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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Correspondence (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: I have received a number of representations on behalf of employers expressing concerns about the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017, some of which are similar to the concerns raised in the representations made by the Deputy on behalf of the Irish Organic Association (IOA). In my response of last week to the particular representations made by the Deputy I explained a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to education allowance (BTEA) is a scheme that allows persons in receipt of certain social welfare payments the opportunity to pursue a course of study, while still maintaining their income support, subject to satisfying a number of conditions. The conditions include progressing in the level of education held by an applicant with reference to the national framework of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Christmas Bonus was abolished in the 2009 Supplementary Budget and was partially reinstated as a 25% payment in 2014. This increased to 75% in 2015 and the Bonus was paid at 85% in 2016 and 2017. The decision to pay a Christmas Bonus, and the rate of payment, is usually made as part of the Budget process. The cost of paying an 85% bonus, as in 2016 and 2017, is estimated at...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: Diet supplement, administered under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, is payable to qualifying persons, in receipt of the supplement prior to February 2014, who have been prescribed a special diet as a result of a specified medical condition. There are currently 2,500 in receipt of diet supplement at a cost of €1.4 million in 2018. Following the outcome of a review...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Working Family Payment Applications (2 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 18th September 2018. The applicant has been awarded WFP for 52 weeks with effect from 16th August 2018 to 14th August 2019. The first weekly payment and all arrears owing issued to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy has raised the concerns of an individual who is self-employed in relation to access to social welfare payments from my Department. It should be noted that where an individual, whether employed or self employed, does not qualify for a benefit payment based on their social insurance contribution status or history, my Department may be able to assist in other ways. For example self...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Carer's Allowance Appeals (2 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 an application for CA from the person concerned on the 25 January 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of Rent Supplement is to assist eligible persons living in private rented accommodation, where they are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and where they do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. In order to establish eligibility and means under legislation, certain information/documentation is required in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Carer's Allowance Appeals (2 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 an application for CA from the person concerned on 16 January 2018. The evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Insolvency Payments Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Insolvency Payments Scheme operates under the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984, as amended. The purpose of the Insolvency Payments Scheme is to protect certain outstanding pay-related entitlements due to employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. These include wages, holiday pay, sick pay, payment in lieu of minimum notice and certain...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department arranges an official stand at important events such as the National Ploughing Championships as we believe these are important opportunities for face-to-face engagement with our customers and the general public. The aim of such events is to provide information to customers and to increase awareness of the wide range of services and supports provided by the Department. A total...

Local Government (Water Pollution)(Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am not in a position to give that information to Deputy Buckley right now but I will come back to him before the close of business today.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: What Deputy Michael Moynihan might call an anomaly is something that we call a condition of application to the scheme. I am not 100% familiar with the anomaly mentioned so I will look at the conditions of the farm assist scheme and respond to Deputy Moynihan later today.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I acknowledge that anybody waiting on a trolley is in a stressful situation and anything that can be done to alleviate that stress should be done. This morning's TrolleyGAR number is 284. That is 284 people too many but it is a 17% reduction on this time last year. An extra €608 million of taxpayers' money was allocated to the HSE last year. The HSE service plan, which promises to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Personally I feel that the rights enjoyed by a person on one part of the island should be enjoyed by every person on the island of Ireland but the only way that we can assist in asserting those rights in Northern Ireland is to do everything we can to help the reinstatement of the sharing of power in Stormont. That is what we have been doing for the past number of months and that is what we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 that was commenced many months ago resulted in the proposals being made to all unions this week. It provides a fair, affordable and sustainable – which is probably the most important aspect for the country – path to managing the €200 million of costs associated with reversing the measures introduced since 2011. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter because I know many young patients are waiting for a positive outcome on this. We do not need to direct the HSE to do anything because, as the Deputy said, a meeting has been organised. There is a standard procedure for authorising drugs in this country and it is independent of Government and of politics for the very reason that the debate on some...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I acknowledge the development of the modular unit that both Deputy Mattie McGrath and a number of other Deputies, both past and present, in Tipperary have been fighting for in the last number of years. To see it reach its final stages and be a provision of service in the Deputy's county is an excellent result. I congratulate the Deputy and his constituency colleagues including my former...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: -----for the service they have given to their county. It is off the back of the growing and recovering economy that we are in the fortunate position to be able to increase the spend on health and to be able to provide the extra 40 beds in Tipperary that the Deputy is so good to mention. The €14.5 billion that was implanted in the HSE's budget this year is €608 million more...