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

Regina Doherty: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme offers a safety net within the overall social welfare system by providing assistance to those whose means are insufficient to meet their own needs and those of their dependants.  The main purpose of the scheme is to provide immediate and flexible assistance to those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State...

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

Regina Doherty: Entitlement to a redundancy payment is defined under the Redundancy Payments Act.  It is the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy payments to eligible employees.  In situations where an employer is unable to pay these entitlements due to financial difficulties or insolvency an application for payment under the Redundancy Payments Scheme may be submitted...

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

Regina Doherty: The Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, published by the Government on 1 May 2020 sets out a timetable for the phased reopening of society and the economy and envisages a series of steps which will lead to the resumption of various sectors of the economy.  As this situation continues to evolve, decisions around the future of the emergency income measures will...

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

Regina Doherty: ‘The Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business’ sets out how the Covid-19 restrictions will gradually be lifted. As different parts of the economy open at different times, the fact that schools and creches have not yet re-opened may cause some obstacles for workers with childcare responsibilities.  Some workers will be able to manage this with their...

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

Regina Doherty: The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is an emergency payment of €350 per week introduced by the Government for a 12 week period and intended to compensate those workers whose employers cannot retain them on their payroll.  The payment is also being made to people who are self-employed but whose trade has temporarily ceased. One of the eligibility requirements for...

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

Regina Doherty: Maternity benefit is a payment made for 26 weeks to employed and self-employed pregnant women who satisfy certain pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.  In order to qualify for maternity benefit, a person must be in employment immediately before the first day of her maternity leave.  The last day of insurable employment must be within 16 weeks of the end of...

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

Regina Doherty: The Community Employment Scheme (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. The programme is delivered through independent CE Sponsoring Bodies that receive state funding from the Department to...

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

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the technical issue which prevented the manual updating of contributions for Illness Benefit claims has been resolved. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. 

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

Regina Doherty: The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was introduced by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. To be eligible for the Covid-19 PUP a person must have been in employment or self-employment on or after 6/3/2020 and must have lost their employment or self-employment due to a downturn in economic activity related to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the Department has no record of an application for a Personal Public Services Number (PPSN) in respect of this individual. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the Department has no record of an application for a Personal Public Services Number (PPSN) in respect of this individual. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Regina Doherty: The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is an emergency payment introduced by the Government for a 12 week period for employees and self-employed people who have lost all their employment due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.  The original rate of payment was €203 per week which was increased to €350 per week. It is expected that 585,000 will receive the...

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

Regina Doherty: The main income supports, excluding the emergency time-limited Pandemic Unemployment Payment, offered by my Department for people who have lost employment are the social insurance contribution based jobseeker's benefit and means tested jobseeker’s allowance schemes. Jobseekers benefit is paid for 9 months (234 days) for people with 260 or more PRSI contributions paid and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn.  The Government has provided €53.98m for the scheme in 2020 which operates from June to September. The allowance is payable in respect of eligible...

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

Regina Doherty: The COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was introduced in March 2020 as a time limited emergency measure to meet the surge in unemployment in Ireland which resulted from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.  In order to be eligible for this payment a person must have been resident in the state and in employment or self-employment on or after 6 March 2020 and...

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

Regina Doherty: Dental services, provided to qualified contributors under the departments dental benefit scheme, are paid for monthly on an arrears basis, based on the contracted dentist submitting a claim for the treatment they provided to the qualified person. The vast majority of such claims, over 97%, are submitted on line via the departments WelfarePartners portal, following confirmation of the...

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

Regina Doherty: The Government has introduced a number of initiatives to help employers and their employees during this difficult time.  One of the main supports available is the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, which is operated by Revenue and provides the payment of support to employers in respect of eligible employees where the employer’s business has experienced significant disruption due to...

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

Regina Doherty: In January 2018, I announced an Interim Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to calculate the entitlement of pensioners who reached state pension age on or after 1 September 2012 (i.e. those born on or after 1 September 1946) and who have a reduced rate pension entitlement based on post Budget 2012 rate bands. People whose pensions were decided prior to 1 September 2012 were not affected...

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

Regina Doherty: The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was introduced as an emergency income support measure to meet the dramatic surge in unemployment as a consequence of the pandemic.  The emergency payment supports people of working age from 18 and up to 66 years who became unemployed as a result of the pandemic and are not being paid by their employer.  This age range is...

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

Regina Doherty: My Department engages consultancy service providers (individuals or organisations) to provide analysis that contributes to policy development.  The procurement of such services supports my Department in providing a high quality service to the public in a cost-effective manner and is governed by a comprehensive regulatory framework. Details of all contracts awarded over €25k by...