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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 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 12 March 2018. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a Jobseeker’s Allowance. Her rate of payment was reduced in May 2018 for a number of weeks due to the application of a penalty rate arising from her non-engagement with the Department’s employment services. Full rate was restored when she resumed engagement. The person concerned enquired on 7/6/18 from the Community Welfare Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of Rent Supplement is to assist as a short term support scheme. Under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme, responsibility for the provision of rental assistance to those with a long term housing need rests with the Local Authorities. It is important therefore to establish which scheme best fits the persons individual circumstances. HAP has been designed to simplify...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: A person may change his or her address with the Department in several different ways. A person may call into one of the Department’s offices to advise officials of the new address. If the person has not been SAFE registered, then evidence of the new address should be provided. A person may telephone or write in to the Department quoting their name and Personal Public Service Number....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to departmental records the person concerned incurred an overpayment of €43,529 as their entitlement to a one parent family payment was disallowed from 17/3/2011 to 30/10/2014. The person concerned also had means of €47.50 per week assessed from 01/07/15 to 31/12/2015. The decision to raise this overpayment was appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office and this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (14 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance comprising the maximum personal rate, an increase in respect of a Qualified Adult and one Child Dependant. This is the maximum amount payable for a person in her circumstances and the correct payment based on the information supplied to the Department by the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (13 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 on 11th June 2018, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) is designed to provide a monetary incentive for people who are on social welfare payments to develop a business while allowing them to retain a reducing proportion of their qualifying social welfare payment over two years; 100% in year 1 and 75% in year 2. All Jobseekers, including those who were previously self-employed but became...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The following table provide the details which have been requested by the Deputy for the years 2015 to 2017 and to the end of May 2018. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) is designed to provide a monetary incentive for people who are on social welfare payments to develop a business while allowing them to retain a reducing proportion of their qualifying social welfare payment over two years; 100% in year 1 and 75% in year 2. At the end May 2018, there were 8,300 participants on the BTWEA scheme. Questions on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 26th April 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: JobPath Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment service which helps long-term unemployed people and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. On the 8th of June 2018, there were 59,495 jobseekers in receipt of activation support through the JobPath service; 33,000 were engaged with Seetec, and 26,495 were engaged with Turas Nua.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned made an application for an Exceptional Needs Payment for assistance with insufficient funds and travel costs. The application was refused on the 15/5/2018 as the person’s means are in excess of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance rate. The request for a review has been acknowledged and the process has been initiated. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Relations Services (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: While responsibility for employment rights policy and legislation transferred to my Department pursuant to the transfer of functions that took effect in September 2017, responsibility for the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), the statutory authority responsible for ensuring compliance with employment rights legislation, did not transfer across. The WRC continues to operate under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) applicants are required to produce a business plan as part of the application process so that the viability of the new business can be considered. The length of time it takes to prepare a business plan can vary from case to case depending on the nature and complexity of the proposed enterprise. Regarding the processing time for BTWEA...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The reasonable accommodation fund assists employers to take appropriate measures to enable a person with a disability/impairment to have access to employment by providing a range of grants. These grants and supports include the workplace equipment adaptation grant, the personal reader grant, the job interview interpreter grant and the employee retention grant. The purpose of the scheme is to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department collects and holds large volumes of personal data on customers and is very aware of the need to have adequate data protection policies, procedures and structures in place in line with the GDPR. Preparations for the GDPR have been overseen by the Department’s Data Management Programme Board. The Department has a dedicated GDPR implementation team in place and has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 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 every claimant shall furnish such certificates, documents, information and evidence as may be required...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am informed that at the end of May there were a total of 25,069 persons aged 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance and signing for credits. A breakdown of this number by scheme and probability of exit (PEX) category is detailed in the following tabular statement. Number of persons aged 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. The full year cost of increasing the jobseeker’s allowance payment for 25 year olds on the €152.80 weekly rate by €22.60 to €175.40 per week is €3.17 million in 2019. The full year cost of increasing the jobseeker’s allowance payment for 18-24 year olds on the €107.70 weekly rate...