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Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Senator just has.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: I hope not.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since everybody else has welcomed the workers and their representatives, I will also welcome them, particularly Mr. Shevlin. I hope Ratoath's residents treated him well on Sunday. He is welcome back any time. I wish to focus on the people who have championed this cause over the past number of months. That goes for Senator Gavan as well because the intent behind this Bill is honest and...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is their report.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Person Concerned may make a new application for Rent Supplement for consideration if they feel their circumstances have changed since the refusal by the Designated Person on 13 February 2017. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (12 Jun 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 disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 31st May 2019.  The person concerned was notified of this decision. The person concerned in their appeal sought payment of the increase for a qualified adult (IQA)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (12 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)  pension calculation which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, who do not qualify for a State pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. An applicant for State pension non-contributory must habitually reside in the State, and satisfy a means test.  Items which count as means include...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (12 Jun 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. If a person is in receipt of another social welfare payment in their own right (other than unemployment payments or supplementary welfare allowance) or being claimed as a qualified adult...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The aim of Community Employment (CE) is to enhance the employability and mobility of disadvantaged and unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities.  It also helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine.  CE schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 10 April 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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: While I totally agree with the premise of what the Bill tries to do, I cannot in good conscience agree with the unintended outcomes the Bill will produce if we pass the legislation, so no, I will not support it tomorrow. We want to ensure that tips are given to the people who receive them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: A tip is a gratuity from the patron of an organisation to reward good service. We propose to pass legislation to amend the Payment of Wages Act to ensure that tips cannot form part of anyone's wages and that tips are just that: a gift or gratuity between a patron body and a service. In addition, we have agreed with the industry a code of practice on transparency of the tips policy of each...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Very funny.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Wage Introduction (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Legislation in relation to the setting of the National Minimum Wage has existed since 2000. The Low Pay Commission was established in 2015 and its primary function is, on an annual basis, to examine and make recommendations on the national minimum wage, with a view to providing for adjustments which do not impact negatively on jobs or competitiveness. The Commission thus takes an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The sections in the Civil Registration Act 2019 concerning registration, and re-registration, of births of donor-conceived children will come into operation as soon as the relevant sections in Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (CFRA 2015) are commenced. Commencement of these sections is the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality, whom I have asked to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: Engagement between my Department and representatives of CE supervisors has commenced and I expect that it will take a number of weeks to reach a conclusion. All parties to the engagement process have agreed that the detail of the discussions should remain confidential while the engagement is ongoing and I would ask Deputies to respect these wishes and allow the talks to continue free from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: As part of Budget 2019, it was announced that DEASP would commence a pilot scheme from September 2019, providing Hot School Meals in 36 primary schools for an estimated 7,200 children at a cost of €1m for 2019 and €2.5m in 2020. All 3,239 primary schools have been issued with an invitation to submit an expression of interest to participate in the pilot. An expression of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: In order to qualify for treatment benefit (when aged over 66 years) a PRSI contributor must satisfy the conditions of having a total of 260 paid contributions at class A/E/H/P/S since starting work and 39 contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax years. The person concerned does not meet this criteria. Although he has the 260 required paid contributions, he does not have the 39...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 24 May 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 Deputy's representations, including the request for an oral hearing, will be brought to the attention of the Appeals...