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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned in relation to her brother on 21 June 2016. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such disability that they require full-time care and attention, that full time care and attention is provided and that the means of the person concerned must be less than...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that the department received an application for Carer's Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 12 April 2018.  It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 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 person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 7 June 2018. This application was awarded to the person concerned on 27 August...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: To date, my Department has not received an appeal from the claimant in this case. Farm Assist is a means-tested payment and, as such, any capital held is assessed as means. Should an appeal be lodged, my Department will look at any matters raised that the claimant considers should be taken into consideration. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 16 March 2018. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 18 July 2018 with effect from 22 March 2018. The first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 9 August 2018. Arrears of allowance due from 22 March 2018 to 8 August 2018 have also issued to her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 23 April 2018. Additional information in relation to the person’s application was requested by a deciding officer on 23 July 2018 and 21 August 2018. Once the information is received the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has completed 3 years on a Community Employment Scheme (CE) which is the maximum amount for a mainstream participant, as per the government strategy of July 2017. The participant has asked for their case to be re-examined for an extension to cover a fourth year on C.E. Merchants Quay project. Under the Programme Framework for CE Drug Rehabilitation Schemes, three years...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is the responsibility of the employer to pay statutory redundancy and other wage related payments to all its eligible employees in the first instance. In the event that the employer cannot pay due to financial circumstances or if the company has gone into liquidation, my Department can step in to pay the statutory amounts from the Social Insurance Fund. In cases of liquidation, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: As a general policy, the Government intends to introduce a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to establishing level of entitlement for all new state pension contributory claims from 2020 onwards. I launched a public consultation on this proposal earlier this year in May. This closed last Monday, the 3rd of September. My Department has now started studying the submissions. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department recently introduced a new claim form (called “IB1”) and a new medical certificate (called “MED1”) to replace the previous MC1 and MC2 forms for certification of the Department’s Illness and Injury Benefit schemes. This change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department’s Illness Benefit section which took effect from Monday...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement. Social Welfare claims by average waiting times 31 July 2018 Scheme Average Waiting Time - (weeks) Jobseeker's Benefit 1 Jobseeker's Allowance 2 One-Parent Family Payment 4 State Pension Contributory (Domestic claims) 7 Widow’s, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is reviewing the maintenance and liable relative procedures, insofar as they relate to the one-parent family payment scheme. This review is nearing completion, and my officials will shortly be liaising with the Department of Justice and Equality, which is the Department responsible for Family Law Acts, with a view to jointly considering the next...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: Self-employed workers who earn €5,000 or more in a contribution year, are liable for PRSI at the class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum annual payment of €500. This provides them with access to the following benefits: State pension (contributory), widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (contributory), guardian’s payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 Sep 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 May 2018. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection These papers were received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11th July 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 will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government recently published a 'Strawman' proposal for an Automatic Enrolment (AE) system for Ireland. This document has been drafted to underpin a consultation process, to help improve the decisions that need to made in terms of the operational structure and design of AE for Ireland. However, the Strawman should not, in any way, be construed as a confirmation of what form AE will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 22nd May 2018.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Sep 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 person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 22 November 2016. It is a condition for receipt of CA that every claimant...