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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department’s records indicate that the person concerned made two applications for Jobseeker’s Allowance, one online application on the 10 April 2020 and a second application by paper form on 14 May 2020. Jobseeker’s Allowance was awarded from 18 May 2020 with a commencement date of 10 April 2020.A quarantine period of 14 days was not applied to the claim commencement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Training Support Grant (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Training Support Grant, available through my Department, is designed to support quick access to short-term training where the training is not delivered by a State provider. The grant assisted approximately 5,600 jobseekers with short-term training needs in 2019. As part of the July Stimulus the funding available through this grant was doubled from €500 to €1,000. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A total of 350,072 individuals received payment of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 17 November 2020, an increase of 7,567 on the previous week. To date, over 13 million payments have issued since the commencement of the scheme in March of this year. Following a number of queries regarding non-receipt of payments on 17 November, 636 cases were identified where payments had not issued...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 815,000 people have applied for payment and in some cases, they have done so on a number of occasions as they moved in and out of employment or where their employer availed of the Revenue Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Consequently, there are over 1.4 million applications to be examined to determine if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 815,000 people have applied for payment and in some cases, they have done so on a number of occasions as they moved in and out of employment or where their employer availed of the Revenue Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Consequently, there are over 1.4 million applications to be examined to determine if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 815,000 people have applied for payment and in some cases, they have done so on a number of occasions as they moved in and out of employment or where their employer availed of the Revenue Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Consequently, there are over 1.4 million applications to be examined to determine if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 815,000 people have applied for payment and in some cases, they have done so on a number of occasions as they moved in and out of employment or where their employer availed of the Revenue Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Consequently, there are over 1.4 million applications to be examined to determine if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 815,000 people have applied for payment and in some cases, they have done so on a number of occasions as they moved in and out of employment or where their employer availed of the Revenue Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Consequently, there are over 1.4 million applications to be examined to determine if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability. It is important to note that entitlement to these supports is not contingent on the nature of the illness/disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work. In March of this year, under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) to three of the six individuals referred to by the Deputy. Letters with details of the PPSNs issued on 24th November 2020. Officials of my Department have contacted the Deputy's office and the remaining individuals regarding the outstanding applications so that we may proceed to progress their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: An Increase for qualified adult (IQA) is a means-tested payment, payable to a State pension (contributory) claimant whose spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is being wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where that qualified adult’s personal means from any source does not exceed a means test income limit. As part of my Department’s commitment to ensuring that claimants...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The inclusion of social considerations has been specifically allowed for in the 2014 EU Directives on Public Procurement. The Office of Public Procurement (OGP) sets out, in its Information Note on Incorporating Social Considerations into Public Procurement, the key factors for policy departments and contracting authorities to be aware of when contemplating and planning the use of social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Applications for the increase for living alone and fuel allowance, received from the person concerned on 6 November 2020, together with the telephone support allowance have been awarded. Notifications of the awards issued to the person concerned on 12 November 2020. An application for the household benefits package was received on 18 November 2020. This too has been awarded to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Christmas Bonus will be paid next month to long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and the long-term unemployed in recognition of their long term financial dependence on their social welfare payment for all of most of their income. In recognition of the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on employment levels and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) is subject to age-related rates of payment for persons under 25 years. It is also a means-tested scheme and, in accordance with the legislation governing entitlement to JA, what is known as benefit and privilege is assessed where a person is living at home with parents who are working. The person concerned was awarded a JA payment with effect from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that officials of my Department have contacted the Deputy's office regarding the Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) applications for the individuals referred to by the Deputy so that we may proceed to progress their applications. Upon receipt of outstanding information, these applications will be processed without delay. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the individual referred to by the Deputy. A letter issued to the individual on 9th November 2020 with details of the PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Internationally and in Ireland research consistently indicates that the provision of a personal advisory/case management service to unemployed jobseekers is an effective method of supporting jobseekers to secure and sustain employment. In Ireland this personal advisor/case management service is provided directly by the Department’s own staff and also by staff employed in contracted...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. The total allocation for LEADER next year is €44 million. This allocation will be used to fund existing projects as they come to completion and submit payment claims. It will also fund new projects to be approved under a new Transitional Programme and will support the administration costs of the Local Action Groups who deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that Social Clauses, through public procurement processes, have been implemented by my Department and also by one entity under its aegis. Public Libraries, which my Department has policy responsibility for, issued a call for proposals to library authorities in December 2019 for the provision of sensory facilities and equipment in public libraries. The call advised that...