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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Social insurance contributions are made in accordance with the legislation and the employment terms and conditions in force at the time they are made and eligibility for social insurance benefits flow from that. Civil and public sector employees, recruited prior to 6 April 1995, pay social insurance contributions at modified rates under classes B, C and D. Amongst the class B...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 17 December 2021. An application for State Pension (contributory) was received on 24 October 2022. Under current eligibility conditions, an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions in order to qualify for standard State pension (contributory). 520 full-rate contributions equate to 10 years of full-rate insurable employment....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The number of people receiving Invalidity Pension (IP) at end of May 2023 was 56,177. The following table provides a breakdown of persons in receipt of IP by gender: ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The following table provides a breakdown of Invalidity Pension IP applications received and refused prior to appeal/review during 2022. Year 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 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. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that in 2022 there were 1633 Invalidity Pension appeals received by that office,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of employment services to support jobseekers in preparing for, securing, and sustaining employment. These services are either provided directly by the Department’s own staff, or on behalf of the Department through Intreo Partners and other service providers. Jobseekers in receipt of a payment may be required to engage with an employment service...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is payable to an insured person who satisfies certain Social Insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions and who is permanently incapable of work due to an illness or incapacity and for no other reason. Claimants must have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions class (A, E, H or S) since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 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 the Domiciliary Care Allowance appeal by the person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Representatives from the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team participated in this years 2023 Pride Festival with colleagues from across the Department; the following items were purchased: - A Department Banner at €115.62, - Hand-waver Flags (100) at €442.80 The above figures are VAT Inclusive.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, my Department may make an Additional Needs Payment (ANP) to help meet essential expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet from their weekly income. An ANP application can be made for assistance with funeral and burial expenses where there is an inability to pay these costs, in part or in full, by the family of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: State Pension (Non-Contributory) is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, who have a legal right of residence and habitually reside in the State, and who do not qualify for State Pension contributory, or only qualify for a reduced-rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. The eligibility conditions for State Pension (Non-Contributory) do not require the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: State pension (non-contributory) is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over who have a legal right of residence and habitually reside in the state, and who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or only qualify for a reduced-rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. An application for state pension non-contributory, submitted by the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that My Department received an application for Disability Allowance (DA) from the person concerned on 28 April 2022. The person concerned submitted a completed DA application form, a completed medical report by their doctor and additional supporting documentation on 28 April 2022. Based on an initial review on the completeness of their application, the person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Former Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) were transferred to the Department of Social Protection from the HSE on 1 October 2011 on the principle that their existing terms and conditions of employment would neither improve nor diminish by reason of the transfer and staff retained their pension rights and entitlements. During the course of the negotiations of the Public Service Stability...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333 and 334 together. The rate of PRSI and the pension contribution are mutually exclusive. More specifically, the 5% Pension contribution is separate and distinct from the class of PRSI paid. PRSI contributions go to the Social Insurance Fund and is separate to any occupational pension scheme contributions. Community Welfare Service (CWS) staff worked...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: A Community Welfare Officer (CWO) is available to meet with citizens from Kildare during business hours Monday to Friday at the Newbridge Intreo Centre and also by appointment at my Department’s offices in Athy and Maynooth. If a person is unable to travel to these locations, a CWO can meet with the person at a mutually agreed location, including at their home. While local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: For the purpose of this response, I have interpreted the amount spent on advertising as media buying costs incurred from public information campaigns, announcements and recruitment notices. Total advertising expenditure in each of the past 10 years, including 2023 spend incurred to date, is €9,208,209.41 and is outlined below in tabular form. Year Total...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Calafoirt agus Céanna (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Mar is eol don Teachta, is iad Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe atá freagrach as obair chothabhála agus forbartha ar na hOileáin Árainn. Bíonn cruinnithe rialta idir oifigigh ó mo Roinn agus Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe chun plé a dhéanamh ar an dul chun cinn i bhforbairt na gcéanna ar na hoileáin, an Caladh Mór ar Inis Meáin san...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Consultations (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The total expenditure paid to consultancy firms by my Department in 2023 to date is €235,235 and details are set out below. Consultant Consultancy Description Paid in 2023 Grant Thornton Staff training programme €65,472 Crowe Ireland Civic Forum Technical Support €14,311.05 ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation over a defined period. Since its relaunch in 2016, it has supported a wide range of measures, and funding of over €57 million has been approved for almost 2,100 projects. In 2022...