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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The programme for government includes a commitment to investigate provision of paid leave and social protection to victims of domestic violence. The provision of statutory leave is not a matter for my Department. Family leave, force majeure leave and other similar provisions fall under the Department of Justice, which is also the lead department for the policy response to issues related to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was put on a statutory footing with effect from 5 August 2020 as a social welfare benefit to help mitigate the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is available to employees who lost their employment on or after 13 March 2020 as a direct consequence of Covid-19. It is also available to self-employed people whose income from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care I can confirm that the person concerned was awarded CA from 18 January 2018. The customer contacted the Department in June 2020 to request to change their PPS number. Unfortunately, there...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 14 July 2020. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as it was not found that this lady was substantially restricted in taking up employment. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 25 September 2020 and was also notified of their right to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is not eligible for a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) from March as she became unemployed prior to 13/03/2020, the qualifying date when the PUP was introduced. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned ceased self-employment on 21/01/2020 and was awarded a Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed) payment from 23/01/2020 to 15/07/2020....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx. 980,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The customer's Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance application was received by the local Community Welfare Service on August 28thlast. On September 18th, the local Community Welfare Service disallowed the application as the Community Welfare Officer was not satisfied that the customer was residing at the stated address, and consequently was not in a position to complete a means test for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned does not qualify for Illness Benefit as he does not satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions. One of the qualifying conditions for Illness Benefit is that a person must have 39 weeks of PRSI contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax year, of which 13 must be paid contributions at class A, E, H or P. Alternatively, a person may have 26 weeks of PRSI contributions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Nov 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. I confirm that my department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy on expenditure for this scheme cannot be segregated to local office level. The Deputy may be interested to know that my Department reports on the total expenditure in respect of schemes under its remit over the previous 10 years annually in its Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is published on .

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: To qualify for a Disability Allowance (DA) payment a person must: be substantially restricted in undertaking suitable employment; be aged between 16 and 66; satisfy a means test; and be habitually resident in the State. Social welfare legislation provides that, for DA, all income and capital (such as savings, investments and property other than the family home) belonging to the claimant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the individual referred to by the Deputy has been contacted regarding his application for a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) by officials of my Department from Letterkenny Intreo centre so that they may proceed to progress his application. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned applied for a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) on 24/09/2020, confirming his date last worked was 14/09/2020. In assessing the claim the person concerned did not meet the eligibility criteria for a PUP as my Department had no record of any PRSI contributions. Following a review of the person’s claim with the Revenue Commissioners it was found that he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme are different schemes meaning that entitlement to a concurrent jobseeker payment under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme does not imply the same entitlement under the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Section 28(5)(h) of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 provides that where the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 532 together. It is open to any individual to apply for support under the jobseeker's scheme from the Department in respect of periods of unemployment. The priority at this time is to ensure that payments are being made and to date over 3,200 claims have been put into payment in respect of employees at the company referred to by the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 529 together. The priority for my Department at this time is to ensure that payments are being made currently and to date over 3,200 claims have been put into payment in respect of employees at the company referred to by the Deputies. This work is almost completed and work will commence later this week on applications in respect of the period...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned entered insurable employment after the age of 56. They have a social insurance record of 156 contributions from self-employment for the tax years from 1991/92 to 1993/94 inclusive. They do not satisfy the qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory). The matter of a business partnership between the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Treatment Benefit Scheme provides certain dental, optical and aural services to insured persons who pay class A, E, H, P or S social insurance contributions. Social insurance contributions paid at either class B, C, D, J, K, M and V (voluntary contributions) are not reckonable for entitlement to treatment benefits. A brief description of each of these categories of workers or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) is a means-tested payment made to people who are unemployed and who meet the qualifying conditions of the scheme. It is open to the person concerned to make an application for a JA payment. The quickest and easiest way to submit an application is online at www.mywelfare.ie. Alternatively the person concerned can apply through her local Intreo Centre in Newbridge....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department the person concerned submitted an application for a Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) payment on 02/09/2020 pending a decision on her Disability Allowance (DA) application. The SWA application was processed by a designated person and was disallowed as the applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to support her application. A...