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Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to have the opportunity today to introduce the Bill to the House. As the rather unwieldy Title indicates, the Bill contains measures which will amend the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the Pensions Act 1990 and the Civil Registration Act 2004. The Long Title of the Bill also reflects the breadth of issues...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: That did not last long.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Yes, they should.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I beg to differ.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dental Services (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The cost of providing services under the treatment benefit scheme is dependent on the demand for such services from qualified customers. As a result, the annual cost of re-introducing the scale and polish treatment can only be estimated at this time. If the demand for this treatment is in line with the 2009 out turn (the last time the scale and polish treatment was provided under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies and the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for capital flood relief activities. However, my Department has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of emergency events such as flooding through the humanitarian assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1471 and 1472 together. Currently, Class A employers pay PRSI at the rate of 8.5% where weekly earnings are between €38 and €376. Once weekly earnings exceed €376, the rate of employer PRSI is 10.75%. The estimated increase in the PRSI yield to the Social Insurance Fund from increasing the class A employer PRSI rates by 2% is provided in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The savings arising from the initial reduction and subsequent discontinuance of the telephone allowance meant that my Department was able to retain the other valuable elements of the household benefits package such as the electricity and gas allowance and the television licence. My Department will spend approximately €232 million this year on these elements of the household benefits...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Abolishing the bereavement grant provided a significant annual saving and allowed my Department to protect other core social welfare payments such as the State pension in successive Budgets. The number of bereavement grant claims in 2013 was 23,716, and this represented an increase of approximately 4% on 2012. Based on a similar yearly increase each year since 2013, it is estimated that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1475, 1521, 1522, 1523 and 1560 together. The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 26 weeks from October to April, to over 390,000 low income households. This payment assists these households with the higher energy costs that arise in that period. It is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The key objective of activation policy and labour market initiatives is to offer assistance to those most in need of support in securing work and achieving financial self-sufficiency. This policy objective prioritises resources to those in receipt of qualifying welfare payments – Jobseeker’s Benefit or Jobseeker’s Allowance – that are conditional on the recipient...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 March 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 19 July 2017 and the first payment will issue to her nominated post office on 27 July 2017. Arrears of allowance due from 23 March 2017 to 26 July 2017 will issue shortly. The person concerned was notified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 26 weeks from October to April, to low income households, at an estimated cost of €229 million in 2017. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. Only...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1479 and 1491 together. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 31stAugust 2017. The person concerned will shortly be notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1480 to 1484, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The service is delivered by two companies, Seetec Ltd and Turas Nua Ltd. At present there are over...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 10th August 2017. The person concerned will shortly be notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned was held on 9 March 2017. However, the appeal decision was not finalised due to the Appeals Officer’s sudden absence from work due to illness. While it had been hoped that the Appeals Officer would be in a position to return to work in the short term, unfortunately this has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy will be aware that in order to qualify for a jobseekers allowance payment a person must satisfy a number of qualifying conditions. The person concerned was refused jobseeker’s allowance by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that he did not satisfy the habitual residence condition. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (26 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information that the Deputy is looking for is detailed in the following table. The costs are based on the 1.2% Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices rate for 2018, forecast in the Department of Finance’s Summer Economic Statement. Scheme Total Full Year Cost - €m Rate of Payment  2017 Proposed Rate of Payment 2018 Social Insurance Schemes State Pension...

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