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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The living alone increase is an additional payment of €9 per week made to people aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments, including State pensions, and who are living alone. It is also available to people who are less than 66 years of age, living alone and in receipt of disability allowance, invalidity pension, incapacity supplement or blind pension....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Illness benefit is a payment for persons who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. For illness benefitclaims made in 2017 the governing contribution year is 2015. The rate of payment depends on the person’s level of earnings in the governing PRSI contribution year. Where the average weekly earnings are €300...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: In the case of the first person concerned, she is currently in receipt of a half rate carer’s allowance payment for the care of her daughter. She was also in receipt of a qualified adult allowance by means of a separate payment on the jobseeker’s allowance claim of her spouse. This claim is currently suspended as a number of uncollected payments expired and were returned to...

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

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24thJuly 2017. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers were received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Mr Ramtano’s FIS renewal claim was processed and he was awarded a supplement of €124.00 a week from 7thSeptember 2017 to 5thSeptember 2018. This payment is lodged weekly into his bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Where a child is born in the State, and the birth is registered within three months, a Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is allocated automatically.If the birth is not registered within three months, then the child should attend a PPS Number allocation centre with a parent and an application may be made there. Evidence of identity and address should be provided along with evidence as to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (12 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Ms. Kennedy’s FIS claim is due to expire on 11thOctober 2017. A FIS renewal form was issued to Ms. Kennedy on 3rdAugust 2017 but has not yet been returned.Another FIS Renewal form issued to Ms. Kennedy today 10thOctober 2017. On receipt of the FIS Renewal form Ms. Kennedy’s entitlement to FIS will be decided.

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Deputies present and those Deputies absent as well. I know it is a particularly rife issue in the environs of Aer Lingus and the constituencies that touch it. I wish to outline that the trustees of any scheme have duties and responsibilities under trust law, other relevant legislation and the Pensions Act 1990, as amended. The duties of pension scheme trustees include...

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I was not aware the Taoiseach had promised a meeting so I apologise. I do not know if there is a need for it now but if there is, I am happy to organise it with the relevant people in my Department. I hear what Deputy Daly said. It is not within my gift to put a timeline on the request but I can certainly convey to the authority the details the Deputy has just outlined. To respond to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned suffered an injury at work in November 2016 and claimed Injury Benefit which was awarded and paid. It is standard procedure that customers claiming Injury Benefit and Illness Benefit are routinely referred for a medical assessment by a Medical Assessor of this Department following which their cases are reviewed by a Deciding Officer. In this case the person concerned has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: Entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benefit (JB) is based on PRSI contributions paid by the customer. The main provisions relating to JB are contained in Chapter 12 of Part II of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005, and Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007) as amended. Article 65 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department makes a block payment to the CIÉ Group and the apportionment of payment between the three constituent companies, Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Iarnród Éireann is a matter for the CIE Group to determine. In 2016, €61.4 million was paid to the CIE Group for the free travel scheme. In the early years of the free travel scheme surveys of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s benefit from the person concerned on 3 August 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 7 September 2017. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24 August 2017. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned submitted an application for Illness Benefit commencing 6 March 2017, but did not satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. Although this claim was awarded, no payment was due. The person concerned is currently in receipt of a Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment. Generally speaking, subject to some other conditions, the fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: I was pleased to announce on Budget Day that an 85% Christmas Bonus will be paid this year to over 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and long-term jobseekers at a cost of €219 million. Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) must be in receipt of the payment for a minimum of 15 months (391...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 5 October 2017, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral 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: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3 August 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: Departmental Bodies Data (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman, the Social Welfare Tribunal and the Low Pay Commission. None of the above is a professional body or board within the meaning of the Deputy’s question.