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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department introduced a series of measures to maintain social welfare payments while assisting with social distancing measures designed to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Fortnightly payments were introduced to minimise the need for people to attend and queue in banks or post offices to collect payments, so helping people restrict their movements to essential activities only....

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

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is payable to qualifying persons between the ages of 18 to 66 which is consistent with Jobseeker's schemes and other social welfare supports for the working age population. People aged 66 years and over are provided for within the Social Protection income support framework through the State Pension - either the contributory State pension or the...

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

Heather Humphreys: There is no record of a disability allowance (DA) application for the first person named. The second person named was refused DA on 22 July 2015 on the grounds that they were not found to be habitually resident in the state and their means could not be established. He was notified of this decision which included his right to a review of this decision or to appeal it to the independent Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Applicants for International Protection accommodated under the system of Direct Provision operated by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) of the Department of Justice and Equality are provided with full board accommodation and other facilities/services. My Department administers the daily expenses allowance (DEA) which is paid to protection applicants who live in the...

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

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (8 Sep 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. If a person is in receipt of another social welfare payment in their own right (other than unemployment payments or...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been in direct contact with my Department in relation to this matter and a response has issued addressing all matters raised. The late mother of the person concerned was due arrears of pension for the period from 2004 to 2007. Unfortunately, due to an administrative error these arrears were not paid at the time they were due. Following contact from the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (8 Sep 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 appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. I am also advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer has power under...

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

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the register of stillbirths, which, unlike other registers, is not open to public inspection. At the time of establishment of the register, in 1994, it was considered that no public interest would be served by having the information on the register open to the public. Also, given the relatively small number of stillbirths each year, it was felt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned will reach pension age on 10 October 2020. Their application for State pension (contributory) was received on 17 August 2020. Since the person has a record of self-employment, their record was checked to confirm if their liabilities as a self-employed person were fully paid. Under social welfare legislation, a self-employed contributor shall not be regarded as...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. I am advised by the Chief Appeals Officer that, due to Covid-19 restrictions, in person oral appeal hearings were suspended since 13 March 2020....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department introduced a series of measures to maintain social welfare payments while assisting with social distancing measures designed to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Fortnightly payments were introduced to minimise the need for people to attend and queue in banks or post offices to collect payments, so helping people restrict their movements to essential activities only....

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

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Employment...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 29 June 2020. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as they were not found to be substantially restricted in taking up employment. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 28 July 2020 and was also notified of their right to request a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment in respect of a child aged under 16 with a disability so severe that the child requires care and attention and/or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. This care and attention must be provided to allow the child to deal with the activities of daily living. The child must be likely to require this level of...

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

Heather Humphreys: Following a review of the entitlement of the person concerned, disability allowance (DA) was disallowed with effect from 26 August 2020. Based on the information provided to my department, the person concerned was deemed to have means in excess of the statutory limit for her circumstances. When assessing means for DA, the Department has to establish an acceptable average pattern of...

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

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has been in receipt of a casual Jobseeker’s Benefit payment since 07/10/2019. Records reflect that their employment ceased on 18/03/2020. If employment ended as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and if the person concerned fulfils other qualifying criteria she may be entitled to a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department the person concerned made an application on 28/05/2020 for the exceptional needs payment towards the cost of funeral expenses. This application was refused on the basis that the combined household income is in excess of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance rate appropriate to the family size. The person concerned was advised of this decision by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, habitually residing in the State, who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. An application for state pension non-contributory was submitted by the person concerned on 9 July 2020. Following...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2020, provides, amongst other provisions, for the attribution of social insurance contributions to insured persons who were beneficiaries of certain Covid-19 income support payments. These payments include the pandemic unemployment payment and the temporary wage subsidy scheme. The attribution of contributions measure will ensure that the...