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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Enterprise Support Grant (ESG) provides funding following the re-opening of an applicant’s business after the closure of their Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) or Jobseekers claim. This grant provides up to €1,000 for expenditure associated with re-starting a business following the closure of a PUP or a Jobseeker’s claim. The pandemic has created...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Education Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the Deputy’s question relates to grants, funding or compensation relating to a person's education and, accordingly, should be directed to my colleague, the Minister for Education.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Department has clarified that a person who has had a reduction in their days of employment, may claim casual jobseeker or Short-Time Work Support payments for days of unemployment, where their employer is claiming the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme for days of employment. The normal scheme rules and application processes apply, including completion of the relevant forms by the employer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 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: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Arrears of State pension (contributory) are due to the estate of the deceased person. Where the deceased person has made a will, any uncollected payments due may be paid to the Executor or Executrix of the deceased's estate. Where a person dies without making a will, any arrears due may be paid to whomever appears to be beneficially entitled as determined by my Department. This generally...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment, which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with qualified children. In order to qualify for WFP, an applicant, or the applicant and their spouse, partner or cohabitant must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight. This employment condition must be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The telephone support allowance (TSA) is a weekly payment of €2.50. The estimated full year cost of the scheme is over €17.5 million. To receive the allowance a customer of my Department must be in receipt of a qualifying payment such as the State pension and also in receipt of the Living Alone Allowance and the Fuel Allowance. The scheme supports recipients by assisting with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an income tested, in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low income with children. WFP applications are processed based on an applicant's circumstances, including employment earnings and income status that apply at the time of application, in accordance with the relevant social welfare legislation. The governing legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 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 23rd 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: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 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 23rd 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: Food Poverty (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As my Department does not provide funding for the initiative referred to by the Deputy, I am not in a position to comment on its operation by the named organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Protected Disclosures (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware of the issues referred to by the Deputy and note that my colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, answered Parliamentary Questions on these issues for the Deputy on November 3rd last. My Department is one of a number of bodies that provides funding to the named organisation - funding is provided for the Local Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 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 on 24th 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: Training Support Grant (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Training Support Grant (TSG) is designed to fund quick access to short-term training or related interventions for Jobseekers who have identified work opportunities or where Case Officers have identified an immediate skills gap that represents an obstacle to a Jobseeker in taking up a job offer. Priority is given to those who are most likely to progress to employment following this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: An application for the Living Alone Increase was received from the person concerned on 11 November 2020. The increase was awarded with effect from 12 May 2020, backdated six months from date of receipt, in line with social welfare legislation. The person was notified of this decision on 23 November 2020. Further backdating of this allowance beyond six months may be considered where the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (26 Nov 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. A claim for IP was received from the gentleman concerned on 12 November 2020. In order to assist with the assessment of the person’s medical eligibility for IP,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under previous tax law, the husband of a married couple was considered the assessable spouse and the wife was considered a dependant of the husband. Accordingly, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) allocated the husband’s Revenue and Social Insurance (RSI) number to the wife and appended a “W” to the end so that they could be separately identified but...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that: — the Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’ has committed to maintaining the State Pension as the bedrock of the Irish pension system; — this includes a commitment to establish a Commission on Pensions and pending...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Sinn Féin would be better served working constructively to improve the conditions of those people rather than tabling motions on issues that this Government is already dealing with comprehensively.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (1 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 461 together. 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. The objective of the payment is to provide an income support to...