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Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: On behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, I thank Deputies for their contributions and for their constructive engagement with the Bill. I look forward to a more detailed consideration of the provisions on Committee Stage. Before he left the Chamber, the Minister told me that he is looking forward to that engagement because many important points were made during the debate. I...

Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (22 Oct 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Finance pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (22 Oct 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99, 100, 102 and 103 together. The company referred to by the Deputy operates a community-owned social enterprise delivering transport and related services in County Kerry. From the information available to me, the company provides good quality employment to 19 people with seven and a half of the positions being co-funded by the Community Services...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, is one of a range of activation and labour market initiatives that offer assistance to people trying to secure work. Key policy objectives of these initiatives are to target support and prioritise scarce resources at those most in need of assistance. The particular focus of the JobBridge Scheme is to provide unemployed people with an opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Meetings (22 Oct 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: A meeting was held on 1st September between the Minister of State, officials and representatives from Killinarden Parish Community Employment Scheme. A number of issues, relating client eligibility/duration and the budget allocation, were discussed. Clarification on these matters was provided to the delegation.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Registration of Births (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Under section 46 of the Status of Children Act 1987, there is a presumption that the spouse is the father of a child. Section 22 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 requires that, in order to support a declaration that the spouse is not the father of the child, it is required to have separation, divorce or nullity papers, a rebuttal from the spouse that he is not the father, or a court order...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (3 Nov 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 €27.9 million for the ENP scheme in 2015. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other vulnerable persons (including lone parents, recovering drug mis-users and persons with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in part-time work and training within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. With respect to the participants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. Rent supplement claims are generally reviewed once to twice yearly. Reviews are a key control of the scheme ensuring that the correct rate of the supplement is paid to those who continue to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including lone parents, recovering drug misusers and persons with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in part-time work and training within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. The hours of participation for the CE...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment Projects by Main Sponsor type, October 2015: Sponsor Type Count Local Authorities 22 Údarás Na Gaeltachta 15 Citizen Information Centres 3 Educational Institutions - Town Councils - Partnerships 26 VECs/ETBs 2 Health Service Executive 3 Source: CSM. There are no educational institutions (i.e. schools) sponsoring Community Employment. Town councils were...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 224 together. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. It is a condition of rent supplement that a person must have been residing in private rented accommodation or accommodation for homeless persons or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other vulnerable persons (including lone parents, recovering drug misusers and persons with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in part-time work and training within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. With respect to the participants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (3 Nov 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 €30.3 million for the scheme in 2016. The ENP scheme is demand led and provides assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. Rent supplement is a statutory means tested scheme which is payable at differentiated rates of payment taking into account the applicant’s means and their family's accommodation requirements. Rent...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thought Deputy O'Dea was going to say Charlie McCreevy.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Services Card Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. He is right that the public services card has been a fantastic success in many ways, including in simplifying use of free travel etc. and not just in terms of fraud. It has been very good and is best practice. It was initiated by our predecessors in 2005 and I acknowledge the interdepartmental work done in the very early stages. The Deputy talks about tweaking it...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Services Card Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: If there is a lesson to be learned from the individual case the Deputy has raised we will endeavour to take it on board.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: It allows for microloans.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I did not say anything.