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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP, an applicant must have a qualified child and be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight. Working family payment for the person concerned was due for renewal from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: I refer to the Deputy's Parliamentary Questions 14647/19, 17527/19, 28052/19 and 35780/19 on this matter.  The rent supplement claim for the person concerned was reviewed in April 2019 and the payment awarded was based on the application and documentation submitted by the person concerned. My Department has not been made aware of any change in circumstances since the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has applied for a Personal Public Services Number (PPSN) and was requested by an officer of this Department on 16th August 2019 to produce further documentation in order to complete their application. The documentation requested has not yet been provided to the Department. Once the requested documentation has been submitted, the person's PPSN...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639 and 640 together. In the interest of transparency, I intend to publish the Data Protection Commission’s Report on the Public Services Card and my Department’s Summary Response to the Report later today – Tuesday 17thSeptember. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The review referred to is being conducted by a retired Commissioner from the Revenue Commissioners. The purpose of the review is to identify the core reasons for the issues experienced in 2018 when IB claims was migrated from a legacy platform (known as ISTS) to a newer platform known as BOMi. Most of the Department's schemes and services are successfully supported on the BOMi platform,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The new social inclusion strategy – ‘Roadmap for Social Inclusion: Ambitions, Goals, Commitments 2019-2025’ - is being 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. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: Reduced rates for Jobseekers Allowance recipients aged 18-25 were introduced on a phased basis to tackle high youth unemployment which had reached its highest level in 2009 with almost 28% of people under 25 years of age unemployed and to prevent long-term welfare dependency.  This policy is in line with other EU and OECD jurisdictions.  Receiving the maximum weekly rate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) is a positive initiative that enables the long-term unemployed to make a contribution to their communities whilst up-skilling themselves for prospective future employment.  It helps to break the cycle of unemployment and improve a person’s chances of returning to the labour market.  Under the Service Support Stream (SSS) on CE, participants aged...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The IORP II Directive is a substantial Directive, the transposition of which will result in significant improvements to the regulation and governance of funded occupational pension schemes in Ireland.  Officials in my Department, supported by the Pensions Authority, are managing this transposition process.  In 2014, the Department undertook an open public consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 31 July 2019.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Cessation (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) schemes are typically sponsored by voluntary and community organisations wishing to benefit the local community.  As the employers, these sponsoring organisations contract with my Department, on an annual basis, to provide job seekers with good quality work experience and training qualifications to support their progression into employment.  CE supervisors...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Relations Commission (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: An award was made by the Workplace Relations Commission which requires the employer to make  payment to their former employee. If the company in question has gone into liquidation, it is the responsibility of the liquidator to manage any outstanding debts.   The purpose of the Insolvency Payments Scheme, which operates under the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Applications (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 16 July 2019 to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing.  The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Sep 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 29 July 2019. The application is currently being processed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: In late September 2018, my Department began examining the social insurance records of over 90,000 pensioners, born on or after 1 September 1946, who have a reduced rate State pension contributory entitlement based on post Budget 2012 rate-bands.  These payments are being reviewed under a new Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pension calculation which includes provision...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Scope section of this Department made decisions in relation to the insurability status of two individuals employed by Globetech in November 2016.  The decisions ruled both individuals to be employed under a contract of service (employee status) and insurable at PRSI Class A. These decisions were not appealed by the company.  Employee status was then applied to all other...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: Scope Section of my Department undertakes investigations on foot of requests from a variety of sources, for example, employees, employers or Social Welfare Inspectors.  These investigations cover a variety of situations, for example, modified classes of PRSI for civil and public servants, family employments or the insurability of Directors. Of all the cases referred to Scope, those...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 June 2019.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.  These papers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: There are a number of payments and pensions paid by my department to people over State pension age. The State pension (contributory) is a PRSI based payment. It is not means tested and is paid from the Social Insurance Fund which in turn is financed by Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. Entitlement levels are largely based on such contributions. The maximum rate of payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (6 Sep 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1762, 1763 and 1889 together. The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The Government has provided €56.3m for the scheme in 2019 which operates from June to September....