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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer’s benefit was received from the person concerned on 12 September 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned with effect from 12 October 2017 when her carer’s leave commenced. The first payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 9 November 2017. Arrears of benefit due from 12 October 2017 to 8 November 2017 will also issue to her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I am aware of the reduction in pension benefits for members of the IASS pension scheme. As the Deputy may be aware there is currently a case before the Courts in relation to the IASS pension scheme. Therefore it would be inappropriate for me to comment further on the details of this scheme. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot intervene in the pension arrangements applying to a particular pension scheme or introduce any measures which would benefit the members of a particular pension scheme to the exclusion of members of similar pension schemes. While I am very conscious that any reduction in benefits can have a significant impact on scheme members, any such consideration is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1228 and 1229 together. It is not intended to publish the individual payments to the JobPath companies as these are commercially sensitive and to do so would place the State at a disadvantage both in terms of the contracts currently in place and in any future procurement that may be undertaken. JobPath is a payment by results model and all initial costs are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I understand that the Deputy’s question relates to any contracts that my Department currently has with the company concerned. These contracts are detailed in the following table: Details of Contract Value of Contract Year contract awarded Contract Renewal Date (if applicable) Eircode Database - quarterly update. €30,000 p.a. (excluding VAT) 2015 Ongoing ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the invalidity pension appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 26 October 2017, 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 Social Protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: PRSI credited contributions (“credits”) are an integral part of the social insurance system. For the most part they are linked to having an underlying entitlement to a social welfare payment while temporarily detached from the labour force or having entitlement to statutory leave e.g. parental or maternity leave. The primary purpose of PRSI credits is to secure social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (7 Nov 2017)

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 almost 80 private transport operators. There are approximately 897,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) is a new work experience programme targeted at young people who are long-term unemployed or who face significant barriers to gaining employment – people who even during the Celtic Tiger years would have found it difficult to get a foothold on the career ladder. The programme aims to provide them with the opportunity to learn basic work and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 21 August 2017. The matter was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 1 November 2017 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Advisers (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I currently have two Special Advisers working with me. Their details are as follows: Name Salary Salary Paid From Government Order Denise Duffy €81,767 14 June 2017 18 July 2017 Gerry Mullins €81,767 2 October 2017 26 September 2017 Mr. Mullins was not a Special Adviser prior to appointment to his current role. Ms. Duffy previously served as a Special Adviser to me when I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1239 and 1240 together. The jobseeker's benefit (JB) and jobseeker’s allowance (JA) schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and who are available for and genuinely seeking full-time employment. JA is a means tested social assistance payment whereas JB is a contribution based insurance scheme. The 2017 Estimates for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The farm assist scheme provides support for farmers on low incomes and is similar to jobseeker’s allowance. Farm assist recipients retain the advantages of the jobseeker’s allowance scheme such as the retention of secondary benefits and access to activation programmes. The 2017 Revised Estimates for my Department provide for expenditure of €82.8 million on the farm...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The total cost of photography in my Department for the period 1 January 2017 to date is €6,821. Photography services are used, in conjunction with some press releases and conferences, to communicate my Department’s initiatives, schemes and services to customers and to the regional and national media.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is in receipt of a reduced rate state pension (contributory) based on an assessed yearly average of 18 contributions covering the period from October 1962, the date the person entered insurable employment, to December 2010. According to the records of the Department, the person concerned has a social insurance record of 871 reckonable contributions and is in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 28 April 2017. Additional information was requested from the person concerned on 22 June 2017. Following receipt of this information it was determined that the matter should be referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the carer’s allowance appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 26 October 2017, 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 Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the carer’s allowance appeal by the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer. The Appeals Officer 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 Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 31 October 2017 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 Social Protection and of the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 19 June 2017. It is a condition for receipt of carer’s allowance in respect of a child who is less than 16 years of age that domiciliary care allowance (DCA) must be in payment in respect of that child. A DCA application in respect of the child of the person concerned...