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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department has not received any correspondence or communication in relation to the matter referred to and therefore it would be inappropriate for me to comment on this specific issue.  There is an extensive range of legislation in Ireland which protects the employment rights of workers in relation to employment contracts and related matters.  It is the responsibility of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP, an applicant must be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight. WFP is not payable while an applicant is in receipt of Illness Benefit (IB) at the time of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The data sought by the Deputy is not readily available.  My department will be in contact with the Deputy's office to discuss what is required and how that may be provided.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The data sought by the Deputy is not readily available.  My department will be in contact with the Deputy's office to discuss what is required and how that may be provided.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: A jobseeker may provide to a Deciding Officer of the Department any evidence he or she feels is relevant to their case, including whether they had good cause for non-engagement when a Deciding Officer is considering the application of a penalty rate.  Furthermore, a Deciding Officer may contact a Jobseeker by phone or arrange to meet with the Jobseeker to discuss their circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Penalty rates were introduced as a means of encouraging jobseekers to engage with activation measures and co-operate with efforts of the Department to assist them in securing employment.  The Department is committed, under Pathways to Work, to incentivise the take-up of activation opportunities, including implementing sanctions for failure to engage.   The legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned met with the Designated Officer and has been provided with immediate income support as appropriate to her circumstances.  She was also advised of the application process for an exceptional needs payment in respect of funeral expenses and the relevant application forms were sent to her on 1/3/2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in respect of carer's allowance is detailed in the tabular statement. The number of carer's allowance claims registered, cleared, pending and the average time to award at the end of January 2019.   Claims registered Claims cleared  Claims pending Average time to award (weeks)  1,325 2,887 3,911  16

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department administers over 70 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person in the State.  The Department is committed to ensuring that members of the public are fully aware of the welfare supports and services that are available to them, and public information campaigns, including print, radio and promotion via social media and online...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I can confirm that my Department has not engaged or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 or 2019. Part of my Department's work includes developing public information campaigns - designed to enhance public awareness of the Department's wide range of schemes and services and any important...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Mar 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. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person concerned must be providing full-time care and attention. Full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Widows/Widowers/Surviving Civil Partners Contributory Pension (WCP)  is paid to the husband, wife or civil partner of a deceased person, and is a weekly pension, available to those who satisfy the necessary PRSI contribution conditions, either on their own record or on that of the deceased spouse, subject to certain criteria. The legal context governing relationships such as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Mar 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. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. An application for CA was received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP, an applicant must be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight.  The Working Family Payment of the person concerned was due for renewal from 23 January...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Mar 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. The person concerned has been in receipt of a half-rate CA since 4 October 2012 as her husband has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since late September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of pensioners, born on or after 1 September 1946, who have a reduced rate state pension (contributory) entitlement based on post Budget 2012 rate-bands.  These payments are being reviewed under a new Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pension calculation.  Provision has also been...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The section is not agreed.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Rather than calling a vote on every single section, which would have been a waste of everybody's time, I will put on record why the Government is opposing the Bill so that our reasons can be appreciated at least, if not understood. Before I outline our reasons, I would like to say that I acknowledge that the spirit of the Bill is incredibly well intended. We do not have an issue with the...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I was not finished speaking. Would it have been okay for me to finish?

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: That is not very respectful.