Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Consultations
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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1037. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the location of the submissions made to the consultations undertaken by her Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44858/18]
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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1038. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the consultations undertaken by her Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44876/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1037 and 1038 together.
Given the nature of the work of my Department, there are a range of consultative fora in place through which the Department engages with key stakeholders – including, for example, the annual pre-Budget Forum, a Disability Consultative forum and customer representative groups. The consultations listed below therefore relate to those where the Department has formally invited submissions from interested individuals and groups concerning a specific topic.
Details of the public consultations conducted by my Department for the period in question are set out in tabular form.
YEAR | Description of Public Consultation | Location where the results of the Public Consultations can be accessed |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Public consultation on Green Paper on Pensions | |
| 2011 | Consultation on the Department of Social Protection’s Statement of Strategy 2011 - 2014. | Electronic copies held on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Intranet site - STÓR. |
| 2011 | Proposed approach to Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Provision - Submissions requested on proposed policy options for DB pensions. | Electronic copies held in the Department’s Pensions Policy section. |
| 2012 | Consultation seminar on the feasibility and implications of introducing a scheme of statutory sick-pay in Ireland. | |
| 2012 | National Poverty Target Review. | |
| 2012 | Pension Charges Consultation - Submissions requested on whether pension charges are reasonable and transparent | Electronic copies held in the Department’s Pension Policy section. |
| 2012 | Domiciliary Care Allowance – Members of the Public were invited to make submissions on changes/improvements to the administration of the Domiciliary Care Allowance scheme. | |
| 2013 | Department of Social Protection - Irish Language Scheme 2015 – 2018. | Electronic copies held on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Intranet site - STÓR. |
| 2014 | Consultation on Department of Social Protection’s Statement of Strategy 2015 - 2017. | Electronic copies held on Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Intranet site - STÓR. |
| 2014 | Consultation on the implications of the IORP II directive concerning the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision. | Electronic copies held in the Department’s Pensions Policy section. |
| 2016 | Consultation on Department of Social Protection’s Statement of Strategy 2016-2019. | Electronic copies held on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Intranet site - STÓR. |
| 2016 | Use of Intermediary-type Structures and Self-employment Arrangements - implications for PRSI and Revenue (Consultation carried out in conjunction with the Department of Finance). | |
| 2017 | Consultation on Department of Social Protection’s Statement of Strategy 2017-2020. | Electronic copies held on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Intranet site - STÓR. |
| 2017 | Submissions invited and received in relation to the Consultation on Make Work Pay for People with Disabilities in 2016. | |
| 2018 - to date | Department of Social Protection, Irish Language Scheme 2018-2021. | Electronic copies held on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Intranet site - STÓR. |
| 2018 | Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System “Strawman” Consultation. | Results received are currently being collated. |
| 2018 (on-going) | Total Contributions Approach (TCA) Consultation 2018. | Results received are currently being collated. |
| 2018 | Call for submissions under the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 (statutory review provided for in Section 7 of the Act). | |
| 2018 | Public consultation on the new Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2018 - 2021. | Responses from the consultation have been analysed and will be referred to within the new plan when it is published. |
| 2018 | Following from the publication of the Make Work Pay Report, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection undertook a national consultation in relation to Recommendations 9 and 10 of the Report (early engagement and Disability Allowance reconfiguration). | of the consultation have been compiled and the date of publication is under consideration. |
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