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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (11 Jun 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: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Person Concerned may make a new application for Rent Supplement for consideration if they feel their circumstances have changed since the refusal by the Designated Person on 13 February 2017. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 31st May 2019.  The person concerned was notified of this decision. The person concerned in their appeal sought payment of the increase for a qualified adult (IQA)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (12 Jun 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: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, who do not qualify for a State pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. An applicant for State pension non-contributory must habitually reside in the State, and satisfy a means test.  Items which count as means include...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance 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. If a person is in receipt of another social welfare payment in their own right (other than unemployment payments or supplementary welfare allowance) or being claimed as a qualified adult...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The aim of Community Employment (CE) is to enhance the employability and mobility of disadvantaged and unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities.  It also helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine.  CE schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 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...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is not true, and the Senator well knows it.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Senator does know.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is unfair and unjust for the Senator to misrepresent the Government's position in that way.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: People who tell untruths do hit home.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Senator just has.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I hope not.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since everybody else has welcomed the workers and their representatives, I will also welcome them, particularly Mr. Shevlin. I hope Ratoath's residents treated him well on Sunday. He is welcome back any time. I wish to focus on the people who have championed this cause over the past number of months. That goes for Senator Gavan as well because the intent behind this Bill is honest and...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is their report.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (13 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department is committed to ensuring that claims are processed as expeditiously as possible and to providing a quality service to all claimants.   My Department continues to engage with general practitioners and others to clarify the medical requirements of our schemes so that adequate information may be provided with the initial claim.  This increases the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (13 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment. The numbers of Defence Force employees in receipt of WFP are as follows:  Occupation Number...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (13 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The introduction of a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establishing the level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims was signalled by the then Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010.  At that time it set a target date of 2020 for the implementation of TCA.  More recently, the Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023 targeted implementation...