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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: A Fuel Allowance is a payment under the National Fuel Scheme which may be payable to certain households in receipt of long term Social Welfare payments who are unable to provide for their heating needs. Fuel allowance is a means tested payment and all income, including private/occupational pensions and capital such as savings and investments are taken into account. A single person, under age...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Benefit Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Paternity benefit claims are processed promptly and are ready for payment in advance of the person taking the leave, where the required advance notice is provided. Claimants are advised, via the Department’s website , that they should apply for the payment 4 weeks before they intend to go on paternity leave and that this should be increased to 12 weeks if they are self-employed....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: An application for the Household Benefits Package was received from the person concerned on 4 November 2019. The application was disallowed, as the person concerned is under age 66 and is not in receipt of a qualifying payment. I am further advised that the person concerned does not qualify for a widow(er)’s concession arrangement as their late spouse/partner was not in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Nov 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 my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: In early 2019, the Government agreed to establish an Interdepartmental Group (IDG) to explore the most appropriate organisation arrangements to include social inclusion schemes including the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). A series of meetings of the IDG have taken place and a number of bilateral meetings were undertaken with the relevant Departments with included discussions on the rural...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Guardians’ payments are made to a person caring for a child, where that child is defined as an “orphan” under social welfare legislation. In deciding whether a child can be considered an “orphan” for the purpose of this payment, the Deciding Officer must, in cases where the child has one or both parents still living, be satisfied that the child has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The living alone allowance is an additional payment of €9 per week made to people aged 66 years or over who live alone and are in receipt of certain social welfare payments. It is only available to people who are under 66 years of age, if they are in receipt of disability allowance, invalidity pension, incapacity supplement or blind pension. As the person concerned is under age...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the then Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar T.D. had meeting with Insurance Ireland in January 2017. Date of Meeting Persons/Bodies met with Purpose of Meeting 18 January 2017 Insurance Ireland Ann Kelleher Gary Marshall Tom Browne Denis McLoughlin Dave Roberts Alex Koslowski Anthony Brennan Kevin Thompson...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The new social inclusion strategy, ‘Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2019-2025’, has been developed following consultation with relevant Government Departments and other stakeholders. The Roadmap is currently being finalised and it is expected that the new strategy will be published shortly following Government approval.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Occupational Injuries Benefit Eligibility (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person referred to by the Deputy (details supplied) was medically assessed for eligibility for Occupational Injuries Benefit by one of the Department's Medical Assessors on 1st February 2019 at which the Medical Assessor determined that the medical evidence indicated the person was capable of other lighter category work. The case was reviewed on 30th July 2019 at which a different...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Household Benefits Scheme (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: As the person concerned is in receipt of Disability Allowance, he may have an entitlement to the Household Benefits Package. An application form has been issued to the person concerned for completion. On return, the person's eligibility for the Household Benefits Package will be examined and the person will be notified of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement continues its vital role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme supporting approximately 17,680 recipients for which the Government has provided €132.4 million for 2019. In recognition of the on-going rental market difficulties, the Department continues to implement a targeted case-by-case flexible payment policy...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Nov 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 carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 21...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Nov 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. An application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 July 2019, in respect of two care...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Pensions (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The rationale for the increase in the pension age is twofold, first to recognise that due to improvements in health and work conditions people have the capacity and the desire to work beyond what would traditionally have been seen as a retirement age. Second, as life expectancy increases, to help maintain the sustainability of our pensions system. In order to provide for sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Pension (Contributory) Data (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Homemakers Scheme was introduced on 6 April 1994 to make qualification for state pension (contributory) easier for a claimant who took time out of the workforce for caring duties. It allows up to 20 years (since 1994) spent caring for children under 12 years of age or for an incapacitated person(s) to be disregarded in calculating a person's yearly average number of contributions and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Benefit Eligibility (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Parent’s benefit is available for all parents of new babies born or children adopted from 1st November 2019 to care for their child. This benefit is family-friendly and flexible, allowing parents to take leave for one week or two at a time. Each parent will be able to take the new paid leave any time during their child’s first year. This is in addition to existing maternity,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Pension Provisions (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The introduction of a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establish the level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims was signalled by the then Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010. Consultation is a very important part of the development and design of the new pension. With this in mind, I launched a public consultation on the design of the TCA on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Minimum Wage (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: As part of Budget 2020, the Government accepted in full the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission that the Minimum Wage be increased by 30c to €10.10. The Commission made its recommendation on the basis of an orderly Brexit. In developing its recommendation on the National Minimum Wage, the Low Pay Commission assessed various economic indicators such as changes in earnings,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (21 Nov 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...