are no longer counted towards an employee's age related and salary percentage limits on tax deductible...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (10 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Richard Bruton: ...for Finance if he has considered how the tax system might make a better contribution towards adjustment to a longer and more fruitful retirement through supporting rightsizing, early release of pension savings in certain circumstances, more flexibility in continued working from employers, better recognition of family carers and in other ways; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024) See 28 other results from this debate

Maurice Quinlivan: ...employment (restriction of certain mandatory retirement ages) Bill 2024. The objective of the Bill is to align mandatory retirement ages in existing and future employment contracts with the State pension age. The aim of the measure is to restrict the enforceability of mandatory clauses in employment contracts where the employee wishes to continue in employment. As recommended by the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (10 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Pearse Doherty: 15. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on consideration of changes to legislation to address the inability of consumers to make complaints to the Financial and Services Pensions Ombudsman with respect to vulture funds as a result of gaps in their regulation. [15234/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The data requested by the Deputy is shown in the attached tabular statement. Scheme Number of recipients end December 2023 Blind Persons Pension 968 Carer's Allowance 95,787 Carer's Benefit 3,904 Illness Benefit 56,806 Disablement Benefit 14,513 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was never advised to apply for a pension (non-contributory) when awarded a reduced rate contributory pension on turning 66 years. [15576/24]