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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (7 Nov 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 Allowance (CA) is a means-tested payment, made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (7 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 25,700 recipients for which the Government has provided €179.50 million for in 2018. The outturn figure for 2017, with projected costs for 2018 and 2019, are provided in the following table. The 2018 forecast outturn figure remains in line with actual outturn trends to date...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Benefit Applications (7 Nov 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 disallow the paternity benefit 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (7 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Social welfare legislation provides that where a person under 25 years of age claiming a social welfare payment and is living with a parent or step-parent in the family home, an assessment is made of the yearly value of any benefit and privilege enjoyed by that person by virtue of residing there. The value of the benefit and privilege assessed is based on the level of the parents' assessable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (7 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: On 23 January last, the Government agreed to allow pensioners, born on or after the 1st September 1946, affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands, to have their state pension (contributory) entitlement calculated under an interim “Total Contributions Approach” (TCA). The changes also provide for up to 20 years of home caring periods in the calculation of that entitlement, for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (7 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned has been processed and any arrears owing to him have been issued. If the person remains ill and unfit for work, he should submit further medical certificates to the Department as soon as possible to enable further payments to issue to him. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Occupational Injuries Benefit Applications (7 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Occupational Injury Benefit (OIB) claim for the person concerned was disallowed. The reason for this decision is because, as stated by the person concerned, he first noticed his incapacity before Christmas last. However, his incident at work did not occur until 8th February 2018. OIB is only allowed in cases where the incapacity is solely due to a work place accident or develops due to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (7 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Overall payment levels of Illness Benefit (IB) are now at their normal level. For information, in any one week, circa 50,000 customers are entitled to an IB payment. Last week, circa 54,000 customer payments were made, approximately 4,000 payments in excess of the normal level, and this includes some customers due arrears. For any customers with arrears outstanding, the Department would like...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I expect the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 will be in the Seanad before the end of the month.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Not only did I answer, as the Deputy rightly pointed out, on the Order of Business on Tuesday, but there was also a very lengthy Topical Issue Debate where the entire debacle was discussed by me and Deputy Thomas Pringle on Tuesday evening. The Secretary General, the head of the IT department and the assistant secretary were in front of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Unemployment Data (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government has set itself two headline targets for 2020: reducing the proportion of households that are jobless to 13% or less (from 18% in 2015), and reducing the share of the 18-59 population resident in such households to less than 8% (from 12% in 2015). Although the share of the population living in Jobless Households has fallen from a high of 23% in 2012 to 11.8%...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Occupational Injuries Benefit Applications (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Occupational Injury Benefit claim for the person concerned was disallowed. The reason for this decision is based on the statement from the person concerned, advising that he first noticed his incapacity before Christmas 2017. His incident at work did not occur until the February 8th 2018. Occupational Injury Benefit is only allowed in cases where the incapacity...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (8 Nov 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 payable for a 52 week period from award date and a person must reapply at the end of  this period to have their payment renewed. The person concerned was last awarded WFP with effect from 05 October 2017 to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: On 23 January last, the Government agreed to allow pensioners, born on or after the 1st September 1946, affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands, to have their state pension (contributory) entitlement calculated under an interim “Total Contributions Approach” (TCA).  The changes also provide for up to 20 years of home caring periods...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Overall payment levels of Illness Benefit (IB) are now at their normal level.  For information, in any one week, circa 50,000 customers are entitled to an IB payment. Last week, circa 54,000 customer payments were made, approximately 4,000 payments in excess of the normal level, and this includes some customers due arrears. For any customers with arrears outstanding, the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is both certified and paid up to 7th November 2018. If the customer remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue.  I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: On 23 January last, the Government agreed to allow pensioners, born on or after the 1st September 1946, affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands, to have their state pension (contributory) entitlement calculated under an interim “Total Contributions Approach” (TCA).  The changes also provide for up to 20 years of home caring periods...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is paid up until 7th November 2018. She is certified up to 22nd November 2018 so weekly payments will continue to issue up to that date. If the customer remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department on or before 23rd November in order for further payments to issue....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit (IB) claim for the person concerned is both medically certified and paid up 22nd October 2018. If the person remains ill and unfit for work, she should submit further medical certificates to the Department as soon as possible to ensure that payments may continue to issue to her.  I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is now certified and paid to 6th November 2018.  If the customer remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.