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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department is committed to ensuring that claims for its schemes are processed as quickly as possible.  The following table shows claims performance results for November 2019: Scheme No. of applications pending Average No. of weeks to award State pension (contributory) 5,079 7 Widow(er)'s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment, payable during winter months, to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs.  The main eligibility conditions that apply to the fuel allowance scheme are that a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment, must satisfy a means test and must either be living alone or with other...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment Scheme (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities.  The programme helps break the cycle of unemployment and improve a person’s chances of returning to the labour market. The programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am informed that two workers associated with the film industry have applied to the Scope Section of my Department for a decision in relation to their employment status.  These cases are currently with Social Welfare Inspectors for investigation.  It should be noted that any individual who wishes to have a decision made on their employment status should...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for the living alone increase on 8 November 2019, stating that they were residing alone since 3 November 2019. This allowance was awarded with effect from 8 November 2019, the Friday following date of receipt of their application. As the person was already in receipt of fuel allowance, they were then automatically entitled to the telephone support allowance, also...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department, an application for a Jobseeker’s payment has not been received from the person concerned.   It is open to the person concerned to call to the Finglas Intreo Centre where she can receive information and submit an application for a Jobseeker’s payment.  Following completion of an assessment of the application, a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: State pension (non-contributory) is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, habitually residing in the State, who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. In order to satisfy the habitual residence condition, the person must have a legal right of residence in the State. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the claim for maternity benefit from the person concerned was disallowed as she did not satisfy the contribution criteria. To qualify for maternity benefit a woman must be in insurable employment that is covered by the Maternity Protection Act, 1994, immediately before the first day of maternity leave and must also fulfill the PRSI contribution...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Dec 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. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 28 August 2019. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Dec 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 16 July 2019. As the person concerned failed to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Dec 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 payment for one care recipient since 26 January 2017. It is a condition for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Dec 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 Department informs me that there is no application by the person concerned for CA registered.  If the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Dec 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 28 November 2019. Additional information in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The way in which an individual pays tax and PRSI is generally determined by whether they are employed or self-employed. The decision as to which label applies to an individual is arrived at by looking at what they actually do, the way they do it, and the terms and conditions under which they are engaged.  The Scope Section of my Department decides the correct class of PRSI and,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 715 to 718, inclusive, together. Work is underway in my Department to tackle false self-employment wherever it may be occurring across the economy.  In that regard I have reallocated resources to this issue to understand, measure and quantify better the prevalence of false self-employment and obtain a sectoral analysis of its level of incidence....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department has policy and operational responsibility for providing both income supports and employment supports for disabled persons. In relation to the “appointing of a Commissioner for Independent Living for disabled persons’, policy in relation to independent living, personal assistance services and home care supports do not come within the remit of my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned requested a review of their state pension (non-contributory) entitlement. As a result of this review, the person's weekly rate of payment increased with effect from 23 August 2019.  A consequential pension arrears payment issued to the person concerned on 13 September 2019. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: From the 1st January 2019,  as part of Revenue's PAYE modernisation project, employers now report relevant payroll data to Revenue as part of the normal weekly, fortnightly or monthly payroll run.   Employers are no longer required to provide employees with a P45 on the cessation of their employment. Accordingly, a customer will not be required to provide my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Social welfare legislation provides that all income and property belonging to an applicant (and his or her spouse/partner, where applicable) is assessable for means testing purposes for social assistance schemes, such as Disability Allowance and Carer's Allowance. Income disregards are in place for both Disability Allowance and Carer's Allowance.  Carer’s Allowance has a general...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (17 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Public Services Card (PSC) is proof that a person has authenticated their identity at an office of my Department. A person can submit their PSC to prove their identity each time they transact with the public bodies specified in social welfare legislation that use the PSC. Where a person has already authenticated their identity and been issued a PSC, subsequently wishes to revert to...