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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that promotions to the ranks of Sergeant and Inspector are the subject of recent Regulations - Garda Síochána (Appointment to the Ranks of Inspector and Sergeant) Regulations 2021 S.I. 370/2021. These Regulations were drafted in accordance with Section 122(1)(j) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, and fulfil a long-term objective to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This responsibility includes the management of the PULSE system and the gathering of data generally. The Deputy will also be aware that the CSO resumed publication of recorded crime statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes processing of personal data for law enforcement purposes. Processing of personal data for law enforcement purposes is subject to Part 5 of the Data Protection Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Issues relating to a review of the Availability Allowance which is paid to Superintendents and Chief Superintendents have been the subject of extensive engagement at official and Ministerial level over a number of years. A review of the Availability Allowance undertaken by Garda management and my Department, with input from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department spent the following on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in years 2018 and 2019: Year €’000 2018 7,167 2019 18,694

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the deployment of Gardaí. I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 31 August 2021, six Garda members comprising one inspector, one sergeant and four Gardaí were stationed at...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019 in my Department is set out in the following table. Year Spend 2018 €245,853 2019 €858,538

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department operates a number of schemes that focus on projects supporting remote working and enhancing town centre living as outlined in “Our Rural Future–Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025.”  During the summer I awarded €8.8 million in funding through the Connected Hubs funding stream for existing digital hubs and BCPs in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Marriages (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Notification of intentions to marry, the conduct of marriage and the subsequent registration of a marriage is governed by the Civil Registration Act 2004, as amended.  Registration of marriages is carried out by the Civil Registration Service, delivered by the HSE. The General Register Office is currently working on developing online systems for all civil registration of life...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Working Family Payment is an in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings.  The Working Family Payment is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependents, and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment.  At end-August 2021, there were over 46,000 families with over 106,000 children in receipt of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is now at an advanced stage in its first phase of procuring new employment services. This phase involves the procurement of regional employment services for seven counties in the Midlands and North-West across four lots.  These counties do not have an existing local employment service and represent the first phase of an expansion of similar employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: There are currently in excess of 156,000 persons in receipt of means-tested disability payments from the Department, comprising some 154,500 persons in receipt of the Disability Allowance (DA) and some 1,060 in receipt of Blind Pension (BP). The means assessment of DA reflects the fact that there is an expectation that people with reasonable amounts of income or capital are in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability. Entitlement to these supports is not contingent on the nature of the illness/disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work.  My Department spent a total of €4.7...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Springboard+ provides free higher education courses for people who are unemployed or were self-employed and those looking to return to the workforce. The Springboard initiative can be approved for Jobseekers and those on other qualifying social welfare schemes who are actively seeking work and available to take up work. Illness Benefit is a scheme to support an individual who is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The Department received a claim for IP for the person referred to on 09 August 2021.  The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Statutory Instrument No 334 of 2006 - Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Sections 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25) (Commencement) Order 2006 - provided for the renaming of the titles of certain social welfare payments including the Old Age (Contributory) Pension as State Pension (Contributory).  It became effective...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Justice Plan 2021 commits to publishing the independent research on Familicide and Domestic Homicide Reviews which has been commissioned by my Department. This will be an important first step to delivering on the Programme for Government Commitment to legislate to introduce Domestic Homicide Reviews. This independent study is looking at international best practice in the conduct of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults.  It is carried out by An Garda Síochána in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016.   As the Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In line with a commitment in the government’s new rural development policy, Our Rural Future, I announced details of a €70 million Transitional LEADER programme which came into effect last April and will cover the period 2021 – 2022, with a successor programme to commence in 2023. This funding will support locally-led projects which focus on many of the key...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the maintenance and promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in rural Ireland. New funding is provided each year and I launched the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme on 23rd April 2021. The closing date for the...