James Lawless
Question:461. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54555/23]
View answerSocial Welfare Eligibility
Questions (461)
Written answers
The Cost-of-Living Payment announced in Budget 2024 is payable to a person who is a carer under Section 224(1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005 and who on 27 November 2023 is still providing care to a relevant person under Section 224(1) of the Principal Act.
To qualify for the Cost-of-Living Payment, a carer must:
• Have received or be eligible for the Carer’s Support Grant for 2023;
and
• Be providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person on week commencing 27 November 2023 and satisfy the qualifying conditions for receipt of Carer’s Support Grant (see below).
The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to full-time carers who satisfy certain conditions.
The person claiming the Grant must:
• Be aged 16 or over and ordinarily resident in this State;
• Care for the person on a full-time basis;
• Care for the person for a continuous period of at least six months – this period must include the first Thursday in June (1st June 2023);
• Live with the person being looked after, or this person can be contacted quickly by a direct system of communication (i.e., a telephone or alarm);
• Not be employed/self-employed for more than 18.5 hours per week;
• Not be in receipt of, or entitled to receive Jobseeker’s Allowance or Jobseeker’s Benefit or be signing for credited contributions.
Additionally, the person being cared for must:
• Be so incapacitated as to need full-time care and attention;
• Not normally live in a hospital, convalescent home, or another similar institution;
• Not receive full-time care and attention within their own home from another person other than the person claiming the Grant.
If a person concerned wishes to be considered for the €400 Cost of Living Payment introduced as part of Budget 2024, they should complete a declaration form which has been posted to them on 5 December 2023.
On receipt of a fully completed declaration form, the entitlement of the person concerned to the Cost-of-Living Payment of €400 will be determined at the earliest possible date.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
Social Welfare Eligibility
Questions (462)
Maurice Quinlivan
Question:462. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been in receipt of illness benefit payment but has been deemed ineligible for the €100 cost of living lump sum payment per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54557/23]
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Illness Benefit is a payment for those who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay-related social insurance contribution conditions. Illness Benefit is paid for a maximum of two years and is classified as a short-term scheme.
Only customers in receipt of illness benefit for at least one year and that are also receiving an increase for a child are entitled to the €100 per child cost of living lump sum payments.
The person concerned has been in receipt of illness benefit from January 2023 and as such does not qualify for the bonus payments.
I hope this clarifies the position for the deputy.
Departmental Data
Questions (463)
Pearse Doherty
Question:463. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated revenue that will be raised in each of the years 2024 to 2030 by the proposed increases in all classes of PRSI by 0.1 percentage points in 2024 and 2025, 0.15 percentage points in 2026 and 2027, and 0.2 percentage points in 2028, disaggregated by PRSI class, employer, employee and self-employed, in tabular form. [54577/23]
View answerWritten answers
The table below includes the estimated PRSI revenue that would be raised for each of the rate increases in the years concerned. I will shortly bring forward primary legislation to give effect to the future changes in PRSI out to 2028.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
|
PRSI Classes |
2024 Rate (1 Oct 2024) - 0.1% increase |
2024 Estimated Yield (€ million) |
2025 Rate - 0.1% increase |
2025 Full Year Estimated Yield (€ million) |
2026 Rate - 0.15% increase |
2026 Full Year Estimated Yield (€ million) |
2027 Rate - 0.15% increase |
2027 Full Year Estimated Yield (€ million) |
2028 Rate - 0.2% increase |
2028 Full Year Estimated Yield (€ million) |
2029 Rate |
2029 Estimated Yield (€ million) |
2030 Rate |
2030 Estimated Yield (€ million) |
|
A (employee) |
4.1% |
17 |
4.2% |
217 |
4.35% |
400 |
4.5% |
602 |
4.7% |
881 |
4.7% |
915 |
4.7% |
944 |
|
A (employer) |
8.9%/11.15% |
18 |
9%/11.25% |
228 |
9.15%/11.4% |
418 |
9.3%/11.55% |
625 |
9.5%/11.75% |
913 |
9.5%/11.75% |
947 |
9.5%/11.75% |
977 |
|
B (employee) |
1%/4.1% |
0 |
1.1%/4.2% |
2 |
1.25%/4.35% |
4 |
1.4%/4.5% |
6 |
1.6%/4.7% |
9 |
1.6%/4.7% |
9 |
1.6%/4.7% |
10 |
|
B (employer) |
2.11% |
0 |
2.21% |
2 |
2.36% |
4 |
2.51% |
6 |
2.71% |
9 |
2.71% |
9 |
2.71% |
10 |
|
C (employee) |
1%/4.1% |
0 |
1.1%/4.2% |
0 |
1.25%/4.35% |
0 |
1.4%/4.5% |
0 |
1.6%/4.7% |
0 |
1.6%/4.7% |
0 |
1.6%/4.7% |
0 |
|
C (employer) |
1.95% |
0 |
2.05% |
0 |
2.2% |
0 |
2.35% |
0 |
2.55% |
0 |
2.55% |
0 |
2.55% |
0 |
|
D (employee) |
1%/4.1% |
1 |
1.1%/4.2% |
6 |
1.25%/4.35% |
10 |
1.4%/4.5% |
16 |
1.6%/4.7% |
24 |
1.6%/4.7% |
25 |
1.6%/4.7% |
26 |
|
D (employer) |
2.45% |
1 |
2.55% |
6 |
2.7% |
10 |
2.85% |
16 |
3.05% |
24 |
3.05% |
25 |
3.05% |
26 |
|
E (employee) |
3.43% |
0 |
3.53% |
0 |
3.68% |
0 |
3.83% |
0 |
4.03% |
0 |
4.03% |
0 |
4.03% |
0 |
|
E (employer) |
6.97% |
0 |
7.07% |
0 |
7.22% |
0 |
7.37% |
0 |
7.57% |
0 |
7.57% |
0 |
7.57% |
0 |
|
H (employee) |
4% |
0 |
4.1% |
1 |
4.25% |
1 |
4.4% |
2 |
4.6% |
3 |
4.6% |
3 |
4.6% |
3 |
|
H (employer) |
10.45% |
0 |
10.55% |
1 |
10.7% |
1 |
10.85% |
2 |
11.05% |
3 |
11.05% |
3 |
11.05% |
3 |
|
J |
0.6% |
0 |
0.7% |
2 |
0.85% |
4 |
1% |
7 |
1.2% |
10 |
1.2% |
10 |
1.2% |
10 |
|
K |
4.1% |
1 |
4.2% |
3 |
4.35% |
5 |
4.5% |
8 |
4.7% |
13 |
4.7% |
13 |
4.7% |
14 |
|
M |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
|
S |
4.1% |
17 |
4.2% |
35 |
4.35% |
64 |
4.5% |
97 |
4.7% |
142 |
4.7% |
147 |
4.7% |
152 |
|
P |
4.1% |
0 |
4.2% |
0 |
4.35% |
0 |
4.5% |
0 |
4.7% |
0 |
4.7% |
0 |
4.7% |
0 |
Social Welfare Eligibility
Questions (464)
Brendan Griffin
Question:464. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if rent supplement can be paid to a person who works more than 30 hours per week to prevent homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54597/23]
View answerWritten answers
Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme supporting 8,150 active recipients at the end of November 2023.
The scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The scheme ensures that those who were renting, but whose circumstances have changed due to temporary loss of employment or income, can continue to meet their rental commitments.
A person will not qualify for rent supplement if they are in full-time employment for 30 hours or more per week. Claims are assessed on the individual circumstances of each case and applicants must satisfy the entire eligibility criteria for entitlement to rent supplement.
Responsibility for the provision of rental assistance to those with a long-term housing need rests with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Under Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), you are allowed to work full-time while still receiving housing support. The engagement of people in employment is one of the key benefits for both individuals and their families under the Housing Assistance Payment.
The Homeless HAP scheme assists people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It gives more targeted support to tenants than the regular HAP scheme. The Homeless HAP scheme is also known as the Place Finder Service and is managed by local authorities.
Additional Needs Payment are also available to assist those who have essential expenses, such as rent deposits, rent in advance and household bills, that they cannot pay from their weekly income.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Disability Services
Questions (465)
Richard Bruton
Question:465. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the programmes of supported work experience or training which her Department or its agencies run for adult persons with a disability, and particularly those on the autism spectrum, who find it difficult to manage in conventional workplaces, in order that they can progress to regular work roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54607/23]
View answerWritten answers
I recognise the additional challenges that some people with disabilities may experience, including those on the autism spectrum, in securing and maintaining employment. The Department of Social Protection, through its nationwide network of Intreo centres, provides a case managed employment service for all jobseekers with disabilities. A dedicated Employment Personal Advisor works with the jobseeker to agree a suitable personal progression plan in order to access the full range of employment supports available.
My department contracts specialist employment services, called EmployAbility, to help address the issue raised by the Deputy. The EmployAbility Service provides support to people with a disability, including those recovering from illness or serious injury, to secure and maintain paid employment in the open labour market leading to independence and career progression. Each EmployAbility service provider delivers a professional job-matching service to help ensure successful recruitment and placement, in-employment support for both the employer and the employee, and advice and information on additional employment supports and grants.
A service to provide employment supports to persons with disabilities is currently being procured, to replace the existing EmployAbility service. An RFT issued in November 2023, following extensive engagement with current EmployAbility service providers and other interested parties. All contracts will be in place by April 2024.
In July 2022 Intreo commenced an Early Engagement process which involves the Public Employment Service actively engaging with people with disabilities at the earliest opportunity, on a voluntary basis, to offer supports to assist them in achieving their employment ambitions. They are initially focusing on 18–25-year-olds, with further tranches to follow.
In August I announced a call for applications for a new programme to support the employment of people with disabilities under the new ESF+ funding. This programme, called WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme is a successor to the Ability programme and will run from January 2024 to December 2028. The WorkAbility Programme will support projects that provide progressive pathways into education, training and employment, including self-employment, for participants based on their needs, their abilities and their potential. The programme aims to support up to 13,000 disabled people progress their employment ambitions over its lifetime. I announced the 52 successful projects under this funding programme last week.
The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a is a state funded work placement scheme which has a duration of 6 months at 30 hours per week. Participation on WPEP is entirely voluntary and clients on Disability Allowance can qualify to participate. All participants are paid a minimum of €323 per week and continue to receive any underlying social protection entitlements and any underlying secondary protection benefits they had an entitlement to prior to commencing WPEP.
My officials are aware of the growing need to plan for a more autism inclusive society and are currently in the process of identifying and making available interview rooms for people who identify with sensory requirements. The interview rooms will be modified similar to the room that was developed in Limerick Intreo Centre in 2019 under the guidance of AsIAm, Ireland’s Autism Charity. The rooms will serve a general purpose with facilities such as soft lighting, neutral colour on the walls and generally a quiet space where such customers can conduct their business. A project board has been established to oversee the design and roll-out of this facility across the Intreo Network. The provision of such facilities is included in the Department’s Customer Action Plan and the DCEDIY Autism Strategy.
I remain committed to delivering initiatives that will support people with disabilities to find employment.
Social Welfare Eligibility
Questions (466)
Pearse Doherty
Question:466. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of an invalidity pension application (details suppled) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54603/23]
View answerWritten answers
Invalidity Pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
The person concerned has been awarded IP with effect from 14 September 2023 and will receive first payment to her nominated bank account on 14 December 2023. Her first payment on 14 December 2023 will also include all arrears due to her from 14 September 2023. The person in question was notified of this decision on 5 December 2023.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
Covid-19 Pandemic
Questions (467)
Denis Naughten
Question:467. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection further to EU Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2337 of 28 November 2022 concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases if she has responded to the request set out in article 4 on Covid-19 caused by work in disease prevention, in health and social care and in domiciliary assistance, or in a pandemic context; if she will publish a copy of this response; if these provisions also pertain to those who have not recovered following a Covid-19 related illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54657/23]
View answerWritten answers
The European Commission made a non-binding recommendation on the recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease. The Commission did not make a recommendation in relation to long COVID. The decision regarding recognition of COVID-19 is a Member State competence. Recognition as an occupational disease confers different entitlements in different Member States, with employers paying the compensation in some countries and social insurance systems paying in others.
It is important to note that due to the regulations for the Occupational Injuries Benefit scheme, recognition of COVID-19 in Ireland would not encompass long COVID and would only apply to new claims for new cases of COVID-19. Therefore, it would not benefit those who contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic.
I recently published and laid a report before the Oireachtas entitled ‘Report on measures to include long COVID in the Occupational Injuries Benefit Regulations’. This report found that COVID-19 does not meet the criteria for recognition as an occupational illness under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005.
Specifically, presumptions about workplace transmission would not be sustainable on a general basis in the current environment where infection rates are low. The statutory criteria for Occupational Injuries Benefit specify that the disease or injury was caused as a risk of the person’s occupation and is not a risk outside of that profession. Community transmission became dominant by the summer of 2020. Therefore, it has not been possible since then to establish with confidence a general assumption that the disease has been contracted through their occupation and not through community transmission.
My department continues to provide a suite of income supports to those who cannot work due to illness and disability, including those who have not recovered following a COVID-19 related illness. These comprise Illness Benefit, Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension and Partial Capacity Benefit.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Social Welfare Payments
Questions (468)
Paul McAuliffe
Question:468. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be reinstated for a child (details supplied). [54663/23]
View answerWritten answers
Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves.
The person concerned has had their Child Benefit entitlement reviewed following receipt of information relating to relocation.
The person concerned remains subject to Irish Social Insurance as they are a posted worker, working in the Irish Civil Service. Her spouse is employed in Belgium, for an Irish employer. A Portable Document A1 is required for him to remain subject to Irish Social Insurance for the period of the posting.
The person concerned has been advised that her spouse’s employer should apply to The Department’s Special Collections Unit for an A1 Portable Document. This can be done online through the Department’s Welfare Partner’s portal.
On receipt of the Portable A1 Document, we can establish if Ireland is the competent state for payment of Family Benefits and a decision will be made.
I trust this helps to clarify the position for the Deputy.
Departmental Funding
Questions (469)
John McGuinness
Question:469. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an organisation (details supplied) will be approved for funding for the Work4Life programme as a matter of urgency. [54664/23]
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In August I announced a call for applications for a new programme to support the employment of people with disabilities under the new ESF+ funding. This programme, called WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme is a successor to the Ability programme and will run from January 2024 to December 2028.
The WorkAbility Programme is aimed at people with disabilities aged 16+ who are in the labour market or are currently not work ready and/or are distant from the labour market. It will support projects that provide progressive pathways into education, training and employment, including self-employment, for participants based on their needs, their abilities and their potential. The programme aims to support up to 13,000 disabled people progress their employment ambitions over its lifetime.
Pobal ran an independent selection process on behalf of the Department of Social Protection and have contacted the successful organisations. The organisation mentioned by the Deputy was among the successful applicants.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Social Welfare Benefits
Questions (470)
Peter Burke
Question:470. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to compensate families with child benefit payments who have children who turn 18 years between now and September 2024 and are in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54685/23]
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The extension of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education was one of my key priorities as part of Budget 2024.
With many children now starting primary school at age 5, together with the increase in pupils doing transition year, there has been an increase in the number of 18-year-olds still in secondary education. I believe the extension of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education is a long-term change for the better and will support families across Ireland into the future.
This is a significant change to the Child Benefit scheme, which will require technical and operational changes to the social welfare system before implementation. Therefore the change will take effect from September 2024. Where a child in full time education turns 18 in the meantime they will be covered by the extension from September 2024 until they turn 19. It is usual for changes to the social welfare system to take effect from a future date and the question of a compensation payment to cover the intervening period does not arise.
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
Social Welfare Benefits
Questions (471)
Brendan Griffin
Question:471. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for child benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54686/23]
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Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves.
The claim from the person concerned was received on 30 November 2023. The form has been returned for completion, as it had not been fully completed by the customer. On return of the form, it will be reviewed and a decision made on entitlement.
I trust this clarifies the position.
Pension Provisions
Questions (472)
James Browne
Question:472. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the urgent need for processing an invalidity pension appeal by person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54700/23]
View answerWritten answers
The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions.
The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered on the 15 August 2023. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought.
These papers were received on 14 September 2023 and the case was assigned to an Appeals Officer on 21 September 2023, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if necessary, hold an oral appeal hearing.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Social Welfare Code
Questions (473, 498, 502, 512)
Catherine Murphy
Question:473. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out the basis for the requirement of post-1995 gardaí that have retired to sign a declaration that they are available for work in order to draw down a social protection payment. [54717/23]
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John Lahart
Question:498. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are being taken by her Department to address the discriminatory treatment faced by post-1995 members of An Garda Síochána in accessing their supplementary pensions, particularly concerning the requirement to declare themselves as jobseeker's and limitations imposed on holidays and part-time employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55168/23]
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Cian O'Callaghan
Question:502. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 20 September 2023, her attention has been drawn to an ongoing pension issue (details supplied); if she will engage with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55249/23]
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Michael Healy-Rae
Question:512. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a matter in relation to pension payments for retired gardaí (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55411/23]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 473, 498, 502 and 512 together.
The terms and conditions of the Supplementary Pension available to retired public servants, including Gardaí, are determined under the rules of the occupational pension scheme, which is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. The Department of Social Protection has no role in determining that a retired public servant should apply for a social welfare payment.
Any person who is seeking employment may qualify for the social insurance contribution-based Jobseeker’s Benefit or the means-tested Jobseeker’s Allowance if they satisfy the qualifying conditions for these schemes. One of the statutory qualifying conditions for the jobseekers’ schemes is that a person must be available for and genuinely seeking full-time employment. The provisions are designed for universal applicability, regardless of the previous employment or profession. There are no plans to amend these schemes on a sectoral basis.
The provisions for Jobseeker's Benefit are provided in Chapter 12 Part 2 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. Section 62 provides for entitlement to the benefit, which includes the requirement to prove unemployment and the legal basis for the requirement to make a declaration to that effect.
Officials from the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform are liaising with this Department regarding their processes.
Social Welfare Appeals
Questions (474)
Michael Creed
Question:474. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a carer's allowance appeal (details supplied). [54718/23]
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions.
The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 26 August 2023. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought.
The Department notified the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 12 October 2023 that a revised decision in favour of the appellant had been made and that the appeal could therefore be withdrawn.
I trust this clarifies matter for the Deputy.
Pension Provisions
Questions (475)
Robert Troy
Question:475. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection how someone’s annual average entitlement for a contributory State pension is calculated; and if credit is paid for a home making period and period spent as a carer. [54743/23]
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Currently applicants for the State Pension (Contributory) have their entitlement assessed under two separate criteria, the Yearly Average (YA) method and the Total Contributions Approach (TCA).
The YA method has been in place since the introduction of the contributory pension in 1961. - The YA method sees all paid and credited contributions divided by time spent in the social insurance system to give an average of Social Insurance contributions per year with payments made on a banded basis. A yearly average of 48 reckonable contributions is required to qualify for the maximum rate. In 1994, provision for Home making was introduced where those who had left the work force to care for children under 12, or others who required full time care, could see those years disregarded in the yearly average calculation.
The TCA was introduced with effect from 2018. It removes the time spent in the Social Insurance system as a factor and simply adds paid and credited contributions together. 2080 contributions (equivalent to 40 years) are required for a full rate payment with pro-rata payments for those who have the minimum required 520 paid contributions, but less than 2080. Provision for home caring is included in the calculation with up to 20 years HomeCaring Periods awarded for time spent caring for children under 12 or others who require full time care. Unlike the Homemaker’s Scheme, HomeCaring periods can apply to periods before 1994.
Following the recommendations of the Commission on Pensions report, I intend to transition away from the use of the Yearly Average method towards the full introduction of the TCA from January 2025. Over the next ten years, the yearly averaging method of calculating State Pension (Contributory) will be phased out and replaced by TCA. During this transition period, pension rates will be based on best of the TCA, or a rate based on mix of Yearly Average and TCA, with the proportion accounted for by Yearly Average reducing from 90% to zero over 10 years and the proportion accounted for by the TCA increasing commensurately.
I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Tax Yield
Questions (476)
Paul Donnelly
Question:476. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated yield if the employers’ PRSI rate of 11.05% increased to 14% on the portion of wages in excess of €200,000. [54762/23]
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The estimated additional yield that would be raised by increasing the employer PRSI rate of 11.05% to 14% on the portion of wages in excess of €200,000 would be €110 million in full-year terms.
This estimate does not take into account any possible changes in employer behaviour arising from increasing the rate of employer PRSI contribution.