Written Answers. - Statutory Instruments.
Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:
197
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs
the proposed statutory instruments being prepared in, or under the auspices of, his Department; the proposed effect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13263/99]
The following is the information requested by the Deputy.
Social Welfare (Consolildated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Increase in Rates) Regulations, 1999 will provide for increases in the rates of maternity and adoptive benefits from June 1999; increases in reduced rates of certain social insurance benefits and of certain qualified adult allowances, from June 1999.
Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 will provide for increases in reduced rates of occupational injury benefits from June 1999.
Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 will provide for an increase in the means disregard for entitlement to a rent allowance from June 1999.
Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (Respite Care Grant) Regulations, 1999 will provide for the payment of the new respite care grant from June 1999.
Carer's Allowance Regulations will provide from August 1999 for the following matters: the relaxation of rules with regard to full-time care and attention; the amendment of the weekly income disregard for carers and their spouses; the conditions under which a carer will be regarded as residing with the caree.
Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 will provide for the following matters: technical amendments in relation to the new farm assist scheme; increase in the upper limit for retention of the qualified adult allowance from £90 to £105 per week from October 1999; provisions relating to the assessment of benefit and privilege for the purposes of entitlement to unemployment assist ance; provisions relating to late claims and claims made on behalf of a deceased person; compensation in respect of loss of purchasing power on claiming social welfare payments.
Social Welfare (Control) Provisions Regulations, 1999 will require emloyers in certain specified industries to keep on-site records of employees.
Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1999 will provide for the payment of Christmas bonus in December 1999.
Social Welfare (Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 will provide for changes in the arrangements for refund of employers' PRSI contributions in respect of persons employed on certain EU registered ships.
Occupational Injuries (Consolidated) Regulations, 1999 will consolidate existing provisions relating to occupational injuries scheme.
Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 will consolidate the provisions with regard to absence from the State and imprisonment in relation to entitlement to social welfare payments.
Occupational Pension Scheme (Funding Standard) Regulations, 1999 will amend the list of public service occupational pension schemes excluded from the application of the funding standard.
