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

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with qualified children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 23rdOctober 2022. The Department wrote to the person concerned on 30thNovember 2022 to request additional information in the form of payslips for the claimant and their...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded a fuel allowance at the weekly rate of €33.00 with effect from the 14th October 2022.  She was also awarded the telephone support allowance at the weekly rate of €2.50 from the same date.  Payment will commence on the 9th of December 2022, at her nominated Post Office.All arrears due will also be paid on the date.  Decision letters...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance scheme is a means tested payment to assist pensioners and other long-term social welfare dependent householders 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: 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: Community Welfare Services (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: There are currently 9 Community Welfare Services (CWS) staff working in Intreo Centres in County Donegal, listed below: Intreo Centre WTE Buncrana 2 Dungloe 2 Letterkenny 5 Total 9 A further 4.5 CWS staff work in the following Social Welfare Branch Offices/DSP...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned Jobseeker's Allowance claim has been awarded from the 11/10/22.  This payment includes the child dependent allowance at half rate. The partner of the customer has been on Illness Benefit (IB) since the 12/09/22 and had only been in receipt of payment for herself. Contact has been made with Illness Benefit who have now paid her full child rate allowance from...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded a fuel allowance at the weekly rate of €33.00 with effect from 07 October 2022.  They were also awarded the telephone support allowance at the weekly rate of €2.50 from the same date.  Arrears totaling €684 is issuing to their bank account. This includes 8 weeks arrears of Fuel Allowance and Telephone support allowance plus...

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

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2023, I announced a once-off €500 Cost-of-Living payment, to be paid to recipients of the Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension, and the Carer's Support Grant. The provision of the payment is to recognise the rising cost of living and the challenges faced by these groups during the current energy crisis. This payment is made on the basis of one...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 to 381, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware JobPath was contracted to provide employment assistance and advice to jobseekers. While not a job placement service it has a proven track record of providing sustained employment. Since 2015, over 350,000 Jobseekers had engaged with the JobPath service of whom some 303,000 had either completed or...

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

Heather Humphreys: In 2018 Indecon, on behalf of the Department, undertook two detailed reviews into the Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs.  These reviews made a series of recommendations on the design and operation of contracted public employment services. In 2019 my Department commissioned an independent review of the provision of employment advisory services,...

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

Heather Humphreys: Applications for Exceptional Needs Payments (ENPs) are made under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme administered by Designated Persons in the Community Welfare Service in my Department. The purpose of the ENP is to assist people with essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which cannot be met from any other source and which a person could not reasonably be expected...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned first applied for a Personal Public Service (PPS) Number on 31/05/2022.  This application was referred back to the person on his MyWelfare account, on 18/06/2022, with a request for further proof of his identity.  The person was asked to provide either an image of the back of his National Identity Card or of his passport.  As a response was not received,...

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

Heather Humphreys: Individuals who pay Class S PRSI contributions do not qualify for the short-term Illness Benefit scheme.  If the person concerned expects to be unable to attend work for a period of at least 12 months it is open to her to make an application for one of the long-term illness schemes - Invalidity Pension or Disability Allowance.  If the person concerned is currently experiencing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on 11 November 2022. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. To date, no appeal of this decision has been received by the Visa Office. Appeals must be submitted within 2 months of the date on the letter of refusal. Appeals must be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department, with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the application referred to was granted on the 30 November 2022. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to by the Deputy has lodged a review application in respect of their EU Treaty Rights application decision of 17 December 2019. The processing of this application is ongoing at present. As each application is examined under it's own merits, we are unable to give an exact time-frame for completion. However, the person referred to can be assured that there will be no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 468 together. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact him again when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the...