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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) participants and supervisors are not employed by my Department – rather they are employees of private companies in the community and voluntary sector. Given that situation, the State is not responsible for funding pension arrangements for such employees even where the companies in question are reliant on State funding. It is open to individuals to make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Social Welfare claims by average waiting times 31 May 2017 Scheme Average Waiting time - (weeks) Jobseeker's Benefit 1 Jobseeker's Allowance 2 One-Parent Family Payment 5 State Pension Contributory 5 Widow’s, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension 1 State...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The average appeal processing times to date in 2017 for all scheme types where the appeal was decided by an appeals officer, broken down by oral hearing and summary decision, are set out in the following table. The time taken to process an appeal reflects all aspects of the appeal process including the time spent in the Department preparing the appeal submission. The quasi-judicial nature of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Maternity benefit is a payment for employed and self-employed pregnant women who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions on their own insurance record.The benefit is payable for 26 weeks at a rate of €235 per week with possible increases for adult and child dependents. An online claim facility provides customers with a convenient and effective method of submitting a maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18thApril 2017. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The number of customers in receipt of Family Income Supplement (FIS) at the May and June 2017 is as follows: May 2017 June 2017 57,025 57,050The estimated expenditure on FIS for 2017 is €422.5 million. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Number of Recipients of State Pension Contributory and Non-Contributory at end of June 2017 are represented in the following tabular statement: Scheme Male Female State Pension Contributory 244,493 142,432 State Pension Non-Contributory 36,529 58,215

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Carers' Strategy (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. My Department provides a range of schemes and payments that support those who are caring in their communities for family members, friends or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The allowance is not intended to meet the full cost of school clothing and footwear but to provide assistance to parents towards these costs. The Government has provided...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Social welfare legislation provides that, for means testing purposes, rental income received by a claimant and his or her spouse/partner where it derived from a property other than the family home is not assessed. However, the yearly value of such a second property is assessed on a notional basis based on the market value of the property less any outstanding mortgage. This reflects the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418 and 419 together. Following on from publication of the document setting out the Government's approach to the Brexit negotiations, work is underway across departments to prepare adaptive Sectoral Brexit Response Plans to mitigate emerging sectoral challenges. These plans will build on ongoing cross-Government research, analysis and consultations with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s benefit (CARB) from the person concerned on 24 May 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 (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 4 November 2016. The application was disallowed on the grounds that she was not providing full-time care and attention as required. The application was also disallowed on the grounds that she failed to disclose requested information to an officer of my department and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 22 May 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 Payments (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Carer’s allowance was awarded to the person concerned from 5 May 2016. The first payment is expected to issue to their nominated bank account on 20 July 2017. Arrears of allowance due from 5 May 2016 to 19 July 2017 will also issue on that date. The person concerned was notified on 11 July 2017. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependants. The main purpose of the scheme is to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Social welfare legislation provides for the disregard of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20thMarch 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Jul 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 4thJuly 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: State Pensions Payments (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 429 and 430 together. The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 provided that State pension age will be increased gradually to 68 years. This began in January 2014 with the abolition of the State pension (transition), which had been available from 65 for those who satisfied the qualifying conditions, thereby standardising State pension age for all at 66...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431, 432, 453 and 454 together. The full year cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance, supplementary welfare allowance and the back to education allowance by €5 per week is estimated to be €64.8 million in 2018. The full year cost of increasing the age related reduced jobseeker's rates of €102.70 per week and €147.80 per week to...