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

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement continues to play a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 23,300 recipients for which the Government has provided €132.4 million for 2019. The Department can confirm that rent allowance is being paid to 9 residents in the facility referred to by the Deputy, in appropriate accommodation of their choosing. The strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th August 2018. 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: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (12 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: In Budget 2019, I announced a new scheme which will provide a PRSI insurance based benefit to self-employed people who pay class S contributions and lose employment. This measure builds on other recent significant improvements for the self-employed such as access to invalidity pension and treatment benefits. It is part of the Government’s aim of creating a supportive environment for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Applications (12 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned submitted an application for child benefit to my Department in April 2018 in respect of her son who was born in April 2015. I understand from the Appeals Office that child benefit was awarded from May 2018 as it was decided that the person concerned had not shown good cause for not submitting her application within the prescribed time. The person concerned appealed the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Applications (12 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The current 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. There are currently approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Mar 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 4 March 2019. The application is currently being processed...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Let him finish.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: It was the Low Pay Commission that recommended to the Government last year that the training rates be abolished, on the basis that they were not being used. That report was published in the fourth quarter of last year and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas at that time. There was no delay whatsoever in telling anybody in the industry. We all received the letter from the hairdressing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Mar 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 10 December 2018. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (7 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP an applicant must be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight.   Working Family Payment for the person concerned is due for renewal from 6 March 2019. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (7 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am acutely aware of the valuable and dedicated service that Community Employment, CE, sponsor organisations provide in running CE Schemes all over the country.  CE supervisors, as employees of these organisations, are an integral part of that good work.   However, it is important to emphasise the fact that CE scheme supervisors are employees of private companies in the...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The reason I was smiling when the Deputy asked the question for the second time was because I answered it and he was not here. I am quite happy to read out again in its entirety what I read five minutes ago, or the Deputy can check the blacks, because I did answer the question in full. A letter went in the post to the Deputy yesterday in reply to the his letter of last week. To put him out...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: The only thing I can say is that the question is not relevant to this particular Bill. Maybe I can have a sideline conversation with the Deputy with regard to his request or maybe he can table a parliamentary question.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Again, I am here to talk about the omnibus Bill today. Had I been given notice, I might have had an answer for the Deputy. By all means, he should table a parliamentary question.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I do not propose to accept this amendment either. Members will appreciate that the regulations under this section will only be required in the event of a no-deal Brexit. As is clear in section 83, the power to make such regulations is already subject to the circumstances as and when the transfer of data is required, and crucially only when the circumstances set out in that section arise. I...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I had explained why I was not accepting the amendment, but I also received some queries. Deputy Brady spoke about fuel allowances. Simply, the overlapping provisions included in the convention replicate the current arrangements and reflect the general rule that a person should not receive two payments in two jurisdictions. That issue needed to be addressed in the legislation. There is no...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: May I just clarify something before I start? I appreciate that we will stop at 12 noon. Am I speaking just to the questions that have been asked of me or to the amendment? The Deputy who moved the amendment did not speak to it.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: Shall I speak to the amendment first and then answer the questions?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I just wanted to-----

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Regina Doherty: I will speak to the amendment first and then maybe get to the questions. I do not propose to accept the amendment to section 77 of the Bill. Section 77 provides for an amendment to section 287 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 regarding the continuation of a whole range of social welfare payments. Section 287 is the section of the 2005 Act that allows me, the Minister for...