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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: This PQ is being answered in the context of Jobseekers Activation. To qualify for a jobseeker payment, a person must meet certain conditions, including the requirement to be available for, capable of and genuinely seeking full-time work. A range of sanctions, including disqualification, closure or disallowance of the jobseeker claim, may be imposed where a client fails to meet the stated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments to provide for their heating needs. The payment is not intended to meet those costs in full. Only one allowance is paid per household. In order to be eligible for fuel allowance, a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment, satisfy a household means test and live alone or only...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: All Jobseekers on the live register must be capable of; available for and actively seeking full time employment, they are also required to engage with the Department’s activation services. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended, specifies that participation in activation meetings is mandatory. Clients for JobPath are chosen by means of a random selection process...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards Data (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Low Pay Commission, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal. There are no vacancies on the boards of any of these statutory bodies at present.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 to 640, inclusive, together. The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities. The programme helps break the cycle of unemployment and improve a person’s chances of returning to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards Data (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Low Pay Commission, The Pensions Authority, The Pensions Council, The Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal. A list of the persons whom I have appointed, and who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: JobPath is a payment by results model and all set-up and day-to-day operational costs are borne by the companies. The companies are paid on the basis of performance and with the exception of the initial registration fee; payments are made only when a client has achieved sustained employment. The registration fee may be claimed once a jobseeker has developed a Personal Progression Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: Scheme trustees have duties and responsibilities under trust law, under other relevant legislation and under the Pensions Act, 1990, as amended. The duties of pension scheme trustees include administering the trust in accordance with the law and the terms of the trust deed and rules. Consequently any decisions made by corporate or individual trustees of an occupational pension scheme are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned should make a formal application for a SWA Payment at their Local Community Welfare Clinic at Enfield Health Centre, Johnstownbridge Road, Enfield, County Meath. Clinic days are Wednesday, between 10.00am and 12.00noon. Otherwise the Person concerned may contact a Community Welfare Officer immediately at this number 046 9542146. I trust that this clarifies the matter...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: In this context it is useful to provide the background to the origin of PPS numbers with a 'W' suffix – often referred to as “Level W” numbers. Under old tax law, the husband of a married couple was considered the assessable spouse and the wife was considered a dependant of the husband. Accordingly, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) allocated the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Communications (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection has never used a private email account to send or receive official documents or positions on Brexit.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I was pleased to announce on Budget Day that an 85% Christmas bonus will be paid this year to over 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and long-term jobseekers at a cost of €219 million. The Christmas bonus is payable to persons who are in receipt of long term social welfare payments. Illness Benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Administration (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 and 651 together. The Department of Justice and Equality have responsibility for maternity leave which is provided for in the 1994 and 2004 Maternity Acts. My Department has responsibility for the associated social welfare payment of maternity benefit which is provided for in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). In 2017 it is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Bodies Data (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Citizen’s Information Board (CIB) is the only body under the aegis of the Department that receives in excess of €1 million funding per annum. The 2017 REV Estimates provide for a grant of €54.05m to the CIB. The CIB is responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money advice and budgeting) and advocacy on a wide range of public and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Initiatives (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: A range of short-term and long-term, part-time and full-time ETB courses are available to long-term unemployed jobseekers, including some which the Departments supports through the Back To Education Allowance Scheme. Access to these courses is typically through a Case Officer or a JobPath Case Worker or LES Mediator. Courses may be agreed in the context of an agreed Personal Progression...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 653 and 654 together. Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €31.5 million for exceptional and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655 to 657, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is a service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The service commenced operations in mid-2015, and reached full State-wide delivery of the service in July 2016. 129,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: Fuel allowance is a means tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments to provide for their heating needs. The payment is not intended to meet those costs in full. Only one allowance is paid per household. In order to be eligible for fuel allowance, a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment, satisfy a household means test and live alone or only with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a range of income supports for carers including carer’s benefit, carer’s allowance, domiciliary care allowance and the carer’s support grant. Carers are entitled to an extra half-rate carer’s allowance if they care for more than one person and a respite care grant for each care recipient. The maximum rate of carer’s allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizen Information Services Provision (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) under the aegis of my Department is responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money advice and budgeting) and advocacy on a wide range of public and social services. The Citizens Information Board delivers on this remit through direct provision, by supporting a network of delivery partners, and by funding targeted...