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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. Tús provides part-time temporary work in local communities, as a stepping stone back to employment. The objective of the scheme is to break the cycle of unemployment and maintain work readiness, thereby improving...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: A breakdown of all payments to Mediavest for the years 2016 and 2017 is set out in the following table. Expenditure was on routine newspaper advertising such as public notifications of permanent or temporary office closures, relocations or recruitment to branch offices, and customer job events. Company Project Description Date Amount (Incl. VAT) Mediavest Ltd Advertising Christmas...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jun 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 16 May 2017. As the applicant is self-employed, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Consultation Process (19 Jun 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: In this case the customer submitted an application for Jobseekers Allowance on the 2/5/18. The customer was previously in full time employment but left the employment on the 1/5/18 following a probationary period of 3 months. The customer stated in the application the reason the employment ended was because the probationary period of employment was unsuccessful. The employer offered the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will know the JobPath activation service is to help long-term unemployed jobseekers find sustainable full time work. The duration of a person's jobseekers claim is recorded in terms of days of unemployment, any two such periods not separated by more than 52 weeks are considered to be the same continuous period of unemployment – this is known as linking the claims....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The household benefits package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €237 million this year on HHB for over 437,000 customers. The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for carer's allowance (CA) from the person concerned on the 18 January 2018. 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. A person can be considered to be providing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Disability Allowance Registered Awarded Illness Benefit Registered Awarded Jan-17 1577 1385 Jan-17 20837 15774 Feb-17 2179 1469 Feb-17 17755 12755 Mar-17 2507 1552 Mar-17 18691 14943 Apr-17 1840 1065 Apr-17 14903 12089 May-17 2490 1721 May-17 19047 13732 Jun-17 1766 1900 Jun-17 17432 12598 Jul-17...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jun 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 28 May 2018. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 was examined at the Select Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection on 17 May 2018 and passed Committee Stage in Dáil Éireann on that date. Report Stage of the Bill in the Dáil is scheduled for 26 and 27 June. The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill is an important piece of legislation. It contains a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of Rent Supplement is to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible persons living in private rented accommodation, where they are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. Rent Supplement claims are regularly reviewed to ensure there is an ongoing need for the payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (19 Jun 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. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person’s means must be less than the statutory limit. It is a further condition for receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was in receipt of a jobseeker allowance claim up to 1/5/2018 at which time they secured employment. Upon termination of this employment the person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker allowance with effect from 28/5/18 and as part of this application was asked to provide evidence that employment had ceased. As an interim measure the person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Sections 96 and 98 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 amend sections 6, 9 and 13 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014. A number of amendments to civil registration legislation, including those referred to above, remain to be commenced pending the roll-out of training to staff of the Civil Registration Service who are employees of the HSE. The General Register...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which covers them for access to long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension (contributory) as well as some treatment benefits, maternity and paternity benefit, adoptive benefit and guardians payment (contributory). Self-employed contributors have been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The number of refused applications, by scheme, for the past five years, and the number of appeals received in the same years, by outcome, are shown in the following tables. Refused applications by scheme, 2013-2018 Scheme Jan-May 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Illness Benefit 20,445 44,709 46,118 50,083 61,165 37,615 Occupational Injury Benefit 1,050 2,019 1,682 1,470 1,832 1,061...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (19 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 558 together. 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 Department’s Deciding Officers are appealable to the...