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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (4 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. Under social welfare legislation, CA for the care of a care recipient who is aged less than 16 years can only be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (4 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 23 April 2018. It is a condition for receipt of CA that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance Appeals (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (BTWEA) is to encourage people who are unemployed, lone parents, people with disabilities and other social welfare customers to become self-employed and, ultimately, to no longer be dependent on welfare. The BTWEA scheme conditions specify that the person applying for the allowance should have a sufficiently large and diverse...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 237 together. The Information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Jobseeker's Allowance County <3mths 3-6mths 6-12mths > 12 Mths Carlow 105 58 92 166 Cavan 76 62 80 182 Clare 118 63 99 166 Cork 365 221 312 523 Donegal 273 166 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) is a programme providing part-time temporary work in local communities, including opportunities for training and development, as a stepping-stone back to employment. The CE programme provides funding for participants aged up to 66 years of age who meet the current eligibility criteria. The number of persons under 26 years of age participating on CE schemes in each...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit employees from the Live Register and those transitioning into employment. It provides employers with two levels of payment - €7,500 or €10,000 over two years - paid in monthly instalments provided the employment is maintained. Some 3,330 persons under 25 years of age have been supported to date by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) was announced as part of Budget 2018 and the scheme is open to applications from Monday 1st October 2018. The YESS is targeted at young jobseekers aged 18-24 years of age who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. The scheme will aim to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work and social skills in a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 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. I confirm that my department received applications for CA from the person concerned on 12 March 2018 in respect of two...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: This lady was notified on the 27th July 2018 that her domiciliary care allowance was awarded on appeal from the 1st July 2017. Arrears due for this period issued by cheque on the 27th July 2018. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Practitioner Services (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Payments to GP Panellists are made on a quarterly basis by the Department, in February, May, August and November each year. Since July there has been one quarterly payment to GPs in the practice in question. Each GP has received a payment statement outlining a breakdown of their payment details. The next quarterly payment will be made at end November. I trust this clarifies the matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The following tables provide the details which have been requested by the Deputy for the years 2012 to 2017 and to the end of September 2018. The figures provided in the tables for appeals which had a favourable outcome for the appellant relate to appeals which were either allowed in full or in part by an Appeals Officer, or which were resolved by way of a revised decision in favour of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The following table provides the details which have been requested by the Deputy to the end of September 2018. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. All claim decisions taken by the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Data (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information sought is being compiled by my Department at present and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Practitioner Services (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I want to assure the Deputy that my Department will continue to consult with the IMO under our Framework Agreement on a range of issues, including e-certification, closed certification and changes to forms and the resourcing required, including fees. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has appealed the decision against her disallowance of Supplementary Welfare Allowance and the appeal process is underway. In the meantime, a Community Welfare Officer will assess the person’s current circumstances to determine entitlement to an Exceptional Needs Payment. As part of that process, she will be required to provide any documentation requested to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Review (4 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting some 26,500 recipients nationally at a cost of €180 million in 2018. In recognition of the on-going rental market difficulties, my Department continues to implement a targeted case-by-case policy approach in the administration of rent supplement in particular when dealing with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (4 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. One of the qualifying conditions requires that the care recipient needs full-time care and attention. This is defined as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (3 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Budget 2018 measures that took effect from 29 March this year, specifically the increases to the income disregard, the primary rate and the increase for a qualified child, assisted a lone parent in receipt of the one-parent family payment or jobseeker’s transitional payment, working 15 hours a week on the National Minimum Wage, to be better off by almost €1,000 per year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 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 19 June 2018. The application is currently being processed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (3 Oct 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. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 11th August 2018. The applicant has been awarded WFP for 52 weeks with effect from 09th August 2018 to 07th August 2019. The first weekly payment and all arrears owing issued to the...