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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Ireland ratified the European Code of Social Security (Code), Article 74, on 16 February 1971 and has accepted the parts of the Code relating to sickness benefit, unemployment benefit, old-age benefit, family benefit and survivors’ benefit.  It is a matter for the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) to examine conformity with the Code and Ireland is not currently ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Sep 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 convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the person concerned will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made.  The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The Government has provided €49.5 million for the scheme in 2018. In general, the allowance is payable in respect of eligible children between the ages of 4 and 17 in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5th April 2018.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection  These...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Child Benefit is currently paid to almost 629,000 families in respect of almost 1.2 million children, with an estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: 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 application for CA from the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer as her means were determined to exceed the statutory limit. The person concerned was notified on 22...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Under the social security arrangements between Ireland and the UK, the respective authorities exchange social insurance record details, as required, for pension entitlement assessment purposes.  The person concerned is in receipt of pension from both jurisdictions.  My department is not aware of any further information that is outstanding at this time.  As UK...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for Jobseekers Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance both of which were disallowed because the applicant did not provide all the documentation required to make a determination on eligibility for payment.  A Community Welfare Officer visited the applicant to advise her that if she was dissatisfied with the decisions, she should appeal them and she was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (7 Sep 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 10/01/2017 at the monthly rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1239 and 1251 together. 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 nor are they public servants, and as such they were not subject to pay reductions under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 3 July 2018.  The application was awarded to the person concerned on 27 August 2018 with effect from 5 July 2018 and the first payment will issue to her nominated post office on 13 September 2018.  Arrears of allowance due from 5 July 2018 to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned in relation to her brother on 21 June 2016. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such disability that they require full-time care and attention, that full time care and attention is provided and that the means of the person concerned must be less than...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance 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. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that the department received an application for Carer's Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 12 April 2018.  It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 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 7 June 2018. This application was awarded to the person concerned on 27 August...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: To date, my Department has not received an appeal from the claimant in this case. Farm Assist is a means-tested payment and, as such, any capital held is assessed as means. Should an appeal be lodged, my Department will look at any matters raised that the claimant considers should be taken into consideration. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 16 March 2018. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 18 July 2018 with effect from 22 March 2018. The first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 9 August 2018. Arrears of allowance due from 22 March 2018 to 8 August 2018 have also issued to her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 23 April 2018. Additional information in relation to the person’s application was requested by a deciding officer on 23 July 2018 and 21 August 2018. Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has completed 3 years on a Community Employment Scheme (CE) which is the maximum amount for a mainstream participant, as per the government strategy of July 2017. The participant has asked for their case to be re-examined for an extension to cover a fourth year on C.E. Merchants Quay project. Under the Programme Framework for CE Drug Rehabilitation Schemes, three years...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is the responsibility of the employer to pay statutory redundancy and other wage related payments to all its eligible employees in the first instance. In the event that the employer cannot pay due to financial circumstances or if the company has gone into liquidation, my Department can step in to pay the statutory amounts from the Social Insurance Fund. In cases of liquidation, the...