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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In January 2022, a commitment was given to have an on-duty Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) available in all major Intreo Centres.  In order to deliver this level of service in the Clonmel Intreo Centre, it was necessary deploy resources to Clonmel that had been temporarily assigned to Carrick-on-Suir.  It is important to note that the CWOs in Clonmel can facilitate an urgent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This Government acknowledges the important contribution that carers provide and is fully committed to supporting them in that role.  Accordingly, the current State Pension (Contributory) system gives significant recognition to those whose work history includes an extended period of time outside the paid workplace, often to raise families or to provide another full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Living Alone Increase is a weekly payment for people who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments and who are living alone.  For those aged 66 or over these payments include State pension (contributory), State pension (non-contributory), Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (contributory) pension, Widow's/Widower's Pension under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 20 September 2022.  Their application for State pension (contributory) was awarded from this date at a weekly rate of €215.70.  The person concerned was notified in writing on 01 December 2022.  I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

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 confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, I announced on Budget Day that my Department will spend approximately €1.2 billion on social welfare measures to help individuals and families through this difficult period. This included a range of double payments and one-off measures that were targeted at those who are most vulnerable including older people, families, carers and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: International Protection (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is committed to providing people fleeing the war in Ukraine, who have been granted Temporary Protection status, the supports and services they need. Under the Temporary Protection Directive, people displaced from Ukraine are entitled to the full range of welfare supports on the same basis as any Irish citizen. As such, if a person who has been granted Temporary Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, my Department will spend approximately €1.2 billion in social welfare measures to help individuals and families through this difficult period.  One of these measures is the Autumn Cost of Living Double Payment, paid to those who qualify for the Christmas Bonus, and the Cost of Living Disability Support Grant, paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The spouse of the person concerned was in receipt of an Increase for a qualified adult payment on their State pension (Contributory) from 2008 to October 2022. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Provisions relating to the wind-up of a pension scheme are set out in the Pensions Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”), as amended, and associated Regulations under that Act. The duties of pension scheme trustees include administering the wind-up of a scheme in accordance with the law and the terms of the trust deed and scheme rules as well as ensuring compliance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Living Alone Increase (LAI) is a payment for people aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments, including State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Non-Contributory), Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension, Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Widow's/Widower's Pension under the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This Government acknowledges the important contribution that carers provide and is fully committed to supporting them in that role.  Accordingly, the current State Pension (Contributory) system gives significant recognition to those whose work history includes an extended period of time outside the paid workplace, often to raise families or to provide another full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly allowance, which is payable to a parent/guardian in respect of a child aged under 16, who has a severe disability and requires continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of that required by children of the same age and the child must be likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 months.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2023, I announced a number of measures in relation to supports provided by my department for carers.  These measures acknowledge the important role that family carers play in our society and the particular challenges they face in light of the current cost of living crisis. The €500 Cost of Living payment is a lump sum payment to those carers who are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body with responsibility for the Citizens Information Service (CIS) under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection.  CIB provides funding to eight CIS companies that operate a national network of Citizens Information Centres  It is very important to note that, by law, the CIB is charged with independently overseeing the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland has negotiated Bilateral Social Security Agreements with a number of countries. The main purpose of these agreements is to protect the pension rights of people who have worked and paid social security contributions in Ireland and the countries with which Ireland has such agreements.  This is achieved by allowing reckonable social security contributions paid in one or more of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department may make Additional Needs Payments to help meet expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income.  This is an overarching term used to refer to exceptional and urgent needs payments, and certain supplements to assist with ongoing or recurring costs that cannot be met from the customer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2022)

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.  Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Dec 2022)

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.  (1) The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there is no record of any Disability Allowance appeal by the person concerned having been received by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Croke Park Agreement applied to all public servants and civil servants.  My department consists of the following grades of staff, all of whom are civil servants:  - Secretary General - Deputy Secretary General - Assistant Secretary General  - Principal Officer - Professional Accountant - Senior Statistician - Statistician - Advisory Counsel - Medical Assessors - Assistant...