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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: Upon referral the JobPath provider receives data that allows them to commence engagement with the customer. This data includes the customer’s name, address, date of birth, PPSN, education and employment history and work skills (e.g. possession of a driving licence) and employment preferences. During the period of the customer’s engagement with the JobPath service the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy will be aware JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. While customers are participating with JobPath they receive intensive individual support to help them address barriers to employment and to assist them in finding jobs....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department of Justice and Equality has responsibility for maternity leave which is provided for in the 1994 and 2004 Maternity Protection Acts (as amended). The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has responsibility for the associated social welfare payment of maternity benefit as provided for in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). The 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Traveller Education (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: During the years of the financial crisis from which Ireland is emerging, those at the margins of our society frequently, and regrettably, suffered disproportionately from the effects of financial adjustments. Now that Ireland’s economy is back on a firmer footing, it is a moral and societal imperative that we work together to address the real needs of the Traveller community. In...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Person contacted Dundalk Intreo Centre, to make an appointment, to apply for One Parent Family Payment on 4thApril 2018. As part of the application process Habitual Residence Conditions must be established. An appointment was arranged for 12thApril to facilitate this. Unfortunately, the Person did not keep the appointment. No decision has been made on the claim. The Person has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The 2018 Revised Estimates for the Department provide for expenditure this year on the jobseekers’ allowance (JA) scheme of €1.83 billion. The JA scheme offers income support for people who have lost work and who are available for and genuinely seeking full-time employment. This scheme is a means tested payment which has always been available to all jobseekers including...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The current eligibility checking process for treatment benefit allows contracted dentists and opticians to check the eligibility of the customer on-line, via the Departments new on-line portal “WelfarePartners”. This facility can approve customers, in over 80% of cases, normally within 20 seconds of the enquiry being submitted. Over 1 million such enquiries have successfully...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The costs of these measures are presented in the table below. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2019. -Measure Maternity Benefit Cost Adoptive Benefit Cost Paternity Benefit Cost Total Cost €10 rate increase €10.7m €0.01m €0.62m...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: Maternity benefit and paternity benefit are paid by my Department and are based on payment of PRSI contributions while working. The current entitlement to paid maternity leave is 26 weeks and the current entitlement to paid paternity leave is 2 weeks. The 2018 Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure of approximately €264 million on maternity benefit and €16 million...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (29 May 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 can confirm that arrears of CA due from 30 November 2017 to 28 March 2018, will issue to the nominated post office of the person concerned on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Marriages (24 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: Legislation governing marriage in Ireland is provided for in Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, as amended. Persons wishing to be married in the State are obliged to give a minimum of three months’ notice of the intention to marry to a registrar [Section 46(1)(a)]. This notification must be accompanied by the prescribed fee which is currently set at €200.00 [Section...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (24 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment (CE) programme and Tús are community centred labour market initiatives established for the purposes of social inclusion and activation, to help long-term unemployed people and other vulnerable groups to enter the workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a short term return-to-work routine. The programmes also assist people to enhance and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 27 April 2018. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (24 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a one parent family payment. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (24 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to departmental records no application for an exceptional needs payment has been received from the person concerned. An officer of the Department will contact the person concerned today to discuss their circumstances. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (24 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned had a reduced Jobseekers payment from 02/05/2018 to 15/05/2018 due to their non-attendance at meetings with their Jobpath Provider. On 15/05/2018 the person re-engaged with the Jobpath Provider and returned to their full Jobseekers payment. The person concerned has been contacted by my Department and has agreed to submit documentary evidence to explain the reasons for...

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: It happened in Belfast.

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I totally agree. We absolutely are making sure that we invest in our post office network. There has been a major transformation in the company's public finances in the past year since the new management has come in and started to manage change within the network. The commitment of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection involves a very substantial annual contract, which...

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: He is the only one.