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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 91 agus 92 le chéile. Tá mo Roinn tiomanta do sheirbhís ardchaighdeáin do chustaiméirí a chur ar fáil i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla. Tháinig Scéim Gaeilge na Roinne 2015-2018 i bhfeidhm ar an 16ú Márta 2016 agus beidh sí i bhfeidhm ar feadh tréimhse 3 bliana nó go dtí go...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Baineann an tsaincheist a d'ardaigh an Teachta leis an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: A review of the rent supplement payment of the person concerned will be undertaken, and the person concerned will be informed of the outcome of this review once completed. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person concerned was in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance from 29th September 2014. This claim was recently closed as the person commenced a full-time college course in September 2016. To date, an application for back to education allowance (BTEA) has not been received in my Department. Entitlement will be assessed should an application be received. I hope that this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: According to the records of this Department the person concerned has a lease signed with their landlord dated the 1/11/15 covering the period 1/11/15 until the 1/11/16 and provides for a rent payable of €1250 per month. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) has a central role in supporting the rental housing market and deals with disputes between landlords and tenants, including...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The person referred to has been in receipt of a jobseekers allowance payment since December 2015 at the rate of €217.80 per week. This is the maximum rate of jobseekers allowance payment for a person with one qualified child dependent. A fuel allowance of €22.50 is also in payment since the commencement of the current fuel season on 3October 2016. The person referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Department has not, to date, received an application for Rent Supplement from the client concerned. The client should forward an application to be assessed for entitlement to Rent Supplement to the Mid-Leinster Rent Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 5 February 2016. 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 the day in connection with...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Welfare Services (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Ó Clochartaigh for raising this issue of the community welfare service, CWS, in Connemara and, in particular, the closure, in September 2013, of offices in An Spidéal, An Cheathrú Rua agus Cil Chiaráin. The Government has provided €30.3 million for the exceptional needs and urgent needs payment schemes in 2016. In line with all supplementary...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Welfare Services (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I take the Senator's point about customers and clients. To me, a customer is somebody who goes into a business and probably pays money whereas this situation is the reverse. Health care always disliked the move away from the term "patient" to those of "client" or "customer". It is the term the Department uses and it is not trying to disparage those who rely on our services but to ingrain...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Directives (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Department is, at present, responsible for the transposition of two EU Directives set out in the following table. Implementation of the directives requires legislative change and the Department will ensure that the necessary law, regulation or administrative provisions or necessary changes to existing laws, regulations or administrative provisions will be made to give full effect to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal relating to the Family Income Supplement application of the person concerned was initially disallowed by an Appeals Officer by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 20 July 2016. However, when further correspondence was received from the person concerned the file was recalled and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: A public consultation document: ‘Use of Intermediary-type Structures and Self-employment Arrangements’ was published on 28th January, 2016. The public consultation closed on 31st March, 2016. The purpose of the consultation was to invite submissions from interested parties on possible measures to address the loss to the Exchequer that may arise under arrangements (i) where...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant Applications (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The application forms to apply for assistance with funeral expenses will be posted to the person concerned. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The State pension (contributory) is a very valuable benefit and is the bedrock of the Irish pension system. Therefore, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. To ensure that the individual can maximise their entitlement to a State pension, all contributions paid or credited over their working...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal in relation to the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 5 October 2016, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (12 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include JobPath and Community Employment schemes (CE). CE schemes provide part-time temporary work in the communities, as a stepping stone back to employment, for people in receipt of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (11 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Currently class A employers pay PRSI at the rate of 8.5% where weekly earnings are between €38 and €376. Once weekly earnings exceed €376, the rate of employer PRSI is 10.75%. The increase in the PRSI yield to the Social Insurance Fund from increasing the class A employer PRSI rates by 1%, 1.5% and 2%, is contained in the following table. % Increase in Rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (11 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: A person in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance who defers a course of study and then reapplies at a later date is deemed to be a new applicant and the decision on eligibility is subject to the conditions on the date of re-application. In this case, the participant, while approved to participate in the Back to Education Allowance Scheme, does not qualify for a payment as she is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (11 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The focus of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is on providing income support to jobseekers in improving their education qualifications to access the labour market, meeting emerging skill needs and supporting those who have poor levels of educational attainment. A person wishing to pursue the BTEA has to satisfy a number of conditions. These include being a certain age, being in...