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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1057, 1084, 1085 and 1092 together. The COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was introduced in March 2020 as a time-limited emergency measure to meet the surge in unemployment which resulted from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The conditions for receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment are that a person must be of working age between 18...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Losses (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: My sincere thoughts are with all employers and employees faced with the prospect of forced restructuring and redundancies at this difficult time.  Many sectors and industries have been badly affected by the measures the Irish Government, like many other governments across the globe, has had to take in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.  It is probably fair to say that sectors...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 sets out the key parameters for the taking of annual leave and payment for same. Under Section 19 of the Act, an employee acquires an entitlement to 4 weeks’ annual leave if he or she works at least 1,365 hours in a leave year, or one-third of a working week for each month in the leave year in which he or she works at least 117 hours, or 8 per...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1060 and 1153 together. The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,580 schools and organisations benefitting 250,000 children. The objective of the scheme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Closures (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: To date my Department has not yet received formal notification of the closure of or proposed redundancies by the Henderson Group or BD Foods, Glaslough, Co Monaghan. However, on 22 May 2020, the local Intreo team heard news of an impending closure and immediately made contact with the Managing Director for an update. Having confirmed the company’s intentions, the local management team...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The earnings analysis in the above mentioned  Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation report was based on work carried out by statisticians in my Department. The analysis examined the latest available PRSI and earnings data (2018) for Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) recipients as of week commencing April 26th.  Weekly earnings for PUP recipients on the 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence Services (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1063 and 1064 together. Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic violence rests with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The co-ordination of the services addressing the needs of these customers is managed by The Child and Family Agency, Tusla.  Victims of domestic violence...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Liquidations (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Firstly, I would like to say that my thoughts are with all Debenhams workers who are dealing with job losses at this difficult time.  As deputies are well aware, with the exception of grocery outlets, the retail sector has been particularly affected by the economic turmoil caused by Covid-19.  Having come through a number of turbulent years and an examinership process, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (3 Jun 2020)

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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 8 April 2020. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (3 Jun 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 jobseekers benefit and means tested jobseekers allowance schemes. Jobseekers benefit is a statutory scheme which is paid for 9 months (234 days) for people with 260 or more PRSI...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out how COVID 19 restrictions will gradually be lifted.  As different parts of the economy open at different times, I am aware of the fact that schools and creches have not yet re-opened and may cause some obstacles for workers with childcare responsibilities.    The Government has requested employers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Jun 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 which resulted from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.  For self-employed people, they must have experienced a collapse of income and be available to take up other full-time work if it was available to them in order to qualify.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the person concerned applied for assistance with the cost of repairing her heating system and a cheque for €760 was issued to her by my Department for the cost of this work. The cheque which was issued to the person concerned was made payable to the repair company which she identified to undertake the work, but it was returned uncashed by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Firstly, I would like to say that my thoughts are with all workers faced with the prospect of closure and job losses at this difficult time.  I wish to assure the affected workers that my Department is available through its Intreo service to assist them in whatever way we can in terms of income supports and job-seeking over the coming weeks and months.  My Department received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

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 Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: My colleague, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform has confirmed that a change to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme will be made to accommodate the salaries of those who have returned to work after a period of maternity leave and who may not have been on the payroll of their employer on 29 February, or been paid in either January or February 2020; which are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 24 September 2019. It is a condition for receipt of a CA...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 12 February 2020.  Under social welfare legislation the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by an Appeals Officer in the light...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. Under social welfare legislation, CA for the care of a care recipient who is aged less than 16 years can only be awarded where domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is in payment. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

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 12 December 2019.  The...