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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: An interdepartmental working group, comprising officials from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners, has been examining the emergence of new forms of employment arrangements, which may involve a degree of disguised employment. These include arrangements i) where an individual, who would otherwise be an employee,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 8thJune 2017.It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers have been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1864 and 1865 together. The following table outlines the position in relation to the numbers requested by the Deputy as at end March 2017. Total CE schemes Total CE Participants Total CE Supervisors Total CE Assistant Supervisors 953 22,121 1,129 251* * This figure represents 212 CE schemes which have both a supervisor and a least one assistant supervisor...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: To minimise the cost implications of the change of the Department’s name, the change to the Department’s logo was done in-house. Also, the Department’s current stationery including information leaflets and application forms will continue to be used and will only be replaced with newly branded items when the existing stocks are depleted. Hence, the Department has not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: Qualification for treatment benefit is based on satisfying certain PRSI conditions. The person concerned would need to have paid 260 PRSI contributions at either Class A, E, H, P or S, since first starting work, and also have 39 contributions paid or credited in the tax year on which the claim is based. In this case, the person concerned does not qualify for the treatment benefit scheme as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1870, 1936, 1938 and 1939 together. Section 263 of the Social Welfare Consolidation, Act (as amended) provides that: (a) the following information is inscribed on the Public Services Card (PSC): forename, surname, Personal Public Service (PPS) Number, photograph, signature, card issue number and expiry date; and (b) the following information is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: Primary weekly social welfare payments are intended to enable recipients to meet their basic day-to-day income needs. In addition to the living alone increase my Department pays out a range of other payments, both cash and non-cash on a weekly, monthly or less frequent basis. These payments are considered secondary in nature. The living alone increase is an additional payment of €9.00,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the table. Recipients of Living Alone Allowances by Scheme and Gender at 31 December in each of the years 2012 to 2016 Disability Allowance Year Male Female Total 2012 14,613 8,597 23,210 2013 15,079 8,927 24,006 2014 15,655 9,323 24,978 2015 16,542 9,967 26,509 2016 17,197 10,487 27,684 Invalidity Pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supreme Court Rulings (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: My Department has noted the recent judgment of the Supreme Court case referred to by the Deputy. That judgment is currently being evaluated by my officials in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General and officials of other Departments. Accordingly, as I’m sure the Deputy can appreciate, I am not yet in a position to discuss possible legislative amendments or otherwise...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The rate of supplementary pension coverage in Ireland is 47% of the working population and this reduces to 35% when the private sector is considered in isolation. Whilst the State pension provides a reasonable basic level of income and guards against poverty in retirement, if measures are not taken to address this low rate of supplementary coverage, many future retirees will experience...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) 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 Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: My department received an application for Carer's Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 22 May 2017. One of the qualifying conditions is that the means of the person concerned must be less than the statutory limit. Following an investigation it was determined that the means of the person concerned were not less than the statutory limit and that she was therefore not entitled to CA. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: Iam advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence including that adduced at the oral hearing, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 13 February 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 where they are engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) for one care recipient since 23 November 2006. My department received an application for CA for a 2ndcare recipient on the 12 July 2017. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy .

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: It is a condition for receipt of Carer's Benefit (CARB) that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions or continuous supervision in order to avoid danger to him or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18thJuly 2017. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer’s benefit was received from the person concerned on 6 July 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 6 September 2017, with effect from 20 July 2017 when her carer’s leave commenced and the first payment will issue to the her nominated bank account on 14 September 2017. Arrears of benefit due from 20 July 2017 to 13 September 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

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 disallow 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 26 June 2017. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.