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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (1 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a number of capital programmes designed to support community groups who are involved in large infrastructural development projects, and within these schemes there is provision for professional fees associated with project delivery. This includes the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF), The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) and the Outdoor Recreational...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (1 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600 and 601 together. The XL Bully type dog ban comes into force in two stages beginning today, the 1st October 2024, with a full ownership ban coming into force on the 1st February 2025. The period between these two dates will allow current XL Bully type dog owners time to apply for a Certificate of Exemption from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that I have not had any engagement with any Minister or official in the government of Israel during the relevant period. I can also confirm that Minister of State O’Brien has not had any engagement with any Minister or official in the government of Israel during the relevant period. While the Minster of State undertook an official visit to Israel and the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Consultations (1 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Neither I, nor my special advisors, the Minister of State, his advisor or senior officials have consulted with, received briefings or sought advice from an external communications expert or communications consultancy company, or a public relations or public affairs company, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. In carrying out its functions the Department does, on occasion, use advertising...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: It is estimated that reducing Class A employer PRSI by 1.5% would cost approximately €1.8 billion in a full year. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: An increase for qualified adult (IQA) 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 does not exceed a means test income limit. Where a qualified adult has weekly means of up to €100, the maximum rate of IQA is payable. Where...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is payable to people who satisfy the conditions of the scheme and who either live alone or only with certain qualified people living at their address. As the person concerned has not previously awarded the Fuel Allowance, they must complete an application form and submit it to the Department in order to have their eligibility assessed and a formal decision made. To...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2024)

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. The person concerned was awarded Disability 10 February 2016. The Department periodically...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits Package comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. The Department of Social Protection will spend approximately €294 million this year on the Household Benefits Package for over 529,000 customers. People over the age of 70 receive the Household Benefits Package, with one package provided per household. The package is also...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2024)

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. There is an obligation on my Department to ensure that only those who satisfy the conditions of a scheme receive the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Pauric McPhillips works as my Special Adviser in both the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Rural and Community Development. He was appointed in June 2020 and is paid at the Principal Officer grade.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Matters related to foster caring are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and for Tusla. The State Pension (Contributory) is funded from the Social Insurance Fund through the contributions paid by workers. The rate of payment reflects the number of social insurance contributions paid over a working life. However, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the valuable role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2024)

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 €382 million in 2024. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. The criteria for Fuel Allowance are framed in order to direct the limited...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: An increase for qualified adult (IQA) 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 does not exceed a means test income limit. Where a qualified adult has weekly means of up to €100, the maximum rate of IQA is payable. Where...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 19 June 2020. Under current eligibility conditions, an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions in order to qualify for standard State Pension (contributory) (SPC). 520 full-rate contributions equates to 10 years of full-rate insurable employment. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has a total of 204...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Law Cases (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The current legislation on maintenance, the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976, as amended, is not within the remit of my Department. I refer the Deputy to my colleague, the Minister for Justice.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly allowance payable to a parent / guardian in respect of a child aged under 16 who has a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age and where the level of the child's disability is such that the child is likely to require this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment was introduced in 2020 to provide support to people who had lost their employment due to the public health restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Under Section 68L (1) (d) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended), PUP is not payable where a person is engaged in insurable employment, that is, works as an employee. My...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I have assigned one Special Adviser to work with me in this Department and Minister of State, Joe O'Brien TD, has also appointed one Special Advisor to work with him. The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table below. Minister Heather Humphreys Name: Grade: Duration Role Held: Pay Scale: Niall O’Connor ...