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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: Pensions legislation provides for the supervision and regulation of occupational pension schemes and, in that context, requires defined benefit (DB) schemes to meet the commitments they have made to their members.  The method by which this is regulated is set out in the funding standard. The funding standard provides a benchmark against which the ‘health’ of a scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1167, 1168 and 1173 together. The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies and the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for capital flood relief activities.  However, my Department has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: My Department writes to all Public Services Card (PSC) holders, including those entitled to Free Travel, 90 days before their Card expires, inviting them to renew their Card. Customers are offered a choice of renewing by post or by attending an office of the Department. Where a customer applies to have their PSC renewed, the new Card issues a few days before the old card expires. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. To qualify the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and must show that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that payments received from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal are not exempt for the purposes of assessing the means of a person in determining their eligibility for a social assistance  payment. Where such payments are made, they are treated as capital for means-testing purposes.  The table below outlines the formula used for determining weekly means...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Coronavirus Outbreak (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: There are a number of income supports available to support people required to take time off from work for illness related reasons, including in circumstances of self-isolation. Illness Benefit is, for example, payable to people who self-isolate on medical advice. Income supports are also available to support short-time working and temporary lay-offs., these include Short-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) on 5 November 2012 and was awarded a pension at 90% of the maximum rate with effect from their 66th birthday. According to the person's record of social insurance contributions held by my Department at time of award, they had 1,469 qualifying paid and credited contributions from their date of entry into insurable employment in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Health Services Staff Remuneration (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that organisations that provide services on behalf of the HSE do so on a contract basis under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004.  Service arrangements are in place between the HSE and all service providers, which clearly set out the obligations of the organisation, the services for which they are engaged by the HSE, and the funding that has been agreed.  As...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities.  The programme helps break the cycle of unemployment and improve a person’s chances of returning to the labour market.  Participation on CE is intended to be for a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that my Department has no record of receipt of an application for Supplementary Welfare Allowance, including an Exceptional or Urgent Needs payment from the person concerned. The last known address on file for this person differs from the one provided by the Deputy, however, I have arranged for an application form to issue to that address. Alternatively, the person concerned can...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Well done.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: One never knows.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The previous entitlement of the person concerned to a Free Travel Pass was linked to their Disability Allowance payment. Under the Make Work Pay initiative, the person is entitled to retain their Free Travel Pass for a period of 5 years after taking up employment. The persons Free Travel has accordingly been reinstated. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.  

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: An application form for the Household Benefits Package has issued to the person concerned.  On receipt of the completed application, their entitlement will be examined.  The person will be notified, in writing, of the outcome.  I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department has no record of receiving an appeal from the person concerned.  Following a review, the person's claim for state pension (non-contributory) was awarded, with effect from 7 September 2018, on 31 October 2019.The person concerned was notified of this decision in writing and their due arrears of pension were issued to the person concerned on 14 November...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: My Department has arrangements in place to assist with identifying pension schemes members. Where the administrator of a pension scheme or a life company is unable to trace a member using their own resources, they can use my Department’s host mailing service. This is a contact only service whereby my Department forwards letters which contain minimal information to the last known...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 18 June 2019. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 July 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 papers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2 July 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 papers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Market (18 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Estimating the cost to the Exchequer of introducing an extra bank holiday is outside the remit of my Department.