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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to inform the Deputy that a Person Public Service Number was assigned in this case and the family of the person concerned has been informed by regular post. I hope this addresses the question.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Pension entitlement is determined on the basis of the eligibility conditions applicable on the date an individual reaches pension age. Pension forecasts are not therefore provided, irrespective of where a person may have been employed, as the eligibility conditions may change. It is, however, possible for a person to request a copy of their insurance record at any stage. Individual...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) is not required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. If a person does not have a PPSN, they should register for their vaccination by contacting the HSE's COVID-19 Vaccination Helpline at Freephone 1800 700 700. I can confirm that the first individual referred to by the Deputy was issued a PPSN a number of years ago. That individual attended an office of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 311 together. The Benefit Payment for 65 Year olds is provided under the Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed) social insurance schemes in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 as amended. The introduction of the payment fulfils a key commitment in the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The table below shows expenditure for the Treatment Benefit Schemes in each of the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 as requested by the Deputy: - 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 - €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 Dental Benefit 45,402 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) is targeted at private sector employers and is aimed at encouraging the employment of people with disabilities through the provision of financial incentives (a wage subsidy). The subsidy is delivered in three strands depending on the number of qualifying employees. In the case of one employee, the wage subsidy may be paid if the employee with a disability has a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection provides schemes specifically targeted at lone parents who have the main care and charge of the qualifying children, that is, they have morethan 50% of the custody, in addition to satisfying the other qualifying conditions such as the means test. These schemes are the One-Parent Family Payment, where the youngest child is aged under 7 years of age, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Following the submission of further medical evidence by the person concerned, their case has been reviewed and they have been awarded disability allowance with effect from 28 April 2021. The first payment will be made on 7 July 2021. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments. I trust...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €28.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €784 each year) from October to April, to over 372,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €300 million in 2021. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In Budget 2020, a budget of €60,000 was provided to support the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) in carrying out a research project into funeral poverty in Ireland. This independent research by the IHF is to examine how bereavement affects people, particularly the economic impact of death. It seeks to trace the dynamics of bereavement in Ireland, identify immediate and longer-term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment by €1 is shown in the table below. Payment Personal €m Qualified Adult €m Total €m* Social Insurance Schemes State Pension (Contributory) € 22.0 € 3.0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a means-tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged between 16 and 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test. The estimated annual expenditure on DA for 2021 is some €1.83 billion. The estimated cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a means-tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged between 16 and 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test. DA is structured to support recipients to avail of opportunities to pursue their own employment ambitions, be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The EmployAbility Service is an important service which is delivered by individual contractors on behalf of my Department. Contracts for service have been entered into with 24 organisations around the state, currently servicing approximately 3000 clients. The EmployAbility Service contracts describe the employment service to be delivered and the funding available to an organisation for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Wage Subsidy Scheme is an employment support to private sector employers, the objective of which is to encourage employers to employ people with disabilities and thereby increase the numbers of people with disabilities participating in the open labour market. The scheme provides financial incentives to private sector employers to hire people with a disability for between 21 and 39...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government commits to fine-tune and expand targeted employment schemes, such as the Ability Programme, to help more people with disabilities stay in the workforce. The Ability Programme was introduced in June 2018 for a three-year period and is a pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities. The funding for the Programme will amount to around €16...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Equality Training (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Disability Awareness Support Scheme (DASS) provides a contribution towards the cost of disability awareness training for private sector employers. The training to be delivered must, for example, provide clear and accurate information about disability, address questions that employers/employees may have, and cover anti-discrimination/equal opportunities legislation. It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Through the Comprehensive Employment Strategy, the Government recognises the importance for people with disabilities of participation in employment. As part of the strategy, the Department of Social Protection (DSP) is committed to improving employment outcomes and removing barriers to employment for persons with a disability. The DSP supports for people with disabilities have been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: This week, just under 228,000 people will receive a Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the lowest number to date in 2021, and a decline of 53% since the February 2021 peak. This is a decline of 16,200 (-6.6 %) people compared to last week, and a decline of 175,100 or -43.4% since the Construction sector re-opened. The following table sets out recipient numbers for the February 2021 peak,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: When a person closes their Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) claim, they are asked to indicate if they are closing their claim due to returning to work. In the week up to June 29th 2021, some 11,159 people closed their claim and reported that it was because they were returning to work. There is no mechanism in place to identify whether the person is returning to their last employer, or...