Results 5,841-5,860 of 12,033 for speaker:Regina Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is a service that supports people who are long-term unemployed to obtain and sustain paid employment. The service was launched in 2015 on a ‘rolling basis’ with referral numbers gradually increasing over time. JobPath providers do not apply or recommend the application of a penalty rate of payment. They simply advise the Department if a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Carer’s Allowance Claims disallowed at initial application: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan-August2018 6,972 5,227 6,827 9,881 7,078 7,920 11,144 8,599 5,856

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by my Department that it does not hold records of the number of carer’s allowance cases where the decision of the Deciding Officer is reviewed and subsequently overturned without recourse to appeal. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: In August 2018, my Department introduced a new claim form and medical certificate to replace the previous forms used for certification of the Department’s Illness and Injury Benefit schemes. The introduction of new forms is designed to improve the administration of the certification process and to make claim and payment procedures more efficient for everyone involved –...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (9 Oct 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 27th September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The customer made an application for Supplementary Welfare Allowance on 21 August 2018. The claim was disallowed as the customer was not habitually resident. A decision issued to the customer on 20 August 2018. The applicant has requested an appeal which has been referred to an Appeals Office who will make a decision based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. All claim decisions taken by the Department’s Deciding Officers and Designated Persons are appealable to the Chief Appeals Officer. In...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Carer's Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers by my Department. This customer's application was received by my Department on 3rd October 2018. While some initial processing of the claim has already taken place, further details have been requested by the Deciding Officer. On receipt of the requested details, the Deciding Officer will review the claim and if no further...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (9 Oct 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 child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such a disability that as a result they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 27 weeks (a total of €607.50 each year) from October to April, to over 368,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €227 million in 2018. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. It is a secondary payment, which increases the weekly rate of a primary payment. The main eligibility conditions that apply to the fuel allowance scheme are that a person must - - be in receipt of a qualifying payment, and - satisfy a means test,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The aim of Community Employment (CE) is to enhance the employability and mobility of disadvantaged and unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities. In addition it helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine. CE projects are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. 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: Ministerial Communications (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Email usage in my Department is governed by an Electronic Communications and Internet Use Policy and Agreement which all staff must sign and acknowledge upon login to the Department’s computers. Departmental users are prohibited from accessing their personal email i.e. gmail, hotmail and eircom web-based mail systems from within the Department. There is no specific policy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Official Engagements (9 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I did not attend the 2018 Ryder Cup nor did any of my Department's staff in their official capacity.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: For this week's budget, in the Department we sought to restore supports to our clients after a lost decade of cuts but also to target the resources that we have where we feel that they are best placed to help. As well as the €5 increase across most weekly allowances, we have provided for an increase in payments for qualified children, an increase in the back-to-school clothing and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (10 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) 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 dependents and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment. The figures for Defence Force members in receipt of WFP are as follows: Working Family Payments - Number...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (10 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is a service that supports people who are long-term unemployed to secure and sustain full time paid employment in the open labour market. Two companies, Seetec and Turas Nua, have been contracted by my Department to deliver the service. The contracts are for six years, comprising two consecutive phases: phase one entails four years’ of client...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications Data (10 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: In August 2018, my Department introduced a new claim form and medical certificate to replace the previous forms used for certification of the Department’s Illness and Injury Benefit schemes. This change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department. Some GPs have continued to use the old forms after the change over date. My Department has a contract with GP panellists...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (10 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for Jobseekers Allowance in September this year, and a comprehensive review of their circumstances, including their income from self employment and rental income was completed as part of the decision making process. As a result of this review a decision on this claim has been made by the deciding officer and communicated to the person concerned. They have been...