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Convention on Social Security: Referral to Select Committee (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Convention on social security between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, done at Dublin on 1st February, 2019, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 7th February, 2019, be referred to the Select Committee on Employment...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy is going to burst a blood vessel. He needs to stop shouting.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Person concerned indicated on her Illness Benefit application form that she wished to have her Illness Benefit payment paid to her employer's bank account and the Department acted on this instruction. Her payment instruction has now been changed to her personal bank account as requested and her Illness Benefit payments will be issued directly to her. Any issue arising from the original...

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

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Illness Benefit. A request from her to complete a study course while on Illness Benefit has not been received to date. The person concerned was contacted by telephone on February 6th, advised of the information needed in order to process her request and given an address for her to send this information. Once full details of her course are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Telephone Support Allowance (TSA) is a weekly payment of €2.50. Approximately 129,000 customers are in receipt of the TSA payment. The estimated full year cost of the scheme is over €16 million. To receive the allowance a customer of my department must be in receipt of a qualifying payment and also in receipt of the Living Alone Allowance and the Fuel Allowance....

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

Regina Doherty: Community non-profit employment services have a strong track record of delivering quality services in communities throughout Ireland. The recently-published Indecon Reports on Local Employment Services and Job Clubs highlighted these strengths. The process of procuring contracted public employment services for 2020 and beyond is still in its early stages but my officials work closely...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: A decision on the person concerned's application for One Parent Family Payment was finalised on 8 February 2019 and a letter communicating the decision of the Deciding Officer was posted to the person concerned. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy is aware Community employment (CE) scheme supervisors are planning to withdraw their labour on 18th February for one day. I understand that this arises due to a claim by CE supervisors and assistant supervisors, through their union representatives, for the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since the end of September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of pensioners born on or after 1 September 1946 who were awarded state pension (contributory) on reduced post Budget 2012 rate bands. Information letters were issued to these pensioners explaining that my Department will contact them again to either inform them about the outcome of their review or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (12 Feb 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 14 January 2019. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 12 December 2018 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: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Work schemes such as Community Employment (CE) are positive initiatives that enable the long-term unemployed to make a contribution to their communities whilst up-skilling themselves for prospective future employment. This scheme helps to break the cycle of unemployment and improve a person’s chances to return to the labour market. CE schemes are typically sponsored by groups...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Since the end of September 2018, my Department has been examining the social insurance records of pensioners born on or after 1 September 1946 who have an entitlement to and are being paid a reduced state pension (contributory) under post Budget 2012 rate bands. Their rate of payment will be reviewed under recently enacted legislation. Given the numbers involved, the reviews will take a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Data (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 709 to 712, inclusive, together. Qualification for treatment benefit (TB), which includes dental, optical and medical appliances (hearing aids), is based on the person having paid the required number of PRSI contributions since starting employment and also having the required number of contributions or credits in the relevant tax year. The number of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 9th January 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: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: A primary qualifying condition for the Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit payments is that the applicant provides full-time care and attention to a person in need of such care. However, in order to support a carers continued attachment to the workforce and broader social inclusion, carers may engage in some limited employment, education or training, while still being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Carer’s Support Grant (formerly known as the Respite Care Grant) is an annual payment of €1,700 a year for each care recipient paid in a single lump sum with no requirement to satisfy a means test. The grant is paid automatically to people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance or Prescribed Relative’s Allowance....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Advisers Data (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Under Government guidelines I am permitted to appoint a maximum of two Special Advisors. Since I took up my appointment as Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, three special advisers have been employed by my Department. All my advisers have worked across a wide range of areas within the remit of the Department including Employment Law, Employment Supports and Activation,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Regulations (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: A Proposed Regulation on strengthening the security of ID cards and of residence documents was submitted by the Commission on 17 April 2018. Irish officials at the Permanent Representation in Brussels engaged extensively in discussions on the proposed Regulation to ensure that the institutions and EU Member States were fully informed about Ireland’s national law with regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (12 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Low Pay Commission, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Officials from my Department have been appointed to the Boards of three of these bodies – the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority and the Pensions Council....