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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Labour Court recommended in July 2008 that an agreed pension scheme should be introduced for community employment (CE) scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors, and that such a scheme should be adequately funded by FÁS, the funder of CE at the time. The Deputy should note that Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors are employees of private companies in the community...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist scheme was introduced in 1999 to provide income support for low income farmers. It replaced the former smallholders’ unemployment assistance payment. In line with the then existing arrangements for unemployment assistance (including smallholders) and pre-retirement allowance, the income of farm assist recipients was exempt from class S PRSI for self-employed workers....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) formerly Family Income Supplement is a weekly tax-free payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment. There are currently over 55,000 families in receipt of WFP. To qualify...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Wage (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The estimated cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed in my Department and its agencies (including Temporary Clerical Officers) would be €1,718,941 per annum. My Department ensures that all staff are on pre-determined salary scales negotiated at central level.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Websites (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Press Office in my Department was contacted by a journalist last week to point out that the Department’s GDPR privacy statement appeared to contradict the Department’s position that photographs collected as part of the SAFE2 registration process are not biometric. It was pointed out in the press query that my Department’s position is that it does not collect...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The GDPR definition of biometric data is as follows:“‘biometric data’ means personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data”. The GDPR clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Card Eligibility (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The a medical card scheme is administered by the HSE on behalf of the Minister for Health therefore any question relating to eligibility for medical cards should be addressed to my colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a one parent family payment appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3July 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers are received from the Department the case in question...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) participants and supervisors are employees of private companies in the community and voluntary sector. My Department is not the employer of CE participants or supervisors and such employees are not public servants but are employees of the sponsoring organisations. Therefore they are not subject to the changes recently introduced for public servants who can now work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department is carrying out a review of the social insurance contribution record of the person concerned. Once the required information is available, the outcome of the deciding officer’s decision will be notified without delay to the person concerned and the Deputy’s office. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The rental property of the persons concerned is in an area designated as a Rental Pressure Zone. Rents for properties in a Rental Pressure Zone, are only permitted to rise according to a prescribed formula by a maximum of 4% annually. A rent increase in excess of this maximum of 4% annually cannot be approved for Rent Supplement assessment. There is no record that the persons concerned have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned already has a Personal Public Services Number allocated to them. He can obtain this by attending his local Intreo office with some form of acceptable identification and it will be provided to him.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: As outlined in replies to Questions 36815-16, 17382-18, 19501-18 and 24160-18 the person concerned is in receipt of a Jobseeker Allowance at a reduced rate. The reduced rate arises from an assessment of means derived from rental income. The decision was upheld by the Social Welfare Appeals Officer and the person concerned was advised by the Social Welfare Appeals office of the decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. Full-time care and attention is defined as requiring from another person continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 23rdJuly 2018. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 13 March 2018. Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are 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 examined and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) formerly known as the respite care grant is an annual payment made to full-time carers who satisfy certain...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29thJune 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. My department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 22 November 2016. It is a condition for receipt of CA that every...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. Domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child aged less than 16 years of age, with a severe disability, who requires ongoing...