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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Guardians’ payments are made to a person caring for a child, where that child is defined as an “orphan” under social welfare legislation. In deciding whether a child can be considered an “orphan” for the purpose of this payment, the Deciding Officer must, in cases where the child has one or both parents still living, be satisfied that the child has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The living alone allowance is an additional payment of €9 per week made to people aged 66 years or over who live alone and are in receipt of certain social welfare payments. It is only available to people who are under 66 years of age, if they are in receipt of disability allowance, invalidity pension, incapacity supplement or blind pension. As the person concerned is under age...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (27 Nov 2019)

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

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 14, to delete “Section 14” and substitute “Sections 4 and 14”. I mentioned at the end of Committee Stage proceedings last week that I would be bringing forward these amendments on Report Stage to address matters arising from a Supreme Court judgment which found that provisions of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: To answer Deputy O'Dea's question specifically, obviously it involves the guiding rules. We are changing the principle conditionality of the schemes of working age, whereby there is a specific set of conditions today - a new condition - notwithstanding that with respect to the scheme for which one would be applying, one would be otherwise available for work. The core principle of working...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: There will be no change in that regard.

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: No.

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Employment contributions 3.(1) Section 13(2) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (db): “(dc) Subject to paragraphs (dd) and (de), where the Minister has made an order under subsection (1A) of section 10D of the National Minimum...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: To answer Deputy O'Dea's question, it is a difficult issue. I appreciate that the Deputy may think he knows what the outcome of the UK election will be on 13 December. I am not as confident as the Deputy regarding the outcome of the election and the choice of the British people. When I know what is the result and am in a position to be able to make a decision-----

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The difficulty is that although the Deputy may expect a Conservative Party majority, I do not know what the electorate will choose. The Deputy believes that if the Conservatives do not get a majority, there may be a referendum. All I can base my decision on is the fact that we are three years down the line from the British public first deciding it wished to leave the European Union and...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Entitlement to benefit or allowance 4.The Principal Act is amended— (a) in section 40, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) Subject to this Act, a person shall only be entitled to illness benefit in respect of any day of incapacity for work...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The amendment arises from two amendments separately tabled by Deputies O'Dea and Brady on Committee Stage. The only suggestion I made on that Stage was that six months rather than three months should be allowed for the preparation of the report in order to give the officials in my Department some space. Certain other amendments also call for reports to be compiled. I am grateful that the...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I thank the gentlemen for their contributions. I had suggested on Committee Stage that the only issue I had with the amendment then was that it required public consultation costing tens of thousands of euro that I do not have. I asked for the public consultation element to be taken away but for us to do the comparative research, engage with the stakeholders and look at examples throughout...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 8: In page 15, to delete lines 3 to 26 and substitute the following: “Amendment of section 10D of National Minimum Wage Act 2000 23. (1) The National Minimum Wage Act 2000 is amended, in section 10D (inserted by section 8 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015)— (a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 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 carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 20 May 2019 in respect of two care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government decided in January 2019 to set up an Inter-departmental Group (IDG) to explore the most appropriate organisation arrangements for social inclusion work schemes currently operated by my Department.  The Group was not set up to consider the pensions of CE supervisors.  The final report of the IDG is expected to be available shortly. In relation to the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned initially applied for State pension (contributory) on 28 October 2009 in advance of reaching pension age in December 2009.  They were assessed as having 22 paid full-rate social insurance contributions.  As their contributions fell short of the required 260 paid full-rate contributions to qualify for State pension (contributory), the claim was disallowed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department does not employ agency staff.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Commercial vehicle testing is carried out by commercial vehicle roadworthy test operators authorised and supervised by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).  Since 2013, the RSA is responsible for the authorisation and supervision of the commercial vehicle testing system under the provisions of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act, 2012.  Regulations under...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The matter of CE Supervisor Pensions Claim following 2008 Labour Court Recommendation 19293 was the subject of extensive discussion at the Community Sector High Level Forum, chaired by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which was reconvened to examine certain issues pertaining to the Community Employment sector and in particular to ensure that the matter of pensions was fully...