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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (19 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: With effect from 3rdApril 2000, lifetime participation on Community Employment (CE) by an individual is limited to: - 3 years for persons under 55 years of age; - 6 years for persons of 55 years of age up to State Pension age; - Eligible persons in receipt of a qualifying disability-linked social welfare payment are eligible for oneadditional year on CE over the standard maximum participation...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (19 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The rent supplement scheme provides support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. There are approximately 69,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €298 million for in 2015. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (19 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA), the Department may award a supplement towards travel related costs. The supplement is intended to assist with ongoing or recurring travel costs that cannot be met from the client’s own resources and are deemed to be necessary. Every decision is based on consideration of the circumstances of the case, taking account of the nature...

Order of Business (14 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Was the Deputy here yesterday?

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Some 4,500 agreements.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (14 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 69,000 people this year at a cost of €298 million. Rent supplement is not generally payable where a person or their spouse/partner is in full time employment i.e. 30 hours or more per week. A person on rent supplement who is deemed by a local authority to be Rental...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I am responding to this matter today on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who sends her apologies. The motorised transport grant and mobility allowance were established some decades ago on an administrative basis, in good faith and with the intention of contributing towards mobility and transport needs for a group of people with severe physical...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: As the Senator is aware, I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, to whom I will bring her points. The Senator is quite correct that the Bill is in the legislative programme for 2015, and there is a commitment to the 4,700 people who are there, but I certainly will bring the Senator's concern-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I will bring the Senator's comments and concerns to the Minister with responsibility for the area.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, who sends her apologies. The Department of Education and Skills is working very closely with the Department of Health in respect of the overall Healthy Ireland agenda. This encompasses co-operation in a range of areas including physical activity, healthy eating and student...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Senator. I will raise those points. I have a meeting with the Minister later this afternoon at which I will ask her to look at the Senator's contribution and reply to her directly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme is a non-statutory scheme which provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of school clothing and footwear when children start school each autumn. The Government has provided €44.3 million for the scheme in 2015. BSCFA was paid in respect of approximately 304,400 children with a total...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Department recently published its review of the rent limits “Maximum Rent Limit Analysis and Findings Report”,and it is available on www.welfare.ie. One of the key messages of the review is that rent supplement continues to play a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting 69,000 people this year at a cost of over €298 million. Between...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Tús, the community work placement initiative, was established to provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year. The selection is focused on those on the live register for a year or more and in receipt of a jobseekers' payment who have more limited job or work placement opportunities. One key feature of Tús is that selection is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Aftercare Services (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The reduced rates of jobseekers payments and supplementary welfare allowance for persons aged under 26 do not apply where such persons were in the care of the Health Service Executive during the year prior to their 18th birthday. The Department is also actively engaging with Tusla and non-Government organisations in providing the necessary support to vulnerable young people leaving care who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (12 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,600 schools and organisations benefitting over 205,000 children. €39 million has been provided for the scheme in 2015, an increase of €2 million over that provided last year. The aim of the scheme is to provide regular nutritious food to children who are unable, by reason of lack of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I am taking this today on behalf of my colleague the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who sends her apologies and very much regrets she cannot attend to take the Commencement Matter. Despite severe financial pressures we have provided significant additional funding of €125 million since 2012 to enable the HSE to implement the long overdue modernisation of our mental health...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I do not accept the Senator's last comments. I do not know whether he supports the policy of A Vision for Change but this Government does and is implementing it. It has put in over €125 million since 2012 and additional investments-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Senator either supports A Vision for Change or he does not.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: He does not accept the additional €125 million that has been invested in the mental health sector since 2012. I support A Vision for Change. There has been a large investment in mental health services in the west, as indicated in the Minister of State's statement today, and I look forward to the implementation of A Vision for Change.