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[Deputy Joan Burton.] Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers These new CE participants will receive payments directly via the CE scheme at a rate equivalent to their original social welfare payment (including any increase for a qualified adult and/or child dependants) plus an additional €20 CE participation bonus. New participants are defined as those persons who, with effect from 16th January 2012, have not been employed on a CE scheme in the 12 months prior to commencing the current CE placement. CE participants on maternity leave or sick leave at the 16th January will not be considered new starts when they return as they will have participated on CE within the 12 month period. Persons who were approved by DSP officers for CE positions before 16th January 2012 but who only commence working on or after the 16th January 2012, due to operational reasons, will be treated as existing CE participants for the purpose of retaining their social welfare payments. Existing CE participants who have their contracts renewed after the 16th January 2012 will retain their social welfare payment provided they are continuously employed on CE from that date. This provision is subject to the standard CE participation limits and a final cutoff date for double payments of December 2014. All CE participants will receive a single payment only from that date. In addition, payment of two qualified increases per child where the person is employed on a CE scheme and in receipt of either One-Parent Family Payment, Deserted Wife’s Benefit/Allowance or Widow(er)s Pension will cease for new and existing recipients with effect from Monday 20th February 2012. Existing CE participants will continue to receive increases for qualified children from their original social welfare payment only. New CE participants will receive the qualified child increase (where applicable) on their CE payment. The CE Single Adult Rate INCLUDES the €20 CE participation bonus. The following table outlines a summary. Following these changes it will continue to be financially advantageous for all Social Welfare categories to participate on CE. Such participants will continue to have access to the supports available within my Department where applicable. Summary of changes to Allowances for CE participants DSP Payment Category Existing CE Participants New CE Participants Jobseekers Allowance No change No change Jobseekers Benefit No change No change One Parent Family Payment CE increase for a qualified child DSP rate including dependants plus ceases from February 20th. CE €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment Single rate only. ceases. Deserted Wife’s Benefit CE increase for a qualified child DSP rate including dependants plus ceases from February 20th where €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment applicable. CE Single rate only. ceases. Widow(er)s Pension CE increase for a qualified child DSP rate including dependants plus ceases from February 20th where €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment applicable. CE Single rate only. ceases. Disability Allowance No Change. CE Single rate only. DSP rate including dependants plus €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment ceases. Blind Pension No Change. CE Single rate only. DSP rate including dependants plus €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment ceases. Illness Benefit No Change. CE Single rate only. DSP rate including dependants plus €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment ceases. 470
Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers DSP Payment Category Existing CE Participants New CE Participants Invalidity Pension No Change. CE Single rate only. DSP rate including dependants plus €20 all paid by CE. DSP payment ceases. Redundancy Payments 329. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue in respect of redundancy payments due under RP50’s in respect of persons (details supplied). [7913/12] Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Two redundancy rebate claims in respect of the former employer of the persons concerned have been awarded. A cheque payment is due to issue directly to the company concerned. Employment Support Services 330. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will actively support those on community employment schemes; and her views on a matter (details supplied). [7923/12] Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Allowances on Community Employment schemes are paid by the sponsoring body/organisation to their Employee (Participant) in line with the Payment of Wages Act. To facilitate prompt and continuing payments my Department gives a significant financial advance to such bodies. In addition my Department processes a payment on the Thursday of every week which is credited to the sponsor’s bank account on a Friday. The final payment to participants is the responsibility of the sponsoring body. The monitoring of such payments continues to be an important part of the work of Department officials. 331. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will meet the cost of any redundancies which arise from the winding up or discontinuance of community employment schemes owing to the changes in their funding in budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7926/12] Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): A commitment has been given that no scheme will be forced to close as a result of the reduction in grants whilst the financial review is on-going. As such it is not envisaged that any redundancies will arise pending the completion of the review process. Supervisors of Community Employment schemes are employed by independent, community and voluntary organisations. As such these sponsoring groups are the employer and are bound by employment legislation and requirements, including Redundancy legislation. The funding of redundancy is the responsibility of the employer. In situations where specific Community Employment schemes are closing the employing organisation is responsible for funding redundancy. In the event of the employer not being in a position to make such payments they then have recourse to the Redundancy Payments section within this Department as set out in legislation. Social Welfare Benefits 332. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when an 471
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