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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a wide range of services and supports to assist jobseekers with a disability to find work and to incentivise employers to recruit them and support them in employment, including access to the public employment service. My Department provides a case-managed employment service to all jobseekers, including those with disabilities, who seek support from their local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The number of recipients of the core Department of Social Protection schemes, broken down by payment type, is available in the table below. The table shows those that received at least one payment in June 2022, broken down by the payment method of their last payment in that month. Schemes with more than 1,000 recipients in June 2022 are included in the table. Table 1: Recipients of main...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: When the State Pension (Transition) existed, it was a scheme which allowed those who were retired to receive a transitionary payment between the ages of 65 and 66 years. The maximum personal rate was equivalent to the then maximum rate for the State Pension (Contributory). Eligibility was based on PRSI contributions and credits and payments were calculated based on the Yearly Averaging...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 640 together. Fuel Allowance is a household payment and the circumstances and income of any other member of the household will be taken into account when deciding a Fuel Allowance application. Accordingly, it is difficult to provide an accurate estimate for the proposed measure. The estimate is based on a weekly Fuel Allowance payment of €33...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department received an application for Enhanced Illness Benefit from the person concerned on the 26th May 2022. The appropriate medical evidence required to support her claim has yet to be received. A letter issued to the person concerned on the 2nd June 2022 requesting that she submit a Certificate of Incapacity for Work from her GP. A further email issued to her on the 5th July 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has engaged with RTÉ since the broadcaster commenced a review of its contractors’ engagements in 2018, to ensure that the correct class of PRSI is being paid for workers. In late 2020, the Employment Status Investigation Unit commenced an investigation into the employment status of RTÉ’s contractors. The Unit is examining the status of all contracted...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves. In 2021, Child Benefit was paid to 630,000 customers in respect of 1.2 million children. Control reviews on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves. In 2021, Child Benefit was paid to 630,000 customers in respect of 1.2 million children. Control reviews on the Child...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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 transport operators. There are approximately 1,034,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I confirm that the person concerned has made an application for Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) on 22 June 2022. The PCB scheme allows a person who has been in receipt of Invalidity Pension or Illness Benefit (the latter for a minimum of 26 weeks), and who may not have full capacity for work, to enter or return to employment or self-employment and continue to receive a partial or full payment....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Bodies (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details in relation to the current vacancies on each of these boards are set out below: Citizens Information Board There are currently four vacancies on the Board of the Citizens Information Board.These vacancies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The records of this Department show that Appeal 22091/20 was received following a decision to disallow a Carer’s Benefit application on 6 Feb 2020, I can confirm that this appeal was withdrawn as the claim was awarded on review and paid from 12 March 2020 to 9 March 2022 inclusive. The person concerned was notified in writing of this revised decision and the fact that the appeal had...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The process in respect of all Jobseeker's Payments including part-time workers in the educational sector is kept under review. In general, there is no delay in processing Jobseeker Benefit claims if the relevant claim application forms and supporting documentation are completed by the customer in a timely manner. Issues have arisen in the past where details of accrued holiday pay were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection, the Pensions Authority and the Citizens Information Board have engaged the services of Carr Communications Ltd during the period from 1 January 2020 to date, details of which follow. Department of Social Protection It should be noted that there are over 6,000 staff employed in the Department. In 2020, the Department of Social Protection engaged Carr...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The scheme operates from June to the end of September each year. The allowance is payable in respect of eligible children between the ages of 4 and 17 in respect of whom a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The below table shows the estimated cost of increasing the State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory) by €10, €20, €30, €40 and €50. €10 Increase €20 Increase €30 Increase €40 Increase €50 Increase Scheme €m ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022. It is a targeted payment to people dependent on specified long-term social welfare payments. The purpose of this payment is to assist those households most in need with their energy costs. Taking account of the fact that the Fuel Allowance is a household-based payment and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated cost of introducing an autumn bonus across all social welfare payments, based on a double week's payment, is in the region of €313 million. This is based on the cost of last year's Christmas Bonus and assumes qualifying criteria remains the same. The costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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 transport operators. There are approximately 1,034,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614 and 651 together. Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department can 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...