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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) was established in July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. There are currently six posts in the Communications unit of this Department. The composition of staff in the unit is outlined in the table below. It includes a breakdown of the staff numbers serving in this unit in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and I was delighted to secure €21 million in funding under Budget 2023 to continue the Community Centres Investment Fund. This builds on the €15 million which was announced under the fund in 2022. The huge interest in this fund shows how important community centres are for communities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding for small-scale projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has supported a wide range of measures. The CLÁR 2022 programme awarded a record €12.2 million with 292 projects supported. A review of CLÁR areas...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Legal Cases (21 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19th July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. I can confirm that there have been zero discrimination cases taken and won against my department since it's establishment in 2017.

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome the opportunity to speak and outline the work of my Departments. As of this week, the Department of Social Protection has issued 74,458 PPS numbers to people who have arrived here fleeing the war in Ukraine. To put that in context, it is the equivalent of the entire population of County Cavan arriving into the country. The challenge of supporting that huge influx of people in a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: An application for state pension non-contributory was submitted by the person concerned on 9 November 2022. On 16 November 2022, the person’s file was forwarded to a Social Welfare Inspector for interview and determination of their income and assets for the purposes of the means assessment. On return of the Inspector's report, the Deciding Officer decided that the person was entitled...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection holds PRSI records in order to ascertain entitlement to various Social Protection schemes. As a public sector body, the Department very rarely relies on consent to share personal data, but rather on a legal basis as provided for in Recital 43 and 45 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). Section 261 of the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection operates a number of employment support schemes for long term unemployed persons which also assist communities across the country in the provision of vital services. Job Initiative (JI) is an employment support scheme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) is the unique reference number for transactions between individuals and Government Departments and other public service providers. A person may need a PPSN for a number of reasons. My Department does not collect data on the numbers of PPSNs allocated to International Protection applicants and I advised the Deputy of this fact in my response to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: A Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is a unique reference number that helps a person access social welfare benefits and public services in Ireland. The person concerned first applied for a PPS Number, for tax purposes, on 04/04/2022. Supporting documentation was requested from the person concerned via her MyWelfare account on 07/05/2022. As the required documents were not fully...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Feb 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 a disability, as a result of which, they require that level of care. I can confirm that the person concerned was in receipt of Carer's Allowance (CA) in respect of their spouse from 31...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Feb 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 4 January 2023....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 09 February 2023. An interim decision has been made and the person concerned has been awarded State Pension (contributory) at the weekly rate of €238.50 from 09 February 2023. This equates to 90% of the current maximum rate of pension. This is the correct rate of pension commensurate with the current social insurance record held by my...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the Deputy's question, I can confirm that no funding was provided centrally to the organisations referred to by the Deputy in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023.

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I am not smirking. The Deputy should withdraw that comment.

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I was not smirking.

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy should withdraw that comment. I was not.

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I was not.

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I was not.

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: How dare you say that. I was not.