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

Regina Doherty: Data Protection legislation (section 41(b) of the Data Protection Act 2018) permits the disclosure of information to members of An Garda Síochána when they are preventing, detecting or investigating offences or prosecuting criminal offences.  In addition, Section 8 of the Immigration Act 2003 permits the exchange of information with An Garda Síochána in respect of...

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

Regina Doherty: The Government has introduced a number of initiatives to help employers and their employees during this difficult time, including the Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme.  This scheme 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 the Covid-19...

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

Regina Doherty: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. I am advised by the Chief Appeals Officer that, due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, in person oral appeal hearings have been suspended...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Meals-on-Wheels Services (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Community Employment (CE) sponsor groups provide a valuable and dedicated service in running CE schemes.  The many services provided by CE schemes both in rural and urban areas are extremely valuable to every town and village in the country.  Funding for CE supervision on a CE scheme is based on the number of CE participants.  CE schemes with 11 to...

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

Regina Doherty: A person is required to have a minimum of 520 paid reckonable PRSI contributions in order to qualify for the State Pension (Contributory).  The actuarial value of the State Pension is estimated at over €300,000 which requires people who claim a contributory pension to have made at least 10 years of paid contributions over 50 years of a working age life. ...

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

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1115 and 1116 together. The Public Employment Service (PES) is delivered through Intreo and is supported through contracted external services delivered under the JobPath, the Local Employment Services, Job Clubs and the Employability services. In December 2019, after an open and transparent procurement process, my Department engaged external...

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. 1117 and 1124 together. The COVID-19 unemployment payment was introduced as a time limited emergency measure to meet the surge in unemployment which resulted from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic and the final payment is due to be made on 9th June 2020. As we gradually move through the phases of reopening our society and the economy, we need to...

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.  Payments issued to some 579,400 people this in the previous week.  I am advised that the Department does not hold data on the numbers who were working part time...

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

Regina Doherty: I am advised that the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection does not hold data on hours worked per week customers, including those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

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

Regina Doherty: Section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy notify the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection of the proposed collective redundancy.  The statistics in relation to collective redundancy notifications for the period January to May 2020 are set out in the following tabular statement:  ...

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

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

Regina Doherty: The Deputy may be aware that the Duffy Cahill report was sent to the Company Law Review Group (CLRG) in 2016 for its consideration as part of the work of that group in advising the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation of any changes that it considers necessary with respect to the protection of employees and unsecured creditors.  (The CLRG is a statutory body comprising...

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. 1123 and 1149 to 1151, inclusive, together. The emergency Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has been introduced as a time-limited emergency measure so that payments can be made as quickly as possible to the large number of people who have become fully unemployed due to the pandemic. During the month of March, my Department received and processed...

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

Regina Doherty: An application for Disability Allowance by the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 19 October 2019.  I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that no appeal from the person concerned was received in that office until 27 April 2020.   In the normal course, an appeal against the decision of a Deciding Officer must be made...

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 17 April 2020. It is a condition for receipt of...

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

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is in the table. I am advised that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish breakdowns on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) weekly, at https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/labourmarket/liveregister/d etailedcovid-19incomesupportandliveregistertables/ County PUP recipients under 25 (week 24/05 to 30/05) ...

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

Regina Doherty: In response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Government introduced a range of income, employment and business support measures including the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). These have largely cushioned the income shock experienced by workers whose employers had to cease or scale back activities and have, importantly, helped buttress public support...

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

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table. Figures are as of April 30th 2020. Scheme Jobseekers aged under 25 with a duration of 12+ months Jobseeker's Allowance  4,510  Jobseeker's Benefit 17  Credits Only 8 

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

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of young persons under 25 years of age that are in receipt of the €112.70, €203 and other varying rates respectively of jobseeker’s allowance per week is detailed in the tabular statement. Recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance by age and broad payment rates at the end of April 2020. Age...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that as of the end of April 2020, there were 39,478 claimants in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment, of whom 6,096 were aged under 25.