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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jan 2019)

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 application for CARB was received from the person concerned on 16 November 2018. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (30 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: There has been an increase in claims for Illness Benefit in January. This trend reflects the annual increase at this time of year due to seasonal illnesses. The transfer of the administration of the illness benefit scheme to the Department’s core business objects platform in 2018 saw significant difficulties arise for a large number of people following implementation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (30 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department are not involved in any major State infrastructure projects.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (30 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: It appears from our records that no contact has been made by Ms O Connor with our Community Welfare Services. A Supplementary Welfare Allowance Application form has been issued to Ms O Connor on the 28th January 2019 which also outlines the additional documentation required to process a claim on her behalf. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (30 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The over-arching objective of IORP II Directive is to facilitate the development of occupational retirement savings in the EU. Many of the provisions contained within the Directive will support positive reform of the Irish occupational pension sector. The Directive provides for a range of new requirements concerning governance, management standards in schemes, safekeeping of assets, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned's Jobseekers Benefit payment exhausted on 20/07/16 and he signed for Jobseekers Credits from 24/02/17. He has not made any paid contributions since 2014. The criteria for extended JB claims for customers aged 65 - 66 years are as follows: (a) If the period of unemployment is continuous and if the claim is within 2 years of the previous JB claim (Section 62 (6) of SW...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (31 Jan 2019)

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 CA from the person concerned on the 24 October 2018. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 236 together. There is no statutory retirement age in the State, and the age at which employees retire is a matter for the contract of employment between them and their employers. While such a contract may have been entered into with a retirement date of 65, in the context of the previous State pension arrangements, there is no legal impediment to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative full-time employment. The 2019 Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure this year on the jobseeker’s schemes of €1.95 billion. The jobseekers allowance scheme is a means tested payment which is already...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The individual concerned is currently employed on a Community Employment scheme and the Deputy’s question is in relation to an extension of the individual’s participation on the scheme. In this case, the standard period of participation for the individual in question is for a period of 52 weeks. However, as the Deputy will be aware, there is provision to extend an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 13 December 2018. The applicant has been awarded WFP with effect from 13 September 2018 to 11 September 2019. The first weekly payment and all arrears owing will issue to their nominated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (31 Jan 2019)

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 CA from the person concerned on the 19 July 2019. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. I confirm that my department received an application for CARB from the person concerned on the 31 December 2018. Additional information was requested from the person concerned on 28 January 2019 in relation to discharge dates from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Illness Benefit and all arrears due to her have been issued. She was previously in receipt of Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance and was paid up to the 16th January 2019. Her Illness Benefit claim has been fully paid up to the 22nd January 2019, which is the date on her most recent medical certificate. If the person concerned remains ill...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) is designed to provide a monetary incentive for people who are on social welfare payments to develop a business while allowing them to retain a reducing proportion of their qualifying social welfare payment over two years; 100% in year 1 and 75% in year 2. Periods spent on a Community Employment Scheme count towards the qualifying period for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment (CE) placements are categorised into two strands, Social Inclusion and Activation. The Social Inclusion placements are generally engaged in significant levels of local service support and delivery and are more suited to adults who need additional supports e.g. older unemployed workers, persons with a disability, travellers, homeless people, refugees, those requiring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a domiciliary care allowance appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 28th January 2019. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures), published by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in 2014, includes a target to reduce by two-thirds the number of children in consistent poverty in 2011 by 2020. Meeting this target means lifting more than 70,000 children out of poverty by that date. Under the BOBF Framework, a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. I confirm that my department received an application for CARB from the person concerned on the 10 January 2019. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Unfortunately, the position of the Illness Benefit application from the person concerned remains unchanged. As previously advised the person concerned does not satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions necessary for payment of Illness Benefit. In order to qualify for Illness Benefit a person must have a minimum of 104 total PRSI contributions paid. They also must have 39 weeks of PRSI...