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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Professional Artist scheme under jobseekers allowance is an initiative of the all-of-Government Creative Ireland Programme, introduced while I had ministerial responsibility for the Arts.  The scheme was initially introduced as a pilot scheme and was available to professional writers and visual artists.   In September 2019 the Professional Artist Scheme was introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. The Arts and Culture Taskforce recommended the introduction of a pilot basic income scheme for artists. This was reflected in the National Economic Recovery Plan. Budget 2022 included an announcement of €25 million to pilot a new Basic Income Guarantee scheme for artists. My colleague the Minister for Minister for Tourism,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Development (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...in applications. Many of the applications we receive are for sports capital grants. Other funding is available for tourism projects, through Fáilte Ireland or the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Local authorities should provide that joined up approach.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Isolation (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...living in rural areas is the rollout of the nationwide Public BCP Network.  These community hubs will enable onsite access to digital services including digital skills training, remote work and study, community development activities and a range of arts, culture and social events. My Department is responsible for a number of national policies containing measures to improve the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Department will begin to scale up the numerous development activities that it began trialing in 2021. These pilot projects include supports for remote workers and students, a suite of digital skills training courses, arts and culture activities including musical instruction and access to national cultural resources, and a range of eHealth and telemedicine programmes. My department...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy raised a number of issues. Work is ongoing on the disability allowance, the blind pension and the basic income for artists. There is a principle in social protection, and this applies to the widow's pension and illness benefit. The principle is that a person gets one payment. Our job in the Department is always to keep people out of poverty and to provide supports when they...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Brian A. Kennedy Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Bernard O’Shea Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Arts and Culture Taskforce recommended the introduction of a pilot basic income scheme for artists. This was reflected in the National Economic Recovery Plan. Budget 2022 included an announcement of €25 million to pilot a new Basic Income Guarantee scheme for artists. My colleague the Minister for Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has lead...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Arts and Culture Taskforce recommended the introduction of a pilot basic income scheme for artists. This was reflected in the National Economic Recovery Plan. Budget 2022 included an announcement of €25 million to pilot a new Basic Income Guarantee scheme for artists. My colleague the Minister for Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has lead...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Artists' Remuneration (3 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Blind Pension. My Department regularly reviews its supports and payments schemes to ensure that they continue to meet their objectives, while any proposed changes have to be considered in an overall policy and budgetary context. In addition, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has announced a wide range of measures to support the arts. Most...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Arts and Culture Taskforce recommended the introduction of a pilot basic income scheme for artists. This was reflected in the National Economic Recovery Plan. Budget 2022 included an announcement of €25 million to pilot a new Basic Income Guarantee scheme for artists. My colleague the Minister for Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has lead...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...impose restrictions on the trading of certain business sectors to slow the spread of COVID. These restrictions had a particular impact on sectors such as hospitality, the night-time economy, and the arts and entertainment sectors. The re-opening of the PUP scheme was specifically targeted at persons who were directly affected by the trading restrictions introduced on 7 December 2021....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (2 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...restrictions on the trading of certain business sectors to slow the spread of Covid-19. These restrictions had a particular impact on sectors such as hospitality, the night-time economy, and the arts and entertainment sectors. The re-opening of the scheme was specifically targeted at persons who were directly affected by the trading restrictions introduced on 7 December 2021. It did not...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (1 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...the Department of Rural and Community Development, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Enterprise Ireland, IDA, Údaras na Gaeltachta and the Western Development Commission. The first deliverable from the interdepartmental group was to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Arts Policy (20 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...xa0;alone and in receipt of certain payments, including Disability Allowance and Blind Pension.  My Department regularly reviews its supports and payments schemes to ensure that they continue to meet their objectives, while any proposed changes have to be considered in an overall policy and budgetary context. In addition, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (19 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...; The vast majority of businesses are open and able to operate as normal. The current restrictions are targeted and limited in nature and in this regard, my Government colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media announced a funding package of €50m to support the Live Performance Sector. In addition, the Minister for Finance also announced...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (19 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Department will begin to scale up the numerous development activities that it began trialing in 2021. These pilot projects include supports for remote workers and students, a suite of digital skills training courses, arts and culture activities including musical instruction and access to national cultural resources, and a range of eHealth and telemedicine programmes. I will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the economy has reopened we have seen a huge reduction in the number of customers receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) across all sectors including the arts and entertainment sector which fell by approximately 91% since the height of the pandemic in May 2020 when some 14,300 recipients were being supported by a PUP payment as with just under 1,300 recipients last week. The...