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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (13 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 is published in the Department's Annual Statistical Report, available at . I have reproduced the figures for those years in the attached tabular statement, which also includes the equivalent figure for January-October 2018. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. Jobseeker's Assistance claims...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (13 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department is committed to ensuring that the principles of due process and natural justice are followed in all claim decisions. This applies equally to decisions at initial claim stage and when claims are subsequently reviewed. The Department’s guidelines on Decision Making and Natural Justice are published on the website - www.welfare.ie. This message is reinforced through...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Nov 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 23 January last, the Government agreed to allow pensioners, born on or after the 1st September 1946, affected by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (13 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Ireland has negotiated Bilateral Social Security Agreements with a number of counties. The main purpose of these Agreements is to protect the pension rights of people who have worked and paid social security contributions in Ireland and the countries with which Ireland has such agreements. This is achieved by allowing reckonable social security contributions paid in one or more of these...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (13 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I was pleased to announce on Budget Day that a 100% Christmas Bonus will be paid to some 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, including pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and the long-term unemployed jobseekers, in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on their social welfare payments for all or most of their income. The Christmas bonus will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (13 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I regret that the information requested is not readily available in my Department. However, figures for (a) the number of claims pending decision, and (b) the average processing time for claims, are shown in the following tabular statement (where available) in respect of my Department's principal schemes. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. Total number of claims pending...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: To update the Deputy - I updated the House yesterday but the Deputy was not here for Oral Questions - some 79,000 people are impacted by the rate changes that were made by the Dáil in 2012. We started to write to those people last week and sent 11,000 letters. The remainder of the letters to Irish residents will be sent out this week to advise them of what will happen with regard to...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The main purpose of this Bill is to provide the legislative framework for the implementation of the social protection measures contained in budget 2019. These include the €5 increase in the maximum rate of all weekly social welfare payments as well an important reform of the increases for qualified children to allow for a higher...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: By Fianna Fáil.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Deputy.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: There was a change in the budget.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Either there is a change or there is not.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was 20 March to 29 March.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I did not accept that but I fully support it.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. To qualify a person has to show that they have the required level of PRSI contributions, that they have left full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18th September 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The illness benefit claim for the person concerned has now been processed and paid to 10th November. It is certified to 11th November 2018. If the person concerned remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible so that further payments can issue. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP ) is an income-tested weekly tax-free payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. Income that is assessable for WFP includes an applicant's and their spouse's or partner's average net weekly assessable earnings from employment plus any other income such as other social welfare payments, farm income, income from self...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: To qualify for payment of Illness Benefit a person must satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions, including the requirement to have at least 104 weeks of PRSI contributions paid since first starting work. Up until the end of the 2017 contribution year the person concerned has 103 weeks of PRSI contributions paid. If the person concerned has PRSI contributions paid in the current (2018)...