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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Illness Benefit (IB) is payable to persons who cannot work because they are sick or ill, provided they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance (PRSI) and satisfy the PRSI conditions. Social insurance contributions that a person may have paid in Australia are not reckonable for the payment of IB. Unfortunately, my Department appears to have no record of receiving an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Leave Data (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of paternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2018 is set out in the table: PATERNITY BENEFIT Recipients 1st January 2018 - 31st October 2018 19,837 2017 26,559 2016 (Commenced 1 September) 5,013I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.  

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of maternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2018 is set out in the table: MATERNITY BENEFIT Recipients 1 January 2018 - 31 October 2018 32,888 2017 45,331 2016 41,406I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.  

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2018)

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. A person is deemed to require full-time care and attention (FTCA) where they require from another person continual...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: On 23 January last, the Government agreed to allow pensioners, born on or after the 1 September 1946, affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands, to have their state pension (contributory) entitlement calculated under an interim “Total Contributions Approach” (TCA).  The changes also provide for up to 20 years of home caring periods...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides support for persons through the various schemes it administers. The legislation provides that persons are disqualified from payment while detained in prison or in legal custody under Section 249 (1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act (2005)  as amended.  On application under a particular scheme following release from prison if there any issues in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Data (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table.   Recipients of part-time job incentive at 31 December 2016 and 2017 and at 31 October 2018 31 December 2016 31 December 2017 31 October 2018 Part-time job incentive 467 418 283  

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Data (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: At the end of October there were 105 persons that had spent more than one year on the part-time job incentive scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Part-Time Job Incentive (PTJI) is a scheme for the long-term unemployed who can take up part-time employment for less than 24 hours per week and continue to receive a weekly payment.  The scheme can provide assistance to long-term unemployed who can only find part-time work and who fail the ‘4 in 7’ jobseeker’s rule or do not qualify for the Working Family...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: A Christmas Bonus payment is paid to all customers on a long term social welfare payment.  In the week commencing 3 December this year, a 100% Christmas Bonus payment will be made to approximately 1.2 million social welfare recipient at an estimated cost of €264.3 million. However, as illness benefit is a short term social welfare payment, people in receipt of same are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 23 October 2018.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 571 together. In line with other EU and OECD jurisdictions reduced jobseeker’s allowance (JA) rates for young unemployed people were introduced to deal with high youth unemployment. Receiving the maximum rate of JA without a strong financial incentive to engage in education, training or employment can lead to long-term welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 provided that State pension age will be increased gradually to 68 years.  This began in January 2014 with the abolition of the State pension (transition) which was available to people aged 65 who satisfied the qualifying conditions.  This measure standardised the State pension age for all at 66 years.  This will increase to 67 in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The entitlements of PAYE workers in receipt of widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension will depend on the class of social insurance contribution an individual has paid. Social welfare entitlements are based on the class of PRSI being paid for an individual.  For example, Class A contributors pay a higher combined employee and employer PRSI rate and qualify for all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The last full month for which figures are available for Ballylongford post office in County Kerry is August 2018 and in that month there were 923 payments made at the outlet. Figures for the number of persons previously paid at Ballylongford who opted to be paid at a different post office or who opted to be paid by electronic fund transfer (EFT) directly into their bank, post office or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of Rent Supplement is to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible persons living in private rented accommodation, where they are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The rent supplement application in the case of the person concerned has been processed and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: An Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned was received on the 23rd August 2018. The person concerned submitted a medical certificate for the period 14th August 2018 to the 20th August 2018. As no payment is made for the first six days of illness under the Illness Benefit scheme and the customer has not submitted any further medical certificates no payment has issued. If the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Occupational Injury Benefit claim for the person concerned has been fully paid for the period in which she was medically certified as unfit for work. A Final certificate was received covering the period up to the 7th November 2018 and the claim is now closed. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax-free payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependents and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment. The number of households currently in receipt of WFP in each county is as follows: County WFP Recipients...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (27 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: On 23 January last, the Government agreed to allow pensioners, born on or after the 1st September 1946, affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands, to have their state pension (contributory) entitlement calculated under an interim “Total Contributions Approach” (TCA). The changes also provide for up to 20 years of home caring periods in the calculation of that entitlement, for...