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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Jan 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 person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the means of the person concerned must be less than the statutory limit. Means are any income of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: My key area of interest is the impact of Brexit on the current reciprocal arrangements for social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes and child benefit between Ireland and the UK, including Northern Ireland.    Last April I met with the then UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Right Honourable Esther McVey.  We agreed on our objective in ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (24 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The rural social scheme (RSS) provides opportunities for farmers and fishermen / women who are currently in receipt of specified social welfare payments to work to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. Communities benefit from the skills and talents of local farmers and fishermen and participants have the opportunity to improve existing skills, or develop new skills,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (24 Jan 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 13 November 2018. The application was awarded to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (24 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement continues its vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 24,300 recipients for which the Government has provided €132.4 million for 2019. End of year statistics for rent supplement recipients and expenditure for the years 2016 to 2018 are provided in the following tabular statement. The strategic goal of returning rent...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Legislation for jobseeker's benefit for the self-employed and paid parental leave is being drafted. I expect to bring the legislation to Cabinet during the next couple of weeks or months. Those pieces of legislation, however, need to be passed by the Houses, probably before the summer or September, because we anticipate both of the schemes going live and being active in quarter 4 of this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: I thank Senator Murnane O'Connor for giving me the opportunity to respond. If thee Cathaoirleach will indulge me, I wish to welcome the pupils from St. Paul's national school in my home village of Ratoath who are in the Visitors Gallery. I welcome them to democracy in action. The Senator will be aware that the Department operates a number of employment support programmes which have a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 9 October 2018.  The application was awarded to the person concerned on 16 January 2019 with effect from 11 October 2018. The first payment will issue to his nominated bank account on 24 January 2019.  Arrears of allowance due from 11 October 2018 to 23 January 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist scheme was introduced in 1999 to provide income support for low income farmers.  It replaced the former smallholders’ unemployment assistance payment.  In line with the then existing arrangements for unemployment assistance (including smallholders) and pre-retirement allowance, the income of farm assist recipients was exempt from class S PRSI for self-employed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 10 August 2018. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such disability that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is important to note that people in receipt of a British State pension or an equivalent pension from other EU countries are eligible to receive the household benefits package on the same basis as Irish State pension recipients. For the household benefits package, pensioners aged 70 or over who are legally resident in Ireland are entitled to the scheme without being in receipt of any State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly 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 10 October 2018. Their application was referred to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for further clarification on 21 December 2018.  The relevant SWI office has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Jan 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 19 November 2018. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (23 Jan 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 carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 20 June 2018. The evidence submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: The recently enacted changes to state pension (contributory) apply to people born on or after 1 September 1946 who have a reduced rate pension entitlement, based on post Budget 2012 rate bands.  The pensions of these people are currently under review to determine if they are now due increased payments.  No changes were made to the qualifying conditions for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Jan 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 23 October 2018. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (23 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: Social insurance for self-employed persons was introduced from April 1988.  Social welfare legislation provides that where a person who became a self-employed contributor on the 6th April, 1988 and who at any time prior to that date was an employed contributor, the date on which the person first entered into insurance (or the 6 April 1988 if more favourable to them) shall...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. Rent supplement continues its vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 24,300 recipients for which the Government has provided  €132.4 million for 2019. End of year statistics for rent supplement recipients and expenditure for the years 2011 to 2019 and the projected cost for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Staff (23 Jan 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department’s EU and International section (including Irish-UK Relations) has responsibility for the Department’s response to Brexit.  As part of the Department’s planning for dealing with the UK’s departure the team was expanded by  two senior managers who led the programme of work necessary to ensure that the reciprocity of social welfare rights and...