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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The number of persons aged 18 to 21 and 22 to 24 years respectively, currently participating on CE are presented in tabular format below. Community Employment figures as at end of March 2017 Age Total number of Participants 18-21 340 22-24 591 Total 931

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Following the publication of my Department’s Report - An Analysis of the Community Employment Programme – earlier in the year, the Government approved a number of changes to the terms and conditions around participation on Community Employment (CE). The main purpose of these changes is to broaden the availability of CE to a greater number of people on the live register and to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The following table is a breakdown of persons in receipt of disability allowance (DA) under 26 years of age at the end of June 2017. Male under 26 Female under 26 Total number of DA recipients under 26 10,969 6,856 17,825 I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. Number of Recipients of One Parent Family Payment under 26 years of age at end of June 2017 Age Male Female 15 0 6 16 0 35 17 0 80 18 1 204 19 0 435 20 1 652 21 2 955 22 1 1,245 23 5 1,687 24 6 1,887 25 6 2,106

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Expenditure (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Family Income Supplement (FIS) is an in-work support, which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. FIS is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment. There are currently almost 57,000 families with more than 126,000 children in receipt of FIS. The Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 28 March 2017. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 29 June 2017 and the first payment issued to their bank account on 29 June 2017. The person concerned had previously been in receipt of carer’s benefit until 28 June 2017. The person concerned was notified on 9 June 2017 of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 12 April 2017. The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 23 June 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information that the Deputy is looking for is detailed in the following table. The costs are based on the 1.8% Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices rate for 2018, forecast in the Department of Finance’s 2017 Budget Day publication. Scheme Total Full Year Cost - €m Rate of Payment  2017 Proposed Rate of Payment 2018 Social Insurance Schemes State Pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Data (12 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) scheme is one of a range of activation supports and policies administered by my Department. The main focus of the BTEA is to assist qualifying applicants to improve their qualifications and, therefore, improve their prospects of returning to sustainable employment. The objective of the scheme is to raise the educational and skill levels to enable...

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Thursday.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 723 and 768 together. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation 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 is delivered by two companies, Seetec and Turas Nua. The JobPath service commenced operations in mid-2015...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Data (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Maternity benefit is a payment for employed and self-employed pregnant women who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions on their own insurance record.The benefit is payable for 26 weeks at a rate of €235 per week with possible increases for adult and child dependents. An online claim facility provides customers with a convenient and effective method of submitting a maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Paternity Benefit (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Paternity benefit is paid for 2 weeks to employed and self-employed fathers who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions. The benefit is payable at a rate of €235 per week with possible increases for adult and child dependents. The purpose of the benefit is to support new fathers to take time off work within the first 26 weeks following the birth of their child. Application for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Self-employed people pay PRSI at the class S rate of 4% and are covered for certain social insurance benefits and pensions, including the State pension (contributory). Employees and the self-employed who reach 66 years and who do not satisfy the conditions for entitlement to the State pension (contributory) are eligible to apply for the State pension (non-contributory). In addition, it may be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: Where a person is aged 66 or over does not satisfy the conditions to qualify for a State pension (contributory), or qualifies for less than the maximum rate, they may instead qualify for one the following: - The means-tested State pension (non-contributory). The maximum personal rate of this pension is €227, which may be payable if their means are no more than €30 per week....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 31stMay 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 Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: In recent Budgets my Department has protected primary social welfare rates. Abolishing the bereavement grant provided a significant annual saving and allowed my Department to protect other core social welfare payments such as the State pension. The number of bereavement grant claims in 2013 was 23,716, and this represented an increase of approximately 4% on 2012. Based on a similar...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: At the outset, it is important to say that the majority of people in receipt of a payment from my Department receive what they are entitled to. Nevertheless, my Department recognises that abuse of the welfare system is an ongoing reality and must be tackled. Control and anti-fraud measures are set out in the Department’s Compliance and Anti-Fraud Strategy 2014 – 2018 and are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that my department received two applications for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 January 2017. The applications were awarded to the person concerned on 11 July 2017 and the first payment will issue to their nominated bank account on 20 July 2017. Arrears of carer’s allowance due from 19 January 2017 to 19 July 2017 will issue shortly. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Jul 2017)

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 to hold an oral hearing in this case in early August 2017. The person concerned will be notified shortly of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...