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

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance 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. My Department received an application for Carer's Allowance from the person concerned on 22 February 2023. The...

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

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, a means test and the Habitual Residency condition. My Department received an application for DA in respect of the person concerned on 22...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware of the issues being raised by the Disabled Artists Disabled Academics group, and officials from my department have met with the group directly. It is acknowledged that income for artists may be irregular and comprise income in the form of once-off payments such as grants and bursaries. Therefore, if an artist in receipt of Disability Allowance receives such income for a piece of...

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

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 years. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and the Habitual Residency conditions. I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department may make Additional Needs Payments to help meet expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income. Additional Needs Payments are demand led and made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the requirements of the legislation and all the relevant circumstances of the case in order...

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

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy may be aware the recruitment and employment of staff as civil servants across Government Departments is a day to day matter for each individual Department and the Public Appointments Service. I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 May 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. It is a condition for receipt of Carer's Allowance that every claimant shall furnish such certificates, documents,...

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

Heather Humphreys: The purpose of the ENP is to assist people with essential expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their available resources. The ENP scheme is demand led and payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the requirements of the legislation and all the relevant circumstances of the case. Applications for...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €412 million in 2023. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. Because of the household and seasonal nature of the fuel allowance payment, it...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not make any financial contribution or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (30 May 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 May 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 28...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Reasonable Accommodation Fund aims to support the employment of disabled people by providing financial support to help make workplaces more accessible. The review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund is near finalisation and I expect to publish it in the coming weeks. The aim of the review is to improve the effectiveness of the supports to employees and employers, to identify gaps in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) is funded and supported by the Citizens Information Board (CIB), a statutory body under the aegis of my Department. CIB has a mandate under the Citizens Information Act 2007 to provide advocacy for people with disabilities. NAS provides a free and confidential issues-based representative advocacy service to adults with a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Indecon report highlighted that there is not a single typical ‘cost of disability’; rather there is a spectrum from low additional costs to extremely high extra costs of disability, depending on the individual circumstances of the person concerned. It also highlighted the cost of disability is significantly broader than the income support system and therefore needs a...

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

Heather Humphreys: The purpose of the ENP is to assist people with essential expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their available resources. The ENP scheme is demand led and payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the requirements of the legislation and all the relevant circumstances of the case. Applications for...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 24 July 2007. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has a total of 1,006 qualifying paid and credited social insurance contributions from their date of entry into employment in 1967, to the end of 2007. This equates to a yearly average of 25 contributions, giving entitlement to 98% of the maximum rate state pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The accommodation needs of victims of domestic violence are met through a joined-up service delivery model provided by Tusla with the close involvement of the various housing authorities nationwide. Access to Rent Supplement can be provided on referral by Tusla or by prescribed Tusla-funded service providers. This provides victims of domestic violence with a fast track approval and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (30 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection arranges for the provision of translation and interpretation services at the request of customers and in cases where it is apparent that the customer’s interaction with the Department can be improved by having access to such services. The commitment to provide translation and interpretations services is published on my Department’s website...

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

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance 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. In order to qualify, applicants must show that they are habitually resident in the State, that their means are less than...