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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The introduction of a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establishing the level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims was signalled by the then Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010.  At that time it set a target date of 2020 for the implementation of TCA.  More recently, the Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023 targeted implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to full-time carers. The person concerned was paid the 2018 grant earlier this year. A short questionnaire was sent to her for completion in April in order to assess her eligibility for the 2019 grant. However, the completed questionnaire has not been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Data (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The number of treatment benefit claims made in respect of self-employed contributors in 2018 and 2019 (to date) is outlined in the following tables, categorised under the Dental, Optical and M&S (hearing aids) schemes. Treatment benefits have been available to self-employed contributors since March 2017. Statistics are not available for the 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is planned that the new scheme of jobseekers benefit for the self-employed which I announced as part of Budget 2019 will be introduced from November this year. The Social Welfare Bill 2019 will provide for the necessary legislation required to introduce this new scheme and is progressing through the Houses of the Oireachtas. Once enacted, jobseeker’s benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (9 Jul 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 can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer’s allowance (CA) was receive from the person concerned on 2 October 2018.The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. It is a condition for receipt of CA that every claimant shall furnish...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: For this response, I interpret ‘digital marketing’ as digital advertising, which includes both social media and online advertising. My Department administers over 70 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person in the State.  The Department is committed to ensuring that members of the public are fully aware of the welfare supports and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Requests for extending participants on Community Employment Schemes are only considered by this Department at the request of the Project Sponsor; however, a request for an extension for this participant has not yet been received by the Project Sponsor to date.  I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned made an application for rent supplement in September 2018.  The Community Welfare Officer requested documentation to support their application; as the documentation requested was not provided, and the application for rent supplement was disallowed. The person concerned was informed of this decision in October 2018. My Department has not received an enquiry or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is worth noting that there are a range of supports available for people following bereavement which provide more significant support than the grant.  These include weekly-paid widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner’s (contributory and non-contributory) pensions, which are based on contributions or a means test, and a once-off widowed or surviving civil partner grant of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department did not engage any of the companies in question for a capital or ICT project in respect of the years in question.The companies were engaged to provide consultancy services and other services required in the day to day running of the Department.  Details of any payments made from 2015 to date are set out by year in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Early Childhood Care and Education Staff (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by my Department that it is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy, as Early Years Education workers are not separately identifiable from other Education Sector workers on the Live Register.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Irish state pension schemes are centrally administered from the Department’s office located at College Road, Sligo.  Staffing figures as at the end of June are set out in the table below; there are two figures provided; one for the full-time equivalent staffing number (FTE) and the other for the number of staff on site (comprises full-time staff and staff availing of shorter...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 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. Once claims are in payment, the Department periodically reviews them to ensure that there is continued entitlement. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Details of the total payments made by year to the company in question are set out in the following table.  The expenditure relates to all payments made from 2015 to date, primarily for technical external service delivery assistance on a variety of ICT projects and also for some consultancy services. Year Expenditure 2019 to date €3,165,965 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance 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 CA was received from the person concerned on 28 June 2018. This application was disallowed as their weekly means were found to exceed the statutory limit. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 March 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 25 June 2019 and that the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all of the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing.  The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision when the appeal has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 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. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 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 25 March 2019. It is a condition for receipt of CA...