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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 May 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. The person concerned has been in receipt of a half-rate CA since 04 October 2012 as her husband has been claiming an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 May 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 19 March 2019. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (9 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned does not satisfy the PRSI qualifying conditions for payment of Illness Benefit. One of the qualifying conditions for Illness Benefit is that a person must have 39 weeks of PRSI contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax year, of which 13 must be paid contributions at class A, E, H or P. The person concerned is currently paying class D contributions, which is not a...

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

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based 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 CARB was received from the person concerned on 13 March 2019. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (9 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: A child benefit supplement payment has been awarded to the person concerned under EU Regulation 883/2004 and payment has been issued to her nominated bank account for lodgement on Tuesday 7th May. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29th January 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 were...

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

Regina Doherty: A policy to introduce the Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pensions calculation was adopted by Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010, as was the decision to base the entitlements of all new pensioners on this approach from around 2020. In January 2018, I announced the Government Decision to introduce a new interim Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Civil Registration Act 2004 provides that a registrar must establish whether a person is free to marry in the State. An impediment to marriage exists where either party to a proposed marriage is already married. Where one or both of the parties to an intended marriage was married previously, the registrar must establish whether an impediment continues to exist or whether the marriage has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Ireland already has a comprehensive body of employment legislation, in respect of which the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is mandated to secure compliance.  Ireland’s employment rights legislation protects all employees who are legally employed on a contract of service basis. Where an individual believes they are being deprived of employment rights applicable to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Wage (8 May 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: State Pension (Contributory) (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: A policy to introduce the Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pensions calculation was adopted by Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010, as was the decision to base the entitlements of all new pensioners on this approach from around 2020. In January 2018, I announced the Government Decision to introduce a new interim Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to the calculation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: All Jobseekers on the live register must be capable of; available for and actively seeking full time employment, they are also required to engage with the Department’s activation services. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended, specifies that participation in activation meetings is mandatory. However, in line with my Department’s policies on activation,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a range of activation supports and programmes catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include Community Employment (CE), Tús and the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). The aim of CE is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience and training...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data (8 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: Social Welfare Schemes (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Social welfare legislation provides that, for means-tested social assistance schemes, all income and assets belonging to the claimant, and his or her spouse/partner where applicable, is assessable for means testing purposes. The purpose of the means test is to ensure that resources are directed to those with the greatest need for income supports by the State. Without knowledge of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to help householders on long-term social welfare payments with their winter heating costs.  It is not intended to meet these costs in full.  Only one allowance is paid per household. The applicant must satisfy a number of eligibility conditions which include being in receipt of a qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €630 each year) from October to April at an estimated cost of €240 million in 2019. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: In Budget 2019, I announced the introduction of a new social insurance based parental benefit scheme to take effect in November 2019. The new scheme will provide two weeks paid leave to both parents, including those who adopt a child, who are employees or self-employed and who take parental leave from their employment to care for their child. The scheme will support parents during the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (8 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Minimum Wage (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Legislation governing the national minimum wage is set down in the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015. These Acts provide for the setting of a national minimum wage (NMW) and also provide that in specified circumstances, such as the case of younger workers and trainees, a reduced, sub-minimum rate may be applied. In September 2015,...