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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) provides income support for jobseekers and others in receipt of certain social welfare payments who pursue courses of education at second or third level. My Department has a provision of €96.5m in supports under the BTEA for 2021. A person wishing to pursue a course of study under the BTEA scheme has to satisfy a number of conditions, including...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: There are 3 categories of claimant who may qualify for Jobseeker’s Benefit while partially employed. They are short-time workers, casual workers and part-time workers. In order to classify a person as either a short-time, part-time or casual work employee, each case is examined on its merits having regard to the person’s employment history, any fluctuation in the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: There are a number of full-time, part-time and online upskilling and retraining options available to the person concerned. In order to discuss his circumstances and progression the person concerned can request an online appointment with a Case Officer by emailing his contact details to the Activation Team in the Tallaght Intreo Centre at ESTallaght@welfare.ie. It should be noted that some...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1), the Government, having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of Covid-19, extended the Social Welfare Acts to provide for entitlement to illness benefit for persons who have been diagnosed with, or are a probable source of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (5 May 2021)

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 generally not contingent on the nature of the illness or disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work. In March of last year,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 422 together. My Department shortly intends to issue a Request for Tender (RFT) to expand local employment services into four geographical areas where a Local Employment Service does not currently exist. The specific lots will be detailed in the RFT when published. The forthcoming RFT will place due emphasis on the quality of services to be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bank Charges (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In March 2021, the Department moved its foreign EFT payments to beneficiaries outside of the Single European Payments Area (SEPA) to Danske Bank. As a result of this change, US and Canadian banks levied cross border payment charges on their own customers' Irish pension payments. Payments to markets outside Ireland where the sending bank is not a member of the domestic clearing system,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (5 May 2021)

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. 994,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Service (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to emphasise at the outset that I am very conscious of the sensitivities relating to significant personal impacts in individual cases in this area. It is important that should any changes be made, we must ensure the continued integrity and robustness of the civil registration system, including the registers maintained under that system. The registers that record vital life...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Legal Costs (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The following table sets out the amount paid by the Department on legal costs from 2000 to date. The amounts per year includes settlements to claimants in legal cases as well as fees to legal practitioners: Year Legal Costs 2000 €231,981 2001 €193,965 2002 €265,427 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In order to be of assistance to the Deputy I have sought a report from an Garda Síochána into the issues raised in his question. Unfortunately, the report is not available in time to respond. However, I will contact the Deputy directly when the information sought is available to me.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no role in such decisions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Under the Act, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles among...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Investigations (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that no members of staff within the Department of Justice have had access to files and or email restricted or revoked as part of a disciplinary process, or preceding or following a disciplinary process from 1 January 2018 to date in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested a report on the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána. Unfortunately, the report was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy on receipt of the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested a report on the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána. Unfortunately the report was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy on receipt of the report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As you will be aware, Minister McEntee and Minister McGrath have agreed, in principle, to establish the new Community Safety Innovation Fund. The scheme, when established, will allocate funds to community safety projects and other policy initiatives in the area including the work of the new Local Community Safety Partnerships. The fund is not impacting on structures for community safety...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 484 go 489 le chéile. Cuireadh an leagan Gaeilge nua den Fhoirm Iarratais ar Eadóirseacht mar Shaoránach Éireannach ar fáil ar roinn na bhFoirmeacha Iarratais ar Eadóirseacht dár suíomh gréasáin ar an 23 Aibreán 2021, agus tá teacht air ag: (ag Foirm 8). Is doiciméad mós...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that the legal fees incurred by my Department from 2004 up to and including 2020 are outlined in tabular form as follows. The Deputy is advised that it is not possible to provide the figures incurred pre-2004, as the financial information system in place at that time no longer exists and the records are not readily accessible. Year Total Legal...