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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned is in receipt of the maximum rate of state pension (contributory). The person was also awarded an increase for qualified adult in respect of their spouse from December 2008 to August 2016. Increase for qualified adult is a means-tested payment, based on the means of the qualified adult themselves. A person’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Reviews (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: Section 7 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 provides for the Minister to undertake a review of the Act. The Deputy may be aware that, in November 2017, I established a group to review the operation of the Gender Recognition Review Act 2015. The group is chaired by Moninne Griffith, Executive Director of BeLonG To, the national organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An application for CARB was received from the person concerned on 28 February 2018. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The social insurance system currently provides recognition of the contribution of recipients of carer’s allowance and full-time carers generally, through the system of credited contributions and the homemaker’s scheme. Credited contributions (credits) are awarded to recipients of carer’s allowance where they have an underlying entitlement to credits. Recipients of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: This case is being reviewed by my department and a response will issue directly to the person in question.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Development Plan Data (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: There are two projects mentioned in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 that come under my Department's remit. These are additional ICT modernisation and the refurbishment of my Department’s Áras Mhic Dhiarmada building. In relation to ICT modernisation, my Department continues to invest in projects to modernise its business systems and ICT infrastructure. This...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: A Public Services Card cannot be issued to a person unless they first complete a SAFE registration process. My Department operates a number of methods to SAFE register a person. The usual method involves a combination of all of the following including: - A face-to-face meeting at an Intreo Centre or a dedicated SAFE registration centre; - The collection and verification of the basic...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 27 weeks from October to April, to over 365,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €227 million in 2018. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy will be aware that in view of the severity of the weather in recent days, I have announced that all people in receipt of the fuel allowance will receive an extra payment of €22.50. The fuel allowance is a payment payable at €22.50 per week for 27 weeks (a total of €607.50) from October to April, toover 365,000 low income households. I believe that increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who will consider the appeal in light of all the evidence submitted. It is expected that a decision will issue to the person concerned within the next week. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: Tables 1 and 2 set out the number of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and members from 2010 to the end of 2017. DB scheme data is issued on an end of year basis so it is not possible to provide figures for 2018. Table 1 – DB schemes and members subject to the funding standard Year Total number of schemes Frozen schemes Schemes in wind-up Number of active members 2010 1,013 85 -...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 613 together. The Roadmap for Pensions Reform details specific measures that will modernise our pension system. It sets out under Strand 4, ‘Measures to Support the Operation of Defined Benefit Schemes’, that the Government is committed to advancing the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 to respond to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The current free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: Self-employed workers who earn €5,000 or more in a contribution year, are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum annual payment of €500. This provides them with access to the following benefits: State pension (contributory) and widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (contributory), guardian’s payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The details supplied raise the question as to whether “one and a half times carers allowance be available if both parents cannot work or have to drastically scale back work to take care of a child”. Carer's allowance is a means tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to a person requiring such care. The carer may work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 applies the principle of equal treatment in terms of basic working and employment conditions for agency workers in the same way as applies to employees recruited directly by the hirer (provider of agency work) to do the same or similar work. Section 11 of the Act provides for access to employment by hirer. “A hirer shall,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 29 September 2017. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the person concerned must be providing full-time care and attention. The evidence submitted in support of this application was examined and the deciding officer decided that this evidence did not indicate that this condition was satisfied. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The State Pension (Contributory) is paid to people from the age of 66 who have paid sufficient social insurance (PRSI) contributions. It is not a means-tested payment. Under Section 112 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended), a person receiving State Pension (Contributory) may get an increase for an adult dependant (called a qualified adult). Section 2 (2) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is a scheme that allows persons in receipt of long-term social welfare payments the opportunity to pursue a course of study, while still maintaining their income support, subject to satisfying a number of conditions. These conditions include age and being in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for a specific period of time. The student...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Administration (8 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department has no plans to review the policy in relation to the amount of information required from any child benefit applicants. Payment of child benefit may be made to both Irish and non-Irish citizens that meet the qualifying criteria. Entitlement to benefit and the rate of payment is subject to national and European legislation. The Department is always careful to restrict the...