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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Correspondence (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Neither I or my advisers have ever used private email for any form of official Government use since the formation of the Government; However, my Minister of State, Joe O'Brien T.D. used private email on occasion, copies will be forwarded to the Deputy under separate cover.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The tables below provide the details of the meetings which I and the Ministers of State, Joe O'Brien T.D.  have had since the formation of the Government. Minister Heather Humphreys T.D. Date Meeting 9 July 2020 Irish Hotels Federation 30th July 2020 Pre-Budget 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval.  It should be noted that the appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management (PSMA) Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PSMA Act,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Community Services Programme, or CSP, supports more than 400 community organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) and a manager, where warranted. Details of the organisations supported under the CSP in 2019 are set out in the table 1 below,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Walks Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not appear to have received an Expression of Interest in respect of the project referred to by the Deputy.  However, my Department is still accepting Expressions of Interest under the scheme in question.  There is currently no closing date for receipt of Expressions of Interest. Expressions of Interest must be made through Local Authorities and/or Local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Walks Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that an Expression of Interest has been received by my Department in respect of the project referred to by the Deputy. A review of the relevant scheme is currently in train and decisions in respect of Expressions of Interest under the scheme will be taken following the completion of the review.  It is anticipated that the review process will be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management (PSMA) Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PSMA Act, are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: No payment has been made to the company concerned since the establishment of my Department in July 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The details sought by the Deputy are set out in the tables below.  2020 Advertising expenditure (Year To Date) - € Development of script for Community Call radio advertisement €1,845 Total for 2020 YTD €1,845 2019 Advertising expenditure - € Control of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The importance of electronic communications to the success of many businesses and organisations has been highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis. The increased use of mobile technology, which is already a well-established aspect of the modern workforce, has enabled many workers to remain connected and in employment, despite the closure or reduction of workspaces. However, a long-acknowledged,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639, 645, 648, 652, 653, 656, 657, 666, 667, 747 and 764 together. The Department is aware that there are some sectors of the economy that will not reopen for some time and it will take a common-sense approach where people who are in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment expect to return to their previous employment or reopen their business as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review, the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) for the person concerned has been rerated back to €350 with effect from 26/06/2020 and all arrears due will be paid in the coming week. The person concerned closed his PUP claim on 02/09/2020 on the basis that he was returning to work. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Creation (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has an approved €5 million allocation under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2020 which will provide Measures to Support and Improve Employment Opportunities for Carers and Persons with a Disability. The funding will support three measures as follows: - Measure 1 - Access to Employment and Training/Education Supports for Family Carers: this funding will be targeted at...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Ability Programme is a pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities. The funding for this programme will amount to around €16 million over a three year period and is being provided jointly under the EU's ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) Operational Programme 2014-2020 and the Irish Exchequer. The programme will support over 2,600 young...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commemorative Events (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Social Protection I have no statutory remit to name or rename a public holiday in order to memorialise or commemorate a well-respected person such as John Hume. I currently hold responsibility for the Organisation of Working Time Act, which provides, amongst other matters, for the prescribing of certain days as public holidays. At present, there are nine public holidays...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As announced in the July Stimulus package, the enterprise support grant was extended to assist eligible self-employed, including sole traders, who exit the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment or jobseekers schemes after 18th May 2020 to re-start their business which was closed due to the impact of the pandemic. The grant, of up to €1,000, is payable to sole traders which employ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 646, 684 and 720 together. The back to education allowance (BTEA) provides income support for jobseekers and certain others in receipt of social welfare payments who pursue courses of education at second or third level. The main focus of the BTEA is to assist qualifying applicants to improve their educational qualifications and improve their prospects of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Staff (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The processing times for jobseeker claims, including those from school crossing wardens, is currently in line with the Department’s target for timely decision making on these claims. If the Deputy is aware of any case where a customer is experiencing delays and details can be provided, I will be happy to make further enquiries.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme. CE sponsoring authorities are the legal employers of their CE supervisors, CE assistant...