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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Combined spending on all these payments in 2022 is estimated to be almost €1.6 billion. The Carer’s Allowance is the main scheme by which the Department provides income...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 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 Department received an application for IP for the person concerned on 25 January 2023. This application was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme.  There are over one million customers with direct eligibility.  The estimated expenditure on free travel in 2023 is €95 million. It is important to note that, in general, access to a free travel pass for those aged under 66 is a secondary...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Carers 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. An application for Carers Allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 2 August 2022. Additional information in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 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, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. According to the Department’s records, the person concerned was out of the State...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: While I understand that supports for persons with gambling addictions are available elsewhere, my Department does not have any specific funding supports in place to support individuals with gambling addictions.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The delivery of public library services, including the matter of library membership, is a matter for each local authority in accordance with the Local Government Act, 2001. Accordingly, my department provides no guidance to local authorities in relation to public library membership.   The public library is a trusted place at the centre of the community, offering a free...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Community centres are the cornerstone of community life in many towns, villages and urban areas around the country. This Government recognises the important role they play in community life in Ireland, bringing people together and engaging with those who may be marginalised or disadvantaged.    With this in mind, my Department has put in place an integrated programme of supports...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland. To date, 215 projects have been approved for funding of €395 million for projects costing €542 million. Projects which emerge as successful from calls for applications to the Fund are initially approved for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government and the Economic Recovery Plan include commitments to consider a pay-related jobseeker’s benefit scheme. Pathways to Work further commits to using the experience from the Pandemic Unemployment Payment to inform the design of such a scheme that may be developed. The introduction of a pay-related benefit for jobseekers would bring Ireland in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. There are over one million customers with direct eligibility. The estimated expenditure on free travel in 2023 is €95 million. It is important to note that, in general, access to a free travel pass for those aged under 66 is a secondary benefit linked to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. Carer’s Benefit is payable to a carer for up to a maximum of 104 weeks in respect of a care recipient. To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 December 2022. It is a statutory requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to has been awarded Invalidity Pension with effect from 27 October 2022 and will receive his first payment to his nominated bank account on 27 April 2023. Any arrears due from 27 October 2022 to 26 April 2023 will issue shortly. The person in question was notified of this decision on 13 April 2023. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Disability allowance (DA) is a means-tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. The applicant must be suffering from an injury, disease, congenital deformity or physical or mental illness or defect which has lasted for one year or is expected to last for one year and, as a result of which, they are substantially restricted in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, habitually residing in the state, who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. An application for state pension non-contributory was received from the person concerned on 17 April 2023. On 25 April...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Apr 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, means test and Habitual Residency conditions I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person concerned on 2...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (27 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department currently holds no contracts with the company concerned. All contracts awarded by the Department are published quarterly on Gov.ieat www.gov.ie/en/collection/6d4953-procurement-contracts-awarde d/. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was received in that office on 14th February 2023. It is a statutory requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (26 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Community Welfare Service (CWS) delivers the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme which is the safety net within the overall social welfare system. This scheme helps eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. Supports provided under the SWA scheme can consist of a basic weekly payment, a weekly or monthly...