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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 13...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: There were 14,513 individuals on the Live Register in Cork in May 2023. Of these, 3,842 have been on the Live Register for 2 years or more. The breakdown by Social Welfare Office is shown in Table 1 and Table 2 below. Table 1: May 2023 Live Register in Cork, by Social Welfare Office Bandon 472 Bantry 514 Bantry (SWLO) 119 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: An application for a Free Travel Companion Pass was received from the person concerned on the 15th May 2023. The application was referred to the Department's Medical Assessor for assessment. The person concerned has been approved for a Companion Free Travel pass. A letter issued to the person to inform them of this decision on 3 June 2023. The Companion Pass was requested on 2 June...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: If a person has lost their employment due to long-term illness or disability they may be entitled to a disability payment from the Department. The two long-term disability payments are Invalidity Pension and Disability Allowance. Invalidity Pension is a scheme based on Pay Related Social Insurance contributions. If a person does not have enough social insurance contributions, they may...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Person Concerned applied for Benefit Payment for 65-Year-Olds(BP65) on the 24/05/2022. This application was refused on the basis that the qualifying conditions attached to the scheme were not satisfied. The Person Concerned appealed the decision on 3/6/22, stating that they had not been employed or self-employed since December 2017. The Appeals Officer concluded that the Person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The key role of my department is to provide income supports where an income need may arise due to unemployment, illness/disability or caring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 823 and 837 together. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system in that it provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department may make Additional Needs...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of a €12.50 increase to the weekly rate of Disability Allowance is €109.3m. This costing includes proportionate increases for qualified adults where relevant. This costing is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023 and is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Neither the Pensions Council nor the Social Welfare Tribunal incur expenditure on consulting services; their operations are wholly carried out by existing resources provided from within my Department. Details in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 01...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Spending in 2023 is expected to amount to almost €1.6 billion on these payments. The two principal conditions for receipt of Carer’s Allowance are that full time care and attention is required and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 828 and 829 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves. In 2010, a decision was made to firstly reduce, then remove the issuing of return Freepost envelopes. Reference to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (13 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 an appeal by the person concerned was received in that office on 15th...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government is acutely aware of the effect that high energy prices and the cost of living are having on families, businesses and the most vulnerable. In addition to the substantial package of supports provided in Budget 2023, earlier this year, the Government announced a €470 million package of measures to help social protection recipients including families, pensioners, carers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: When the person concerned made an application for Illness Benefit, they were an adult dependant on their spouse's Jobseekers claim and an allowance was being paid for the individual on that Jobseekers claim. An individual cannot be paid the personal rate of Illness Benefit at the same time as being an adult dependant on another social welfare claim. Both the Jobseekers claim and the Illness...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 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. Permanently incapable of work is defined as an incapacity for work of such a nature that the likelihood is that the claimant will be incapable of work for life or an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not seconded staff from the named company in the past ten years to date.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department engaged the company concerned on two occasions in the last ten years. The company was engaged to provide consultancy services and other services required in the day to day running of the Department. Details of payments made from 2013 to date are set out by year in the table below. Year Project - reason Contract Duration Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits Package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €285 million this year on HHB for over 511,000 customers. People over the age of 70 receive the HHB package, with one package provided per household. The package is also available to people living in the State aged 66-69 years...