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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have sought the information requested from the Garda authorities, however this report was not available in time. I will write directly to the Deputy once this report is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, Budget 2022 provides for the establishment of the new Community Safety Innovation Fund. This fund will reflect the success of the Criminal Assets Bureau and other agencies by using money seized from the proceeds of crime to support investment in community safety projects. The fund, which is expected to grow in the coming years, will have an initial outlay of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am happy to inform the Deputy that Budget 2022 reflects the commitment of the Government to ensuring our communities are safe and that An Garda Síochána has the resources to be an effective and trusted policing service. The budget provided by Government to the Garda Commissioner continues to increase to unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.952 billion for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general administration and management of Garda business, including the allocation of funds for specific purposes within the organisation. As Minister, I have no role in this independent function. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to assure the Deputy that the Government continues to be strongly committed to the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. A number of significant pieces of legislation had to be passed to ensure that Ireland is in compliance with the obligations of the Optional Protocol. The enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will make contact directly with the Deputy when this has been received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will make contact directly with the Deputy when this has been received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that, as noted in my previous response, the matter raised refers to the terms of reference for a proposed review of an error in a case involving the non-processing of an appeal from a District Court conviction in Carrickmacross. A submission on the review was received by the then Minister for Justice and Equality from the Department's Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Offices (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The majority of properties occupied by my Department are owned or leased on its behalf by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Information in respect of buildings/office accommodation leased directly for office space for my Department which are paid for from the Justice vote within the time range are set out in tabular form below. Year  Cost ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Offices (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no offices being rented or in ownership of my Department which are currently not in use by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Education has primary responsibility for the provision of funding for school facilities and may have an appropriate funding steam for the type of interventions referred to by the Deputy. The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different Measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A new capital fund for the upgrade of Community Centres was referenced recently in the National Development Plan, and funding of €5m has been secured for this under Budget 2022. This is consistent with the Programme for Government commitment to establishing a small capital grants scheme for the maintenance, improvement and upkeep of community centres.  The details of this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The budget allocation for the rural development programme area is published on an annual basis, in the Revised Estimates for Public Services (REV) for the relevant Department, by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is available on the gov.ie website. My Department was established in July 2017 and Table 1 below provides the rural development budget allocation for each of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Offices (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 946 and 947 together. My Department currently only occupies office space at two locations - Trinity Point, Dublin 2, and Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo.  The offices occupied in Ballina are in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW), while the lease arrangements in relation to Trinity Point are managed on our behalf by the OPW. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received form the person concerned on the 21st May 2021. Entitlement to DCA is based on the additional care needs of the child and is not dependent on having an assessment of need or any specific diagnosis completed in advance of making the application. The application in this case was not allowed as the child was not considered to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The State Pension (Contributory) is a PRSI-based pension, financed by contributions made by current workers and their employers, and paid to pensioners, at a rate based upon their PRSI record when working. A person is required to have a minimum of 520 paid reckonable PRSI contributions in order to qualify for the State Pension (Contributory). The actuarial value of the State Pension is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Prices (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As I outlined in my previous reply to the Deputy, qualifying payments for fuel allowance are those payments that are considered long-term payments and an applicant must also satisfy a means test. Participants on the Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme (PTJI) are not means tested and they receive a fixed weekly allowance. This weekly allowance is paid regardless of how much a person earns. A...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department provides social insurance and social assistance payments. Eligibility for social insurance payments is based on Pay Related Social Insurance contributions and social assistance payments are means-tested. The assessment of means reflects the fact that there is an expectation that people with reasonable amounts of income or capital are in a position to use these resources to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 together. Social welfare legislation provides that, for social assistance schemes, all income and capital (such as savings, investments and property other than the family home) belonging to the claimant and his or her spouse/partner, where applicable, are assessable for means assessment purposes. The means test plays a critical role in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Lead responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic violence rests with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. In August 2020, I agreed a protocol with Tusla on a pilot basis to make rent supplement more easily accessible to victims of domestic violence.b This seeks to ensure that victims of domestic violence are...