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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (26 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: A cheque was received as repayment towards an outstanding debt from a representative of the person concerned and was lodged to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) debt recovery system on 24 April 2018. A receipt issued to the person concerned informing them a refund of €104.40 was due as they had exceeded the amount owed by this amount. An EFT Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: A policy to introduce the Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pensions calculation was adopted by the then Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010, as was the decision to base the entitlements of all new pensioners on this approach from 2020. On the 23rd January earlier this year, the Government agreed to allow pensioners affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands to have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (26 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement for the person concerned has issued up to date and no arrears are due. The person concerned missed a rent payment in June 2017 as their primary payment was suspended. However, the person concerned subsequently received two months payments in July. . To date no new ENP application has been received by the Department in relation to rent arrears/insufficient funds. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (26 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 15 February 2018 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. It is expected that a decision will issue to the person concerned within the next week. The Social...

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The context would be exceptionally helpful.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The date for Committee Stage of this Bill is 17 May, but I will confirm it for the Deputy afterwards.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: That is not true.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: When was this?

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I will not sit here and state a lie. There was no pledge made.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy should withdraw his comment. There was no signed pledge.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is pathetic.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: Customers who wish to avail of free travel must have their free travel pass with them when travelling. Customers must present their pass at the ticket desk in the train station in order to be issued with their free rail ticket when travelling on Iarnród Éireann mainline, Dart and Outer Suburban services. Where a customer is making a return journey on the same day they will receive...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: While it is the Department’s policy that “Level W” Personal Public Service (PPS) Numbers (the husband’s number with a W at the end) should, for data protection reasons, be replaced with a separate number, such numbers remain valid PPS Numbers. Queries in relation to taxation issues should be addressed to the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The use of facial matching technology has been successfully employed by the Department for a number of years. What is proposed, in the context of this competitive tender process, is a continuation and upgrade of this existing technology. The Public Services Card does not store biometrics. While the card does store the person’s photograph and it appears on the card, it does not store...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411, 412, 414 and 416 together. The use of facial matching technology has been successfully employed by the Department for a number of years. What is proposed, in the context of this competitive tender process, is a continuation and upgrade of this existing technology. My Department uses facial image matching software to strengthen the SAFEregistration...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Authentication (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: There are 2.72 million adults registered to SAFE Level 2 (“SAFE2”), which is the minimum standard of identity authentication for issue of a Public Services Card. SAFE registrations to date in 2018 are averaging 10,000 people a week, the vast majority of whom complete registration to SAFE2 at the first appointment, or on a return appointment. On completion of the registration...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: As detailed to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 16716-18 of 17/4/18, the person concerned has not, to date, submitted to the Department documentation requested on 6/9/17 in order for their rent supplement claim to be reviewed. Should the person concerned submit the required documentation, their continued entitlement to rent supplement, to include any arrears due, can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department’s main social welfare schemes for people who are unemployed are the jobseeker’s allowance and the jobseekers benefit schemes. Both schemes provide significant support to individuals so that they can work up to 3 days a week and still retain access to a reduced jobseeker’s payment. The 2018 Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure this year on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The use of facial matching technology has been employed by the Department for a number of years. What is proposed, in the context of this competitive tender process, is a continuation and upgrade of this existing technology. This technology helps prevent and detect cases of suspected social welfare and identity fraud. The Department uses facial image matching software to strengthen the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Homeless Persons Supports (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance since 30thDecember 2013 and had availed of the Back to Education programme which afforded him the higher weekly rate of payment for Jobseekers Allowance. In March of this year the person concerned withdrew from the Back to Education programme, he was then referred to the Homeless Persons Unit, North Cumberland Street...