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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable in respect of a child aged under 16, who has a severe disability or condition and requires ongoing continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of that normally required by a child of the same age and the child must be likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months. An application for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. A renewal application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 16th August 2022. Further information was requested by the Department. The person concerned submitted this information, and it was received by the Department on 4th October 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a means tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. The applicant must be suffering from an injury, disease, congenital deformity or physical or mental illness or defect, which has lasted for one year or is expected to last for one year and as a result of which they are substantially restricted in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the application for the person concerned was processed by a deciding officer in accordance with the provisions set out in section 19 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended. On the 31st of August 2022 the applicant requested a review of the deciding officer’s decision. The original decision was reviewed, and it was found that the deciding officer had acted...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been in receipt of disability allowance (DA) from 2 December 2015. The information requested on 06 October 2022 to have an increase for a qualified adult (IQA) added to their DA was received on 12 October 2022. I can confirm that, following a review, the person concerned was awarded an IQA and Increase for Qualified Child (IQC) on their DA with effect from 24 August...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP renewal was received from the person concerned on 10th August 2022. Further information was requested by the Department. The person concerned submitted this information, and it was received by the Department. A Deciding Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I confirm an application for CA was received from the person concerned on 16 August 2022. CA was awarded to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, the Community Welfare Service of my Department can make income support payments to those in need and make additional needs payments to help meet expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income. An additional needs payment is an overarching term used to refer to exceptional and urgent needs payments, and certain supplements to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. The payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) is paid from late September to April. One of the conditions for receipt of fuel allowance is that a person must satisfy a means test. The person concerned applied for Fuel allowance on 3 October 2022. Following a means...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pensions (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In line with Labour Court recommendations LCR 20116, LCR 20117, Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) transferred to the Department of Social Protection on the principle that their existing terms and conditions of employment would neither improve nor diminish by reason of the transfer. During the course of the negotiations of the Public Service Stability Agreement (2013-2016) the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 17 October 2022. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions. I can confirm that, according to the records of this Department, no application form for a CSG has been received from the person concerned. An application form (CSG1) has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits Package is a set of allowances which help with the costs of running a household. It includes allowances towards electricity or gas costs as well as a television licence. An application form for the Household Benefits Package has issued to the person concerned. Alternatively, the person concerned can apply online for their Household Benefits Package on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department the person concerned applied for an Exceptional Needs Payment for house repairs. In order to complete the assessment of the application, the local Community Welfare Officer has requested additional information. The circumstances of this case are quite complex and when all the necessary information has been received, the person’s application...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331, 336, 337, 339 and 340 together. My Department supports rural and urban communities across the country through programmes such as the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, the LEADER Programme, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the CLAR programme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and the Community Enhancement Programme. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This year's CLÁR programme was launched in February with a total budget of €7 million. This represents an increase of €1.5 million on the budget for the 2021 CLÁR programme. The measures funded under CLÁR 2022 were: - Measure 1: Developing Community Facilities and Amenities - Measure 2: Mobility, Cancer Care and Community First Responders Transport - Measure 3:...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333 to 335, inclusive, together. My Department's mission is to support vibrant and sustainable communities across this country, and in doing so to deliver on a wide range of strategic interventions, funding programmes and policies to support urban and rural communities including youth groups and voluntary and community groups. Groups or organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy, was published in March 2021. The policy recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated national network of 400 remote working hubs by 2025. Last year I launched the National Hub Network together with its online booking platform,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cross-Border Co-operation (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Bringing communities together is central to much of the work of my Department, particularly through the PEACE PLUS programme 2021 – 2027. This is a new North South cooperation programme which will have a lasting impact on peace and prosperity in the region through combining the existing PEACE and INTERREG EU funding strands into one cohesive cross-border programme, with a total value...