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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since late September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of approximately 90,000 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 which includes provision...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: People within PRSI Class A are those in industrial, commercial and service-type employment who are employed under a contract of service with reckonable pay of €38 or more per week from all employments, and Civil and Public Servants recruited from 6 April 1995. Currently, there is no set number of hours per week that must be worked. Until 1991 the threshold for access to social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. All decisions taken by Deciding Officers / Designated Persons of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are appealable to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 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. CA was awarded to the person concerned on 14 March 2019 and the first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 21...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years.  The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability.  Child Benefit is currently paid to almost 622,900 families in respect of nearly 1.2 million children, with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 06 December 2018. The Department wrote to the applicant on 19 February 2019 to request further information. Following receipt of the requested information, received on 14...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Customer Verification Procedures (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been invited on two occasions (August 2017 and February 2018) to make an appointment to attend a SAFE registration interview.  The face-to-face interview process involves the verification of a person's identity, the capture of his/her photograph and signature and the verification of data already held by the Department. To date,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission Remit (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Addressing the factors behind the gender pay gap is a multi-faceted task involving a number of Government Departments and agencies as outlined in the National Strategy for Women and Girls, 2017-2020. Overall coordination of the National Women’s Strategy is led by my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality. In addition, a significant body of legislation has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Photographic Identification (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Under current legislation, a Public Services Card (PSC) cannot be requested by any public or private body or person that is not designated as a specified body in Schedule 5 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). The PSC can only be used by public bodies specified in this legislation when conducting a public transaction with the person concerned. One of the provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department is required to operate within a staff ceiling figure and a commensurate administrative staffing budget, which for this Department has involved reductions in staff. The staffing needs for all areas within the Department are continuously reviewed, taking account of workloads, management priorities and the ongoing need to respond to new and changing demands in a wide range...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The following tables provide details of all appeals registered by scheme and the outcome of all appeals finalised for the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. Appeals which had a favourable outcome for the appellant consist of appeals which were either allowed in full or in part by an Appeals Officer or which were resolved by way of a revised decision in favour of the appellant by a Deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy services to citizens on a wide range of public and social services. The nationwide network of Citizens Information Services (CIS), is funded and supported by the CIB, and provides information, advice and advocacy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since late September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of approximately 90,000 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 which includes provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Initiatives (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The key objective of activation policy and labour market initiatives is to offer assistance to those most in need of support in securing work and achieving financial self-sufficiency. As a Public Employment Service, Intreo offers the full range of Intreo services to all citizens of working age including income supports and activation services. Entitlement to a jobseeker’s payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Under current legislation, a Public Services Card (PSC) cannot be requested by any public or private body or person that is not designated as a specified body in Schedule 5 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). The PSC can only be used by public bodies specified in this legislation when conducting a public transaction with the person concerned. One of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment National Monitoring Committee, which is made up of representatives of the Social Partners and DEASP staff, meet at regular intervals to ensure that Community Employment (CE) projects do not lead to the displacement or replacement of workers/employees. At present, the Social Partners for the CE programme comprises of two trade unions namely SIPTU and Forsa (formerly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since late September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of approximately 90,000 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 which includes provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1270, 1274 and 1276 together. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in tabular form. The figures supplied refer to February 2019. Age Jobseeker's Allowance Jobseeker's Benefit Back to Education Allowance 18 1518 - 24 19 2332 13 105 20 2562 67 195 21 2438 222 320 22 2415 343 332 23 2395 556 356 24 2309 666 349 25 2788 713 442...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) was introduced on Monday 1st October 2018 and has been open to applications since that date. YESS is targeted at young jobseekers aged between 18 and 24 who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. The scheme aims to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work and social skills in a supportive environment while on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data (26 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependants and who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. The Government has provided €106.5 million for basic SWA payments in 2019. Statistics are maintained on the number of applications awarded under...