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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supreme Court Rulings (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department has noted the recent judgment of the Supreme Court case referred to by the Deputy. That judgment is currently being evaluated by my officials in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General and officials of other Departments. Accordingly, as I’m sure the Deputy can appreciate, I am not yet in a position to discuss possible legislative amendments or otherwise...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The rate of supplementary pension coverage in Ireland is 47% of the working population and this reduces to 35% when the private sector is considered in isolation. Whilst the State pension provides a reasonable basic level of income and guards against poverty in retirement, if measures are not taken to address this low rate of supplementary coverage, many future retirees will experience...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 28 April 2017. Additional information was requested from the person concerned on 22 June 2017. Following receipt of this information it was determined that the matter should be referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for Carer's Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 22 May 2017. One of the qualifying conditions is that the means of the person concerned must be less than the statutory limit. Following an investigation it was determined that the means of the person concerned were not less than the statutory limit and that she was therefore not entitled to CA. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: Iam advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 13 February 2017. CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) for one care recipient since 23 November 2006. My department received an application for CA for a 2ndcare recipient on the 12 July 2017. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy .

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: It is a condition for receipt of Carer's Benefit (CARB) that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions or continuous supervision in order to avoid danger to him or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18thJuly 2017. 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 these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer’s benefit was received from the person concerned on 6 July 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 6 September 2017, with effect from 20 July 2017 when her carer’s leave commenced and the first payment will issue to the her nominated bank account on 14 September 2017. Arrears of benefit due from 20 July 2017 to 13 September 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a 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 Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 26 June 2017. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The cost of adjusting the class A PRSI employer’s rate for those earning less than €380 per week is contained in the table below. New Rate Cost 8.00% €19.5m 7.75% €28.7m 7.50% €37.9m 7.25% €47.1m 7.00% €56.3m 6.75% €65.5m 6.50% €74.7m 6.25% €83.9m 6.00% €93.1m 5.75% €102.3m 5.50% €111.4m...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Court Recommendations (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Labour Court is an independent workplace dispute resolution body providing a comprehensive service for the resolution of disputes concerning industrial relations and employment rights. The Labour Court is not a court of law. The operation of the Court andits businessis a matter for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Bodies Data (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: There are two non-commercial State sponsored bodies working under the aegis of this Department. These are the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Authority. The following tables provide the percentage of female staff working in both of these agencies from 2010 to date. % Female staff in the Pensions Authority at 31 December 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (at 1 September)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The following table provides a breakdown of the percentage of female permanent staff employed by this Department from 2010 to end July 2017. Year Female FTE % 2010 67 2011 68 2012 68 2013 69 2014 69 2015 69 2016 68 End July 2017 68

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Training Support Grant (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Training Support Grant (TSG) previously known as the Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) is funded by my department TSG is designed to facilitate quick access to short-term training where this cannot be provided by a state provider within a reasonable time or where an intervention is identified that can support individual jobseekers to access work opportunities. The scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 7 December 2016. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a such disability that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: In 2005, the Government approved a rules based standard for establishing and authenticating an individual’s identity for the purposes of access to public services. This standard is known as the Standard Authentication Framework environment – or SAFE. A person who successfully completes a SAFE 2 registration process (i.e., verifies their identity to a substantial level of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The Government has provided €47.4 million for the scheme in 2017. Foster care allowances are payable by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, which falls under the remit of the...