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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is open to the person concerned to apply for Jobseekers Allowance. Once an application is received, a decision will be made by the Deciding Officer to determine if the person concerned is eligible for payment. The person concerned should be advised to contact their local Intreo Centre where information is available on all schemes and services offered by my Department. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance payment at the following rate: Personal Rate€203 Increase for 2 Qualified Children over 12€74 Sub Total€277 Nil Means assessed- Weekly rate of jobseeker's allowance€277 I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was in receipt of rent supplement from 24/9/09 to 30/11/18. She was requested to provide the Department with relevant documentation regarding her rent supplement claim, which she failed to provide. The person concerned informed the Department on 19/12/18 that she had received notice to quit her privately rented accommodation and accordingly, her rent supplement claim...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 463 together. The transposition of the IORP II Directive will result in significant improvements to the regulation and governance of funded occupational pension schemes in Ireland. Officials in my Department, supported by the Pensions Authority, are managing the transposition process of the IORP II Directive. This is a substantial Directive and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The ‘Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023’ represents an all-of-Government approach to reforming pensions in Ireland. The plan details 43 individual actions that, taken together, will modernise our pension system while continuing to target resources at those most in need. Given the wide breadth of actions included under the plan, action owners include three Government...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 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. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 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 13 March 2019. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The household benefits package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €248 million this year on HHB for over 446,000 customers. The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is entitled to the hearing aid grant under the Department's PRSI scheme. A claim was received on 9th May 2019, payment will issue to her provider on the next payment date, which is 14th June 2019. I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Community employment (CE) is the largest employment programme administered by my Department. It aims to enhance employability and mobility by providing work experience and training opportunities for unemployed persons within their own communities. A key function of CE is supporting social inclusion and counteracting the drift into structural unemployment. It is a broad and flexible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (28 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: Legislative Reviews (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Civil Registration Act 2019 passed its final stages through the Dáil and Seanad on 15 May and has been signed into law by the President. This Act will facilitate commencement of existing legislation that provides for registration of children of donor-assisted births. The Act will make possible the registration, as parents, of both partners in a female same-sex relationship,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 03 April 2019. They have been awarded WFP with effect from 21 February 2019 to 19 February 2020. The first weekly payment will issue to their nominated bank account on 27 May 2019 and any...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage-setting Mechanisms (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 473 and 474 together. I have met with relevant stakeholders and industry bodies (including the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Irish Hotels Federation and the Vintners Federation) who have expressed their support for the development of an agreement or code of practice in this area. In the short term I would like to bring greater clarity and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The JobPath employment service commenced in 2015 and, under the terms of the contracts signed with the providers will run for at least six years. This includes a period of at least four years of client referrals to the end of 2019, and a run off period of at least two years. The contract includes an option to extend the term of referrals for a period of up to two years beyond the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 08 May 2019. In order to process their application, further information is required from them. The Department wrote to the person concerned on 23 May 2019 to request additional details....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 10th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was registered on 4th April 2019 and in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Appeals Office contacted the appellant and asked him to set out the complete grounds of his appeal. The grounds of the appeal were subsequently received on 8th May 2019 and the relevant departmental papers have been requested from the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (28 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. Working Family Payment for the person concerned is due to expire on the 05/06/2019. A Working Family Payment renewal application was received from the person concerned on 18 April 2019. This renewal application has now been processed and the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Qualification for Dental Benefit is based on satisfying certain PRSI conditions, including having paid the required total number of contributions since first starting work, along with having the required number of contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax year on which the claim is based. A social insurance record in another EU country may be counted towards qualification for...