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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The photograph on Public Services Cards (PSC) must be renewed every 10 years to ensure the efficacy and reliability of the PSC as proof of identity, as is the case with other photo IDs such as passports and driving licences. This 10-year standard is in line with internationally agreed guidelines on photo IDs. Anyone who has a PSC can extend or renew their expired card in one of three...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The requirements for civil marriage in Ireland are set out in Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, as amended. Included in this is a requirement that the parties to the marriage must provide evidence of their name, age, nationality and civil status. It is the role of a registrar to be satisfied as to the identity of the parties to the marriage. Acceptance of a digital birth certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Primary weekly social welfare payments are intended to enable recipients to meet their basic day-to-day income needs. In addition to these primary payments, my Department also provides a range of other secondary payments. The Living Alone Increase (LAI) is one of those secondary payments. It is not a scheme or a stand-alone payment, but rather it is a supplement to a primary social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The capital allocation for my Department is primarily used to deliver IT modernisation and carry out refurbishments on the Department’s buildings. There are no projects currently on hold due to capital funding pressures.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy’s original question referenced the example of a person reverting to their original birth name. In the majority of cases this relates to a situation where a person wishes to revert to their pre-marriage name. Under the Irish legal system, a person’s name is the name by which they are known, or commonly use. That name does not necessarily need to be supported by any...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: In general, medical or health related benefits fall within the remit of the Department of Health and the HSE. While my Department administers the Treatment Benefit scheme which provides some dental, optical, and medical appliance benefits to insured workers, the self-employed and retired people who have the required number of PRSI contributions, versatis pain relief patches do not come under...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Matters related to foster caring are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and for Tusla. More widely, this Government acknowledges the important role that carers play and is fully committed to supporting them in that role. Accordingly, the current State Pension (Contributory) system provides for a range of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Mar 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. In the case of applicants in receipt of the Living Alone Increase (LAI), the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Report of the Child Maintenance Review Group was published last November. The Government accepted the Group's recommendations in relation to the social welfare system. I am pleased to say that, pending the introduction of the necessary legislation, my Department has already implemented some of the recommended changes on an administrative basis. As a result, my Department is no longer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Public information/advertising campaigns are an important part of the Department's work and span national and regional print media and radio, digital and social media. All campaigns are developed and targeted carefully in collaboration with our media buyer, using the best mix of media formats to ensure that the Department's messages reach members of the public effectively, while ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government is committed to protecting vulnerable households from the impact of energy costs through a combination of supports, energy efficiency awareness initiatives and investment in programmes to improve the energy efficiency of the housing stock. Whilst policy on energy poverty and the Government's energy poverty strategy is primarily a matter for the Minister for the Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: International Protection (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 819 and 821 together. The provision of material reception conditions, including food and health services, for applicants for International Protection who are awaiting a decision on their application is the responsibility of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS). My...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Mar 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. While it is open to any customer to inform my Department that they no longer wish...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision System (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The provision of material reception conditions, including food and health services, for applicants for International Protection who are awaiting a decision on their application is the responsibility of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS). My department administers the daily expenses allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the important role played by family carers, including young carers, and is fully committed to supporting them in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. This cross-departmental strategy, led by the Department of Health, commits to supporting children and young people with caring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The increase for Living Alone is an extra payment for people on social welfare payments who are living alone. The allowance is €22.00 per week. The person concerned applied for this allowance on 31 January 2023. They were awarded the allowance from 1 August 2022, allowing for the maximum backdating period of 6 months from date of receipt of the application in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance scheme is a means tested payment to assist pensioners and other long-term social welfare dependent householders with their winter heating costs. The payment is a contribution towards heating costs; it is not intended to meet these costs in full. The payment is made over the winter season at the weekly rate of €33.00 or, if preferred, by way of two instalments....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded the state pension (contributory) from 3 January 2023, the date they reached pension age, at the maximum weekly rate of €265.30. They were notified in writing on 10 March 2023. As the person concerned is currently in receipt of the carer's allowance and has qualified for state pension (contributory), their entitlement to half-rate carer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Mar 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 a claim for IP from the person concerned on 8th February 2023. The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Refugee Resettlement Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) is a monthly payment available to you if you are providing accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. The monthly payment from 4thMarch 2022 to the end of November 2022 was €400. The monthly payment increased to €800 per property from 1stDecember 2022. To date, there have...