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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: As part of its remit to provide information, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection administers a grant funding scheme known as the Grants Scheme for the Development and Promotion of Information and Welfare Rights. In 2018, funding provided for the scheme amounts to €690,000. The primary criterion specifies that any grant paid under the scheme is to be used to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Discrimination (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The question is appropriate to the Minister for Justice and Equality who has policy responsibility for employment equality legislation and inequality in the workplace. The Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 outlaw discrimination in a wide range of employment and employment-related areas. These include recruitment and promotion; equal pay; working conditions; training or experience; dismissal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The Government provided €49.5 million for the scheme in 2018 which operates from June to September. The payment rates for the 2018 scheme were €125 for eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned made an application for the Back to Education Allowance(B.T.E) which was refused based on the information provided. A request for a review by the person concerned was received, and the application was referred to an independent Case Officer. The outcome of the review found there were no grounds to change the recommendation. Intreo Centre staff have sought to advise the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commencement of Legislation (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Certain sections in Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 provide for the registration and re-registration of the birth of a donor-conceived child. The current position is that these sections need to be amended, to correct technical errors, and have yet to be commenced. I am aware of the impact that this is having on affected families, and of the pressing need to proceed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 274 together. According to the records of my Department, 12,003 applicants for state pension (contributory) have been disallowed because they did not satisfy the minimum paid contribution requirement of 520. Of these, 6,085 applicants have 260 or more contributions, but less than 520. The Department's records indicate that 331 applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (6 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Work Schemes such as Community Employment (CE) are positive initiatives that enable long-term unemployed to make a contribution to their communities whilst upskilling themselves for prospective future employment. However it is important to note that participation on these schemes is intended to be for a temporary fixed-term and the positions offered are not full-time sustainable jobs....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: A number of amendments need to be made from both a health and civil registration perspective. The amendments to my Bill will, hopefully, come before the House after Christmas and the Minister for Health is aiming to do the same in respect of his legislation.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Deputy Byrne needs to go back to school. The numbers are going up, not down.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Financial Resolution (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move:THAT section 125A of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (No. 31 of 1999) be amended to provide for the specified rate of stamp duty in respect of an insured person in respect of relevant contracts renewed or entered into on or after 1 April 2018 and on or before 31 March 2019 and on or after 1 April 2019 in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Ireland has opted in to the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive with effect from 30 June 2018.  As a result, direct provision allowance is being renamed daily expenses allowance.  The Government has provided over €5.6 million for the allowance in 2018.  This is paid to applicants for international protection who live in the direct provision system where they are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications Data (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department receives approximately 1,000 Illness Benefit Claims each working day. The number of Illness Benefit claims pending decision on Monday 10th December 2018 was 954. My Department has deployed additional staff both to process new Illness Benefit claims received and resolve issues being encountered by existing applicants. I want to assure the deputy that my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Illness Benefit has always been administered centrally. The Department has a dedicated freepost address for customers to send their Illness Benefit forms and certificates to (Social Welfare Services, PO Box 1650, Dublin 1). For the efficiency and convenience of our customers we ask that they send their forms and certs to this address. However, if certificates are sent into a local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was issued an Exceptional Needs Payment on the  05thDecember 2018 I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commencement of Legislation (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Certain sections in Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 provide for the registration and re-registration of the birth of a donor-conceived child. The current position is that these sections need to be amended, to correct technical errors, and have yet to be commenced. My intention is to correct these technical errors by means of Committee Stage amendments to the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the result of an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, the domiciliary care allowance (DCA) in payment to the person concerned, in respect of the two children for whom she is caring, was backdated. Following this decision, the person concerned requested a review of the decisions in relation to her carer's allowance (CA) claims. This review has resulted in CA being awarded to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 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 20 February 2018. It is a condition for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is in payment and any arrears owing have been issued. The claim is both medically certified and paid up to the 10th December 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 in order for further payments to issue. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (formerly Family Income Supplement ) is a weekly tax-free payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for Working Family Payment (WFP ) was received from the person concerned on 25 September 2018. When the applicant had updated their Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) claim as requested,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Service Vehicles (11 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a wide range of education and training opportunities for unemployed people, lone parents and people with disabilities.  The objective is to raise education and skills among the unemployed to meet the requirements of the labour market.   A person wishing to undertake a part-time training, including a PSV course, can apply for approval under the education,...