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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension is an income support payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. A person is regarded as being permanently incapable of work if: - For the period of 1 year immediately before the date of application the person had been continuously incapable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 a Disability Allowance appeal by the person concerned was registered by that Office on 12 January 2023. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 408 together. The Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system which 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 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 22 November 2022. It is a statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 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 for the person referred to on 15 November 2022. The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel allowance is a means tested payment payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people. The person concerned submitted an application for fuel allowance on 06 October 2022. Based on the information provided to the Department, the person does not qualify for the allowance as their household consists of people who are not in a qualifying category. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: For the period, 1st January to 31st December 2022, an overall total of 305,889 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) have been issued by my Department. Of this overall total, 56,954 PPSNs were allocated for children whose births were registered with the General Register Office. Details on PPSN allocations by nationality to the end of December 2022 can be viewed at...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has three Intreo Centres in County Wicklow situated in Bray, Arklow and Baltinglass. The Department’s office in The Murrough is not an Intreo Centre. Wicklow Town and the surrounding catchment area is serviced by the Social Welfare Branch Office, located in Unit E6 The Enterprise Centre, where clients can make and/or update their Jobseeker’s and One Parent Family...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme is available to all people aged over 66 living permanently in the State and people under age 66 on certain qualifying social welfare payments who reside permanently in the State. The scheme allows recipients to travel free of charge on most CIE public transport services, LUAS and Local Link, as well as on transport services provided by some 73 private operators...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Working Family Payment is an in-work support which is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid employees with child dependents, and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment. There are approximately 47,000 families with 102,000 children currently in receipt of the Working Family Payment. Estimated expenditure on the scheme in 2023 is €362 million. To qualify...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned applied for Jobseeker's Allowance in February 2022. This application was disallowed as they did not qualify under the Habitual Residence conditions. The person concerned appealed this decision and in August 2022 their appeal was disallowed. The person concerned does not have a current pending application with the Department of Social Protection. If the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Social Protection funds a range of initiatives to support unemployed people entering into employment. The work required to establish the total payments made in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 will take some time to complete. The Deputy has been made aware of this and accepts that my officials will respond directly to her as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Voluntary organisations and community groups were eligible to apply for funding under Categories 1, 2 or 3 of the 2022 Community Centres Investment Fund. - Category 1 - grants up to €25,000 - Category 2 - grants between €25,001 and €100,000 - Category 3 - grants between €100,001 and €300,000 Under Categories 2 and 3, in order to ensure appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme is part of a range of measures to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland. The Scheme is funded under Project Ireland 2040 as part of Our Rural Future and is administered on behalf of my Department by the local authorities. The Streetscape Enhancement Measure is an element of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme and is providing grants to retailers...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021 - 2025, commits to developing an effective rural proofing model to ensure that the needs of rural communities are considered in the development of Government policies. Following a competitive tendering process, my Department appointed independent consultants to undertake research and develop proposals for an effective rural...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The provision of library services, including the provision of library buildings, is primarily a matter for local authorities in their capacity as library authorities under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, progress on the works in Ballaghaderreen Library, and the timeline for completing the project are, first and foremost, a matter for Roscommon County Council. I am advised...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Given the level of information and details required here, it is not possible to provide the information in the time allotted. I propose replying directly to Deputy O'Reilly with the requested details.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Matters regarding the right to reside of applicants for refugee status or of those seeking permission to reside under the International Protection Act are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice. Persons who have been granted refugee status by the Department of Justice have the right to claim social welfare payments subject to satisfying all of the conditions of entitlement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) is to assist people with essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (19 Jan 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. The Government values the role of carers in society and it is for this reason that they receive significant income...