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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a time-limited payment available to people aged between 18 and 66 years, and the age range is consistent with other jobseeker and social protection income supports paid to working age people. People aged 66 years and over are provided for within the Social Protection income support framework through the State Pension, either the contributory...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE registration process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, is a face-to-face process which results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department has temporarily suspended the SAFE registration process. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and WHO guidelines in respect of social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. Means are any income belonging to the carer and their spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant, property, (except their own...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It is estimated that an additional €78 million in revenue would be generated in a full year from an increase to the current Class S rate of PRSI of 4% to 4.6%. This estimate is based on the latest available data and reflects macro-economic indicators for 2020. The estimate does not take into account any possible changes in contributor behaviour arising from increasing the rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to this individual and issued a letter advising the person of their PPSN on 2nd July 2020. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned had an interview on 02/07/2020, for an alternative CE scheme of 19.5 hours per week. It is my understanding that the person concerned is willing to participate on this scheme. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID-19 enhanced Illness Benefit payment applies to a person who is incapable of work by virtue of being certified by a registered medical practitioner as being a person - (i) who is diagnosed with COVID-19, or (ii) who is a probable source of infection of COVID-19 and is self-isolating - such persons will have either been certified by their Doctor or will have received the HSE text...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A person can find their Personal Public Services Number (PPSN), or that of their child, on documents such as a Public Services Card, a Medical Card or GP Visit Card, a European Health Insurance Card, or a Drugs Payment Scheme Card. Any parent who wishes to confirm the PPSN of their child can do so by calling my Department at Lo Call 1890 927 999. They will be asked a series of questions to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The enhanced Illness Benefit payment for cases in which a person is self-isolating on the instruction of a doctor or the HSE due to being a probable source of infectionof Covid-19 is paid for a maximum of 4 weeks. If a person receives a positive diagnosis of Covid-19, they may receive enhanced Illness benefit for a further 10 weeks. If a person has received the maximum of 4 weeks enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Enterprise Support Services (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Enterprise Support Grant is being extended to assist eligible self-employed recipients who are exiting the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme after 25th June 2020 to re-start their business. A once-off grant will be awarded for 80% of eligible costs up to a maximum of €1,000 covering vouched costs associated with re-opening a business which was closed due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Current legislation already provides considerable protections for employees. The Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015 provide protection for employees from being unfairly dismissed from their jobs by laying down criteria on which the fairness or otherwise of dismissals can be judged, and by providing an adjudication system and redress for an employee whose dismissal has been found to be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the following table. The data refers to people who received a Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 30th June 2020. Under 20 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 + Carlow 227 1486 1245 1183 813 343 Cavan 328...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for this lady on 27 November 2019. It was awarded on the 11 January 2020 and her first payment issued to her nominated bank...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 and 529 together. Section 14 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 provides for the revocation of a Gender Recognition Certificate if information or facts come to notice that would have led to a refusal of the application. The legislation provides that where it is proposed to revoke a certificate, the person concerned may make representations in the matter...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the carer's allowance appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The question under appeal was whether the caree required full-time care and attention. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Responsibilities (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On my first day as Minister, I received a comprehensive briefing document on the many policy responsibilities for which I am responsible in this Department. As has been the policy of the Department, it is intended that the briefing material will be published in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (7 Jul 2020)

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