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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: A person does not need a passport to obtain a public services card and, in certain instances, a person may not hold a passport. While Irish citizens are asked to bring their passport or driving licence, a SAFE registration may proceed where these are not presented. In such cases, a supervisor interview takes place in order to verify the person's identity using the data already held by the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 702 to 706, inclusive, together. A Public Services Card (PSC) may be issued to a person who has successfully completed a SAFE 2 identity registration. The person’s Public Service Identity Dataset is verified as part of this process. Adopted people are treated in the same way as other individuals in terms of verification of identity. Name, date of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: A person can qualify for treatment benefit in two ways, either using their own PRSI record if they have the required contributions or by using their spouse’s/partner’s record if they are financially dependent on their spouse or partner. Where a person is applying for the treatment benefit based on their spouse’s/partner’s PRSI record, they are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Tús is one of a range of supports provided by my Department to cater for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. It provides part-time temporary work in local communities, as a stepping-stone back to employment. However, it is important to note that these placements are not full-time sustainable jobs and are designed to break the cycle of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Telephone Support Allowance (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The new weekly Telephone Support Allowance (TSA) of €2.50 will be paid from June 2018. People in receipt of the Living Alone Allowance and also Fuel Allowance will automatically qualify for the TSA. It is expected that approximately 124,000 customers will qualify for the scheme at a cost of €16.14 million in 2018. If recipients of either fuel allowance or the living alone...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Transfers between locations of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are managed in accordance with protocols agreed between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the relevant staff unions. Where exceptional circumstances are advanced to deviate from the normal processes in this regard these are examined on a case-by-case basis, which includes consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for Carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 6 September 2017. CA is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. The evidence submitted in support of this application was...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The reason there is no clear date of payment is that this is not a stand-alone payment. People do not receive it in isolation. It is a top-up payment for a number of schemes. People in different schemes receive their payments on different dates. Some scheme payments to be paid next week have already gone through the banking system and the Department's IT system so those people will not...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: He is just wasting time.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: You are a disgrace.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The only people Deputy MacSharry is letting down are the members of his own party.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Hear, hear.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was not.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was an anti-Semitic slur directed at every-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is not acceptable, a Cheann Comhairle.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was an anti-Semitic comment.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance is a means tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to a person requiring such care. The carer may work or engage in training for a maximum of 15 hours per week and still be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. Only one carer's allowance is payable in respect of any one caring situation, however two...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 27 weeks from October to April, to over 338,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €227 million in 2018. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 August 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 15 January 2018 with effect from 24 August 2017 and the first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 1 February 2018. It is proposed to withhold arrears of allowance due to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 216 together.D.): The current free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80...