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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data (14 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €27.9m for ENPs in 2015. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment. The ENP scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (14 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 to 86, inclusive, 89, and 93 to 98, inclusive, together. Table 1 contains details of the breakdown of JobBridge host organisations by number of interns. Table 2 contains details of the breakdown of JobBridge interns by age. Table 3 contains details of the breakdown of JobBridge interns by Government Department and Agency. Since the commencement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (14 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 88 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested. The Department will be in direct contact with the Deputy with the information as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment and Youth Activation Charter (14 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 to 92, inclusive, together. The Employment and Youth Activation Charter was launched by An Tánaiste on the 29th September 2014. The Charter is an initiative of the Labour Market Council which was established by An Tánaiste to help drive actions under the Government’s programme of change as set out in the Action Plan for Jobsand Pathways...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (14 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 101, inclusive, together. JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit employees from the Live Register and those transitioning into employment. It provides employers with two levels of payment - €7,500 or €10,000 over two years - paid in monthly instalments provided the employment is maintained. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: As acknowledged in the Judgement referred to by the Deputy, the legislation governing entitlement to rent supplement already provides that decision makers must have due regard to the circumstances of an individual and the relationship with his/her children in terms of financial and material support and dependency. In this particular case however, the Judge considered that the decision makers...

Topical Issue Debate: One-Parent Family Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and affording me the opportunity to provide the Dáil with a response. Since its introduction in 1997, the one-parent family payment scheme, which provides an important income support to lone parents, has been passive in nature. This has engendered long-term social welfare dependency and associated poverty among many lone-parent families. This...

Topical Issue Debate: One-Parent Family Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Deputy has asked numerous questions which I am not going to be able to answer in the time allowed. In that context, I suggest he submit his queries to the Department by way of parliamentary questions and I will ensure they answered in full. On the issue of using the Scandinavian model, the provision of child care services and future plans in this regard are matters for my colleague,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (20 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: In the first instance, the Government’s primary strategy to tackle unemployment in County Longford, as with the rest of the country, is to create the environment for a strong economic recovery, by promoting competitiveness and productivity. Economic recovery will underpin jobs growth. However, the Government also recognises the need for additional measures to address unemployment in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (20 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at supporting the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long term unemployed, with the primary objective of assisting such persons to gain sustained employment. JobPath will both augment and complement the Department’s internal activation services as well as such services...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (20 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit employees from the Live Register and those transitioning into employment. It provides employers with two levels of payment - €7,500 or €10,000 over two years - paid in monthly instalments provided the employment is maintained. The rate of payment depends on the length of time the person is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (20 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobBridge has made very significant progress since it came into operation on 1 July 2011. As at 15 January 2015, a total of 36,603 internships have commenced with 6,291 participants currently on a JobBridge placement, and 816 internship posts currently advertised on the JobBridge website. To date, almost 16,000 host organisations have participated in the scheme. A rigorous monitoring...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (21 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: A lone parent 25 years of age or over, currently in receipt of the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP), for a period of 12 months or more can participate on CE, on the Part-time Integration Option (PTI). Where a lone parent is aged 35 and under 55 and unemployed for 3 years or more, and may require more long-term support their annual contract may be renewed for up to 3 years (Part-time Job Option...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (21 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The current practice on Community Employment (CE) is that participants interested in taking up a health and social care place, or other place on CE, are assessed by the scheme regarding their suitability for the post, following a referral from their local DSP/Intreo Office. As the employer, CE Sponsors select from a candidate list provided to them by DSP Employment Services and the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (21 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The current practice on Community Employment (CE) is that participants interested in taking up a CE place are assessed by the CE Scheme regarding their suitability for the post, following a referral from their local DSP/Intreo Office. As the employer, CE Sponsors select from a candidate list provided to them by DSP Employment Services and the Local Employment Service. An interview panel must...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (22 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 was enacted on 4 December 2014. The Act includes provisions to clarify what constitutes a “place that is open to the public”. This is to ensure that the public policy objectives with regard to the solemnisation of marriages in both outdoor and indoor venues are upheld. The Act contains a wide range of provisions and these will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (22 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €27.9m for exceptional and urgent needs payments in 2015. Statistics are maintained...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (22 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The rent supplement scheme provides 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. There are approximately 71,500 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €298 million for 2015. Rent supplement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (22 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The mainstreaming of CE school services was outlined under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF) and made provision for all schools to have access to school services, with the objective of creating new employment opportunities in these areas and enhance the employment opportunities available to CE participants. The process of withdrawal of CE services from schools began in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (22 Jan 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Participants on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) and Tús – the community work placement initiative – are paid via a central payroll system operated under an arrangement with Pobal. Additionally, Pobal provide a data collection and information support service to the Department in respect of the operation of Tús. The Department has no plans to alter the existing...