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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2024)

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 that my Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 18 May 2023. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme was introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme over €156 million has been allocated to more than 1,700 projects across Ireland. As committed to under Our Rural Future and in line with the Town Centre First Policy, scheme priorities are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 323 together. My Department provides funding for the Local Improvement Scheme but each local authority is responsible for administering the scheme in their own areas, in line with the Scheme outline. In order to draw down allocated funding, each local authority is required to submit documentation including a list of completed works. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not normally maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the LIS is funded into the future. The Scheme was reintroduced by my Department in 2017 following a number of years...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not normally maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the LIS is funded into the future. While the scheme is funded by my Department, each local authority is responsible for the administration of the scheme. Local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not normally maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the LIS is funded into the future. The Scheme was reintroduced by my Department in 2017 following a number of years with no dedicated funding. Between 2017 and 2023 my...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is funded into the future. This reflects the important contribution which the scheme makes to connectivity in rural Ireland. LIS was reintroduced by my Department in 2017 following several years with no dedicated funding. Since then, almost €130 million has been allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) is funded by my Department under Our Rural Future. The scheme provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways and blue ways throughout rural Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme in 2016, funding of over €113 million has supported more than 1,700 projects...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. I have listened intently to all the suggestions and views that have been put forward. There are some areas of difference. Some are quite fundamental to the Government's agreed design. It is fair to say that there has been a broad welcome from all sides of the House for the core idea of auto-enrolment, which is to find a way to provide...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Twenty-five years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: You were Sinn Féin.

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: We consulted extensively. The Deputy is wrong.

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is wrong. I will give him a list of-----

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the important issue of supports for disabled people. I launched the consultation process on the Green Paper last September. It is very important to say that this is all Green Paper ever was - a consultation document - and I want to be very clear about that. Based on the feedback we have received to date, it is clear to me that there are significant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, habitually residing in the State, who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. Recipients of state pension non-contributory are obliged to notify the Department of any changes in their circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Under the law as currently enacted, entitlement to a Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory pension is only available to a surviving partner who was party to a marriage or civil partnership. On 22nd January, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in relation to the entitlement of an unmarried co-habitant to a Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a Carers Allowance appeal by the person concerned was registered in that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children up to the age of 16 years. Currently, the payment continues to be paid in respect of children until their 18th birthday where they are in full-time education, or have a disability. In Budget 2024, the Government decided to extend the payment of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds who are in full-time education or have a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an Invalidity Pensions appeal by the person concerned was registered in that...