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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (22 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...other relevant departments in supporting access to the labour market and employment for those arriving from Ukraine, under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive. Intreo employment services are assisting those arriving from Ukraine as they seek employment in Intreo Offices and through jobsireland.ie.  A dedicated section on  www.jobsireland.ie has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...June 2023, there were 29,494 people on the Live Register continuously in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit with a commencement date prior to 1st January 2020. Of these 6,121 are casual jobseekers, while 27 individuals are also in receipt of Disablement Benefit or Blind Pension. These claims are inclusive of periods where pay may have been suspended for a recipient...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...other relevant departments in supporting access to the labour market and employment for those arriving from Ukraine, under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive. Intreo employment services are assisting those arriving from Ukraine as they seek employment in Intreo Offices and through jobsireland.ie. A dedicated section on www.jobsireland.ie has been developed providing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...the Public Services Card, it was always intended that it would be used widely across the public service to assist people in their dealings with public sector bodies. The list of public bodies that are authorised to use the PSC is set out in Schedule 5 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). Credit unions and other financial institutions are not public sector bodies and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (4 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Matters relating to the acquisition and leasing of property for the Department are generally the responsibility of the Office of Public Works (OPW). Independent of these arrangements, my Department leases three properties. These are the Burren Information Point in Corofin; storage premises located at Shanacloon, Ballymakeera, Co. Cork and a part of the National Museum storage premises in...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy knows, the fuel allowance is paid to social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, lone parents and the long-term unemployed, in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on their social welfare payments. When people are on the working family payment, they are working. The fuel allowance is targeted more at those who are not in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: .... I am glad to see that it has gone from strength to strength. It has seen millions of euro invested in rural towns and villages across the country. It has a bottom-up approach where communities are able to engage with one another, identify what they want to do in their towns and submit applications for funding. We originally had a budget of €15 million for the scheme. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Community Welfare Service in my department delivers the supplementary welfare allowance scheme which is the safety net within the overall social welfare system. This scheme provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. The Divisional management team is responsible for the delivery of the service at...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that in-person appointments continue to be available at all Intreo Centres and that all of these centres are open 5 days per week, as are our branch offices.  Offices are open for walk-in service each morning and for appointments all day to 5pm. If a person wishes to make an in-person appointment for any of the Department's services, they can contact...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that in-person appointments are available at all Intreo centres and that all of these centres are open 5 days per week, as are our branch offices. Offices are open for walk-in service each morning and for appointments all day to 5pm. The current arrangements, are working well, but will be kept under review, in light of public health advice and the demand for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Applications for Exceptional Needs Payments are made under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Scheme administered by Designated Persons in the Community Welfare Service in my Department. The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) scheme is to assist people with essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure that a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...the full details of project and administration allocations under the Programme. It is important to recognise that LEADER is a multi-annual programme and that payments in respect of projects which are approved in any given year are generally not drawn down until subsequent years as the projects are completed. Therefore, costs related to projects under the Transitional Programme are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Labour Market (10 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: There are nine regional skills fora across the country. They are engaging with industry to ascertain the needs. With regard to the work permits, which are the responsibility of my Department, I need evidence before we can issue them for certain sectors. In the area of agriculture, the horticulture sector was issued with 500 permits. The meat-processing sector got 250 permits and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Work Supports (30 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) was introduced on 1st October 2018 and was open to applications from that date. YESS was targeted at young jobseekers aged between 18 and 24 who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. The scheme aimed to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work and social skills in a supportive environment while on a work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Primary weekly social welfare payments are intended to enable recipients to meet their basic day-to-day income needs. In addition to these primary payments, my Department also provides a range of other payments, both cash and non-cash, on a weekly, monthly, or less frequent basis. These payments are considered secondary in nature. The Living Alone Increase (LAI) is one of those secondary...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Hunting (13 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Wildlife Acts, there are various hunting activities which are licensing by my Department, including the hunting of deer. Deer hunting licences are issued by my Department on an annual basis to individuals to hunt deer during the Open Season. The annual Open Season during which deer can be legally shot under licence generally operates from 1 September to 28 February, depending on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (23 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: We have been working with the school meals providers. There are a number of different providers who tender through the process. We increased the rates they are paid because they had not increased in many years. The rates they receive have been increased from 1 January this year. We are in constant contact with them. I am satisfied that we can roll this out to the DEIS schools and meet...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Severe Weather Events Response (8 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: From a business and enterprise perspective, I welcome that the overall situation across the country continues to improve, with a gradual thaw well advanced in most areas. I welcome also that all motorways and national roads are open and that all public transport services are operating with a small number of diversions or curtailments. Local Authority Crisis Management Teams have now been...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...premises and worked with the employers and employees. It has not had a day's bother since the pandemic started. It makes bread every day without any problems. Employers and employees should be aware that there are solutions. The HSA will make itself available to any company that wishes for it to visit a premises. It will work with the company and outline the steps that need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archaeological Sites (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 962 and 963 together. All known archaeological monuments, of which there are in excess of 130,000, are entitled to protection under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004. Protection may be extended to previously unrecorded monuments by entering them in the Register of Historic Monuments or the Record of Monuments and Places. The Acts allow me to make a...