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[Deputy Joan Burton.] Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements. Question No. 299 withdrawn. Community Employment Schemes 300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in community employment schemes at locations (details supplied). [7580/12] Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): There are currently 311 persons employed by Community Employment Schemes located in the Clondalkin area, 49 in Palmerstown and 14 in Lucan. Please see individual programme details below (as at 3rd February 2012); Location Sponsor Current Supervisor Asst. Drugs Health Childcare Other No Super Task Force Clondalkin Bawnogue Youth and 28 2 1 25 Family Support Clondalkin Cabhair 19 1 10 8 Clondalkin Catholic Youth Care 16 1 1 14 Clondalkin Catholic Youth Care 31 1 3 27 Clondalkin Catholic Youth Care 19 1 16 2 Clondalkin Clondalkin Addiction 32 1 1 30 Support Group Clondalkin Clondalkin Ctr for U/E 26 1 1 2 22 Ltd. Clondalkin Clondalkin Travellers 19 1 0 18 Enterprise Clondalkin Clondalkin Volunteer 16 1 1 1 13 Bureau Lt Clondalkin Dolcain Project 24 1 23 Clondalkin Neilstown Parish Social 18 1 1 16 Action Clondalkin Ronanstown Comm. 24 1 0 16 7 Childcare Ctr. Clondalkin South Dublin Co. Co 24 1 23 Clondalkin The Get Ahead Club 15 1 14 Ltd Clondalkin 311 15 8 83 11 48 146 Lucan West Dublin Disability 14 1 13 0 Service Lucan 14 1 0 0 13 0 0 Palmerstown Bluebell Women’s 38 1 1 31 5 Group Palmerstown Stewarts Special School 11 1 10 Palmerstown 49 2 1 0 10 31 5 Social Welfare Code 301. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if reforms will be made 456
Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers to ensure self-employed persons have access to jobseeker’s benefit and allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7592/12] Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Self-employed persons are liable for PRSI at the Class S rate of 4% which entitles them to access long-term benefits such as State pension (contributory) and widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension (contributory). Ordinary employees who have access to the full range of social insurance benefits pay Class A PRSI at the rate of 4%. In addition, their employers make a PRSI contribution of 10.75% in respect of their employees, resulting in the payment of a combined 14.75% rate per employee under full-rate PRSI Class A. (For employees earning less than €356 per week, the rate of employer’s PRSI is 4.25%). Any changes to the PRSI system to extend the full range of social insurance benefits, including jobseeker’s benefit, to self-employed persons would have significant financial implications and would have to be considered in the context of a much more significant rise in the rate of contribution payable. I established the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare last year to meet the commitment made in the Programme for Government. The Advisory Group will, inter alia, examine and report on issues involved in providing social insurance cover for selfemployed persons in order to establish whether or not such cover is technically feasible and financially sustainable. In addition, the Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund, which is due to be completed in mid-2012, will examine this matter. Self-employed workers may establish eligibility to assistance-based payments such as jobseeker’s allowance. They can apply for the means-tested jobseeker’s allowance if their business ceases or if they are on low income as a result of a downturn in demand for their services. In general, their means will take account of the level of earnings in the last twelve months in determining their expected income for the following year and, in the current climate, account is taken of the downward trend in the economy. As in the case of a non-self-employed unemployed claimant of jobseeker’s allowance, the means of husband/wife, civil partner or cohabitant will be taken into account in deciding on entitlement to a payment. Social Insurance 302. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection with regard to overcharging under the health levy element of PRSI, her views on the timing of the announcement which has meant that many of those overcharged in 2008 and previous years, missed the deadline of 31 December to claim a refund. [7629/12] Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Department has received a very high level of enquiries in relation to requests for refunds of the Health Contribution over the last few weeks and I am pleased to be able to take this opportunity to clarify the position in relation to this matter. Since the introduction of the health contribution the Department of Social Protection has refunded the contribution where it was found that the conditions for refund were met. Prior to 2010 there was no time limit on the period for which refunds were paid and any requests for refunds submitted prior to 1 January 2010 were processed on that basis. To clarify the position in relation to eligibility for a refund a person who earned more than €26,000 in 2008, 2009 and 2010 was liable to pay the Health Contribution and is not due a refund. A person who earned less than €26,000 and never earned more than €500 in any one week would not have been charged the Health Contribution and is not eligible for a refund. 457
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