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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: All Jobseekers on the live register must be capable of; available for and actively seeking full time employment, they are also required to engage with the Department’s activation services. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended, specifies that participation in activation meetings is mandatory. However, in line with my Department’s policies on activation,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a range of activation supports and programmes catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include Community Employment (CE), Tús and the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). The aim of CE is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience and training...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data (8 May 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 Schemes (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Social welfare legislation provides that, for means-tested social assistance schemes, all income and assets belonging to the claimant, and his or her spouse/partner where applicable, is assessable for means testing purposes. The purpose of the means test is to ensure that resources are directed to those with the greatest need for income supports by the State. Without knowledge of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to help householders on long-term social welfare payments with their winter heating costs.  It is not intended to meet these costs in full.  Only one allowance is paid per household. The applicant must satisfy a number of eligibility conditions which include being in receipt of a qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €630 each year) from October to April at an estimated cost of €240 million in 2019. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: In Budget 2019, I announced the introduction of a new social insurance based parental benefit scheme to take effect in November 2019. The new scheme will provide two weeks paid leave to both parents, including those who adopt a child, who are employees or self-employed and who take parental leave from their employment to care for their child. The scheme will support parents during the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (8 May 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: National Minimum Wage (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Legislation governing the national minimum wage is set down in the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015. These Acts provide for the setting of a national minimum wage (NMW) and also provide that in specified circumstances, such as the case of younger workers and trainees, a reduced, sub-minimum rate may be applied. In September 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Development (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The implementation of a national strategy to support the industry referred to in the Deputy's question - the Hairdressing industry - is not within the remit of my Department. I understand that a national hairdressing apprenticeship scheme is currently being developed. This is the responsibility of SOLAS and my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills. Furthermore, the deputy may wish...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carers 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. It is a condition for receipt of CARB that the applicant must have been working at least 16 hours per week, or 32 weeks per fortnight in 8 weeks out of the 26 weeks before the claim is due to commence. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 May 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 reduced rate of CA since 27 February 2014 due to her spouse’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information that the Deputy is looking for is detailed in the following series of tables. The costs shown below are on a full year basis, and it should be noted that they are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2020. Totals may differ slightly to sum of individual amounts due to rounding. Table 1:...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Data (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Benefit is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for someone in need of full-time care and attention. A person may be eligible for Carer's Benefit if they have enough PRSI contributions. This and other care-related supports, such as the Carer’s Allowance payment and the Carer’s Support Grant, provide recognition and support for the valuable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Water Services Data (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: In July 2013, Irish Water was incorporated as a semi-state company under the Water Services Act 2013. The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 included a provision which added Irish Water to the list of specified bodies to allow it to use PPS Numbers for the purposes of carrying out transactions with members of the public. The intention was that the PPS Number would serve as a unique...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. The number of persons in receipt of farm assist in Laois and Offaly in each of the years 2014 to date 2019 Year Laois Offaly 2019 to date 65 59 2018 71 60 2017 85 72 2016 94 76 2015 104 89 2014 116 97

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (8 May 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 623,000 families in respect of nearly 1.2 million children, with an estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Applications (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The entitlement to guardian's payment contributory for the person concerned has been reviewed. The deciding officer has decided that payments be  reinstated with effect from 1 February 2019. Weekly payment for the person concerned will be lodged to his nominated account in a financial institution, together with due  arrears.  The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Prior to 5 January 2009, a person who had paid a total of 260 or more social insurance contributions at the appropriate class, since entering employment, was entitled to receive payment of Illness Benefit for as long as that person is incapable of work and provides medical certification to that effect. If such a person is approved for Partial Capacity Benefit and subsequently wishes...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: According to Departmental records, the person concerned has not recently submitted an application for a social welfare payment.  It is open to her to submit an application if she feels she meets the qualifying criteria for the relevant payment.  Details of social welfare schemes and social assistance payments are available on the Department's website at...