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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Social welfare legislation provides for the use of S Class contributions from self-employment in a person’s 66th year (up to their 66th birthday) to satisfy the ‘minimum 520 paid contributions’ condition for State pension (contributory) eligibility. The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) on 22 July 2013. They did not have the required 520...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to allow the invalidity pension appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 7 February 2019. The appeal was allowed with effect from 2 September 2018. Under social welfare legislation the decision of an Appeals Officer is final and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The historic database used in the Scope Section of my Department prior to 2018 did not provide data regarding decisions made on employment and self-employment status. Since then, a new system has been introduced. The new system records and categorises, in a more specific way, the different types of cases handled by Scope Section, including those dealing with employment status. A breakdown...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The procurement of supplies and services is essential to support my Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department in providing high quality services to the public, in a cost effective and efficient manner. The tables below set out details of contracts over €25,000 that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Department of Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that an appeal application for a companion free travel pass for the person concerned was medically assessed by a Medical Assessor on 22 October 2019 where she was deemed eligible for Companion Free Travel Pass after the additional medical evidence submitted was considered. The medical opinion was conveyed to Household Benefits Section in Sligo and correspondence giving the result...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 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 14 June 2019. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1087 to 1089, inclusive, together. The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €630 each year) from October to April, to over 372,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €240 million in 2019. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am satisfied that my Department has fully complied with its legal obligations under EU law and Irish law with regard to the tender process for the implementation, production, personalisation and distribution of the Public Services Card (PSC). The request for tender was an open procurement which was advertised on eTenders, which is the Irish Government's electronic tendering platform...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Table 1. Average weeks to award a claim in September 2019 Average Weeks to Award September 2019 Domiciliary Care 10 Carer's Allowance 15 Carer's Benefit 10 Invalidity Pension 9 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 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 27 August 2019. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 4 January 2019. 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. It is a condition for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 30 October 2019. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 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. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The decision review request for Disability Allowance for the person concerned, following the submittal of further medical evidence, was assessed by a Medical Assessor on 30 October 2019. I am advised that on the basis of Medical evidence including MRI scans of the Neck and Back and a Neurosurgeon's report dated 31st January 2019, advising conservative management and in absence of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Data Protection Act 2018 amended the Health (Provision of Information) Act 1997 to provide that the National Cancer Registry Board and the Health Service Executive can request personal data in order to carry out their functions in respect of the National Screening Service (NSS). On the basis of this legislative provision, my Department provides personal data (name, address, birth...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist scheme is a means-tested payment for farmers on low incomes and is similar to jobseekers allowance. Recipients retain the advantages of jobseekers allowance scheme such as the retention of secondary benefits and access to activation programmes. The 2020 Revised Estimates provide for expenditure of almost €61 million for farm assist (which also includes provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. The person concerned applied for the fuel allowance on 7 August 2019. In order to ascertain their eligibility for fuel allowance, details of their means were requested on 26 August 2019. Following receipt of their reply, a follow-on request for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides for the making of payments by employers to employees in respect of redundancy. It is the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy payments to all eligible employees. In the event that an employer is unable to pay due to financial difficulties, an application for payment from the Social Insurance Fund may be submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (5 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 July 2019. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (5 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested payment, made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. Before a decision can be made on entitlement to CA, evidence must be...