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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 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 CA from the person concerned on 19 June 2019. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 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 23 April 2019. A person can be considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Living Alone Increase is an extra payment for people on certain social welfare payments who are living alone or mainly alone.  As the person concerned is in receipt of state pension (contributory), it is open to them to apply for this allowance. An application form for the living alone increase has issued to the person concerned.  When the completed application is received by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has a total of 841 social insurance contributions and credits over a 45-year period from the 1966/67 tax year to end-December 2010 inclusive which equates to a yearly average of 19.  As the person concerned was born before 1 September 1946, their pension entitlement was determined under the 2000-2012 pension rate bands...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 provided that the State pension age would increase to age 67 years in 2021 and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The late person concerned was awarded a means-tested State Pension (Non-Contributory) from 16/12/05 to 12/9/14.  The late person concerned reported to my Department that she had received additional capital which when applied to the means test put her means in excess of the statutory limit for receipt of any State Pension (Non-Contributory).  The late person concerned did not receive...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is qualified for treatment benefits and is entitled to a range of dental, optical and medical appliance services; some of which are free and others where a contributions is available towards the overall cost. His eligibility was recently confirmed following the updating of his 2019 PRSI contribution record.  He will receive a letter within the next few days...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 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 24 April 2019. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (14 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. The person in question had raised an appeal with the SWAO (18/08807) following a decision that she was not entitled...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Genuinely, that is not the case. We said we would not discuss this matter but that is neither here nor there. I am in negotiations with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This is a legacy issue. I do not mean that to be disrespectful to anyone in the Chamber. It is obviously my responsibility; I happen to be the person in this seat right now and I will do everything I can...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I thank all of the Deputies who contributed yesterday evening and today. I am grateful for the positive comments they have made about the small number of initiatives that are in the budget and the changes that they will effect. I thank those who spoke today and yesterday. I attempted to reach the most vulnerable people with the small amount of money I had. Everybody has mentioned how...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212, 215 and 220 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 Community...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am pleased that the Government recently approved significant elements of my design of an automatic enrolment retirement savings system which will commence in 2022.  Key decisions have now been made in relation to the target membership, the contribution rates, the policies in relation to opting-out and re-enrolment, the administrative arrangements and organisational approach and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The JobPath employment service commenced in 2015 and, under the terms of the contracts signed with the providers, was to run for at least six years comprising two consecutive phases: phase one entailed four years of client referrals, while phase two entailed a ‘run off’ period during which time no additional clients were to be referred.  The contract includes an option to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The allocation for the Grant to Citizens Information Board in 2020 is €61.67m, as published in the 2020 Budget Estimates on Budget Day.  The cost of increasing expenditure by 8% would be €4.93m.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together. As the Deputy will be aware the JobPath activation service is to help long term unemployed jobseekers to find sustainable full time work. For the purposes of the departments activation services all long-term unemployed jobseekers on the Live Register, aged between 18 and 61 years old inclusive, are categorised into groups based...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 to 223, inclusive, together. No personal data is collected when  the  free travel pass is used by an individual of  journeys undertaken. Free travel pass usage data, received by my Department, verifies that a person’s Free Travel Pass was used at a particular time and date on an ITS enabled vehicle.  This...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together. As no personal identifying data is shared by my Department with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; the National Transport Authority; Irish rail; or other public transport providers, information sharing agreements are not needed. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. No personal identifying data is shared by my Department with the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail or other transport providers as part of the operation of the Free trade scheme. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.