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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (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. During 2022 the Department received 26,021 new applications for Disability Allowance....

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

Heather Humphreys: To qualify for a Disability Allowance (DA) payment a person must: be substantially restricted in undertaking suitable employment; be aged between 16 and 66; satisfy a means test; and be habitually resident in the State On Disability Allowance, the term ‘substantially restricted’ to carry out suitable employment depends on several factors, namely age, experience, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Jan 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. To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions; employment conditions; show that they are providing full-time care and attention; and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and...

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 14 November 2022.  It is a...

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 from the person concerned was registered in that Office on 16 January 2023.  It is a...

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

Heather Humphreys: I announced on Budget Day that over one billion euro would be spent on new Social Protection measures in 2023, including over €880 million in order to provide for a €12 across the board increase to the weekly rate of social welfare payments from January 2023. The weekly rates per scheme for those schemes paid weekly are set below. Scheme Personal...

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 28 September 2022.  It is a...

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

Heather Humphreys: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme.  These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators.  There are approximately...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 931 and 933 together. Self-employed workers whose income is €5,000 or more in a contribution year, are liable to pay social insurance contributions at the class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum annual payment of €500.  Such contributors are currently covered for a wide range of social insurance benefits including State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 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 23 November 2022. The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme are...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household.  The payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) is paid from late September to April.  On foot of previous representations an application for Fuel Allowance issued to the person concerned on 16 January 2023.  On receipt of the completed application their...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household.  The payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) is paid from late September to April. The Fuel Allowance for the person concerned was awarded from 06 January 2023.  They were notified in writing on 13 January 2023. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

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

Heather Humphreys: There is no record of receipt of an application for Fuel Allowance for the person concerned. Officials in my department are currently managing large volumes of paper applications for Fuel Allowance. Some of these applications are not yet viewable on my Departments IT system. Additional resources have been assigned along with a telephone service to support customers. If the person...

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 Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The "Revitalisation of a Rural Village: A Model for Cluster Housing" project located in Kilsheelan, Co Tipperary was approved for funding of €603,750 from the third call for Category 1 applications under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. The lead party for the project is Tipperary County Council. The project will provide serviced housing sites in Kilsheelan Village,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and I was delighted to secure a further €20 million in funding under Budget 2023 to continue the Community Centres Investment Fund. This builds on the funding approved under the fund in 2022. The huge interest in this fund shows how important community centres are for communities throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014, sets out a range of requirements for all dog owners or any other person in charge of a dog. The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 set out further requirements that owners of specific breeds of dogs, including strains or crosses of those breeds, have to follow. Such dogs must be muzzled and led, on a sufficiently strong leash or chain not exceeding 2...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1895 and 1924 together. 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. The Fund has, to date, allocated funding of €395 million for 215 projects across the country worth a total of €542 million. Calls for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Last April, I launched the Community Centres Investment Fund (CCIF). This was a new €15m capital fund to support community groups with the upgrade and refurbishment of existing community centres. On October 12th, I announced over €12.5 million in funding for 580 successful Category 1 applicants. On December 8th, I was delighted to announce a further €33 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that all sections of any Acts relevant to my Department over the period of time referenced have commenced and that there are no outstanding sections or reviews.