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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has failed without good cause to attend an Activation Review Meeting on the 25 of July 2018 or to make contact with their Case Officer to rearrange this meeting. The sanctions imposed have led to both a penalty rate and a benefit suspension on their payment. Decisions in relation to the imposition of sanctions on Jobseekers Allowance payments are undertaken in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: A Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Exceptional Needs Payment application was received from the person concerned on 6/9/18 to assist with the purchase of a cot and a buggy for her baby whom she is expecting on 20/9/18. The application was disallowed as no exceptional need was established. A letter of notification was sent to the person concerned 06/09/2018, which includes information on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned made an application for Jobseekers Allowance on 27/08/2018. Supporting documentation was requested and was supplied by customer on 13/09/2018. The claim was awarded on that date with arrears backdated to 20/08/2018. This claim is now in payment. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (18 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Entitlements under the social welfare system are primarily based on a number of defined contingencies such as sickness, unemployment, old age or widowhood. There are two basic principles which underpin the Irish social insurance system. Firstly, the State pension non-contributory is a means-tested pension funded from taxation. Secondly, the State pension contributory, which is not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals (18 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned, who passed away on 25 March 2017, had been in receipt of a State pension non-contributory, which is a means-tested scheme. Following the submission of the Schedule of Assets of the deceased's estate, a Deciding Officer reviewed the deceased's pension entitlement and assessed an overpayment. The decision was notified to their personal representative on 13 August 2018,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 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, had decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned on 3rd April 2018. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: On behalf of everyone in the House, including the Government, I offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of the lady who passed away this morning due to the adverse weather conditions in Galway. I agree with much of what the Deputy said. At home and overseas, the men and women of our Defence Forces serve Ireland with absolute distinction. The Defence Forces are part of a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am not interested in platitudes and I hope I do not engage in them for the most part. Rather, I am interested in the substance of the actions that have been taken by the Minister for Defence and, by extension, the Government. The significant improvements in pay under the Lansdowne Road agreement and the further increases over the lifetime of the public service stability agreement from...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Minister of State engages regularly with the two representative bodies the Deputy has just described and hears loudly and clearly not only the concerns but sometimes the objections members of the Defence Forces raise with us. We take them very seriously, as we take the pride in the Defence Forces. I will again say what I said to Deputy Dara Calleary. The Defence Forces are the bedrock...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy asked on a number of occasions why anybody would join the Defence Forces. He has listed a litany of things he thinks are wrong, yet people have joined and are joining the Defence Forces.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The reason they have joined and are joining the Defence Forces is they have a grá for public service-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: -----and take pride in the security they provide for every man and woman who safely go to bed at night in this country.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: That is why people join the Defence Forces. In case I was not clear, I will reiterate the substantive actions we have taken in recent months and will continue to take. We are benefiting in the Defence Forces from the increase in pay, ranging from 6.2% to 7.4%, following the cuts made because of the economic crash in recent years. Members of the Defence Forces are benefiting from pay...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: BusConnects is one of the flagship investments that will be delivered by Project 2040, the ten-year national development plan that was launched by the Government earlier this year. Reports show that approximately 70% of people travelling into Dublin city each morning do so by sustainable transport and public transport, which is very welcome. More than half of public transport trips are by...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: With the height of respect to Deputy Joan Collins, she said there was no public consultation and she concluded by saying that we presented proposals to the people for their consideration. There is a meeting for four hours in Dublin tomorrow and there is a meeting for five hours in Dunboyne in County Meath on Friday.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: There have been meetings day after day in recent weeks. First, the discussion document was issued in June and the consultation process report was issued in July. That is what the meetings are about. All Deputy Collins has to do is look back through the local newspapers in Dublin and see the notices of the public consultation that has been happening. The purpose of the project is to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Another esteemed Deputy from County Kerry yesterday raised the issue of University Hospital Kerry and was invited by the Taoiseach who did not yesterday have specific information on that hospital to meet him to discuss the issue. I do not have specific information on the hospital, but on behalf of the Taoiseach extend an invitation to the Deputy to join his brother, Deputy Danny Healy-Rae,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: National statistics compiled from information from hospitals such as those in County Kerry indicate that the waiting list for cataract treatment has reduced by 2,734 in the past year and, in particular, that there has been a reduction of 3,000 in the category waiting over nine months.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Some 400 new beds were introduced in the system between 2013 and 2017, while 240 were introduced last year. An extra €1.35 million has been allocated to the Healthy Ireland fund to enable and encourage people to take care of their health. The Deputy facetiously referred to expecting people not to become sick. However, the Healthy Ireland programme aims to empower people to look...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: May I finish?