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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The rental property of the persons concerned is in an area designated as a Rental Pressure Zone. Rents for properties in a Rental Pressure Zone, are only permitted to rise according to a prescribed formula by a maximum of 4% annually. A rent increase in excess of this maximum of 4% annually cannot be approved for Rent Supplement assessment. There is no record that the persons concerned have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned already has a Personal Public Services Number allocated to them. He can obtain this by attending his local Intreo office with some form of acceptable identification and it will be provided to him.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: As outlined in replies to Questions 36815-16, 17382-18, 19501-18 and 24160-18 the person concerned is in receipt of a Jobseeker Allowance at a reduced rate. The reduced rate arises from an assessment of means derived from rental income. The decision was upheld by the Social Welfare Appeals Officer and the person concerned was advised by the Social Welfare Appeals office of the decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. Full-time care and attention is defined as requiring from another person continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 Jul 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 23rdJuly 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 Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 13 March 2018. Carer's allowance (CA) 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. The evidence submitted in support of this application was examined and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) formerly known as the respite care grant is an annual payment made to full-time carers who satisfy certain...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29thJune 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. My department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 22 November 2016. It is a condition for receipt of CA that every...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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. Domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child aged less than 16 years of age, with a severe disability, who requires ongoing...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 13:In page 16, line 19, to delete “intimidation.” and substitute “intimidation.”.”. These amendments are intended to delete the new section 26A, which was inserted on Committee Stage into the penalisation provision of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. These amendments have been brought forward for essentially the same reasons...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 14:In page 16, to delete lines 20 to 26.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I do not think I need two minutes just to reiterate what I have already said. I refer back to the two specific items that two Deputies raised. The penalisation provisions in the Organisation of Working Time Act, as amended by this Bill, will protect Dunnes Stores workers. There is already protection under the industrial relations legislation against penalisation of workers for being trade...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Many people are genuinely waiting for us to pass this legislation. If we keep putting obstacles in the way, we will be back here this time next year, not in the autumn.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: For quarter 4 of 2017, the increase in employment was 66,800 new jobs. This represents an increase in full-time employment of 90,000 new jobs, which as an increase of 5.4%. We had a decrease in part-time employment of 23,000, which is 4.8%. The recovery is producing more full-time decent paid jobs and reducing the number of part-time jobs which we are here trying to protect and improve. ...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I did not interrupt other speakers. The views expressed by Mr. Foley's are his own personal views because he did not have the time formally to call a division of the court. He is the chair of the Labour Court and I hold him the highest of esteem. Mr. Foley agrees that if the legislation is written as it stands post amendment, it will give rise to a certain level of chaos at a practical...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I was.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I move amendment No. 12:In page 15, to delete lines 11 and 12. On Committee Stage, Deputy Joan Collins, who proposed the amendment along with Deputy Clare Daly, stated that it was based on EU Directive 97/81/EC on part-time work, which this country had not implemented yet. The Deputies were mistaken in this regard because Ireland has fully transposed the directive. That was confirmed by a...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The amendment refers to the look-back and look-forward reference period. I listened to the Deputies' concerns on Second Stage and I am therefore happy to be able to say we compromised and reduced the reference period from 18 months, our initial offering, to 12 months with respect to banded hours. The reference period was selected for several reasons. As Deputy Brady noted, it is the normal...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: If it is Deputy O'Dea's view that the Bill will not apply to casual workers it is misinterpretation, because the only derogation regarding casual employment in the Bill is with regard to zero-hour contracts. Every other part of the Bill applies to every other worker. An employer may employ an individual on zero-hour contracts if the work is truly of a casual nature. I distributed some of...