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Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: What about John Murray?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: What Deputy Martin has just said about a lady of eminence is outrageous. She is not even here to defend herself. It is not fair.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Oh, God, look who is talking.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (20 Jun 2017)

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 a disability such that they require that level of care. This means that the care recipient requires from another person continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions or continual...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Brexit Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1978, 1979 and 1996 together. It is important to state that the current arrangements for social security between Ireland and the UK, and the UK and EU27, have not changed. All social welfare payments, including pensions and Child Benefit, continue to be paid as normal. The Government's long-term objective is to ensure that the reciprocity of civic...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer’s allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 13 January 2017. This application was awarded for the period 19 January 2017 to 25 January 2017 and payment issued to the nominated post office on 26 April 2017. The person concerned has no entitlement to CA from 26 January 2017 as another person was awarded carer’s benefit from that date in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1981 and 1982 together. The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for providing information, advice (including money and budgeting advice service) and advocacy services on a wide range of public and social services. CIB delivers on this remit through a network of delivery partners, which includes 51 local Money Advice and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for providing information, advice (including money and budgeting advice service) and advocacy services on a wide range of public and social services. CIB delivers on this remit through a network of delivery partners which includes 51 local Money Advice and Budgeting Services (MABS) and 42 local Citizens Information...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1984, 1985, 2082, 2104 and 2133 together. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 42,300 recipients for which the Government has provided €253 million for in 2017. Rent supplement is subject to a statutory limit on the amount of rent that an applicant may incur. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: On 24 May last there were 57,090 people in receipt of a family income supplement, a breakdown of this number by county is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Tabular statement Number of Family Income Supplement recipients at 24 May 2017 by county. County Recipients CARLOW 954 CAVAN 1,268 CLARE 1,288 CORK 6,025 DONEGAL 2,708 DUBLIN 13,462 GALWAY 2,714 KERRY 1,720 KILDARE...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department recently published the Social Inclusion Monitor 2015 providing an update on the social situation in Ireland, including progress towards the national social target for poverty reduction. The Monitor reported continued improvements in poverty, income inequality and living conditions in 2015. The final section discusses the spatial distribution of consistent poverty – a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 12 April 2017. Additional information in relation to the person’s application has been requested by a deciding officer on 6 June 2017.Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified directly of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: There is no statutory retirement age in the State, and the age at which employees retire is a matter for the contract of employment between them and their employers. Where a person exits the workforce before reaching State pension age they may apply for either the jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance schemes. Jobseeker’s payments are paid to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1992, 2006 and 2008 together. The costings sought by the Deputy are detailed in the following series of tables. Table 1: Cost of increasing all non-working age payments by varying amounts Increase all non-working age weekly payments by: Full Year Cost €m €3.00 88.80 €4.00 118.40 €5.00 148.10 €6.00 177.70...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: In order to calculate assessable income for the purposes of Family Income Supplement (FIS), it is important to use the most appropriate method of calculation based on a customer’s employment circumstances in line with the relevant legislation which is contained in S.I. 142 of 2007, Article 173. In the case of a new FIS application, a Deciding Officer (DO) would usually base their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Department continues to make good progress on processing the backlog of maternity claims and I can report that all claims relating to people who have already commenced their maternity leave have now been processed. The Department is currently processing claims where the expectant mother is commencing her maternity leave in the current week and the waiting time for these customers has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The organisation referred to by the Deputy is a not-for-profit co-operative society working to promote tourism and arts and crafts in the Inishowen peninsula in county Donegal. The company operates from two offices based in Buncrana and Carndonagh, which open five days per week. The company manages the website , develops packages and marketing material, prints brochures, collates visitors...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was awarded a reduced rate state pension (contributory) by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 28th February 2014. I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the person concerned did not submit an appeal of this decision until 09th March 2017. In the normal course, an appeal against the decision of a Deciding Officer must be made within 21 days of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Pensions Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Neither the Pensions Council nor the Social Welfare Tribunal has employees. The requested information in relation to the pension contributions by public service staff of the Citizens...