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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (28 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Reviews (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Civil Registration Act 2019 passed its final stages through the Dáil and Seanad on 15 May and has been signed into law by the President. This Act will facilitate commencement of existing legislation that provides for registration of children of donor-assisted births. The Act will make possible the registration, as parents, of both partners in a female same-sex relationship,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 03 April 2019. They have been awarded WFP with effect from 21 February 2019 to 19 February 2020. The first weekly payment will issue to their nominated bank account on 27 May 2019 and any...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage-setting Mechanisms (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 473 and 474 together. I have met with relevant stakeholders and industry bodies (including the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Irish Hotels Federation and the Vintners Federation) who have expressed their support for the development of an agreement or code of practice in this area. In the short term I would like to bring greater clarity and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The JobPath employment service commenced in 2015 and, under the terms of the contracts signed with the providers will run for at least six years. This includes a period of at least four years of client referrals to the end of 2019, and a run off period of at least two years. The contract includes an option to extend the term of referrals for a period of up to two years beyond the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 08 May 2019. In order to process their application, further information is required from them. The Department wrote to the person concerned on 23 May 2019 to request additional details....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 May 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was registered on 4th April 2019 and in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Appeals Office contacted the appellant and asked him to set out the complete grounds of his appeal. The grounds of the appeal were subsequently received on 8th May 2019 and the relevant departmental papers have been requested from the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. Working Family Payment for the person concerned is due to expire on the 05/06/2019. A Working Family Payment renewal application was received from the person concerned on 18 April 2019. This renewal application has now been processed and the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Qualification for Dental Benefit is based on satisfying certain PRSI conditions, including having paid the required total number of contributions since first starting work, along with having the required number of contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax year on which the claim is based. A social insurance record in another EU country may be counted towards qualification for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The household benefits package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €248 million this year on HHB for over 446,000 customers. The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (22 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 28 February 2019. Their application was referred to a local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for further clarification on 08 May 2019. The relevant SWI office was contacted on 17 May 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Service (22 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The sections in the Civil Registration Bill 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 and, as stated in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (22 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years.  The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability.  Child Benefit is currently paid, as of end-March 2019 to almost 632,000 families in respect of nearly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (22 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme.  These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators.   The free travel...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: If there is any sign of losing an argument, it is playing the man and not the ball. The Deputy is pathetic.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Pathetic.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Where are they?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: What about the ambition?