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Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: -----when we were in our 20s and 30s. Owning a home, having a roof over one's head, is fundamental to the Irish psyche. That is why, when we entered into government in 2016, Fine Gael actually asked for the housing portfolio and developed a plan called Rebuilding Ireland. The Labour Party stated that its Government had no money. With respect, though, no foundations of a social housing...

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Deputies across from us tonight have trotted out loads and oodles of policies that they said they put forward but that we rejected. I would like to remind them all that we are a minority Government. The only way that this Government can get its policies passed is-----

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: -----by consensus, which clearly is something-----

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: -----that none of them has the ability to reach. They cannot work with one another.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Does the Leas-Cheann Comhairle know what we will do? We will slag one another off.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: They have all stood up tonight, slagged one another off and told us that this is not personal to the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, but it is exactly that - it is very personal. Slagging is not a policy, though, and does not build houses.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Let us remind ourselves of why we were in a position in 2016 of having to devise the Rebuilding Ireland policy.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The housing organisations in this country - the people who were building - were shattered by the great recession caused by the mismanagement of this country for years before the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government took over.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: We have not run away from the policy. We are doing things that have shown tangible results in my own county of Meath. We had 1,000 houses built two years ago, 1,500 last year and 1,000 built this year already. I have every confidence not only in our Rebuilding Ireland project, but in the Minister who is steering the ship right now.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment (CE) programme is designed to enhance employability by providing work experience and training opportunities for people within their communities. The programme is operated by CE Sponsors, who are typically voluntary and community organisations wishing to benefit the local community. These CE Sponsoring organisations contract, as independent employers, with my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (3 Dec 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: Unemployment Benefits Eligibility (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance are the two main income supports available from my Department to people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative full time employment. Jobseeker’s benefit is a social insurance based scheme and applicants must have sufficient insurance contributions and suffered a substantial loss of employment to qualify. The 2020 revised...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Dec 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 24 October 2019. A person can...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The service is delivered by two companies, Seetec and Turas Nua. Information is shared with these contractors to enable them to provide employment services on behalf of the Department. The purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Christmas Bonus is being paid this week to some 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and the long-term unemployed in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on social welfare payments for all of most of their income. As illness benefit is a short-term scheme, recipients are not eligible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Data (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The following Table shows a breakdown, by county, of all Grant claims in payment at end-October 2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. Carer’s Support Grants, by county, at end-October 2019 Carlow 1,735 Cavan 1,725 Clare 2,797 Cork 13,007 Donegal 4,836 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Technical Working Group Report is a set of operational guidelines agreed with the Unions and finalised in 2007 and was written in the context of the technology available at the time. In the last eight years, since the rollout of the Report in 2011, there has been considerable advancement in technology and processes. Advice on roles, duties and procedures have been issued via...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Family Law Acts place a legal obligation on parents to maintain their children. In cases where the family unit has broken down these obligations continue to apply. Relevant maintenance payments can be arranged either directly between the parties themselves, or with the assistance of supports from the Department of Justice and Equality, such as the Family Mediation Service and the Legal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: An Increase for a Qualified Adult is an additional payment made to social welfare recipients in respect of a spouse, civil partner or cohabitant who is financially dependent on them. This additional payment is means-tested. The Department estimates that payments will be made in respect of an average of 150,000 Qualified Adults per week in 2020. The full year cost of ceasing the payment of the...