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S.I. No. 203 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCE) (AMENDMENT) (No. 1) (TRAINING COURSE DISREGARD, BENEFIT AND PRIVILEGE) REGULATIONS 2006 These Regulations provide for an increase in the income disregard for those attending certain training courses, for the purposes of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme. The first €60 per week of additional income is disregarded, with half of any additional income between €60 per week and €90 per week also disregarded. The Regulations also provide for an improvement in the scheme, by providing for the abolition of the assessment of benefit and privilege for persons aged 25 years living in the parental home, with effect from 24 April 2006. S.I. No. 204 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CONTRIBUTIONS AND INSURABILITY) (AMENDMENT) (No. 1) (REFUNDS) REGULATIONS 2006 These Regulations provide for refunds, to employers, of social insurance contributions relating to sea‐going employees paid in respect of employees on wholly or mainly Irish‐owned and registered ships, ships leased in the State or any EU registered vessel. These Regulations further provide for an extension of the refund provisions from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2010. S.I. No. 205 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTIONS 5 and 6) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2006 This Order provides for the commencement of Sections 5 and 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 which provide that income earned by a home childminder, in accordance with section 216C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, will be liable for a single self‐employment social insurance contribution of €253 per annum. These Regulations come into effect from 1 January 2006. S.I. No. 206 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTIONS 26 and 27) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2006 This Order provides for the commencement of Sections 26 and 27 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006. Section 26 provides for a technical amendment to clarify that it is the means of an orphan which are assessed when determining entitlement to Orphan’s (Non‐Contributory) Pension. Section 27 raises the maximum income limit for recipients of One‐Parent Family Payment to €375 from €293. S.I. No. 218 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CONTRIBUTIONS AND INSURABILITY) (AMENDMENT) (CHARGEABLE EXCESS) REGULATIONS 2006 These Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations to provide for exemption from PRSI of a chargeable excess as defined in Section 787Q of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. S.I. No. 219 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED PAYMENTS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT)(No. 6) QUALIFIED ADULTS AND EARNINGS FROM REHABILITATIVE EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS 2006 These Regulations increase the limit for entitlement to the full‐rate of Qualified Adult Allowance by €11.12, from €88.88 to €100.00 per week. These Regulations also increase the spouse earnings disregard, for the purposes of Unemployment Assistance, Pre‐Retirement Allowance, Farm Assist and Disability Allowance, by €11.12, from €88.88 to €100.00 per week, where the spouse works more than 3 days in the week, and by €11.91, from €38.09 to €50.00 per week, where the spouse works 3 days or less in the week. These Regulations further provide for increases in the rates of tapered payments in respect of Qualified Adults. annual report 2006 89
appendices These Regulations retain the income disregard, for recipients of Disability Allowance and Blind Pension, of €120 per week for earnings of a rehabilitative nature, and introduce a new withdrawal rate thereafter of 50% up to an upper maximum earnings limit of €50.00 per week. S.I. No. 246 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTIONS 4(4), 4(5), 31 and 33) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2006 This Order provides for the commencement of Sections 4(4), 4(5), 31 and 33 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006. Section 4 of the Act provides for amending the titles of certain social welfare payments to make the social welfare system more accessible to its customers and to reflect the purposes of the schemes. Sections 4(4) and 4(5) provide for changing the title of the Orphan’s (Contributory) Allowance and Orphan’s (Non‐Contributory) Pension to Guardian’s Payment (Contributory) and Guardian’s Payment (Non‐Contributory) respectively. Section 31 provides for the disregard of the amount of any contributions to Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) for the purposes of the income thresholds applicable to the Family Income Supplement Scheme. Section 33 provides for amendments to the definitions contained in Schedule 3 to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, which contains the Rules which are applied in assessing means for the purposes of certain social welfare schemes. The Section further provides for the exclusion of certain payments, including the Early Childcare Supplement, the Home Tuition Scheme and the Home Care Grant, from the means test. It also provides for the disregard of the amount of any contributions to PRSA for the purposes of the means‐tested schemes. S.I. No. 288 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED PAYMENTS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT)(No. 8) (CARERS AND HOMEMAKERS) REGULATIONS 2006 For the purposes of Carer’s Benefit, Carer’s Allowance and Respite Care Grant, Social Welfare legislation currently provides that a carer, who has made appropriate care arrangements, may engage in employment and for Respite Care Grant purposes, self‐employment, for a maximum of 10 hours per week and still be considered to be providing full‐time care and attention to the care recipient. These Regulations amend the legislation to provide that the care‐giver may engage, outside the home, in employment, self‐employment or participate in training or education courses approved by the Minister, for an aggregated maximum of 15 hours per week. These Regulations also provide for the extension of the time limit within which an application to become a homemaker for the purposes of Old Age (Contributory) Pension may be made. The new registration deadline for an applicant who commenced homemaking during the period 6 April 1994 to 31 December 2006, is 31 December 2007. S.I. 291 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 ( PART 3) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2006 The order provides for the commencement, with effect from 24 May 2006 of the following provisions of Part 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 – • Section 38 which provides for the definitions used in Part 3 of the Act • Section 41 amends part IV of the Pensions Act to provide that in the case of an occupational pensions scheme, which provides increases in pensions linked to an index, the actuary to the scheme may assume a fixed rate increase will apply when calculating the liabilities of the scheme for the purposes of the funding standard or in calculating the liabilities of a 90
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Introduction from the Secretary-Gen
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2006 in review 2006 - year in revie
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Goal 3: children To ensure the well
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