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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The rent supplement claim of the person concerned was reviewed in April 2018.  As part of this review the customer was requested to provide certain documentation in support of the claim within 21 days. The person concerned was issued with several reminders regarding the outstanding documentation. When the documentation was not received his payment was suspended from July...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (16 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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. The Deputy should note that, in the past, CE supervisors benefited from pay increases linked to all phases of Benchmarking, Sustaining Progress (Parts 1 and 2) and Towards 2016 (all 4 phases). ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The current system of establishing if a person  is genuinely seeking work is well established and based on a number of steps that have to be taken by all jobseeker customers in order to satisfy the Department that they are actively seeking work. These steps may include making oral, written or on-line applications for work, researching job vacancies, availing of training opportunities,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 10 July 2018. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such disability that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: In assessing claims for means tested social welfare schemes, account is taken of the income and the value of capital, including shares, of the claimant and his or her spouse/partner. The general rule for assessment of pension funds or annuities is that money invested in a pension fund is not assessable for means purposes if it is not accessible to the claimant.  However, this must...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (16 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: In 2016 the Government launched a comprehensive Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty following extensive public consultation.  It sets out the Government’s commitment to protecting vulnerable households from energy poverty through a combination of supports, investment in schemes to improve energy efficiency, and energy efficiency awareness initiatives.  This Strategy is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am not sure if the Deputy was here last week for Oral Questions, but we have extended considerable new resources to look at carer's benefit and carer's allowance payments. We have reduced the waiting period from 19 weeks last year, which was wholly unacceptable, to 14 weeks this year. That is the direct result of the allocation of extra staff resources to the Department and of the new...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: No.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 Apr 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)  pension calculation which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27 February 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, the case in question...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (17 Apr 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 while carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce.  Both payments can be made to people who are providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18 February 2019.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.  These papers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: In Ireland, there are no explicit legislative provisions governing flexible hours and flexible working arrangements.  Flexible hours and flexible working arrangements are generally at the discretion of individual employers and are not governed by specific legislation. The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (the 2001 Act) implemented EU Council Directive 97/81/EC into...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: In general an employee who is employed on any band of hours can work more hours provided both the employer and employee agree to same.  Employers can flex employees’ hours of work provided such hours do not breach the employment contract or the Organisation of Working Time Act. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment made to a person who leaves 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. In order to qualify, the applicant must have paid a certain number of PRSI contributions.  Only contributions at Class A, B, C, D, H and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th April 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, the case in question...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The number of persons in County Tipperary in receipt of the farm assist payment in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019. Year No. of recipients December 2014  336 December 2015 300 December 2016 269 December 2017 252 December 2018 223 March 2019 220

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 Officer / Designated Person.   The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (18 Apr 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.  In any year about 85% of all claims are awarded by the Department and just 1% are appealed.  Nevertheless, the Department always...