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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of the Department, the person concerned has not submitted an application for an exceptional needs payment.An officer of the Department will contact the person concerned on Wednesday 24/10/18 to discuss her circumstances. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (25 Oct 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. In order to establish continued eligibility under legislation and means, a review was issued on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (25 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Designated Officer has not received an application for an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) from the person concerned to date. An application form has been forwarded to then on the 23/10/2018. On receipt of the application the officer will process it urgently. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (24 Oct 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 adult who has such a disability that as a result, they require that level of care.  I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 2 August 2018. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (24 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10th 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: Carer's Allowance Payments (24 Oct 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. Correspondence issued to the person concerned on 25 July 2018 outlining the overpayment amount and on 13 September...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 6th November 2018.  The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing.   The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Oct 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 CA was received from the person concerned on 14 February 2018. It is a condition for receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Register Office (24 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 313 together. A review of the General Register Office (GRO) is currently underway in my Department.  The review is looking at a number of issues including business process improvements in the Office, work-loads and work-flows, as well as staffing and future work requirements. While substantial progress has been made in recent months, I would...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foireann Roinne (24 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Molaim Ceisteanna Uimh. 316 go 317, cuimsitheach, a fhreagairt le chéile. Freagra Tá sé de rún agam Ceisteanna Parlaiminte 316 agus 317 a fhreagairt le chéile. Mar chuid de phróiseas pleanála lucht saothair mo Roinne, agus ionas gur féidir na gealltanais faoi Scéim Ghaeilge na Roinne a chomhlíonadh, déanann an Roinn, i gcomhairle leis na...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: A person wishing to pursue a course of study under the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) scheme will have to satisfy a number of conditions such as being a certain age, in receipt of a prescribed social welfare payment for a specified time period, pursuing a full-time course of study leading to a recognised qualification in a recognised college and progressing in the level of education...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Benefit (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Paternity benefit was introduced from 1stSeptember 2016 and provides a payment in respect of two weeks paternity leave to be taken within 26 weeks of the birth of the baby.  In the period from the commencement of the scheme up to the end of September 2018 a total of 48,806 people have availed of this leave and have been awarded and paid paternity benefit. The table shows a breakdown by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department recently moved to a new IT system and this has impacted on payments to some Illness Benefit (IB) customers. The transition has involved moving from a payment in arrears system to a real-time system for IB.  The Department acknowledges that this move has caused difficulties for some customers leading to a large volume of calls to its helpline and long delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department recently moved to a new IT system and this has impacted on payments to some Illness Benefit (IB) customers. The transition has involved moving from a payment in arrears system to a real-time system for IB.  The Department acknowledges that this move has caused difficulties for some customers leading to a large volume of calls to its helpline and long delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 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 CA was received from the person concerned on 8 November 2017.  It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (23 Oct 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 23 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 Reform (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department recently moved to a new IT system and this has impacted on payments to some illness benefit, IB, customers. The transition has involved moving from a payment in arrears system to a real-time system for IB.  The Department acknowledges that this move has caused difficulties for some customers leading to a large volume of calls to its helpline and long delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is expected that there will be no change to the existing approach to contractual arrangements for 2019. Contracts are currently with divisional managers and they will be circulated to Local Employment Services as soon as possible. All jobseekers develop with their case officer a personal progression plans, PPPs, which is reflective of the individual jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (23 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Officials from my Department are currently considering the recommendations of the report, and how they can best be progressed, in conjunction with relevant Government Departments. I intend to come back to Government later in the year seeking approval to legislate, based on the outcome of the discussions with other Departments, and in due course, the Attorney General; and to lay my...