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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Taoiseach did not get a chance to answer.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Authority Housing (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Government’s strategy in relation to housing and homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland, is led by my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Mr Eoghan Murphy T.D and any changes to that strategy would be a matter for him in the first instance. There is no plan for my Department to introduce a payment for parents supporting their adult children...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to a person who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. The Department periodically reviews claims in payment to ensure that there is continued entitlement. Following a review, it was determined that the evidence did not indicate that the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to a person who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. CA is in payment to the person concerned since 3 April 2014. She is currently in receipt of a weekly rate of €29.00 plus an increase for qualified child allowance of €59.60...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 27 June 2017. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Child Benefit is currently paid to around 626,525 families in respect of over 1.2 million children, with an estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) provides an independent, confidential and free, issues-based representative advocacy service that works exclusively for the person using the service and adheres to the highest professional standards. NAS has a particular remit for people with disabilities who are isolated from their community and services, have communication...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 21 March 2017. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 7 June 2017 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 26 April 2017. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 15 March 2017. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 29 May 2017 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 13 April 2017. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The staffing complement of the Department at the end of 2016 is detailed in the following table: - Full Time Equivalent People Permanent Staff 6,159.17 6,546 Temporary Clerical Officers* 279 279* Temporary Clerical Officers are employed to cover long term absences eg. maternity leave, carers leave, long term illness, shorter working year scheme and also to support the roll out of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 24 April 2017. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 9 May 2017. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 15 February 2017. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 28 April 2017. Additional information in relation to the person’s application was requested by a deciding officer on 22 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: Carer's Allowance Appeals (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 19 June 2017, 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 Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10 January 2017. As the spouse of the applicant is self-employed in construction, the matter was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 20 March 2017 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6 March 2017. 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 Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Carer’s allowance (CA) was awarded to the person concerned on 25 May 2017 and the first payment issued to their nominated post office on 22 June 2017. Arrears of allowance due from 2 March 2017 to 21 June 2017 will issue shortly. The person concerned was notified of these details on 25 May 2017. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.