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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Mortgage Interest Supplement scheme (MIS) provided short-term support to eligible people who were unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which was their sole place of residence, due to temporary unemployment or loss of earnings. The MIS scheme was discontinued for new entrants from 1 January 2014. The most appropriate support for customers experiencing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Community Centres are the cornerstone of community life in towns and villages around the country. This Government recognises the important role that these centres play in bringing people together and facilitating community services and events. I have prioritised the development and enhancement of Community Centres across the country to improve access and provide suitable places for social...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I have put in place an integrated programme of capital funding supports for the development of infrastructure in rural areas and the development of community facilities right across the country as outlined below. RRDF The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland. To date, 215 projects have been approved for funding of €414 million for projects costing €570 million. Calls for applications to the Fund are sought under two categories – Category 1 and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Official Travel (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The details requested by the Deputy in respect of foreign travel undertaken by me in my role as Minister for Rural and Community Development are outlined in the following table. Name Number of Days Dates of travel Destination Total costs of Flights Total Cost of Hotel Minister Humphreys 2 23-25 Jan 2023 ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's total expenditure in relation to traditional and online advertising since its establishment in 2017 is laid out in the table below. - Traditional advertising Online advertising Total 2017 €12,712 Nil €12,712 2018 €7,492 Nil €7,492...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Since my Department’s establishment in 2017, it has not procured or utilised any services for the purposes of Departmental or Ministerial public relations. In carrying out its functions the Department does, on occasion, use advertising and communications services for work such as public consultations and raising awareness of funding schemes.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of legal costs incurred by the Department since then is provided in the table below. In 2018, the Department was assigned a designated point of contact for the provision of legal advice through the Office of the Attorney General, and this service provides for the majority of our ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department currently occupies office space at Trinity Point, Dublin 2, and Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo. The offices occupied in Ballina are in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW), while the lease arrangements in relation to Trinity Point are managed on the Department's behalf by the OPW. In both cases, no costs are directly incurred by my Department. My...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of supports which are available to Women’s Sheds, depending on the works being completed. In December 2023, I was delighted to launch the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) which replaces my Department’s Community Enhancement Programme, with capital funding of €6 million to assist thousands of community groups across the country. The overall...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The objective of the School Meals Programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to encourage school attendance and extra educational achievement. Following the expansion of the programme in recent years, some 2,600 schools and organisations, covering...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Person Concerned failed to collect payments issued on the 7th, 14th and 21st of November 2023. All Jobseekers Claims automatically suspend once expired payment register on our payment system. As the Person Concerned did not make contact with the Department following these expired payments their Jobseekers claim automatically closed in November 2023. The Person Concerned reapplied...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (1 Feb 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 Monday 22nd January the Supreme Court deliverd 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 Payments (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Justice regularly notifies my Department with details of persons who are subject to deportation orders. The details are matched against social welfare records and if a person is in receipt of a payment, the scheme area is notified, and the payment is stopped. A person who is subject to a deportation order is considered not to satisfy the habitual residence condition as they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned in September 2015 and payment was awarded on 1 February 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded a State Pension (contributory) at the maximum weekly rate of €277.30 from 27 January 2024, the date they reached 66. The first payment will issue to the persons nominated financial institution on 2 February 2024. The person concerned also applied for the Increase for a Qualified Adult allowance (IQA) on their State Pension (contributory)....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Feb 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 they have been in touch with the Deputy's office as an appeal for the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 23 July 2023. The application for State Pension (Contributory) was received on 17 July 2023. Under current eligibility conditions, an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions in order to qualify for standard State pension (contributory). The records of my department show the person concerned has 304 paid full-rate contributions....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. An application for DA in respect of the person concerned was received on 22 February 2022...