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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Office of Public Works (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am not aware that the OPW has any function in relation to the repair of roads generally although the Deputy may wish to contact the OPW directly in respect of the specific road he refers to. My Department funds the Local Improvement Scheme, or LIS, which is a programme for improvement works on small private or non-public roads in rural areas which are not under the normal maintenance of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Infrastructure (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1612 and 1613 together. The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce delivered more than 70 targeted actions over the three year period of its work programme, between 2016 and 2019. Among the targeted actions delivered by the Taskforce and its member organisations were large telecommunications infrastructural works; the introduction of the Broadband Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1614 and 1615 together. Departments and Offices are currently working in line with Government COVID-19 guidance, which provides for home working to continue where possible. A central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service will be finalised in conjunction with employee representatives over the coming months. This framework will inform the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Emergency Services (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has received an application for funding from Cork County Council, the local authority responsible for the helipad, in relation to this matter. I understand that my officials are awaiting further information from the local authority in relation to the works concerned and once this has been received a recommendation will be submitted for approval.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Walks Scheme, which is funded by my Department, contracts landholders to undertake maintenance work on National Waymarked Ways and other priority trails that traverse their lands. The landholders receive modest payments for maintenance work undertaken in line with agreed work plans.  My Department commissioned an external review of the Walks Scheme to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Work is continuing on the development of the new Islands Policy. My Department is currently engaging bilaterally with relevant Government Departments and Agencies to discuss the issues raised by island communities through the public consultation process and to assess how they might be addressed. I expect Departments and Agencies to provide input and expertise on elements of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1619 and 1620 together. I am not aware of any attempt to hack my phone.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Freedom of Information (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established on 19 July 2017 and has received the following FOI requests since that date: Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 (at 06/09/2021) Total received 14 58 79 58 32 Granted 4 14 31 14 6 Part-Granted ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Commissions of Investigation (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm, that my Department, which was established on 19 July 2017, did not have any commissions of investigation conducted in the timeframe in question.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Appointments (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that Ms Katherine Zappone has not held roles, formal or informal, in the name of the Department of Rural and Community Development or associated agencies, in the lifetime of this Government.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The services mentioned by the Deputy are not part of the portfolio of applications issued on Department of Rural and Community Development mobile devices and are not used to transact Departmental business.

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At the outset, it important to say the past few weeks have not been Fine Gael’s finest hour. I am disappointed that at a time when we should have been talking about one of the most successful vaccination roll-outs in the world, about our economy reopening and about hundreds of thousands of people getting back to work, we have instead spent most of the last eight weeks talking about...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: He is one of the most decent men you could meet.

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: You only have to look at his record-----

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As someone who comes from just outside Clones, a few miles from the Border, I know the genuine fear that existed in communities at the prospect of a hard border returning to this island. There was one person more than anybody who fought on Ireland's behalf to ensure that did not happen. That was Simon Coveney. Often, that meant leaving his young family at three or four o'clock in the...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Fine Gael is a party full of ordinary decent public representatives doing their best for the people they represent. We were not born with silver spoons in our mouths. We are very much out there on the ground. We are in touch with people. We are helping people with housing, medical cards and the issues that matter.

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I just wanted to say finally that the Minister, Deputy Coveney, has my full confidence. I can honestly say that his loyalty to this country and his dedication and commitment are second to none.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker's Allowance is a means tested payment for people who are unable to obtain full time employment and satisfy the schemes qualifying conditions. The revised estimated expenditure for the Jobseeker's Allowance scheme in 2021 is approximately €1.64 billion. Social welfare legislation provides that where a person aged under 25 year of age claims Jobseeker’s Allowance or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has utilised the services of the Common Purpose Ireland but not Common Purpose UK. Below in tabular format, and in chronological order, are details of the Department’s expenditure related to the period from 1st January 2015 to 7th September 2021 together with a description of the purpose for each engagement. Date Purpose of engagement Amount...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been in receipt of a basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) payment since 25/04/2019 whilst his application for Illness Benefit (IB) dated 24/04/2019 was pending. The application for IB was disallowed as well as subsequent applications for Disability Allowance on 02/09/2020 and 12/05/2021 and Invalidity Pension on 10/05/2021. In line with standard practice,...