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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1255 to 1257, inclusive, together. It is the responsibility of the employer to pay pension contributions on behalf of his/her employees to Pension Trustees. In the event that a company becomes insolvent and a liquidator or receiver is appointed over the company, claims for certain arrears of pension contributions can be submitted by the liquidator or receiver...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department has a number of social assistance schemes where, in order to qualify for the payment, the person must satisfy a means test. These schemes include, among others, Jobseeker’s Allowance, One-parent Family Payment, Disability Allowance, and the State Pension (non-contributory). These social assistance schemes differ from the Department’s social insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this person on 9 February 2011 and was found eligible for the allowance. DCA is payable from the month following receipt of the application unless good cause is shown for the delay in submitting the claim, in which case backdating to a maximum of 6 months can be considered. When dealing with the application the deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I can confirm for the Deputy that no formal complaint or correspondence has been received from the person refereed to. Seetec have also advised my Department that no complaint has been received by them. My Department’s Local Intreo Office have advised the person concerned of the Complaints Process should he wish to make a complaint. It is a requirement of Seetec’s contract...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Government policy to reduce unemployment is twofold.First, through policies set out in the Action Plan for Jobs, to create an environment in which business can succeed and create jobs; and second, through Pathways to Work, to ensure that as many as possible of these new jobs and other vacancies that arise in our economy are filled by people taken from the Live Register, including young...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department’s capital allocation for the years 2019 to 2022 is outlined in the table below. However, this is subject to ongoing review in the context of the annual Estimates process. The 2023 capital allocation will be set out in the context of the 2019 Estimates. The capital allocation will be split across three subheads i.e. A.2.v Office Equipment and External IT Services, A.2.vi...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Unemployment Data (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to the Eurostat Labour Force Survey, in 2017 there were 171.22 million households in the EU (excluding households composed solely of students or solely of inactive people aged 65 and over). Of these, some 28.18 million households (16.5% of the total) were jobless - that is, no adult in the household was working. For Ireland, the total number of relevant households was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for standard state pension (contributory) on 13 April 2018. According to the records of the Department, the person has a total of 317 full-rate paid social insurance contributions. As one of the qualifying conditions for state pension (contributory) requires a social insurance record of at least 520 full-rate paid contributions, the person concerned does not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: SAFE registration is about the verification of identity and the verification of the information that the Department already holds on its records, following which a Public Services Card may be issued. Where a person presents for SAFE registration, their record is retrieved from the Department's systems using the name and date of birth. Following this, where the person claims to have been born...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: Last December, an 85% Bonus was paid to some 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, including pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and the long-term unemployed, at a cost of €218.6 million. The cost of a 100% Bonus is estimated at circa €257 million in 2018. As was the case in previous years where a Bonus was subsequently paid (2014 to 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1269 to 1271, inclusive, together. The following tables show the number of persons who had reckonable earnings for Social insurance purposes only within the bands requested by the Deputy. Reckonable earnings generally refers to income derived from insurable employment (i.e. employment income) which is taxed under PAYE. Those paying PRSI on reckonable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Data (12 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: No fines were imposed by the EU nor have any EU fines been paid by Ireland in relation to the areas for which the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has responsibility during the period from 2015 to 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave Expenditure (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 231 together. The Department of Justice and Equality has policy and legislative responsibility for maternity, paternity leave and parental leave. My Department has responsibility for any associated social welfare payments. Maternity benefit and paternity benefit are paid by my Department and are based on payment of PRSI contributions while...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work support, which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment. There are currently over 56,000 families with almost 127,000 children in receipt of WFP. The estimated spend on WFP...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: Ireland has a comprehensive body of employment, equality and industrial relations legislation with which the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is mandated to secure compliance. Ireland’s employment rights legislation protects all employees who are legally employed on an employer-employee basis. There is no exemption under employment rights legislation, including minimum wage...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: 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 628,688 families in respect of some 1.2 million children, with an estimated expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Eligibility (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for Working Family Payment (formerly Family Income Supplement) was received from the person concerned on 27thApril 2018. To determine entitlement to Working Family Payment (WFP), an applicant must provide any information, documents, certificates or evidence so that an application may be processed. A Deciding Officer (DO) recently assessed the application but could not determine...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: In its ‘Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023’, the Government detailed specific measures under six strands that, taken together, will modernise our pension system while continuing to target resources at those most in need. These six strands are: Strand 1 - Reform of the State Pension including the Total Contributions Approach; Strand 2 - A New Automatic Enrolment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (31 May 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 29 May 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 and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (31 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: As outlined in replies to Questions 36815-16, 17382-18 and 19501-18 the person concerned is in receipt of a jobseekers allowance at a reduced rate. The reduced rate arises from an assessment of means arising from rental income. The decision was upheld by a Social Welfare Appeals Officer and the person concerned was advised by the Social Welfare Appeals office of the decision on 12/10/17. A...