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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (29 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for Family Income Supplement (FIS) on 29 March 2017. However, the FIS application could not proceed at the time as further information was requested from the person concerned. This information has been received and the person concerned has now been awarded FIS and payment will reach the recipient’s bank account next week. All arrears will issue in due...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (29 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 3 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. The person concerned was refused CA on the grounds that her means were...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bullying in the Workplace (29 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Dignity at Work policy is the anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy for the Irish Civil Service. This policy came into effect on 20 February 2015 and replaced the previous policy, ‘A Positive Working Environment’. State bodies and agencies under the aegis of this Department have similar policies in place. The Dignity at Work policy sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 05 April 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 Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: An application for carer's benefit (CARB) was received from the person concerned on 8 March 2017. The application is currently being examined by a deciding officer and once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Agencies Data (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. I can confirm that the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Authority have up-to-date tax clearance certificates. As the financial and budgetary matters in relation to the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: As the Deputy is aware, the Citizens Information Board (CIB) has statutory responsibility for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) and the Citizens Information Services (CIS). As a statutory body, the Board has the sole right to make decisions on its day to day operations as it sees fit. In November 2014 the Board of the Citizens Information Board decided to restructure the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: It is a condition of the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) that lone parents must make efforts to seek maintenance from the other parent. This requirement is laid down in Articles 125 and 126 of S.I. No. 142/2007 of Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007, as amended. The ‘efforts to seek maintenance’ condition is regarded as being...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: A lone parent is required to make efforts to seek maintenance in respect of their child/ren from the other parent in order to be eligible and to remain eligible for the One Parent Family Payment (OFP). Both the OFP application and the ongoing review processes for this scheme require customers to provide details of efforts to secure maintenance. Some claims may be referred to a Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The information requested in respect of lone parents who have had their one parent family payment suspended, reduced or removed on the grounds of not seeking maintenance from the other parent during each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: I have recently received the report of the Joint Committee on Social Protection on the position of Lone Parents in Ireland. I would like to thank the Committee for their work on this issue which I know included discussions with a wide range of stakeholder groups and officials from this Department. I have no doubt it will make a valuable contribution to the policy on this issue. The report...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Following the announcement by An Taoiseach on 14 June of the transfer of labour affairs and labour law responsibilities from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to the Department of Social Protection, the process of identifying the functional areas, staff and resources that will transfer to my Department has begun. This is being done in accordance with the Transfer of Functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (28 Jun 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 19 June 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Reduced rates for younger jobseeker’s allowance recipients were first introduced in 2009 and extended to those under 26 in Budget 2014. This is similar to other EU and OECD jurisdictions where such measures feature. These measures were introduced to protect young people from welfare dependency by providing young jobseekers with a strong financial incentive to engage in education...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 Jun 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 Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Following the publication earlier in the year of my Department’s Report - An Analysis of the Community Employment Programme - the Government approved a number of changes to the terms and conditions of participation on Community Employment (CE) as outlined in the reply referred to in your question. My Department has been consulting with key stakeholders throughout the country during the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting some 42,300 recipients for which the Government has provided €253 million for in 2017. The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a key Government priority as outlined in the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness - Rebuilding Ireland. Under HAP, responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 4 April 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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: It is what the Deputy does every day.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy does it every day to every other party in this House.