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

Regina Doherty: The annual Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) is conducted by the Central Statistics Office and is the official source of data on household and equivalised disposable income in Ireland. It provides a number of key national poverty indicators, including the ‘at risk of poverty’ rate, the ‘consistent poverty rate’ and ‘rates of enforced...

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

Regina Doherty: The transposition of the IORP II Directive will result in significant improvements to the regulation and governance of funded occupational pension schemes in Ireland. This Department, supported by the Pensions Authority, is managing the transposition process of the IORP II Directive. The drafting of regulations is at an advanced stage and my Department is working towards transposing the...

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

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned is currently being considered by an Appeals Officer, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP an applicant or the applicant and their spouse, partner or cohabitant must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight. An application for WFP was received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the spouse of the person concerned on 15 April 2019. Their spouse has been awarded WFP with effect from 11 April 2019 to 08 April 2020. The first weekly payment issued to their nominated bank...

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

Regina Doherty: The review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 targeted the widest possible level of public consultation within the timeframe set out in the terms of reference for the Review Group, which envisaged completion of the review by end May 2018. The written consultation process was formally announced on 10 January 2018, with a closing date for receipt of submissions of 5 February 2018. In addition...

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

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21 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 were...

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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 4 March 2019. The application is currently being processed...

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. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment,...

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

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1424 and 1425 together. As part of Budget 2019, it was announced that DEASP would commence a pilot scheme from September 2019, providing Hot School Meals in 36 primary schools for an estimated 7,200 children at a cost of €1m for 2019 and €2.5m in 2020. Eligible schools will be issued with an invitation to submit an expression of interest...

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

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 10 April 2019 to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of...

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

Regina Doherty: My Department has several measures in place aimed at reducing the potential cost for telephone callers. This includes the provision of a “Freephone” service for callers to the Homeless Women, Families and New Communities, and Homeless Men’s Units.  A dedicated team handles all calls to these services. Another measure is the use of...

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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 7 February 2019. CA was awarded to the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (8 May 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 27 February 2019. To qualify a person has to show that they have the required level of PRSI contributions, that they have left...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (8 May 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 15 April 2019.  The applicant has been awarded WFP with effect from 11 April 2019 to 08 April 2020. The first weekly payment will issue to their nominated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is qualified for treatment benefits and will be entitled to a contribution towards the cost of a hearing aid. An on-line eligibility check was recently undertaken by his Audiologist and eligibility for medical appliance benefit has been confirmed.  The Audiologist can claim the payment directly on-line once the hearing aids have been provided. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (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, to over 375,000 low income households, 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...

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

Regina Doherty: The person concerned received her child benefit payment until April 2019, when her payment was suspended following receipt of information that the children may no longer be resident with the customer. A letter issued to her on 19 April 2019 seeking further information regarding the residence of the children. No reply has yet been received to this correspondence...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (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: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance since February 2012 and employed on a casual basis from October 2012.  On review of documentation associated with this claim, queries arose regarding employment details and the claim was referred to a Social Welfare Inspector for review.  While this review is on-going, I  have asked...