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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is a requirement of the JobPath Providers contract with the Department that, in the first instance, the JobPath providers investigate any issues that may arise in respect of the service they provide. Each JobPath Provider has a comprehensive Complaints Procedure which is available in every location. The contact details for both JobPath Providers are as follows: Seetec: A customer can...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Overpayments of social welfare assistance and benefit payments arise as a consequence of decisions made under the relevant sections of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, as amended. As part of the statutory process of finalising a decision and assessing an overpayment, the deciding officer is required to engage with the person concerned and offer them the opportunity to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 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: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with both European Union and Irish data protection legislation. The Department is required to lawfully & fairly process personal data about employees, customers, suppliers and other individuals in order to achieve its mission and functions. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection attaches a high importance to data protection in line with the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. A Data Protection Officer (DPO) has been appointed at the level of Principal Officer. The DPO leads a team of eleven officers. My Department also has a Business Information Security Unit which deals with data protection and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Two data protection impact assessments have commenced in my Department since 15/5/2018, in accordance with Article 35 of the GDPR. They are in relation to data sharing arrangements with 1.) the Local Government Management Authority (LGMA), acting on behalf of local authorities, for the purpose of housing assessments and rent calculations, and 2.) Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Regulations (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is understood that the deputy is referring to a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. The proposal is aimed at strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement. The Department is aware of the proposed regulation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested payment, made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An increased payment can be made where full-time care and attention is being provided to two people. A person can be considered to be providing full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: Biometric data, as defined in the GDPR, Article 4. 14, means “personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic [fingerprint] data.” The GDPR clarifies that the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: In January the Government agreed an interim Total Contributions Approach (TCA) solution for those affected by the 2012 rate-band changes. Under this approach, a person who reached pension age after 1 September 2012 (i.e. who is among those affected by the new ratebands introduced from that date) and who has a 40 year record of paid and credited social insurance contributions, subject to a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 569 together. It is estimated that two-thirds of those affected by the rate band changes in September 2012, will see their rate of payment increased under the interim Total Contributions Approach (TCA) announced on 23 January. The precise number cannot be known at this time as there may be inflows from persons on other schemes, such as the State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. Carer's allowance (CA) is a means tested payment, made to people who are providing full-time care and attention to elderly people or to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Customer Charters (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The number of complaints received by year under the Customer Charter can be found in Table 1. In reviewing the level of complaints, it is important to be mindful of the scale of the Department’s services, for example, in 2017, the Department processed over 1.7 million applications and received a total of 1,077 complaints. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Sharing Arrangements (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 is still under consideration by Government, my Department will not be in a position to prepare or implement plans until the final outcome of the bill is known. It is my understanding that this Bill in its current format will provide the legal basis for sharing data, including personal data, among certain public sector bodies and will assist in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Data (10 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The back to education allowance scheme (BTEA) enables eligible persons to pursue approved education courses and to continue to receive income support for the duration of a course of study, subject to meeting certain conditions. The BTEA is designed primarily to support second chance education. Budget 2017 introduced a new €500 annual cost of education allowance for parents,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (10 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 855 and 856 together. Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Child Benefit is currently paid to more than 631,000 families...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 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. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 1 June 2018. As the applicant has previously been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 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. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on the 20 June 2018. As a question arises as to whether...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (10 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 17 July 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: Constitutional Amendments (10 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The aim of my Department is to promote active participation in society through the provision of income supports, employment services and other services to all citizens. Article 41.2 of the Constitution is concerned with the recognition of the role and duties of women and mothers in the home. While this Department provides a range of welfare supports to parents, including mothers, no...