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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: A jobseeker’s allowance claim for the person concerned is currently under review as he failed to establish his residency at the stated address. The person concerned was interviewed by an Officer of the Department on 3/10/17 and has been requested to provide documentary evidence of his address within seven days. According to our records no claim for Supplementary Welfare Allowance has...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Is that not a misquote?

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: This is my first budget as Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Since June I hope I have been clear in repeating that my priorities include the 113,000 children living in consistent poverty; working families, including lone parents; and people on fixed incomes who are entirely dependent on the social contract we have in Ireland. We are very lucky that the recovery we...

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

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's benefit (CARB) was received from the person concerned on 31 July 2017. Additional information was requested from the person concerned on 9 October 2017 in relation to hospital admittance and discharge dates. Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and she will be notified directly of the outcome. In the meantime, the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department is aware that there had been an increase in insurance premiums for Community Employment (CE) schemes. The main reasons cited for this is an increase in claims frequency over recent years by such schemes. In the first instance, my Department recommends that schemes seek alternative quotes to ensure they get value for money. In this context, schemes are asked to be especially...

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

Regina Doherty: Temporary clerical staff are recruited to provide cover for permanent staff who are absent on maternity leave, long term sick leave, shorter working year scheme and other statutory leave. They are also recruited to clear backlogs and to assist in the roll-out of the Public Services Card project. These temporary staff are appointed on a fixed-term or fixed purpose contract basis, neither...

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

Regina Doherty: My Department, like all Government departments and agencies is required to operate within a staff ceiling figure and a commensurate administrative staffing budget, which for this Department has involved reductions in staff. The staffing needs for all areas within the Department are continuously reviewed, taking account of workloads, management priorities and the ongoing need to respond...

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

Regina Doherty: My Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 22 May 2017. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate...

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

Regina Doherty: 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 increase in the PRSI yield to the Social Insurance Fund from increasing the class A employer PRSI rates by 1%, 1.5% and 2%, is provided in the table. % Increase in 8.5% and 10.75% Rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Child Benefit is currently paid to almost 622,000 families in respect of some 1.2 million children, with an estimated...

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

Regina Doherty: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. Performance indicators relating to service delivery are set out in detail in the Department’s Customer Action Plan, including processing time targets for the main welfare schemes.The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Applications (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the delays experienced earlier this year with the processing of maternity and paternity claims have been eliminated and that all applicants who submit a fully completed claim on time now receive a decision in advance of commencing their leave. Maternity benefit and paternity benefit claims are processed in order of commencement of leave date. As of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. Performance indicators relating to service delivery are set out in detail in the Department’s Customer Action Plan, including processing time targets for the main welfare schemes. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Average time to award claims in the Department’s offices in Cavan and Monaghan at the end of September 2017 Office Jobseeker’s Allowance - (Weeks) Jobseeker’s Benefit - (Weeks) Cavan INTREO 2 1 Ballyconnell Branch Office 3 3 Carrickmacross Branch Office 6 4 Castleblaney Branch...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (11 Oct 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 31stOctober 2017. The person concerned will be notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance since 7thJuly 2016 to date. A detailed statement in relation to payments made in 2016 is available on request on the Departments website at the link listed below. The statement will then be sent to the person concerned in the post. .

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Data (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. As the Deputy is aware, the rural social scheme (RSS) provides opportunities for farmers and fishermen/women who are currently in receipt of specified social welfare payments to work to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. Communities benefit from the skills and talents of local farmers and fishermen and participants...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) is to assist people with once-off expenditure which is exceptional and unforeseen and cannot be met from any other source, and given the circumstances of the case, they could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their normal weekly income. According to the records of this Department, the person concerned has not recently submitted an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is a scheme that allows persons in receipt of certain social welfare payments the opportunity to pursue a course of study, while still maintaining their income support, subject to satisfying a number of conditions. The conditions include progressing in the level of education held by the client with reference to the national framework of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department offers a wide range of employment initiatives including Community Employment (CE), Tús and the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) which provide income support and activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. As the economic recovery takes hold and the overall level of unemployment continues to fall, numbers on the...