Written answers
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Reports
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by her Department in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [45962/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department currently has 14 (fourteen) live studies in progress. Details of these are set out in tabular format below:
Live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned | Expected completion date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A survey of employers to ascertain their views of the Department’s employer services. | Ongoing on a quarterly basis. |
| 2. | The General Register Office (GRO), which operates under the aegis of my Department, has led an interdepartmental working group to consider how to revise the death registration process to provide for more timely death data and to align our processes with international best practice. The GRO published a consultation document on proposals identified by the working group to improve the timeliness of death registration. | The public consultation process was completed in Quarter 2, 2021 and the final proposals of the Working Group are to be presented to the Minister for Social Protection in Quarter 3, 2022. |
| 3. | The GRO has engaged with the Department of Justice, reviewing proposals for development of the Registration of Wills Bill 2021. This Bill was introduced in the Seanad in October 2021. | Quarter 3, 2022. |
| 4. | The GRO is currently conducting an internal review of the Civil Registration Act, with a view to proposing amending legislation to improve functionality and prepare for digital registration services. | Quarter 3, 2022. |
| 5. | Independent evaluation of the School Meals Programme. | Quarter 4, 2022. |
| 6. | As part of the 3-year contract for the provision of poverty and social inclusion research, the Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) is currently undertaking a review of the existing indicators used in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion. | Quarter 4, 2022. |
| 7. | OECD - Joint Research Centre (JRC) evaluation of the Community Employment and Tús Schemes. | Quarter 4, 2023. |
| 8. | The Working Group on Food Poverty developed a research proposal to identify the drivers of food poverty and mitigating factors at a local level using a case study approach. | Quarter 4, 2022. |
| 9. | Mid-Term Review of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion. | Quarter 4, 2022. |
| 10. | Review of Certain Rules for Leased Land for State Pension Non-Contributory and Farm Assist. | Quarter 3, 2022. |
| 11. | The Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund. | Quarter 3, 2022. |
| 12. | Report on the inclusion of all half-rate Carer’s Allowance recipients under the Fuel Allowance Scheme. | Quarter 3, 2022. |
| 13. | Strategic Review of the Abhaile Service | Ongoing |
| 14. | Report on arrangements for cohabiting couples in the Department of Social Protection schemes. | Quarter 3, 2022 |
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