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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. 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 €30.3m for exceptional and urgent needs...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122, 123, 129 and 130 together. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 60,000 people for which the Government has provided approximately €267 million for 2016. Properties are being secured under the scheme with over 20,100 rent supplement tenancies awarded during 2015. I am fully...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: In order to qualify for a jobseeker payment, a person must meet certain conditions, including the requirement to be available for, capable of and genuinely seeking full-time work. A range of sanctions, including disqualification, closure or disallowance of the jobseeker claim, may be imposed where a client fails to meet the stated conditions. A jobseeker claim may be reviewed at any time in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation to support long-term unemployed people and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. In Dublin 15 the referral of jobseekers from the Blanchardstown Intreo Centre is about to commence. In Dublin 24 referrals began in December from the Tallaght Intreo Centre and some 280 jobseekers had been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was introduced in July 2011 in response to the unprecedented collapse in the economy – particularly the sharp increase in unemployment. The primary aim of the scheme is to give unemployed people the opportunity to secure work experience and prove their competence to prospective employers. To date, JobBridge has attracted the voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) Sponsoring Organisations are responsible for ensuring that all relevant health and safety requirements under the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005, and any subsequent enactments are adhered to. Non-compliance with this legislation may be deemed non-compliance with the CE Agreement. Furthermore, directors and senior managers carry particular responsibilities under...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs when children start school each autumn. The Government has provided €38.8 million for this scheme in 2016. End of year records show that under the 2015 BSCFA scheme, payments were made to over 153,000 families in respect of some 281,000...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (3 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Diet supplement, administered under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, is payable to qualifying persons, in receipt of the supplement prior to February 2014, who have been prescribed a special diet as a result of a specified medical condition. Following the outcome of a review of the costs of healthy eating and specialised diets by the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (3 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) sponsoring organisations, as the legal employers of CE participants, are responsible for ensuring that all relevant health and safety requirements under the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005, and any subsequent enactments are adhered to. Non-compliance with this legislation may be deemed non-compliance with the CE Agreement. The Health and Safety Authority are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (3 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: The delivery of training and development on Community Employment (CE) is in accordance with a tailored Individual Learning Plan. This is compiled by the CE Supervisor with the participant, having regard to the participant’s training needs, career plan and employment goals. It is the responsibility of the scheme sponsor to ensure that all participants engage in training that is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Registration of Deaths (3 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: In many ways, given the excitement that is going on around this place, this is an issue that brings us all back down to earth. The loss of a daughter or a grandchild is terrible for any family, particularly so when a grandfather loses his granddaughter and daughter in one tragic accident. While my expression of sympathy and empathy does not really help, I would still like to make it. I met...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Registration of Deaths (3 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Leaving aside this particular case, I have always felt we should be very careful regarding what we have in our Constitution and that many of these matters should be dealt with through legislation, particularly as medical science is evolving all the time. Difficult circumstances arise, such as those relating to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings mentioned by the Senator, and there will be other...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Registration of Deaths (3 Feb 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: I would like to see the House deal with these matters in that kind of sensitive manner. Senators already involve themselves in pre-legislative scrutiny and have an excellent record in that regard. I believe legislation will be stronger, fairer and better able to respond to tragic circumstances as a result. I thank Senator Walsh for his kind remarks and thank the Cathaoirleach for his able...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (22 Mar 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The key performance indicators against which JobPath will be measured are: - the number of JobPath clients moving into employment (objective: more people getting jobs); - the duration of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is the largest employment programme administered by the Department and is a valuable resource for both jobseekers and communities. Currently, there are almost 22,500 participants and nearly 1,400 supervisors employed on the programme at a cost of approximately €376.5m for 2016. As the Deputy is aware, CE aims to enhance the employability and mobility of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (6 Apr 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 128 together. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 57,600 people for which the Government has provided approximately €267 million for 2016. There were over 20,100 rent supplement tenancies awarded during 2015 and over 3,000 awarded during the first three months of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (6 Apr 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: The community employment programme, as at 25 March 2016, has 1,397 Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors, broken down as follows: Supervisors 1,163 Asst. Supervisors 234 Total 1,397 This equates to 1,366.4 full time equivalent staff (working 39 hours per week ).

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (6 Apr 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies and the Office of Public Works has responsibility for capital flood relief activities. However, the Department of Social Protection has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of emergency events such as flooding. In early December 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Apr 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 57,600 people for which the Government has provided approximately €267 million for 2016. There were over 20,100 rent supplement tenancies awarded during 2015 and over 3,000 awarded during the first three months of 2016 showing that landlords are accommodating significant...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (6 Apr 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 94 to 96, inclusive, together. A total of 12,770 jobseekers under 25 years of age have commenced JobBridge since the scheme was launched in July 2011. There are currently 962 under 25 year olds participating on the scheme. The requirement for monitoring was introduced in January 2012 and since then the number of visits each year is as follows; 2012:...