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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services Funding (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Citizens Information Services (CIS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board (CIB), provides information to the public on a range of social and public services. CIS’s also provide an advocacy service to those who need assistance to access their entitlements. CIB also funds the Citizens Information Phone Service, which provides a comprehensive and confidential national...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Energy Efficiency (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department and its agencies under my aegis are part of the Public Sector Energy Reporting Programme run by SEAI and is also active in the OPW's Optimising Power at work energy saving scheme. As at the end of 2017 an energy saving of 32.6% was recorded against the 2009 baseline figures and is on course to achieve the 33% NEAP energy efficiency targets by 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Appeals (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: For the Back to Education Allowance Scheme, in order for eligibility and provisional award of payment to be determined by a Determining Officer, it is necessary for applications for this scheme to be made in advance and no later than 30 days prior to the commencement of the intended course of study. This requirement is to enable scheduling of assessment processes and interviews with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned previously engaged with the Local Employment Service Mediator through a Walk-in appointment in 2017 and was referred to a course which she completed on 20thJuly 2018. The Department spoke to the Local Employment Service Mediator on 13thNovember 2018. The Mediator had engaged with the person concerned in recent days. They have been advised to contact the Mediator for a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was registered as a full time student between 04/09/2017 and 31/10/2017 and as a consequence was deemed not to satisfy the qualifying conditions for receipt of Jobseekers Allowance for this period resulting in an overpayment of €1613 being assessed against him. A weekly recovery of €25 per week was put in place from 24/04/2018. This case is now under review...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned has been processed and she is in receipt of her full entitlement under the Illness Benefit scheme. Any person who has an urgent financial need can apply to the Department's Community Welfare Service and may be entitled to an additional or supplementary payment. This can be done by contacting the local Intreo Centre. I trust this clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for Jobseekers Allowance on 09thJuly 2018 but as some documents were not submitted the application was closed. A new application for Jobseekers Allowance was registered on 02ndOctober 2018 and awarded from the 27thSeptember 2018. On review of information supplied by the person concerned, the Deciding Officer has revised the decision and arrears will issue from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was in receipt of rent supplement for which a review issued on 1/6/2018 and which subsequently closed due to failure to respond to this review by the customer. Final payment on this claim was for May 2018. The person concerned submitted a new application for rent supplement which was received by South Kildare West Wicklow Rents Unit on 31/7/2018. The application...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (15 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) was introduced on Monday 1st October 2018 and has been open to applications since that date. YESS is a new work experience placement programme which is specifically targeted at jobseekers aged 18-24 years who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. YESS will aim to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I did not accept that but I fully support it.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was 20 March to 29 March.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Deputy.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: There was a change in the budget.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Either there is a change or there is not.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: By Fianna Fáil.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

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

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The main purpose of this Bill is to provide the legislative framework for the implementation of the social protection measures contained in budget 2019. These include the €5 increase in the maximum rate of all weekly social welfare payments as well an important reform of the increases for qualified children to allow for a higher...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: To update the Deputy - I updated the House yesterday but the Deputy was not here for Oral Questions - some 79,000 people are impacted by the rate changes that were made by the Dáil in 2012. We started to write to those people last week and sent 11,000 letters. The remainder of the letters to Irish residents will be sent out this week to advise them of what will happen with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (14 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. To qualify a person has to show that they have the required level of PRSI contributions, that they have left full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 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 18th September 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers were...