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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 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. An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 20 June 2018. The application was...

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

Regina Doherty: A policy to introduce the Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to pensions calculation was adopted by Government in the National Pensions Framework in 2010, as was the decision to base the entitlements of all new pensioners on this approach from around 2020. In advance of this, on the 23rd January, the Government agreed to a proposal that will allow pensioners affected by the 2012 changes in...

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 now paid up to date. She is certified to 11th November 2018. If she remains unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible. 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 issues with the Occupational Injury Benefit claim for the person concerned have now been resolved and all arrears owing to her have been issued. She is paid up her certified date of 31st October 2018. If the customer remains unfit for work, she should submit a further medical certificate as soon as possible. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The customer named applied for Back to Education (BTEA) – Third Level Allowance on 15 August 2018. He wished to undertake a level 7 degree commencing on 17 September 2018 - accordingly, he was required to have 234days paidimmediately prior to this date. On 3 September his application was refused due to ‘insufficient paid days’. He had 148 paid daysup to and including 29...

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

Regina Doherty: Illness Benefit arrears have issued to the person concerned and the claim is now paid up to date. The customer is certified to 10th February 2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: An application for PCB was received from the person concerned on 10th April 2018. She has now been assessed medically eligible for PCB with a moderate level of restriction on her capacity to work. This means the individual will be entitled to 50% of her current personal rate of Invalidity Pension if she chooses to take up employment. However, IB payments for the person concerned have been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The Government has provided €49.5 million for the scheme in 2018. The payment rates for this year are €125 for eligible children aged 4 to 11 years and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy is aware, the General Scheme of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017 (now the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017) was published in May 2017 and contained a number of key measures relating to defined benefit pension schemes. These proposed provisions will ensure that an employer cannot “walk away” at short notice from the pension scheme...

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

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was in receipt of a PCB payment until July 2017. However, a new application is needed as the most recent medical opinion has expired. One of my officials is contacting the person concerned to establish whether they wish to submit a new application and, if so, to assist them in this regard. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: The person concerned does not satisfy the social insurance (PRSI) conditions for the award of Illness Benefit as self-employed contributions are not reckonable for this scheme. If he is experiencing urgent financial difficulty, he should contact the Community Welfare Service though his local Intreo Centre. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage-setting Mechanisms (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has a very particular and limited role in relation to wage setting, and this is restricted to the setting of the National Minimum Wage (on the basis of recommendations from the Low Pay Commission). In terms of wage-setting generally, however, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, through its responsibilities for...

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 has now been processed and all arrears owing have been issued. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: The primary goal of my Department’s activation services, including the JobPath service, is to move people from unemployment to full-time and sustainable employment. The JobPath contracts provide that a person should not have to travel more than 60 minutes in normal circumstances to attend an appointment. Where a person has transport difficulties, the JobPath provider will assist...

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

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors are employees of private companies in the community and voluntary sector that receive public funding. They are not employees of my Department nor are they public servants, and as such they were not subject to pay reductions under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI), which only applied to public...

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

Regina Doherty: The Illness Benefit (IB) claim for the person concerned is now paid up to date and all arrears due have issued. She is certified up to 24th April 2019 so normalised IB payments should issue up until that date. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: An application for Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) was received from the person in question on 29th June 2018. The PCB application and medical opinion have now been updated and a letter has issued to him today. The correspondence includes a statement for the employer to complete, related to dates worked this year. Upon receipt of the returned employer statement, a decision will be made and...

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 been processed and all arrears owing to him have been issued. His claim is certified to 8th November 2018. If he remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible to enable further payments to be made. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 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. Means are any income belonging to the carer and their spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant, property (except their own...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Statutory Retirement Age (6 Nov 2018)

Regina Doherty: Any application from staff of my Department to be retained in the Civil Service after they reach their maximum retirement age is dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's Circular 21/2017, which is a temporary Circular to allow for certain Civil Servants to be retained beyond their compulsory retirement age of 65 years until they reach the...