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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (6 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: Set out in the following table are details of each instance of advertorial content commissioned by the Department and also organisations under the remit of the Department, in the past twelve months, including Citizens Information Board, Pensions Authority, Pensions Council, Social Welfare Tribunal and the Low Pay Commission. In summary, there have been two instances of paid advertorial...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (6 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: Tús is one of a range of supports provided by my Department to cater for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. It provides part-time temporary work in local communities, as a stepping-stone back to employment. However, it is important to note that these placements are not full-time sustainable jobs and are designed to break the cycle of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was not.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was an anti-Semitic slur directed at every-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is not acceptable, a Cheann Comhairle.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It was an anti-Semitic comment.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: He is just wasting time.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: You are a disgrace.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The only people Deputy MacSharry is letting down are the members of his own party.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Hear, hear.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The reason there is no clear date of payment is that this is not a stand-alone payment. People do not receive it in isolation. It is a top-up payment for a number of schemes. People in different schemes receive their payments on different dates. Some scheme payments to be paid next week have already gone through the banking system and the Department's IT system so those people will not...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is always a pleasure to come to the House and I welcome this opportunity to discuss the issue of false and bogus self-employment. I have read carefully the text of the Bill tabled by Senator Nash and others and I genuinely appreciate the intention behind it. False self-employment arises where an employer wrongly treats a worker as an independent contractor to avoid tax and social...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: These issues are not addressed in the Bill, but responsibility falls on me and my Department to ensure people feel comfortable and will be confident that retribution on the part of an employer towards his or her employee, regardless of whether he or she is self-employed, will not be tolerated. I will engage in a public awareness campaign this year to ensure everyone who is self-employed,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: 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 or engage in training for a maximum of 15 hours per week and still be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. Only one carer's allowance is payable in respect of any one caring situation, however two...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 27 weeks from October to April, to over 338,000 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: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 August 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 15 January 2018 with effect from 24 August 2017 and the first payment issued to her nominated bank account on 1 February 2018. It is proposed to withhold arrears of allowance due to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 216 together.D.): 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Expenditure (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week to recipients of a qualifying social welfare payment to assist with the energy costs of low-income households. While carer's allowance is not a qualifying payment for fuel allowance, it is possible for a person in receipt of a half-rate carer’s allowance and a qualifying social welfare payment to qualify for the scheme. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided after due consideration, to hold an oral hearing in this case on 9thMarch 2018. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10 August 2017. CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention...