Results 441-460 of 27,613 for speaker:Heather Humphreys
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: I have to work within the envelope I get.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: They did.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: I will have to check that because I am not sure. I know about the CE supervisors. We are talking to them at the minute. They are looking for a pay increase. We are talking to them any way. We always talk to them.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: I am not aware of it, but I will follow it up.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: I will get back to the Deputy on that.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: We sorted the pensions out, thanks be to goodness.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: That is why it takes a long time sometimes to sort these things.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Heather Humphreys: I will check that out.
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 19 January 2024. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has a total of 1,039 reckonable paid and 43 reckonable credited contributions. This gives entitlement to 85% of the maximum rate of State Pension (contributory) from their 66th birthday. As the person concerned also worked in the UK, their entitlement to a...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The table below sets out the available information regarding the number of litigation cases where the Department of Social Protection is the respondent. The Chief State Solicitor's Office, as the Government solicitor, absorbs the costs of representing the Department. Year Number of cases Year Number of cases 2024 (so far) ...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: My Department recorded the following number of data breaches in each of the years since 2016 and to date in 2024. No records are available for the period before 2016. Year Number of data breaches 2016 57 2017 108 2018 226 2019 371 2020 508 2021 646 2022 502 2023 681 2024 to date 538 The vast majority of the confirmed data...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The following table outlines the total cost to the Department for travel undertaken by Minister Humphreys for each of the last 5 full years and, for 2024 to date. 2019 €0.00 2020 €0.00 2021 €0.00 2022 €719.29 2023 €542.17 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: My Department does not employ or engage any external consultants or firms to deal with public relations. The Department's Press Office deals with all media queries and public relations matters. Details of expenditure by my Department on public relations advice/training from an external agency during the past ten years follow. Year Amount 2017 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Details as requested by the Deputy are set out in tabular form below. Total consultancy fees 2014 - 2024 2024 to date €877,707 2023 €522,153 2022 €1,144,457 2021 €511,886 2020 €425,196 2019 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: My Department is committed to ensuring that members of the public are aware of the welfare supports and services that are available to them and that they are notified of any scheme changes which may affect them. Public information and advertising campaigns are an important part of our work and cover national and regional print media and radio, digital and social media. All campaigns are...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: As of 6th October 2024 there were 4,009 recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance who stated that their previous employment was in agriculture. ‘Agriculture’ includes managers, administrators and other occupations in agriculture, fishing and related industries. Farm Assist is a means-tested payment for current, low-income farmers; recipients of Farm Assist are not included in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Overpayments of social welfare entitlements can occur where a person provides false or misleading information in their application or through error on the part of either the claimant or the Department. Persons who have been overpaid social welfare have a liability to refund the overpayment as they have been in receipt of a payment to which they were not entitled. Cases involving...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Death Benefit is payable under the Occupational Injuries Scheme. If a person dies because of an accident at work or an occupational disease their dependents may receive death benefit payments. Dependents may also receive Death Benefit if the person, at the time of their death, had been in receipt of a disablement pension assessed at 50% or more. Death Benefit includes a widow’s or...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded a fuel allowance at the weekly rate of €33.00 from the beginning of this current fuel season. Payment will commence into her nominated bank account on the 18th of October 2024 and all arrears due will also be lodged on that date. A letter to that effect has been posted to her home address. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Fuel Allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments and persons aged over 70 with the cost of their winter heating needs. Qualification for Fuel Allowance is subject to satisfying all the relevant qualifying conditions. This year, Fuel Allowance season started on 23/09/2024. Following a review of the person’s application it has been...