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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as trails, walkways, cycleways, blueways and bridleways in rural areas. The measures being funded under this year’s Scheme are: Measure 1: Small Scale Repair/Development/Promotion and Marketing (up to €30,000)Measure 2: Medium...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future (2021-2025), Ireland’s Rural Development Policy was launched in early 2021. The policy recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. My Department operates a number of funding schemes that support projects that facilitate remote working...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) is part of a range of measures to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland. The Scheme is funded under Project Ireland 2040 as part of “Our Rural Future”, and is administered on behalf of my Department by the local authorities. Since the introduction of the Scheme in 2016, almost €120 million has been approved for more than...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: LEADER is a key programme within Our Rural Future, and as I announced recently the Expression of Interest stage to select the Groups to deliver the next LEADER programme is now open. Article 31 of the EU Common Provisions Regulation 2021/1060 requires Member States to ensure that community-led local development is focused on sub-regional areas. As is the case with the current LEADER...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance is a means-tested payment for people with a disability, aged between 16 and 66 years, who are habitually resident in Ireland. Eligibility for the scheme includes the requirement that the disability must be expected to last for at least one year, and substantially restrict a person’s ability to work. In addition to income supports, my Department provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Nov 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.  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 Appeals (10 Nov 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.  The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered with that Office on 28 September 2022. The relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department received correspondence from the person concerned on 4 August 2022, notifying a change of circumstances regarding his disability allowance (DA). An application form to have an increase for a qualified adult (IQA) was posted to the person concerned on 4 August 2022.  I can confirm that the completed IQA application and supporting documents was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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. Under the current qualifying conditions, a person will not qualify for Fuel Allowance if they or a member of their household is in receipt of Disablement Benefit. As the person concerned is in receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The €500 Cost of Living payment referred to by the Deputy is a lump sum payment to those carers who are eligible for the Carer’s Support Grant. Unlike the annual Carer’s Support Grant, which is paid in respect of each person being cared for, this is a single lump sum paid to the carer, irrespective of the number of persons being cared for. This payment will be made in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The delivery of crucial community welfare services to meet the challenges and the needs of citizens in County Kerry and across the country is a priority for me and for my Department.  The Community Welfare Service (CWS) provides a flexible service to meet the different needs of customers, who may find themselves in a financially difficult or vulnerable situation.  It is important...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Further to the Deputy’s Dáil Question No. 243, the person concerned applied for an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) for house repairs.  In order to complete the assessment of the application, the local Community Welfare Officer requested additional information from the person on 26/10/2022. As this information has not yet been received in my Department, the person's ENP...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child aged under 16 with a severe disability or condition who requires continual or continuous care and attention substantially over and above the level of care and attention normally required by children of the same age and the child must be likely to require this level of care for at least 12 consecutive months. An application for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In the vast majority of cases, Illness Benefit is a short-term payment for those who are certified by their GP as needing to take time out from their employment. This means there is a constant daily churn in terms of Illness Benefit recipients as people take time off/return to work. In addition, in many cases Illness Benefit is paid directly to the employer where sick pay is paid. Most...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been in receipt of disability allowance (DA) from 1 August 2018. The information requested on 11 October 2022 as part of a means review, to have an increase for a qualified adult (IQA) added to their DA was received on 25 October 2022. I can confirm that, following a review, the person concerned DA was assessed with nil means from 29 June 2022 to 30 August 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Social welfare legislation provides that means tests take account of the income and assets of the person (and their spouse or partner, if applicable) applying for the relevant scheme.  The means assessment includes income from sources such as employment, self-employment, occupational pensions and maintenance payments.  It also includes property owned, other than the family home, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: An application for a Living Alone increase was received on 04 October 2022. The allowance was awarded from 06 April 2022.  The weekly payment of €22.00 and any arrears due has issued to their post office.  The person concerned was notified of this decision in writing on 07 November 2022.   I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (10 Nov 2022)

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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 30 June 2022. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 27th September 2022.  Further information was requested by the Department.  The person concerned submitted this information, and it was received by the Department. A...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP), formerly Family Income Supplement, is a weekly in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children.  To qualify for Working Family Payment the customer must be working a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight in ongoing insurable employment and have at least 1 qualified child who normally resides with them. An...