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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department collects and holds large volumes of personal data on customers and is very aware of the need to have adequate data protection policies, procedures and structures in place in line with the GDPR. Preparations for the GDPR have been overseen by the Department’s Data Management Programme Board. The Department has a dedicated GDPR implementation team in place and has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Jun 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. It is a condition for receipt of CA that every claimant shall furnish such certificates, documents, information and evidence as may be required...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am informed that at the end of May there were a total of 25,069 persons aged 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance and signing for credits. A breakdown of this number by scheme and probability of exit (PEX) category is detailed in the following tabular statement. Number of persons aged 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. The full year cost of increasing the jobseeker’s allowance payment for 25 year olds on the €152.80 weekly rate by €22.60 to €175.40 per week is €3.17 million in 2019. The full year cost of increasing the jobseeker’s allowance payment for 18-24 year olds on the €107.70 weekly rate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: In line with other EU and OECD jurisdictions where such measures feature, reduced rates for younger jobseeker’s allowance recipients were first introduced in 2009 and extended to those under 26 in Budget 2014. These measures were introduced to protect young people from welfare dependency by providing young jobseekers with a strong financial incentive to engage in education or training...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Information and Advice Service (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, provides assistance to people, in particular those on low incomes or living on social welfare payments, who are over-indebted and need help and advice with debt problems. As part of its free services, MABS provides help and advice to those in mortgage arrears. The role of MABS was expanded...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government intends to introduce a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establishing level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims from 2020 onwards. This is distinct from the interim TCA model being made available as an option for those affected by the 2012 rate band changes. I understand that the Deputy’s question may be based on an inaccurate report in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 30,000 recipients for which the Government has provided €180 million for in 2018. Under the legislative provisions governing rent supplement the Department’s sole relationship is with the tenant; the tenant makes the application to the department and the payment is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Marriages (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Legislation governing marriage in Ireland is provided for in Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, as amended. Persons wishing to be married in the State are obliged to give a minimum of three months’ notice of the intention to marry to a registrar [section 46(1)(a)]. In the case where one, or both, of the parties to the marriage are foreign nationals, the notification must...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Freedom of Information Data (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received in the Department from 01 January 2018 to 31 May 2018 is set out in the following table. Of the 23 cases that were appealed, 15 of the decisions were affirmed and 4 were varied or annulled. The costs relating to fees and charges that were applied in the same period was €242. Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s supports for people with disabilities have been designed to enable persons with a disability to achieve their employment ambitions by focusing on the individual person’s ability and capacity rather than taking an approach that focuses on a particular type of disability. The key objective of the wage subsidy scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a person(s) in need of full-time care and attention. I confirm that my department received an application for CARB from the person concerned on the 23 March 2018. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: My department informs me that there is no application from the person concerned for carer’s allowance (CA) registered. If the person concerned wishes to make an application, she should complete and return the application form (CR1) that I have arranged to issue to her. However, I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s benefit (CARB) from the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission Remit (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Low Pay Commission was established under the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act, 2015. Its remit is to make recommendations regarding the national minimum wage, ensuring that all decisions are evidence based, fair and sustainable, and do not create significant adverse consequences for employment or competitiveness. The National Minimum Wage Act 2015 also allows the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jun 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 12 March 2018. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a Jobseeker’s Allowance. Her rate of payment was reduced in May 2018 for a number of weeks due to the application of a penalty rate arising from her non-engagement with the Department’s employment services. Full rate was restored when she resumed engagement. The person concerned enquired on 7/6/18 from the Community Welfare Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of Rent Supplement is to assist as a short term support scheme. Under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme, responsibility for the provision of rental assistance to those with a long term housing need rests with the Local Authorities. It is important therefore to establish which scheme best fits the persons individual circumstances. HAP has been designed to simplify...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: A person may change his or her address with the Department in several different ways. A person may call into one of the Department’s offices to advise officials of the new address. If the person has not been SAFE registered, then evidence of the new address should be provided. A person may telephone or write in to the Department quoting their name and Personal Public Service Number....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to departmental records the person concerned incurred an overpayment of €43,529 as their entitlement to a one parent family payment was disallowed from 17/3/2011 to 30/10/2014. The person concerned also had means of €47.50 per week assessed from 01/07/15 to 31/12/2015. The decision to raise this overpayment was appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office and this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance comprising the maximum personal rate, an increase in respect of a Qualified Adult and one Child Dependant. This is the maximum amount payable for a person in her circumstances and the correct payment based on the information supplied to the Department by the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to...