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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned made an application for Jobseekers Benefit on 8th January 2019 which was subsequently disallowed as he did not satisfy the '4 in 7' rule. This rule means that a person cannot be engaged in employment for more than 4 days in any consecutive period of 7. As the person concerned is currently engaged in self employment each day, he does not satisfy this condition. A formal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: In January 2018, the Government announced a new calculation method for state pension (contributory) and the introduction of new HomeCaring Periods for people born on or after 1 September 1946, who were awarded state pension (contributory) based on reduced post Budget 2012 rate bands. As the date of birth of the person concerned is before 1 September 1946, the person is not included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 Feb 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 8 June 2018. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Preparations (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government and the EU remain committed to securing a negotiated Brexit outcome. We have been planning for all Brexit scenarios but in light of uncertainties in London and the Brexit deadline of 29 March, the Government decided at its meeting of 11 December that immediate priority must now be given to preparations for a no deal Brexit and that Government Departments and state agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is well known that people are living for much longer. This is very positive. As a result of this demographic change, the number of State pension recipients is increasing year on year. This has significant implications for the future costs of State pension provision which are currently increasing by approximately €1 billion every 5 years. The purpose of changes to the State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (5 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: JobPath Programme (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department is currently working closely with the OECD to finalise a detailed econometric review of JobPath to gauge its effectiveness as means of labour activation for the long-term unemployed. This work is in its final stages and it is intended that it will be published once completed.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: There are no barriers to the way by which jobseekers can source employment. The JobPath service helps and supports their clients to identify and pursue suitable job opportunities themselves and the personal adviser will provide any appropriate support that the person may require, from preparing their CV and assisting with the job application to financial assistance for clothing or transport...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department oversees the overall procurement process for JobPath. In this context, my Department is continually engaged in ensuring all contracted public employment services are fit for purpose. No formal tendering process for 2020 is currently underway and no final decisions have been made in this regard. My Department will continue to consult with the relevant stakeholders to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an 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 November 2018. The Department wrote to the applicant on 30 January 2019 to request further details. On receipt of the requested details, the application will be processed without delay and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 Feb 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. There is no record in my Department of a claim for CA having been made by the person concerned. If they wish to make an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP applications are processed based on information declared by an applicant and their employer at the time of application in accordance with the governing social welfare legislation. This legislation provides that, once WFP is awarded, the rate remains the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is well known that people are living for much longer. This is very positive. As a result of this demographic change, the number of State pension recipients is increasing year on year. This has significant implications for the future costs of State pension provision which are currently increasing by approximately €1 billion every 5 years. The purpose of changes to the State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: In January last year I announced a new Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to calculating the entitlement of pensioners who reached state pension age from September 2012 (i.e., those born on or after 1 September 1946). This approach is expected to significantly benefit many people, particularly women, whose work history includes an extended period of time outside the paid workplace, while...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Jobseeker’s Allowance is a means tested social assistance scheme operated by my Department. For means testing purposes, account is taken of the income and assets of both the claimant and his or her spouse or partner, including the earnings of the spouse. Where a claimant or their spouse or partner has earnings from insurable employment, earnings less PRSI contributions, pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: People within PRSI Class A are those in industrial, commercial and service-type employment who are employed under a contract of service with reckonable pay of €38 or more per week from all employments, and Civil and Public Servants recruited from 6 April 1995. Currently, there is no set number of hours per week that must be worked. Until 1991 the threshold for access to social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Government intends to introduce a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establishing the level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims from 2020 onwards (TCA2020). I launched a public consultation on the design of the full TCA to be introduced from 2020 on the 28th of May to which a wide variety of stakeholder groups were invited. A number of workshops were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: Partial Capacity Benefit allows a person who has been in receipt of Illness Benefit for six months and who may not have full capacity for work, to return to employment and continue to receive a partial or full payment from the Department. The personal rate of payment is based on the assessment of the restriction on capacity for work i.e. moderate, severe or profound, where a person retains...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (5 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. This work includes new claimants who were awarded reduced rate state pension (contributory) since the Government decision. The required primary legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned attended Killarney Intreo Centre on 22/1/19 and was interviewed by a Social Welfare Inspector regarding his Jobseekers Allowance application, as it is a means tested scheme. During the course of this interview he was informed of the option of applying for Farm Assist and was issued the relevant form for this scheme. He was contacted today and was advised that he may have...