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Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: She should not have to sign on.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: This is probably not the best way for us to have this conversation. If the Deputy does not mind, maybe we will have it offline and I will help. She must have been on a payment before she became a foster parent. Coupled with that, the foster parent's payment is much more than what she would receive as a lone parent.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is in recognition of the cost associated with the care of the children. She would have been on a payment independent of her own children before she became a foster parent.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: There has to be a way to fix that later.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Let us have a look at that. If we can fix that, maybe I can identify other people in similar situations and might be able to address them. I do not know how to give the Deputy a report because I have no way to know who in my Department would have refused lone parent payment because a person was in receipt of a foster payment and have no way to cross-reference with foster parents to see if I...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I know I had a bee in my bonnet last week at the committee. We have got into a habit of providing for reports in legislation. This is much more serious. If we accept this in legislation, then I am committing to doing it. I cannot do what the Deputy has asked me to so I cannot commit to doing it. If the amendment goes ahead, I will have to vote against it. I cannot put in legislation an...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Will Deputy Smith give me the details of that lady? We will do what we can to help that lady.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am happy to accept the amendment, not just because of the contributions that the Deputies have given - I am quite sure the gentleman Deputy Penrose spoke about got the successful outcome from his appeal because he had a good barrister looking after him - but because of two issues which it would be remiss of me not to mention. So that everybody is absolutely clear, the contributions that...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy obviously does not know how influential he is because we actually changed it last January on foot of us having this very conversation this time last year.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Yes. The Deputy is right that it was never in the law; it was never intended to be in the law. I ask the Deputy to consider not pressing the amendment on the basis that because it was never in the law, it should never have been put into the guidelines. For some reason, it was put into the guidelines. The Deputy can blame who he likes but it certainly was not me who did that. However, I...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: In fairness, that was before January.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: If the Deputy wants to press the amendment, I will not object to it. I do not have a problem with the principle.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I accept it. That is no problem.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Yes.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Deputy Penrose and I have been sent correspondence during the past week with regard to this particular suggestion. It does not bear any changing of the date. The introduction of the new bands happened on the date of the introduction of the new legislation with regard to the T12 project. I also take the opportunity to put on record a point concerning an amendment Deputy O'Dea kindly...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Yes.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Order for Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. In general, social welfare schemes with a number of complex qualifying conditions can take longer to process. This is compounded if the documentary evidence provided at initial application...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The customer is currently in receipt of One Parent Family (Jobseekers Transition) Payment.I understand from my Department that this claim was reviewed at the customer’s request as she is no longer receiving maintenance payments in respect of her child. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (29 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: All persons in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance must be capable of; available for and actively seeking full time employment. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended, specifies that participation in activation meetings is mandatory and that applies to all activation services provided by the Department including those provided by the contracted providers JobPath; Local Employment...