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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Protected Disclosures (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Access to the records referred to in this request has previously been sought by the requester and these records have been referenced in a number of Freedom of Information requests made to this Department. This Department has refused access to these records under Freedom of Information legislation. The Department is not, therefore, in a position to release them to the requester. The documents...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

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 approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Maternity Benefit is a payment made to women who are on maternity leave from work and covered by social insurance (PRSI). The Maternity Benefit award letter issued to the claimant in this case on 24th March 2022. The claimant will receive her first Maternity Benefit payment on Monday, 4th April, 2022. The commencement date of Monday, 4th of April, 2022 takes into account payments received...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not engage in retainer contracts within the ordinary meaning of the word, i.e., a fee paid in advance to secure the services of a person or a company. My Department has many contracts for service with third parties. However, payment occurs after work is done and an invoice presented to the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned applied for Back to Education Allowance on 03 December 2021. This application was refused on 21 December 2021 on the grounds that it was a late application as the submission date was significantly beyond the requirement that it be no more than 30 days following the commencement of the course. The person concerned was not happy with this decision and requested a review....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The table below provides the information requested for the period under reference. This Department provides training in-house by dedicated and trained trainers and also through external training providers, other government agencies and charities with relevant remits and expertise. In line with the commitments identified in the People Strategy of the Civil Service 2017/2020 and the DSP HR...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 485 together. The Illness Benefit scheme is designed to provide support to those who cannot attend work in the short term due to illness. To qualify for a payment under the terms of the Illness Benefit scheme a person must be under pensionable age, satisfy prescribed PRSI conditions and be certified by a doctor as being incapable of attending work due...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Matters regarding the right to reside and conditions attached to the stamps provided to visa holders are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Justice. The Habitual Residence Condition (HRC) was introduced for certain social assistance schemes and for Child Benefit, with effect from 1 May 2004. The term 'habitually resident' conveys a degree of permanence and implies a close association...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from October to April, which is supporting up to an estimated 400,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department operates a range of means-tested social assistance payments. Social welfare legislation provides that the means test takes account of the income and assets of the person (and spouse / partner, if applicable) applying for the relevant scheme. Income and assets include income from employment, self-employment, occupational pensions, maintenance payments as well as property owned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is currently undertaking a significant expansion of employment services. In particular, specialised employment services for those farthest from the labour market - currently available in just twelve counties - will soon be available State-wide for the first time. In the first phase of this procurement, contracts for Intreo Partners - Local Area Employment Services (LAES)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has been working with Ulster Bank in order to assist customers with the smooth transitioning from Ulster Bank to another financial institution. My officials are also actively liaising with the Banking Payments Federation of Ireland to assist in the transitioning. Internally, my Department has established a task team to manage the process. It is intended that all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The fastest way for a customer to advise my Department of their new payment details is through the change of payment service on www.MyWelfare.ie. This service allows customers with a verified MyGovID account to advise the Department of their Change of Payment Method details quickly, and without the need to obtain a paper form, and this request is then sent to the relevant scheme area. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The main social welfare schemes for people who are unable to find full time employment are the social insurance contribution based Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseeker's Benefit Self-Employed and the means tested Jobseeker's Allowance. The schemes require that a person must be available for and genuinely seeking work as well as satisfy the other qualifying statutory conditions. The current...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tourism Funding (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Funding may be available through the LEADER Programme for the type of project referred to by the Deputy. The LEADER Programme is one of the key interventions of Our Rural Future, the Government’s Policy for rural development. This programme is a multi-annual programme which is delivered through Local Action Groups (LAGs) in each of the 28 LEADER sub-regional areas around the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department does not have any retainers with any outside organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ferry Services (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: At the outset, it is important to note that Cork County Council own and operate the cable car service and are responsible for ensuring mainland connectivity for the island residents and for those who require access to their farmlands during the period of maintenance. During periods of scheduled routine maintenance in the past, the Council have provided a temporary ferry service to the island....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is dedicated to the fair and equal treatment of all staff and stakeholders. Our programmes, policies and practices promote and advance social justice, equality and diversity across the range of interventions and supports to communities. The Department’s People Strategy, commits to supporting diversity and inclusion in our workplace enabling the achievement of equality...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that there are no civil servants from my Department currently on secondment to the private sector.

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this matter. We all see on a daily basis the horrific images of what is happening in Ukraine. War in Europe is not something any of us had comprehended but it is a situation that Ireland must respond to. Ukrainian citizens are arriving here severely traumatised as they face the loss of family and friends, as they worry about those they have...