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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Recipients of carer's allowance, carer's benefit and carer's support grant at the end of October 2018 County Carer's Benefit Carer's Allowance Carer's Support Grant Carlow 24 1,334 1,625 Cavan 43 1,279 1,605 Clare 61 2,005 2,600 Cork 348 8,802 12,263 Donegal 90 3,961 4,659 Dublin 521 16,253 22,203...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Meetings (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Below please find details of public events by county attended by me since 1 May 2018. CORK Attend Budget 2019 public meeting Auto enrolment forum - public consultation DUBLIN Social Inclusion Forum Women of ’83 event T4Y Get Out the Vote Photocall – Together For Yes Attend Ladies Race Evening for Breast Cancer Ireland Attend the Pensions TCA Public Consultation Forum...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 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 carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 6 July 2018....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department has not awarded any contracts or tenders to this company. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Budget Facility (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Household Budget Service is operated by An Post on behalf of my Department. The facility allows participants to have regular amounts deducted from their social welfare payments which then go towards paying various household bills or rents or to repay certain loans to credit unions. Social welfare recipients wishing to avail of the Household Budget Service apply to An Post to use the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department has engaged in a consultation process with the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), a longstanding representative body with a broad range of GPs in its membership, over recent months. It is hoped that this process can be brought to a successful conclusion shortly and that agreement can be concluded on a range of issues including e-certification, closed certification and changes...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy is probably aware, Community Employment (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. My Department funds wages and training costs in respect of CE participants and supervisors – it does not provide and has not provided for funding...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 10 August 2018 who was in receipt of Carer's Benefit up to 3 October 2018. The evidence submitted in support of this application was examined and it was decided that it did not indicate that the requirement for full-time care was satisfied. The person concerned was notified on 20 September 2018 of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Dec 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: Working Family Payment Applications (4 Dec 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. The person concerned was awarded WFP on 05 November 2018. The Department has reviewed the decision of 05 November 2018 and it was established that an error had been made in the calculation of their entitlement. Following a revised decision they have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Partial Capacity Benefit claim for the person concerned has been processed and is in payment. The claim is awarded at the "Moderate" rate of Partial Capacity Benefit. This means the person concerned will be paid 50% of their personal rate of payment . I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 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 23 July 2018. CA was awarded to the person concerned on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees, with children, on low earnings. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment. When WFP is awarded, social welfare legislation provides that the rate of payment stays the same for 52 weeks as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department administers the Illness Benefit scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are sick or ill provided they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance (PRSI) and satisfy the PRSI conditions. The person concerned claimed Illness Benefit from the 15th January 2018 to the 19th June 2018 and, although she did not meet the PRSI contribution qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 18 July 2018. Carer's allowance was awarded to the person concerned on 23 November 2018 with effect from 19 July 2018. The first payment will issue to his nominated bank account on 13 December 2018. Arrears of CA due for the period 19 July 2018 to 12 December 2018 are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Referrals to training supports by my Department are focused on those in receipt of qualifying welfare payments. A mother has to be in employment to avail of maternity leave. Under Section 26 of the Maternity Protection Act 1994 a mother is entitled to return to work to the same job with the same contract of employment following their maternity leave. Mothers that wishing to return to...

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: This was an Opposition amendment carried in the Dáil. There was a small deviation from the standard commencement provisions and on the Second Stage debate here, most of the Members of this House expressed their hope that the legislation we are talking about today would be put on the Statute Book as soon as possible, and I want that too. I had no objection to accepting the amendment but...

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: It differs from the amendment in the Dail in that it states no later than six months from the passing of the Bill by Dáil and Seanad Éireann. Dáil and Seanad Éireann and the Members of both Houses are not the only people who have a responsibility in the passage of legislation. I have removed it and that is why it states "no later than 6 months after the date of its...

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The slight is not on anybody in the legislative process. I did not put the six months in. This is the first time and it sets a precedent, which is remarkable in one way. There is no commencement order in any other Bill on our Statute Book. There is legislative process that is denoted by legislation and the Senator is fundamentally right, there are times the Dáil, the Seanad and the...

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Senator's opinion is not shared by her Dáil colleagues. They argued for exactly the opposite of what she is calling for with this amendment. The offence provision has made both employers and employees sit up and take notice of this Bill. Every single one of us has been lobbied by one or both sides so we have got their attention. We did this because of the sanctions in the Bill....