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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has spent €12,566.66 on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021. This was exclusively for boosting social media posts in relation to the 'No Excuses' awareness campaign on sexual harassment and sexual violence. Two of the agencies under the aegis of my Department have incurred costs for social media...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department has had no spend on social media content production since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021. All content for social media is produced in-house with the exception of media campaigns such as the Still Here and No Excuses campaigns, for which there were no social media content production costs for the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has had no public relations consultancy costs since January 2021. Four of the agencies under the aegis of my Department have incurred costs for public relations consultancy services in the timeframe outlined, as set out in tabular form below. Agency Cost (€) An Garda Síochána 79,008.82...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has already made significant progress on the commitments set out in the Programme for Government. The Justice Plan 2021 was published earlier this year and outlines a wide range of actions under the Department's five strategic goals, which are: 1. Tackle crime, enhance national security and transform policing 2. Improve access to justice and modernise the courts system 3....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and the agencies under its remit are committed to ensuring a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland, where regardless of ethnicity or background, every person is treated and valued equally. As the Deputy may be aware, Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory report on the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. The Department’s 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The relevant Vote headings and sub-headings for my Department are published on an annual basis in the Revised Estimates Volume which is available on the gov.ie website at the following link . For the information of the Deputy the table below provides this detail for 2021. Vote Heading Sub-heading Main programme areas funded (where applicable) ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 423 together. My Department has spent €4,798.52 on social media advertising and €36,322.44 on social media content production during the period in question. The amount spent by agencies under my Department's remit on social media advertising for the same period is set out below. Agency Amount Pobal ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The table below details information on amount spent by my Department (my Department incurred no costs) and the agencies under its aegis on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021: Western Development Commission WDC has spent €3,515.27 on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021. This includes costs related to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Climate Action Plan (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Climate Action Plan 2019, the Interim Climate Action Plan from earlier this year and Climate Action Plan 2021, when it is complete, are more than spending programmes. They include regulatory and taxation measures and aim to mobilise private investment. It would be difficult, and indeed misleading, to identify their Exchequer cost. The Climate Action Plan sets out, for the first time, how...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and the agencies under its remit provide a number of supports which contribute towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged communities. These include the following: SICAP The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is Ireland’s primary social inclusion funding intervention. SICAP 2018 – 2022 aims to...

Seanad: Offences against the State Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the House for taking these two motions today. The two motions seek this House's approval to continue in force certain provisions in both the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 which are aimed at tackling terrorism and in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 in respect of organised crime. Given the nature of these provisions, the Houses of the Oireachtas has decided...

Seanad: Offences against the State Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I thank Senators for their consideration of these important motions and for their contributions to the debate. I thank, in particular, those who are supporting the motions. As I said earlier, terrorist groups remain a threat to the people on this island. They are opposed to the benefits that have flowed from the peace process and are determined to undermine it. The State must retain in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 1 February 2021.  Under social welfare legislation the decision of an Appeals Officer is generally final and conclusive. However, it may be reviewed by an Appeals Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At end May, over 998,800 customers are eligible for free travel, at an annual cost of €95 million.  Under the free travel scheme, travel is permitted for eligible customers free of charge on most CIE public transport services, Luas and a range of services offered by some 80 private operators countrywide, who participate in the scheme.  The company concerned already...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department approved 77,070 Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) applications in 2020 and 35,337 PPSN applications so far in 2021. The SAFE registration process, which involves the authentication of a person's identity in a face-to-face interview, is the normal method of processing an application for a PPSN. At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A recipient of a State Pension payment can claim an increase in their pension in respect of a Qualified Adult.  A Qualified Adult is the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the pensioner who is being wholly or mainly maintained by that pensioner. For the State Pension (non-contributory), both members of a couple are subject to a means test to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker's Transitional payment is a special arrangement under the Jobseeker's Allowance scheme which aims to support lone parents into the workforce.  To qualify for a Jobseeker’s Transitional payment a person must be the parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian of a child who is aged between 7 and 13 years inclusive. As the person concerned is a foster parent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: All Public Services Card (PSC) appointments were suspended from the beginning of this year because of the Level 5 restrictions. However, appointments were made available for urgent cases in circumstances where the customer had no alternative means of accessing public services other than by acquiring a PSC, and a total of 19,891 such appointments were carried out between 1st January 2021 and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The current contracts for all contracted employment services, including the Job Clubs in Leitrim and Donegal, expire at the end of 2021. There is no Job Club in Sligo.  The 2018 Indecon Review of Job Clubs recommended that the Department consider integrating LES and Job Clubs into one service thereby reducing administrative duplication and supporting a more effective and efficient...