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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (21 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 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: Widowed Parent Grant (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Firstly may I take this opportunity to extend my condolences to the person concerned and his family on their recent bereavement. The widowed or surviving civil partner grant is a once-off payment of €6000 and is available to widows, widowers or surviving civil partners who have one or more dependent children living with them at the date of death, or a widow or surviving civil...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 12th December 2018, who will, in the near future, 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 has also advised me that your request for an oral hearing,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The legal basis for the Public Services Card (PSC) can be found in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005, as amended. Section 263 of that Act provides that a PSC can be issued, once the person's identity has been authenticated. The same section also provides for the information that can be inscribed on the PSC and for the information that can be stored electronically on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (21 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: State Pension (Contributory) (21 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: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested is currently being complied and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment, made to a person 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. Before a decision can be made on entitlement to CARB, evidence must be provided in respect of the care recipient’s care requirement, the level of care the carer provides,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Section 338 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005 (as amended), provides that where a person has received moneys from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, which he or she is not entitled to receive, the person shall be liable to repay on demand a sum not exceeding the amount of the money received. It is the policy of this Department not to cause...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Firstly, I am delighted to note that the industrial action due to take place has been suspended following recent discussions I and officials held with Forsa and SIPTU. The very many services provided by CE supervisors, assistant supervisors and every participant in community employment schemes in rural and urban areas are extremely valuable to every town and village in the country. All of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 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. Means are any income belonging to the carer and their spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant, property, (except their own...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Superannuation Schemes (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632 and 633 together. I am aware of the reduction in pension benefits for members of the IASS pension scheme.  However, the Deputy will appreciate that I cannot intervene in, or comment on, the pension arrangements applying to a particular pension scheme as such arrangements are a matter for the pension scheme trustees, the companies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department received an application for Illness Benefit from the person concerned on the 1st April 2019. However, the person concerned is currently a qualified adult on her partner's Jobseeker's Allowance claim.  This means that her partner is in receipt of a qualified adult allowance in respect of her. The monetary difference between this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Postal Services (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department is aware of the recent introduction of the Address Point service by An Post, which provides a free personal address and mail collection service for people who are homeless. The Address Point service generates a personal address based on the person’s choice of local post office, which will be their mail collection point and  does not use include the words “Post...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals (21 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 7 January 2019It 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: Social Welfare Fraud Data (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department initiates criminal prosecutions against persons who defraud the social welfare system and against employers who fail to carry out their statutory obligations under social welfare legislation. Cases involving the detection of theft, impersonation, identity fraud or multiple claiming are referred to An Gardaí Síochana (AGS) for investigation and for consideration by the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Reform (21 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, as of end-March 2019 to almost 632,000 families in respect of nearly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist (FA) scheme is a means-tested payment for farmers on low incomes and is similar to jobseeker's allowance (JA).  To qualify for the scheme a person must satisfy the means test and be engaged in farming.  Recipients retain the advantages of the JA scheme such as the retention of secondary benefits and access to activation programmes. The 2019 Revised Estimates for my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (22 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 28 February 2019. Their application was referred to a local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for further clarification on 08 May 2019. The relevant SWI office was contacted on 17 May 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Service (22 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The sections in the Civil Registration Bill 2019 concerning registration, and re-registration, of births of donor-conceived children will come into operation as soon as the relevant sections in Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (CFRA 2015) are commenced. Commencement of these sections is the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality and, as stated in the...