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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 315 together. The capital allocation for my Department is primarily used to deliver IT modernisation and to carry out refurbishments on the Department’s buildings.  There have been no capital projects with a spend of €100 million or above in the last five years. The Department has no plans to commence any capital projects...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department awarded a rent supplement payment for the person concerned on 9/10/19 and her payment has been backdated to 1/5/19.  Her first payment including arrears will issue on 24/10/19.  The person concerned has been advised accordingly. The Deputy will be aware that as the rental property in question is in an area designated as a Rental Pressure Zone (RPZ) under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (17 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The objective of the back to education allowance (BTEA) is to assist those who are distant from the labour market to acquire the necessary education to improve their chances of becoming independent of the social welfare system.  The allowance enables social welfare customers in receipt of certain payments to pursue full-time education courses and to continue to receive income support in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (17 Oct 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. The person concerned applied for CARB for her mother on the 27 May 2019. Carers Leave was granted by her employer from 22 August 2019 to 7 June 2020. CARB has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Issues (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: In the context of Brexit, it is important to underline that, under any scenario, Irish citizens will continue to have EU citizenship wherever they reside. They will continue to enjoy the right to live and work throughout the EU and the right not to be discriminated against on the grounds of nationality. In addition, in any scenario the Government will continue to work with the UK to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 607 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government agreed to establish an Interdepartmental Group (IDG) to explore how social inclusion schemes might be organised going forward.  A series of meetings of the IDG have taken place and a number of follow-up meetings were undertaken with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Oct 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. I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 16 July...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Applications (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to full-time carers. The person concerned was paid the 2018 grant in early 2019. A short questionnaire was sent to her for completion in order to assess her eligibility for the 2019 grant. However, the person concerned indicated in her reply that she had reduced the hours...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Oct 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. As a result of an Appeals Officer’s decision, carer's allowance was awarded to the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Oct 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 increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. The person concerned is in receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 10 October 2019 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing.  The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Oct 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. I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 21 August...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) on 14 September 2018 and was awarded a pension at 85% of the maximum rate with effect from their 66th birthday.  Their pension entitlement was subsequently reviewed in July 2019 under a new Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pension calculation which includes provision for homecaring periods.  The person’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2 October 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 602 (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office.  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 will be referred to an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 27 September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include the JobPath service.  The JobPath service was launched in 2015 on a ‘rolling basis’ with referral numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 7 October 2019 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing.  The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the...