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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (25 Jun 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 30 April 2019. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (25 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. My Department provides a range of supports to those who are caring for family members, friends or neighbours. These measures aim to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Carers Strategy Implementation (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The Department of Health has responsibility for the National Carers’ Strategy which sets out the strategic direction for future...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Carer’s Support Grant (formerly called the Respite Care Grant) is an annual payment made by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to full-time carers. The Grant is paid automatically to carers who are receiving Carer’s Allowance (whether full rate or half rate), Carer’s Benefit, or Domiciliary Care Allowance. Other full-time carers who are not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Childcare Services (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I work closely with that Minister on a regular basis on a range of issues, including the national childcare scheme, which is to be expected given the shared policy objectives across our respective departments. The new national childcare scheme will benefit most families; however, I understand from that a number of issues have been raised with as regards to the impact on lone parents....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Childcare Services (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I work closely with that Minister on a regular basis on a range of issues, including the national childcare scheme, which is to be expected given the shared policy objectives across our respective departments. The new national childcare scheme will benefit most families; however, I understand from that a number of issues have been raised with as regards to the impact on lone parents....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: As announced in January 2018, pensioners born on or after the 1st September 1946, affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands, will have their state pension (contributory) entitlement calculated under an interim 'Total Contributions Approach' (TCA). These changes also provide for up to 20 years of home caring periods in the pension entitlement calculation, for those who took time out of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Proposed Legislation (25 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am particularly determined to tackle the issue of false self-employment. I believe the deliberate mis-classification of a worker as a self-employed contractor, in a situation where they are actually working as an employee, is wrong for a number of reasons. Firstly, it denies the worker full protection under the Social Welfare Acts, which means he or she is deprived of entitlements...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Will Deputy Adams be around that long?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: What difference does that make? That is a ridiculous statement.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has made an application for One Parent Family Payment and Supplementary Welfare Allowance and has been refused both. The claim for One Parent Family Payment has been refused on two grounds: 1. she has failed to satisfy the Habitual Residence Condition and 2. she has failed to show that her means are below the maximum applicable rate (€342.00) The person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Jun 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 April 2019. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10 September 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has the required number of PRSI contributions paid to qualify for the treatment benefits scheme. As a result she will be entitled to a free optical examination and a contribution towards the cost of Optical appliances. She should contact her Optician who will make the application on her behalf and provide her with the necessary treatment that she requires. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal by the person concerned was against a decision of a Deciding Officer that they had failed to supply all requested information in relation to their entitlement to carer's allowance and, therefore, they had not fully disclosed their means. An Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include the JobPath service, the primary purpose of JobPath is to provide a case management based, employment advice and counselling service...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. My Department provides a range of supports to those who are caring for family members, friends or neighbours. These measures aim to recognise...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services Funding (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Citizens Information Board is the national agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services, and for the provision of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service. The funding provided to the Citizens Information Board in the years 2016-2018 was: 2016: €49.2 million 2017: €53.1 million 2018: €54.8 million (this figure is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since late September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of approximately 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 for...