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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (6 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment Scheme (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. The programme is delivered through independent Community Employment Sponsoring Bodies. The contract agreement between the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 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 28 August 2019. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 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 2 September 2019. The application was referred to a local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension Eligibility (6 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: To qualify for a Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension, the person concerned or their late spouse or civil partner must have a certain number of PRSI contributions. The person concerned applied for widow(er)'s & surviving civil partner's Contributory Pension in June 2018. The application was disallowed as the minimum contributions required were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am pleased that the Government recently approved significant elements of my design for an automatic enrolment retirement savings system. These include key decisions in relation to the target membership, the contribution rates, the policies in relation to opting-out and re-enrolment, the administrative arrangements and organisational approach and the investment options. As stated in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) on 24 September 2019 and will reach pension age on 3 April 2020. They are in receipt of Disability Allowance since 17 February 2016 at the maximum rate of payment. Their pension entitlement to State pension (contributory) was determined under an interim Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pension calculation, launched in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (7 Nov 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 can confirm that arrears of CA due from 31 January 2019 to 6 November 2019, will issue to the nominated bank account of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 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 CA from the person concerned on 25 March 2019. The application...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (7 Nov 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 372,000 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 household. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist and fish assist schemes provide support for farmers and fishermen/women on low incomes and are similar to jobseeker’s allowance. Recipients retain the advantages of the jobseeker’s allowance scheme such as the retention of secondary benefits and access to activation programmes. The 2020 Revised Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (7 Nov 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. Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment, made to a person who is providing full-time care and attention to a child...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. The person concerned applied for the fuel allowance on 11 October 2019. In order to ascertain their eligibility for fuel allowance, details of their means were requested on 1 November 2019. Once this information is received, the person's eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Tús commenced operation in 2011 as a response to the high level of unemployment and the large numbers on the Live Register. It is recognised by Government that Tús is a positive initiative that enables the long-term unemployed to make a contribution to their communities whilst up-skilling themselves for prospective future employment. The initiative helps break the cycle of long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department an application for an exceptional needs payment (ENP) has not been received from the person concerned. An application form was issued to the person concerned on 6/11/19. When the necessary documentation has been received an Officer of my Department will assess the application and contact the person concerned with a decision. I hope this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department the rent supplement claim for the person concerned was last reviewed in April 2019. In this application the landlord confirmed a monthly rent of €400 and this was assessed against a state pension (non contributory) of €237 per week. If there has been a change in circumstance since the last review such as an increase in rent it is open...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department the person concerned does not have an existing rent supplement claim. It is open to the person concerned to submit an application by contacting the Rents Unit at PO Box 12188, Dublin 2, by phone 01 6732024 or email . I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy .

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Order for Second Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I apologise for being late. The Ceann Comhairle is like Speedy Gonzales this evening. The main purpose of the Bill is to provide the legislative framework for the implementation of the social protection measures contained in budget 2020. The House will be aware that the budget was necessarily an exercise in prudent management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The provisions relating to the new scheme of jobseeker's benefit for the self-employed in the Social Welfare Act 2019 have been commenced and the scheme was introduced from 1 November 2019. The new scheme will support those who lose their self-employment and are covered by social insurance. This new scheme builds on other significant improvements for self-employed people in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (12 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot comment on issues relating to a particular pension scheme. Scheme trustees have duties and responsibilities under trust law, under the Pensions 1990, as amended, and under other relevant legislation.  The duties of pension scheme trustees include administering the scheme in accordance with the law and the terms of the trust deed and scheme...