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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to work enterprise allowance (BTWEA) is a non-statutory scheme designed to provide a monetary incentive for people who are in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment to develop a business while allowing them to retain a reducing proportion of their qualifying social welfare payment over two years; 100% in year 1 and 75% in year 2. The duration payable for the BTWEA was reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware the primary goal of my Department's activation services including the JobPath service, is to move people from full-time and part-time unemployment to full-time and sustained employment. From 1st June all long term jobseekers who are currently engaged with the JobPath service and those who may be referred in future, have the option of applying for CE and...

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

Regina Doherty: A renewal application for Working Family Payment (WFP) was received from the person concerned on 16thApril 2018. However the renewal application could not be processed as the applicant had changed employment during the course of the last WFP award period. As the applicant had changed employment since the last renewal date it is necessary to complete a new application for WFP. A new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foster Care Supports (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: At the outset, I want to clarify for the Deputy that the weekly rate of foster care allowance exceeds the weekly rate of guardian's payment. One of the roles of my Department is to provide income support to families with children in the State. Guardian's payment (contributory) and guardian's payment (non-contributory) are, respectively, social insurance and social assistance (means-tested)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The current legislation governing registration of births provides only for the registration of a mother's details and a father's details. It is not possible, at present, to register the details of a birth using the term “parent”. This is provided for in section 99 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, which is yet to be commenced. In the meantime, births...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: An employee's entitlement to paid annual leave is set out in section 19 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (the 1997 Act). Section 19 of the 1997 Act transposed Article 7 of the original EU Working Time Directive (Directive 93/104/EC) - now consolidated by EU Directive 2003/88/EC. Under section 19 of the 1997 Act, an employee acquires an entitlement to 4 weeks' annual leave if he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: A person who wishes to obtain treatment benefit (TB) as a dependent spouse on their spouse's/partner's PRSI record, must complete an eligibility check form, e.g. ME2 for hearing aids, to have their eligibility assessed. In order to determine eligibility the Department must confirm two things, firstly that the insured spouse/partner satisfies the PRSI contributions requirement and secondly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of rent supplement is to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible persons living in private rented accommodation, where they are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The person concerned was in receipt of rent supplement since 12/12/2016 at a monthly rate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foireann Roinne (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Níl Oifigeach Gaeilge ceaptha ag an Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí. Tá freagracht, áfach, ar an Aonad Pleanála Corparáidí as faireachán a dhéanamh ar fhorfheidhmiúchán Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 agus Scéim Teanga na Roinne 2015-2018. Feidhmíonn an tAonad mar rannóg...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer's decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors are employees of private companies in the community and voluntary sector that receive public funding. They are not employees of my Department or public servants, and as such were not subject to pay reductions under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) which only applied to public servants. While...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: In the four year period from 1stJune 2014 to 31stMay 2018, thirteen (13) staff members of my Department had their employment terminated as a result of serious misconduct in breach of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour. In addition, one other staff member was transferred to another role during this period due to misconduct in breach of the Civil Service Code of Standards and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Inclusion Strategy referred to by the Deputy is a whole of Government initiative aimed at improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma communities in Ireland. My Department is committed to advancing new employment and economic opportunities for these communities, through effective public employment services, and in partnership with stakeholders on the National Traveller and Roma...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board (26 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 to 562, inclusive, together. The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for providing information, advice (including money and budgeting advice service) and advocacy services on a wide range of public and social services. CIB delivers on this remit through a network of service delivery partners including the Citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (27 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: In-work poverty measures the at-risk-of-poverty rate (i.e. the percentage with incomes below 60% of the median income) among adults (16+) who are ‘in-work’, based on their self-defined principal economic status. The most recent CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions data shows that in 2016 the at-risk-of-poverty rate was 5.6% for those aged 16 years or over with a principal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (27 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table. Recipients of One-Parent Family Payment at the end of May 2018 by county County Recipients Carlow 547 Cavan 464 Clare 680 Cork 3,662 Donegal 1,290 Dublin 14,251 Galway 1,215 Kerry 916 Kildare 1,587 Kilkenny 532 Laois 640 Leitrim 168 Limerick 2,034 Longford 420 Louth 1,648 Mayo 777 Meath 759 Monaghan 384...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (27 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 29th May 2018, 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 and...

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

Regina Doherty: The new weekly Telephone Support Allowance (TSA) is a payment of €2.50. Customers of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection who are in receipt of a qualifying payment and who are in receipt of the Living Alone Allowance and the Fuel Allowance will automatically qualify for the TSA. Approximately 127,000 customers are in receipt of the TSA payment. The estimated...

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

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware the primary purpose of the activation services provided by my Department, including the JobPath service, is to assist and support jobseekers to look for and sustain full time employment. My Department refers long-term job seeking customers to the JobPath service to receive one-to one intensive and regular engagement with a personal adviser. The JobPath companies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (27 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...