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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures), published by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in 2014, includes a target to reduce by two-thirds the number of children in consistent poverty in 2011 by 2020. Meeting this target means lifting almost 95,000 children out of poverty. Under the BOBF Framework, the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The following tables provide the details which have been requested by the Deputy for the years 2012 to 2017 and to the end of February 2018. The figures provided in the tables for appeals which had a favourable outcome for the appellant relate to appeals which were either allowed in full or in part by an Appeals Officer, or which were resolved by way of a revised decision in favour of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The national social target for poverty reduction agreed by Government in 2012 is to reduce consistent poverty from 6.3% in 2010 to 4% by 2016 and to 2% or less by 2020. This was an ambitious target, particularly during a time of economic recession, but one to which the Government has remained committed. Data from the CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) indicate that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled by my officials and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. Notification of the Appeals Officer’s decision issued to the person concerned on 20thMarch 2018. The Social Welfare Appeals system is underpinned by Chapter 2 of Part 10 of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been in receipt of rent supplement since 1/4/11 and all payments have been issued to-date. To ensure the rate of rent supplement entitlement is accurately assessed, the person concerned was requested to provide the Department with a SWA 3A Rent Supplement Review Form and v erification of income. On receipt of same, the rent supplement claim for the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for fuel allowance was received from the person concerned on 12 March 2018. Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. One allowance is payable per household. The main eligibility conditions that apply to the fuel allowance scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications Data (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Recipients of Farm Assist by County at the end of December in the years 2010 to 2017 and at the end of February 2018 Year February 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Carlow 56 60 58 69 76 75 84 95 102 Cavan 242 254 265 300 326 344 404 407 401 Clare 342 346 400 455 521 566...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist scheme supplements mostly small farms on bad agricultural land, mainly in the west of Ireland. Recipients retain the advantages of the jobseeker’s allowance scheme such as the retention of secondary benefits and access to activation programmes. The 2018 Revised Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure of approximately €74.1 million on the farm assist...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 442 together. 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 have the opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Data (29 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested is currently being compiled by my Department and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Section 9 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015, sets out the persons who may apply for a gender recognition certificate from the State. There is no provision for an Irish citizen whose birth was registered in Northern Ireland and who is resident in Northern Ireland to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. A review of the Act is currently underway and this issue is one of the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested payment, made to a person providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 25 October 2017. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the carer's means must be less than the statutory limit. It is a further...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (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. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 27 February 2018 and the first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 4 March 2018. Arrears of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (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. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 23 February 2018. Additional information was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (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. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 9 March 2018 and first payment issued to her nominated post office on 15 March 2018. Arrears of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (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. An application for Carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 25 September 2017. The evidence submitted in support of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (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. An application for (CA) was received from the person concerned on 23 January 2018. Additional information in relation to the person’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 12 July 2017. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person concerned must be providing full-time care and attention. The evidence submitted in support of this application was examined and the deciding officer decided that the evidence did not indicate that this condition was satisfied. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (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. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 9 April 2018 and first payment issued to his nominated bank account on 12 April 2018. Arrears of...