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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a statutory support payable to people between the ages of 18 and 66 which is consistent with other social protection schemes payable to people of working age who have lost their employment. People aged 66 years and over are provided for through the contributory State pension or the non-contributory State means tested pension. A person aged over 66...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is a statutory scheme payable to people aged between 18 and 66 years of age. This is consistent with other social protection schemes payable to people of working age who have lost their employment. It also reflects the fact that people aged 66 or over do not pay any social insurance contributions.   It would appear that the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: This year, the Christmas Bonus will be paid to over 1.6 million eligible customers in the week beginning 7th December 2020 at an estimated cost of €389 million. The respective figures in 2019 were 1.2 million customers and €279 million. On an exceptional basis this year, the Christmas Bonus will also be paid to recipients of the PUP provided they have been in receipt of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath service providers are paid on the basis of performance and with the exception of the initial registration fee, payments are made only when a client has achieved sustained employment.  The overall cost of JobPath will be determined by the number of people who participate in the programme and the number who get sustainable jobs. The Department does not publish the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: There are a number of key features which enable my Department to monitor all aspects of the JobPath providers’ performance and ensure contract compliance. To date no concerns have been raised in regard to exceptionally high staff turnover rates. Inspections are a key component of how my Department monitors compliance with the service level agreement and the contract...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The state pension non-contributory entitlement of the person concerned is currently being reviewed by a Deciding Officer.  On 30 September 2020, a request for information issued to the person concerned requesting documentation which was outstanding on that date.  The requested documentation was required by the Deciding Officer in their consideration of a possible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded disability allowance (DA) from 12 February 2020. They were also awarded an increase for a qualified adult allowance (IQA) and free fuel allowance (FF) from that date.  FF allowance is a means tested payment, payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people. It is a household payment and as such the entire...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for 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 Social Welfare Appeals Office that 256 appeals in relation to the pandemic unemployment payment have been registered to date. The first such appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It is understood from the Deputy that the context for her question is the treatment of "temporary" social protection payments by local authorities for the purposes of, but not exclusively for, eligibility for Social Housing Support. There are a very wide range of payments in the social welfare code, covering social insurance and means-tested payments.  Some payments have a finite...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Bodies Data (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details relating to these Boards, as requested by the Deputy, are outlined in the tables below: CITIZENS INFORMATION BOARD Name of Board Member Term of appointment Basis of appointment ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) to the individuals referred to by the Deputy. Letters issued to the solicitor concerned on 8th and 7th December 2020 respectively with details of the PPSNs. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Bodies Data (9 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: There are four bodies under the aegis of my Department: The Charities Regulator,  Water Safety Ireland, the Western Development Commission and Pobal.  The table below provides the information requested by the Deputy.   Agency PAS Appointment Ministerial Appointment Other Charities Regulator 12 0 0 ...

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

Heather Humphreys: Government has agreed that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will continue in payment until end March 2021.  This extension provides certainty to people, including those in the arts and entertainment sectors, that access to PUP remains available. PUP is payable to the self-employed where there has been a significant reduction or collapse in trading income as...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is available to employees and self-employed who have lost their employment as a direct consequence of the pandemic and who satisfy the qualifying conditions of the statutory scheme. In the case of student nurses taking up clinical placement, the Department has clarified that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is payable to those student nurses who were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (10 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme currently supporting 19,633 active recipients. The scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (10 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Christmas Bonus is being paid this week 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, or most, of their income.   In recognition of the impact that...

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

Heather Humphreys: I wish to confirm that the person concerned is currently in receipt of  Pandemic Unemployment Payment. The person concerned  is due two weeks arrears from 16/10 – 29/10, a total of €700.  I am advised that these arrears will be in the nominated bank account of the person concerned early next week. I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection (DSP) pays professional membership fees where it is considered necessary for the performance of an officer's official duties, or in instances where there is a legal requirement that an officer be on the register of a professional body/association, or if membership enables an officer to keep abreast of developments in a particularly relevant area of a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (10 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is charged with progressing the development of a new National Policy for the Islands.   Prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic my officials had been engaged in a process of consultation with island communities in relation to the development of the policy.  This consultation was carried out through public meetings on the islands. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. My Department does pay fees for some employees, for particular professions , as appropriate.  This year my Department has paid professional fees for four employees to the value of €822.93 as set out in the...