Results 19,561-19,580 of 27,613 for speaker:Heather Humphreys
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: Yes, and the PUP. Some of the PUP payments were out of the SIF so there was increased administration there. They were much higher than the original Estimate. The PUP was paid for much longer because of the new variant at the time. Those are the reasons. Is that okay?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: The Chair mentioned my earlier statement on the PUP. It is not just the PUP, but also the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, and the other supports. The Chair is right there. I came under pressure at the time and it was said that people were not going to work because they were getting the PUP. The truth is that when jobs were available and the economy opened up again, people went...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: It should be.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I am aware of it too and we want to iron out any difficulties in the system. There is no doubt about that. We will get the long Covid statistics for the Chair.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I think that is it. I think I have answered the questions.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I thank the Chairman and members of the committee. As they will all know at this stage, I was very keen that the Department of Rural and Community Development was kept as a stand-alone Department, which is why I have two separate Supplementary Estimates before the committee today. I am happy now to give a brief overview of the Supplementary Estimates for the Department of Rural and...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. In terms of energy, the GAA clubs and all of the sports organisations apply to the Department with responsibility for sport. Then there is support for businesses. I wanted to make sure that the community and voluntary sector got the support it needed. We have a €10 million fund that is being administered by Pobal on our behalf. If an...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. I will start with energy support. We need to spend what we can this year. The bills are here now. We can look at it again next year, but we cannot spend the 2022 money next year. In fairness, we have been good at getting the money out. We encourage people to submit applications so that we can get the money out as quickly as possible. We cannot carry over money but we...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: That is correct.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: Yes, to LEADER.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: The carryover goes into the overall-----
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: The carryover from last year is all spent.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: Some €67 million has been spent out of the €97 million, which was the first amount the Deputy mentioned.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: Yes.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: Yes.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: We cannot carry over some.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. As I said in my opening comment, we are keeping the pressure on the various local authorities to make sure the money is spent and the projects are delivered. We want delivery on the ground. We expect there will be a good deal of spend at the end of the year. As the Deputy knows, as he has been in the Department with responsibility for community and rural development...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: There is no bluff.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I am telling the Deputy. I am out all the time giving out to them.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Heather Humphreys: I assure the Deputy we are keeping the pressure on. I have laid it on as hard as I can to make sure about delivery. Announcements are no good without delivery. This is what I am focused on. The Deputy can rest assured we are doing all that we can. It does not affect the level of inspections or governance if it is paid in December. Inspectors are still out there checking. As the Deputy...