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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: It might frame whether she presses one or both. The Senator suggested that individual Departments should be responsible individually. They are. The lead Department, however, is the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. There is a Cabinet committee on climate change, climate action and a just transition of any carbon effects and challenges, particularly new charges...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: I feel like a real killjoy today but I am again not accepting the Senator's amendment. Again, it is because we already do all this stuff. We do not provide employment supports just because a crisis is imminent, as there are crises in businesses today for some other reason. It is slightly different from what Bord na Móna is experiencing or some of the other companies that we know will...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: We are not.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: No, I am the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is a different game to what the Senator has suggested.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is not.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: Again, that process already exists. We do not have a bank of caseworkers sitting and waiting for a problem to happen. If a company approaches us because it is in trouble, it is assigned a case officer immediately.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: Individuals are given exactly the same treatment. If an individual walks into a local Intreo office and needs to retrain because his or her job is in jeopardy, that person will get a personal progression plan and be offered options through Springboard, for example. It is frightening to say it but when I spoke to the Senator nearly two years ago, we did not have in-work training or the 70%...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Senator mentioned she gave me options in four areas. I do not see them in the amendment. Will she give me the detail?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 to 230, inclusive, and 233 together. I am currently engaging with representatives of Community Employment supervisors and assistant supervisors to discuss issues arising following the 2008 Labour Court Recommendation. All parties to the engagement process have agreed that the detail of the discussions should remain confidential while the engagement is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (2 Oct 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 November 2018. It is a condition for receipt of a CA...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The School Meals Programme provides funding towards provision of food services for disadvantaged school children through two schemes: The urban school meals scheme and the school meals (local projects) scheme.  The Urban School Meals Scheme for primary schools is operated and administered by Local Authorities and is part-financed by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care.  An application for CARB was received from the person concerned on 8 June 2019. The carers leave commenced on 2 September 2019. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 27 September 2019,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (2 Oct 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 August 2019 Average Weeks to Award  August 2019 Illness Benefit 1 Disability Allowance 14  Carer's Allowance 16  Carer's Benefit 13  Invalidity Pension 10 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was in receipt of Carers Benefit up to 11/09/2019 and prior to that she was an adult dependent on her spouse's Illness Benefit claim. To date, no application for Illness Benefit has been received by the person concerned.   It is open to the person concerned to make an application for Illness Benefit in her own right, if she is unable to work due to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (2 Oct 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 July 2019. The application was awarded to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: The legislation allowing for the disregard of proceeds from sale of principal residence - Article 158 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 - applies to those moving to more suitable accommodation who are in receipt of one of the following payments: - State Pension (Non-Contributory) - Widow's, Widower's or Surviving civil Partner's...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: JobPath is a service which supports people who are long-term unemployed to secure and sustain full time paid employment.  Two companies, Seetec and Turas Nua, have been contracted by my Department to deliver the service.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: Following recent changes to the eligibility criteria, it is now open to participants on Community Employment schemes to apply for a Fuel Allowance.  If the Deputy would like to forward the details of a particular case(s) he is referring to I will have them examined. I trust this clarifies the position. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (2 Oct 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a...