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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications Data (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: 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 where full-time care is being provided to two people. The following table gives figures for CARB applications received in 2017 & up to 5/10/2018 Year Claims received 2017 4037 2018 (Jan...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a range of activation supports and programmes catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market, one of which is the Community Employment (CE) programme. CE schemes are typically sponsored by voluntary and community organisations wishing to benefit the local community. As the employers, these sponsoring organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned suffered the bereavement of their son on 22 April 2018. Firstly may I take this opportunity to extend my condolences to the person concerned and their family, on their recent bereavement? The person concerned's spouse made an application for an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) towards funeral costs on 30 July 2018. A payment of €2,500.00 was awarded and issued...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Carer's Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers by my Department. The customer concerned has been awarded both the 2017 and 2018 Carer's Support Grants. An amount of €3,400 (€1,700 for 2017 and €1,700 for 2018) will be lodged to her nominated bank account on Thursday 18th October 2018. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is a part-time worker and claims a Jobseeker's Allowance payment for the days she is not employed. Her rate of payment is reduced by the amount of means attributable to earnings in respect of days in employment. The amount of means attributable is based on information supplied by the employer on Form UP 16 dated 29/9/2018. If there are any changes in the circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of the Department, the person concerned has not submitted an application for an Exceptional Needs Payment. If the person concerned wishes to submit an application, she should contact the Community Welfare Service by phoning 087 9638588 or calling in person to Newbridge Intreo Centre, Moorefield Road, Newbridge , Co. Kildare, where a member of staff will be able to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18 September 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: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. I am aware of the reduction in pension benefits for members of the IASS pension scheme. However, the Deputy will appreciate that I cannot intervene in the pension arrangements applying to a particular pension scheme and such arrangements are a matter for the pension scheme trustee, the companies participating in the scheme, the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 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 February 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department recently moved to new IT system and this has impacted on payments to some Illness Benefit customers. The transition from the old to the new system has involved moving from a payment in arrears system to a real-time system for Illness Benefit. The Department acknowledges that this move has caused difficulties for some customers, leading to a large volume of calls to its helpline...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (17 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: A policy to introduce the Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pensions calculation was adopted by Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010, as was the decision to base the entitlements of all new pensioners on this approach from around 2020. In advance of this, on the 23rd January, the Government agreed to a proposal that will allow pensioners affected by the 2012 changes in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to education allowance scheme (BTEA) is designed to support second chance education. It enables eligible persons to pursue approved education courses and to continue to receive income support for the duration of a course of study, subject to meeting certain conditions. All BTEA participants must re-establish their entitlement to the qualifying payment at the beginning of each and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The most recent Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund estimated that extending carer's benefit to the self-employed would cost €3m in the first year rising to €21m by 2071. It is estimated that applying the recently announced budget increases would increase the cost by €0.07m in the first year and in 2071 the cost would increase by €0.5m. Self-employed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx. 922,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. Carer's allowance (CA) is a means tested payment, made to people who are providing full-time care and attention to elderly people or to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 320 and 321 together. On Budget Day, I was pleased to announce a €5 increase in the maximum rates of all weekly social assistance and social insurance payments, with proportionate increases for those on reduced rates and for qualified adults. Young jobseekers on age-related reduced rates of payment will benefit from the full €5 increase....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Through the commitments contained in both the Programme for Government and in the National Carers’ Strategy, the Government recognises the crucial role that family carers play in Irish society and is fully committed to their support through a range of supports and services. The main income supports provided by my Department include Carer's Benefit, Carer's Allowance, Domiciliary Care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I was pleased to announce that the National Minimum Wage will increase from €9.55 per hour to €9.80 per hour with effect from the 1st January 2019. This builds on the 2018 increase from €9.25 per hour and will benefit over 150,000 employees. According to CSO figures, on average in 2017, employees earning the National Minimum Wage or less represented 7.4% of all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Records of people who have commenced employment are forwarded by the Revenue Commissioners to my Department on an on-going basis. As part of its range of control activities, such records are matched against details of those who are in receipt of a social welfare payment. If a match is found, my Department sends a Commencement of Employment enquiry form (COE1) to the relevant person. This...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (18 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €630 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 is...