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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 Oct 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 in the coming weeks. The person concerned will be notified of the arrangements for the hearing in due course. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 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. I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 31...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I was pleased to announce on Budget Day that the Christmas Bonus payment to long-term social welfare recipients will be fully restored to a 100% payment in December this year, and will be paid to all schemes that were eligible for the Bonus in previous years. Working Family Payment recipients were never eligible for the Bonus in the past and similar arrangements apply this year. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 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. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 9 August 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 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. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 24 August 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 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 Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Eligibility (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) is the largest employment programme administered by the Department and is a valuable resource for both jobseekers and communities. This scheme aims 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: In August last, 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 which is aimed at improving the certification process and at making claim and payment procedures more efficient for everyone...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 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. The person concerned has been in receipt of a half-rate CA since 25 September 2014 as her husband has been claiming an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Statistics (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: As part of the Pre-Budget consultation process that I and my Department held with stakeholders, the issue of cost of disability was raised. The Deputy will be aware that consideration of the issue was also recommended in a recent report by the combined Joint Oireachtas Committees on Education, Health and Social Protection. During the Pre-Budget Forum I acknowledged that while there may...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (16 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. CA can be payable for a maximum of 13 weeks after admission where either the carer or care recipient is undergoing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,580 schools and organisations benefitting 250,000 children at a total cost of €54 million in 2018 representing an increase of €6.5 million over the previous year. The objective of the scheme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register Data (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. I note that this information is published monthly by the Central Statistics Office, available at . Number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit at the 30th September 2018 Jobseeker's Allowance 157,018 Jobseeker's Benefit 30,186

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Local Employment Services (LES) forms part of the State’s public employment service. The public employment service is managed by my Department and delivered through the Intreo service as well as by contractors, such as JobPath, the Local Employment Service and Job Club providers. The LES engages primarily with long-term unemployed jobseekers, but may also engage with short-term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: JobPath is an employment service, which helps long-term unemployed people to secure and sustain paid employment. To date in 2018, just over 43,000 jobseekers have commenced their engagement period with the JobPath service. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) was introduced on 1 October 2018. YESS is targeted at young jobseekers aged between 18 and 24 who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. The scheme aims to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work and social skills in a supportive environment while on a work placement. The scheme will provide a supportive...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Budget for Rent Supplement in 2019 is €132.4m, as published in the 2019 Budget Estimates on Budget Day. Expenditure on Rent Supplement is declining as a result of the transfer of recipients to the Housing Assistance Payment administered by local authorities and funded from the Vote of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 9th October 2018 to an Appeals Officer 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 27th September 2018 to an Appeals Officer 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: Carer's Benefit Applications Data (16 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made...