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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 901 and 902 together. The delivery of crucial and locally based community welfare services to meet the challenges and the needs of citizens across the country is a priority for me and for the Department of Social Protection.  The CWS provides a flexible service to meet the different needs of customers, who may find themselves in a financially...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I am very pleased to have published the Report of the Child Maintenance Review Group,  in November, together with the Minister for Justice. The Government established a Child Maintenance Review Group in 2020 to examine a number of issues regarding child maintenance in Ireland and to prepare a report for the Minister for Social Protection on: (i) The current treatment within the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that no new Minister of State was appointed to the Department of Social Protection in December 2022.  The Deputy will be aware that, last Friday, the Government appointed Neale Richmond TD as Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection as well as to the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports to those who cannot work due to illness or disability.  It is important to note that eligibility for these payments is generally not dependent on the type of the illness or disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work.   Occupational Injuries...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection has not organised for media training to be provided to me. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: No formal decision has yet been taken as to the opening of a new Social Welfare Branch Office dedicated to Castlepollard. In the interim, the Department has put an outreach service in place in the County Council Offices, Mullingar Road, Castlepollard on Tuesday and Wednesday each week from 09.30 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 16.00, since April 2022. The outreach service is fully supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Carer's Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers by my department.  I can confirm that my Department received an application for the Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) from the person concerned on 20 April 2022.  In order to qualify for CSG, a person must be providing full time care and attention.  Full time care and attention is defined as not less than...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The spouse of the person concerned is in receipt of an Increase for a qualified adult payment on their State pension (Contributory) since 31/01/2013. An increase for a qualified adult is a means-tested payment, payable to a claimant whose spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is being wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where that qualified adult’s personal means from any source...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the individual referred to by the Deputy. A letter confirming the details of his PPSN issued to him on 7th January 2023. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports to those who cannot work due to illness or disability.  It is important to note that eligibility for these payments is generally not dependent on the type of the illness or disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work.   Occupational Injuries...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 17 April 2004. An application for State pension (contributory) was received on the 04 April 2018. According to the records of my Department the person concerned has 399 social insurance contributions giving them a yearly average of 9 which is insufficient to qualify for State Pension (contributory). A copy of the person’s social insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The changes that came into effect as a result of the merger of Kilbarrack and Coolock were related to the internal processes of the payments teams.  There has been no change for the general public in accessing support and services in either location.  The Kilbarrack and Coolock offices are operating as fully functional Intreo Centres offering a range of services including...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The School Meals Programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,600 schools and organisations benefitting 260,000 children.  The objective of the programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education provided to them.  The programme is an important component of policies to encourage school...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned exhausted their entitlement to payment of Illness Benefit with effect from 4 November 2022 having received their full entitlement of Illness Benefit.  A person who has paid between 104 and 259 PRSI contributions at an appropriate class, since entering employment, is entitled to receive payment of Illness Benefit for a maximum period of 1 year or 312 paid...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Living Alone Increase (LAI) is a weekly payment of €22 in addition to the primary social welfare payment to: - people aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments, including State pensions, and who are living alone. - people who are less than 66 years of age, living alone and in receipt of Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Incapacity...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Jan 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 can confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance from...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Illness Benefit claims can be submitted online through the MyWelfare service.  Applications can also be made via post by completing an IB1 form.  All Illness Benefit applications, whether submitted online or by post, must be supported by appropriate medical evidence.  The only acceptable form of medical evidence is a certificate of incapacity for work, which can be sent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance scheme is a means tested payment to assist long-term social welfare dependent householders and those aged 70 and over 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (18 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 12 January 2023 following its referral...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Jan 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. I confirm that my Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 27 October 2022. Means are any...