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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Clerical Officers in my Department may be required to undertake any duties appropriate to their grade. Subject to this, and given the ongoing changes in the delivery of services by the Department, staff members at all grades may be required to undertake different work, either in their original business unit or in another business unit on reassignment.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 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. A person is deemed to require full-time care and attention (FTCA) where they require from another person continual...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The number of complaints of bullying and sexual harassment received by my Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 are outlined as follows. Year Complaints of bullying Complaints of sexual harassment 2016 7 2 2017 9 2 2018 8 0 2019 to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Dismissals (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The following table provides details of the numbers and reason staff of my Department were dismissed in the period from January 2016 to date. Details of officers suspended are also included. Year Number Dismissed Reason for Dismissal Number Suspended Reason for Suspension 2016 3 1 for unsatisfactory attendance, 1 for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Retention (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Free Travel Pass usage data, received by my Department from the National Transport Authority, verifies that a Free Travel Pass was used at a particular time and date on an Integrated Ticketing System enabled vehicle. This usage data is non-identifying and does not provide journey duration or fare collected. This ITS usage data is retained by my Department for 13 months. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department has not incurred any expenditure on public relations, promotion and advertising in respect of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department has two contracts through the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) for the provision of drinking water. One contract is for mains-fed water coolers; the other provides for 9 litre bottle-fed coolers where mains-fed coolers are not an option. The 9 litre water containers are reusable and are collected with each new delivery. Following the Government decision to end the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Freedom of Information Data (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department's Freedom of Information (FOI) publication scheme is based on the model publication scheme set out under Section 8 (7) of the FOI Act. This contains six different sections and these sections are updated at different intervals, reflecting the nature of the information contained in them. For example, the section giving details of FOI contacts was updated as recently as October of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (20 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department is fully committed to ensuring that members of the public are fully aware of the wide range of welfare supports and services that are available to them and informed of any changes which may affect them. This is especially important when new schemes and services are being launched by my Department. Recent examples include Parents Benefit, Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension Applications (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was awarded a maximum rate widow's, widower's & surviving civil partner's contributory pension with effect from 30th August 2018. Payment will commence into her nominated account in a financial institution from the 22nd November 2019. Any arrears of pension due from the 30th August 2018 will be lodged into her nominated account shortly. I trust this clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: This question is not proper to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection as it is asking for an estimate of the impact of a policy on carbon emissions which is not in her remit. More broadly, flexibility in relation to working arrangements falls under the remit of the Minister for Justice and Equality, while the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596, 597 and 639 together. Periodically, the Revenue Protection and Prosecutions Manager in Irish Rail submits a written request to my Department to ascertain whether a customer’s (details provided by Irish Rail) entitlement to Free Travel is valid or revoked and if revoked, from what date.These written requests are made under...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (19 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: If the Deputy would like to forward the details of a particular case(s) he is referring to I will have them examined.  I am not aware of any change to the entitlements the Deputy is referring to.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601, 602, 606, 609, 622, 626 and 627 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (19 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 CA was received from the person concerned on 22 March 2019. A person can be considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The social insurance record of the person concerned is currently being examined by my Department on the basis of the information provided.  Once this examination is completed, the person's entitlement to state pension (contributory) will be fully reviewed by a Deciding Officer and they will be notified in writing of the outcome without delay. I hope this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Increasing pension age, to moderate the increase in pension duration, is a means by which pensions can be made sustainable in the context of increasing longevity.  In order to provide for sustainable pensions and to facilitate a longer working life, legislation passed in 2011 provides for an increase in the State pension age in three separate stages.  In 2014, the State pension age...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 provided that State pension age would increase to age 67 years in 2021 and to 68 years in 2028. The reason for these changes was to make the State pension system more sustainable as life expectancy increases.  This is essential, as people who are working now and whose PRSI contributions fund State pension payments will need a State pension when...