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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (23 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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 25 October 2017. The application was awarded to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 26,500 recipients for which the Government has provided €180 million for in 2018. Details of the number of rent supplement recipients for the years 2014 to 2017 and for the nine months ending September 2018 are provided in the attached tabular statement....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of the activation services provided by my Department is to support jobseekers to make the transition into employment. All jobseekers referred to the Department's activation services, including those referred to the JobPath service, are asked to complete an assessment of their skills, qualifications, and work experience for the purpose of agreeing a personal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (24 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 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 2 August 2018. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (24 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 10th October 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (24 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. Correspondence issued to the person concerned on 25 July 2018 outlining the overpayment amount and on 13 September...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 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 on 6th November 2018.  The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing.   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 Appeals (24 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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 14 February 2018. It is a condition for receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Register Office (24 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 313 together. A review of the General Register Office (GRO) is currently underway in my Department.  The review is looking at a number of issues including business process improvements in the Office, work-loads and work-flows, as well as staffing and future work requirements. While substantial progress has been made in recent months, I would...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foireann Roinne (24 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Molaim Ceisteanna Uimh. 316 go 317, cuimsitheach, a fhreagairt le chéile. Freagra Tá sé de rún agam Ceisteanna Parlaiminte 316 agus 317 a fhreagairt le chéile. Mar chuid de phróiseas pleanála lucht saothair mo Roinne, agus ionas gur féidir na gealltanais faoi Scéim Ghaeilge na Roinne a chomhlíonadh, déanann an Roinn, i gcomhairle leis na...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, my Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income.   An ENP is a means tested payment payable at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware, 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 or public servants, and as such were not subject to pay reductions under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) which only applied to public servants.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department will be in touch with the Deputy directly to clarify precisely what information he requires.  The information may not be readily available and may take some time to compile.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department will be in touch with the Deputy directly to clarify precisely what information he requires.  The information may not be readily available and may take some time to compile.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 to 346, inclusive, together. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include the JobPath service.  JobPath is an employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government intends to introduce a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establishing the level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims from 2020 onwards (TCA2020). I launched a public consultation on this proposal earlier this year in May, which closed last month.  The consultation sought input on a range of relevant factors which included the amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The following table provides the breakdown of staff in my Department by grade as at the end of September 2018. The Full Time Equivalent (FTE) and staff count are provided. Grade  FTE People Secretary General 1.00 1  Deputy Secretary 1.00 1  Assistant Secretary 10.00 10  Principal Officer 85.50 89  Assistant Principal 281.38 286  Administrative Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Telephone Call Charges (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department has several measures in place aimed at reducing the potential cost for telephone callers. This includes the provision of a “Freephone” service for callers to the Homeless Women, Families and New Communities, and Homeless Men’s Units.  A dedicated team handles high volumes of calls to these services.   Another measure is the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (25 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 CA from the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department’s 2019 capital allocation of €14m will be split across three subheads as follows: Subhead Estimate A.2.v Office Equipment and External IT Services €8.8m A.2.vi Office  Premises Expenses €5m A.2 ix eGovernment  Related Projects €0.2m This allocation will primarily assist my Department in delivering additional IT modernisation and...