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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department has prepared a report on jobseekers benefit scheme duration and seasonal and part-time workers who have subsidiary employment. It also examines the daily earnings limit of €12.70 that currently applies to employment classed as subsidiary. I am considering the report prepared by my Department and I intend to submit it to the Joint Oireachtas Committee shortly. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €630 each year) from October to April, to over 368,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €227 million in 2018. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned has now been processed and any arrears owing to him has been issued. He is currently certified up to 14th November. If he remains ill and unfit for work after that date, he should submit further medical certificates to the Department to ensure that payments can continue to be made to him. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,580 schools and organisations benefitting 250,000 children at a total cost of €54 million in 2018 representing an increase of €6.5 million over the previous year. The objective of the scheme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Overall payment levels of Illness Benefit (IB) are now at their normal level. For information, in any one week, circa 50,000 customers are entitled to an IB payment. Last week, circa 54,000 customer payments were made, approximately 4,000 payments in excess of the normal level, and this includes some customers due arrears. For any customers with arrears outstanding, the Department would like...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: In any one week, circa 50,000 people are entitled to an Illness Benefit payment. Last week, payments were made to circa 54,000 people as some 4,000 people were due arrears payments. The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. It will be sent to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department is not aware or does not have any record of this company having carried out any refurbishment work on behalf of the Department. All renovation and refurbishment work is tendered through and contracted by the OPW on behalf of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is paid up to date. She is currently certified until 5th November 2018. If she remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be forwarded to the Department as soon as possible in order for payment to continue to issue. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is paid up to date. She is currently certified up to 16th November. If she remains ill and unfit for work after that date, she should submit further medical certificates to the Department to ensure payments can continue to be made. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The payment issue with the Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned has now been resolved and all arrears due have been issued. Normalised payments should now resume. The customer is certified until 12th December 2018. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The customer concerned is in receipt of her full entitlement under the Illness Benefit scheme. She was advised in the award letter that issued to her that the personal rate of benefit is based on her average weekly earnings in the 2016 income tax year. She is currently certified to 11th November 2018. If she remains ill and unfit for work, she should submit additional medical certificates...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Under the terms of the Illness Benefit scheme administered by my Department, patients can be certified for up to 26 weeks, depending on the nature of the person’s illness. One of my officials will contact the customer concerned to discuss her pattern of medical certification. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is certified and paid up to 1st November 2018. If she remains ill and unfit for work, she should forward a further medical certificate to the Department as soon as possible to ensure that payments can continue to issue to her. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is awarded and in payment. He was medically certified to 1st November 2018 and is paid to that date. If he remains ill and unable to work, he should forward a further medical certificate to the Department as soon as possible to ensure that any payments due may issue. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: If the person's doctor certifies her as medically unfit for work and she successfully reapplies for Illness Benefit, she can request permission to continue with the course. One of my officials will contact the customer to advise and assist her in relation to this matter. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) Grant, payable by the Department of Education and Skills, represents the primary support for persons pursuing education. The eligibility rules that govern the payment of a student maintenance grant are a matter for that Department. Jobseekers Allowance (JA) is a statutory social protection scheme with the legislative provisions provided for in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: In this case my Department was notified that the person concerned was not engaging with the JobPath service. Regretfully, the person concerned did not initially respond to requests to attend the Navan Road Intreo Centre and this led to the suspension of his Jobseekers payment on the 18/10/18. However, on the 26/10/18, following a discussion with the person concerned, Intreo Centre staff...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of Rent Supplement is to assist eligible persons with reasonable accommodation costs of 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. In order to establish eligibility under legislation and means, certain information or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: My officials are currently reviewing the records for the person concerned with a view to compiling the required data. Officials will revert directly to the Deputy at the earliest opportunity with the information he has requested. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: With reference to Parliamentary Question 45280/18, the person concerned is a part-time worker and claims jobseeker's allowance for days not in employment. The rate of payment is reduced by the amount of means attributable to earnings in respect of days of employment. Means assessed are based on the most recent earnings information supplied by the employer on Form UP 16 dated 24/9/2018. ...