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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Transport (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 315 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Ability Programme, introduced in June 2018, was a three-year pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities, managed by my department, which concluded at the end of August 2021. In line with commitments under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy, the Final Evaluation of the Programme was published. The current Dormant Accounts Fund Measure to Support the Employment of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The date of birth of the person concerned is 18 March 1966 and under current eligibility conditions, they will reach pension age on 18 March 2032. Pension entitlement can only be assessed on the basis of the eligibility conditions applicable on the date an individual reaches pension age. Factors such as an individual’s social insurance record, their attachment to the workforce, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 30 July 2012 and applied for State Pension (contributory) on 28 March 2012. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has a total of 1697 paid and credited social insurance contributions giving a yearly average of 34 contributions. This gives entitlement to a current weekly rate of €248.30 which is 98% of the maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides two main payment method options for its customers: payments in cash at post offices or payments direct to customer accounts in financial institutions. My Department intends, where possible, to continue to offer its many customers the choice of being paid in cash at the post office or directly into an account in a financial institution by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 and 323 together. The Ability Programme, introduced in June 2018, was a three-year pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities, managed by my department, which concluded at the end of August 2021. The funding for the programme amounted to around €16 million and was provided jointly under the European Union’s ESF 2014-2020...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The details, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in tabular format as follows: Live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned Details of the person or body conducting the study/review/research Cost (including VAT) 1. A survey of employers to ascertain their views of the Department’s employer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Covid-19 does not constitute a prescribed disease or illness as set out in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 as it does not meet the criteria laid down in the Act. Section 87 (2) of the Act states that a disease or injury shall be prescribed for the purposes of this section in relation to any insured persons, where the Minister is satisfied that— (a) it ought to be treated,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) 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 over and above the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age. The child must be likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: There are a range of supports available from the Department of Social Protection for individuals who have part time employment by allowing them retain access to a social welfare payment. The main social welfare schemes for people who are unable to find full time employment are the social insurance contribution based Jobseeker's Benefit and the means tested Jobseeker's Allowance. These...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 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. If a person is in receipt of another Social Welfare payment in their own right (other than unemployment payments or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) in County Kildare are set out in the following table: Location No. of Full Time Equivalent CWOs No. of CWOs employed Athy 2 2 Maynooth 2 2 Newbridge 6.8 7 Total 10.8 11 I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 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 19 May 2022. It is a statutory requirement of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The customer concerned has a strong employment record over a long number of years. However, in order to qualify for Benefit Payment for over 65s, the customer concerned must satisfy the contribution conditions for the scheme at this particular point in time. Under Jobseekers Benefit legislation, the customer concerned would need 39 paid or credited A PRSI contributions in the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 14 May 2014. According to the records of my Department, they have a total of 585 qualifying paid and credited social insurance contributions for the period from their date of entry into insurable employment, 30 September 1965 to end of December 2013 which equates to a yearly average of 12 contributions. This gives entitlement to State pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I announced a series of landmark reforms to the State Pension system on 20th September. The measures, which were approved by Cabinet, are in response to the recommendations from the Commission on Pensions. The set of measures represent the biggest ever structural reform of the Irish State Pension system. One of the reforms agreed by Government is enhanced State Pension provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an income-tested weekly payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP provides financial support for employees who have low earnings/income relative to their family size. The WFP rate payable is 60% of the difference between the average weekly family income and the relevant prescribed income limit. In...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) is a weekly means assessed allowance paid to people who do not have sufficient income to meet their needs and those of their families. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned applied for a basic SWA on 26/08/2022. In assessing the claim, the Community Welfare Officer awarded the person with a basic SWA payment with effect...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is awarded disability allowance (DA) from 17 February 2021. This person should submit her request to the invalidity pension (INVP) section (Social Welfare Services, Government Buildings, Ballinalee Road, Longford, Co. Longford, N39 E4E0) stating that she wishes to revert back to invalidity pension and attach a letter from her employer confirming the date she ceased...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sport and Recreational Development (27 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's 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. A number of projects connected with the River Barrow have received funding from the Scheme. However I understand that the project referred to by the Deputy...