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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (30 Nov 2023)

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 appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly allowance payable in respect of a child aged under 16 who has a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age and where the level of that disability is such that the child is likely to require this level of care and attention for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: White Papers (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Based on a comprehensive review of Departmental records by my officials, I can confirm that no White Papers were published by my Department during the period in question. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department manages over 90 schemes and has an annual budget of approximately €25 billion. Therefore my Department engage consultants (individuals or organisations) to provide analysis over a wide range of areas, when necessary. This includes the delivery of reports, studies, assessments where an external view is useful. I am advised by my officials that a total of 43 reports were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412 to 414, inclusive, together. The Department of Social Protection is committed to ensuring that members of the public are fully aware of the welfare supports and services available to them. Public information campaigns, including advertising on social media and digital platforms, are an important part of this work. All campaigns are developed and targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Disablement Benefit is part of the Occupational Injuries Benefit scheme. This scheme caters for people injured or incapacitated by an accident at work or while travelling to or from work. The scheme also covers people who have contracted a disease as a result of the type of work they do. Disablement Benefit is a compensation payment and can be paid alongside other social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2023)

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 can confirm that the person concerned was in receipt of CA in respect of their son from 5 August 1999 until 11...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has not made a recent application for assistance under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme. If the person is experiencing financial difficulty, they can apply for an Additional Needs Payment (ANP) by completing a SWA1 form. The purpose of the ANP is to assist people with essential expenditure, which an eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned is currently in receipt of an Illness Benefit payment at the full personal rate of €220 per week. The person has not recently applied for assistance under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme. If the person is experiencing financial difficulties they can apply for an Additional Needs Payment (ANP) by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 19 June 2020 . In order to qualify for standard State pension (contributory), an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned does not have the required 520 full rate paid contributions and therefore does not qualify for State pension (contributory). The homemaker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel allowance (FA) is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments and persons aged over 70 towards the cost of their winter heating needs. Qualification for FA is subject to satisfying all the relevant qualifying conditions. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned applied for a FA on 15/11/2023. In their application they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) is a means-tested payment made to people who are unemployed and who do not qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker’s Benefit for the Self-Employed. To qualify for JA, a person must:be over 18 and under 66 years of agesatisfy a means testbe habitually resident in Irelandbe capable of workbe available for full-time workbe genuinely seeking workbe fully or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: This week, my Department will issue a once-off Carer's Support Grant payment of €400 to the country's carers. If a person received the €400 payment to people getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Blind Pension, then they are not eligible for the once-off Carer's Support Grant payment. Based on current recipient numbers, this payment will be made to 120,019 people....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: This week, my Department will issue a once-off Cost of Living Lump Sum payment of €200 to people in receipt of Living Alone Allowance. Based on current recipient numbers, this payment will be made to 240,989 people. This figure is an estimate and may change as new applications are received and claims are closed. The breakdown by county of this estimated number of recipients for whom...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: This week, my Department will issue a once-off Cost of Living Lump Sum payment of €100 to people getting an Increase for a Qualified Child. I am informed by officials in my Department that it will require more time to compile the number of children on the Illness Benefit scheme that this payment will be made in respect of. However, based on current recipient numbers of all other...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: White Papers (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that since the establishment of my Department in 2017 my Department has published no White Papers. However, I would note that the general scheme of the Charities (Amendment) Bill was published in April 2022 and is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/0dfac-general-scheme-charities-ame ndment-bill-2022. I intend to have a finalised Bill for the consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that since the establishment of my Department in 2017 there have been no consultancy reports commissioned or funded that have been categorised or designated as not for external publication.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 508, 509 and 510 together. My Department uses online platforms, including social media, to raise awareness of our policies, the supports that we provide to communities across the State and the funding schemes that we administer. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Advertisement expenditure on social media platforms/websites...