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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested is currently being compiled within the Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: Appeals which had a favourable outcome for the appellant consist of appeals which were either allowed in full or in part by an Appeals Officer, or which were resolved by way of a revised decision in favour of the appellant by a Deciding Officer / Designated Person.   The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.  In any year about 85% of all claims are awarded by the Department and just 1% are appealed.  Nevertheless, the Department always...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) supports the actions of EU countries to provide material/food assistance to the most deprived.  Funding of €3.8 billion is available via the Fund between 2014 and 2020.  Each Member State has to match this with a minimum of 15% national funding. The total value of the Fund in Ireland for the period 2014 to 2020 is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Anti-Poverty Strategy (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The National Social Target for Poverty Reduction  was agreed by Government in 2012 and aimed to reduce consistent poverty from 6.3% in 2010 to 4% by 2016 (interim target) and to 2% or less by 2020. This was an ambitious target, particularly during a time of economic recession, but one to which the Government remained committed.  Data from the CSO Survey on Income and Living...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The material deprivation rate is an indicator derived from Eurostat EU-SILC data that expresses the inability to afford some items considered by most people to be desirable, or even necessary, to lead an adequate life.  The indicator distinguishes between individuals who cannot afford a certain good or service, and those who do not have this good or service for another reason...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 March 2019. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. The JobPath providers are required to offer in-work support to the person for up to twelve months while they remain in employment.  This includes scheduled contact with the person as well as ad-hoc contact should...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Agencies Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Low Pay Commission and the Social Welfare Tribunal. The administrative headquarters for these bodies are located in Dublin. There are no direct employees of the Pensions Council, the Low Pay Commission and the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) is a payment for men and women under 66 who are raising children without the support of a partner. To get this payment it is necessary to meet certain conditions and to satisfy a means test. My Department is not in a position to determine entitlements prior to a claim application being submitted. The person concerned can complete an OFP application form...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has not had an active claim with my Department since May 2017. The person concerned made a new claim for Jobseekers Allowance (JA) in March 2018. At that time the Social Welfare Inspector requested information from the person concerned to support their application, but the information requested was not provided, and the application for JA was disallowed as the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (18 Apr 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 provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Community Welfare Officer (CWO) with responsibility for the area in which the person concerned resides advises that no application for an exceptional needs payment (ENP) has been received from the person concerned. An application form has issued to the person concerned today (16 April 2019). I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is receiving the correct rate of One Parent Family Payment based on their current circumstances. A means assessment was recently finalised for the person concerned on 21st March 2019. The weekly means figure was calculated based on the person concerned's part-time earnings and maintenance payments received at that time. A means review form will issue again to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (18 Apr 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: Departmental Staff Data (18 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government are implementing transformational reforms under the Civil Service Renewal agenda.  A key commitment in the Civil Service Renewal Plan is to maximise the contribution of all staff, by nurturing and rewarding talent and by encouraging civil servants to develop their potential in a workplace committed to equality and diversity.  The gender balance policy measures have...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am not sure if the Deputy was here last week for Oral Questions, but we have extended considerable new resources to look at carer's benefit and carer's allowance payments. We have reduced the waiting period from 19 weeks last year, which was wholly unacceptable, to 14 weeks this year. That is the direct result of the allocation of extra staff resources to the Department and of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 Apr 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: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 27 February 2019.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought.  When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question...