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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: Following the Government decision to implement a scheme for people who lost their jobs from March 13 due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection officials embarked on the extensive task of putting procedures in place to process and issue payments to the significant numbers of customers claiming COVID-19 unemployment and illness related...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: It is a condition for receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment that the person should have lost their job as a result of the Covid-19 crisis but have been  in employment immediately prior to the 13th March 2020. I am advised that my Department has no record of an application for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment being received from the customer but I can confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Closures (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes a number of obligations on employers who are proposing collective redundancies, including an obligation under sections 9 and 10 to engage in an information and consultation process with employees’ representatives and to provide certain information relating to the proposed redundancies.  Section 11A of the Act provides that, where an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: All customers making a claim for, or in receipt of a jobseekers payment must satisfy the deciding officer that they fulfil the conditions for receipt of a payment under that scheme. The genuinely seeking work and availability requirements remain for all jobseekers. Jobseekers should continue to make efforts to secure employment with a view to taking up such employment when the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that my Department has undertaken a review of the social insurance record of the person concerned and can confirm that she is entitled to the hearing aid grant under the Department's PRSI scheme.  An approval notification will issue to the person shortly. I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Government recognises the crucial role that family carers play in Irish society and is fully committed to their support through a range of supports and services.  The main income supports provided by my Department include Carer's Benefit, Carer's Allowance, Domiciliary Care Allowance, and the Carer's Support Grant.  Spending on these payments in 2020 is expected to exceed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: My Department introduced a series of measures to maintain social welfare payments while assisting with social distancing measures designed to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Fortnightly payments were introduced to minimise the need for people to attend and queue in banks or post offices to collect payments, so helping people restrict their movements to essential activities...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: According to the records of my Department, I am advised that the person concerned is currently in receipt of a Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment (PUP). The current focus is on ensuring that PUP payments are made and continue to be made to all who qualify for them.  My Department is aware that many people are due some arrears and that each person's case is unique.  This means...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: Expenditure on Pandemic Unemployment Payment is €1.5 billion to date.  This includes 585,000 people who will received the payment during week commencing Monday, 18th May 2020 costing €204.6 million.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Revised Estimates Publication (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: As the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for 2020 has not yet been voted upon, spending thus far in 2020 is operating under the ‘four-fifths’ rule which applies to voted expenditure under the Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965.  Under this rule, Departments can spend an amount up to 80% of that included for the relevant Department in the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of the enhanced Illness Benefit payment in respect of COVID-19 is to encourage people to not go to work due to financial constraint when they should be in isolation.  The rate of payment is higher than the normal maximum personal rate for a limited period.  The measures were designed to ensure that where a registered medical practitioner or a HSE medical officer of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1227 and 1233 together. The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 sets out the key parameters for the taking of annual leave and payment for same. The terms and conditions of individual employment contracts may provide additional specifics within those parameters such as stipulations in relation to the taking of minimum blocks of leave and the timing of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: In situations where an employee has been given notice of redundancy by their employer, an employee may wish to leave their employment earlier than the date of redundancy notified to them, for example to take up alternative employment.  In such cases Section 10 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides that an employee can request in writing, within the obligatory period...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 October 2019.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: I can assure the Deputy that I am very aware of the key role carers play in society and I will continue to keep the range of supports available to carers under review.  Combined spending on all  payments to carers in 2020 provided by my Department is expected to exceed €1.3 billion.  The social welfare system generally operates under the principle of a single payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18 March 2020.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 March 2020.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 March 2020.  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: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1238 and 1240 together. The original purpose of the mortgage interest supplement scheme (MIS) was to provide short-term support to eligible people who were unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which was their sole place of residence, due to temporary unemployment or loss of earnings.  The mortgage interest...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role.  This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit and the Carer’s Support...