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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) is a means-tested payment made to people who are unemployed and who do not qualify for Jobseeker’s Benefit. Among the other qualifying conditions for JA, a person must be fully or partly unemployed for at least 4 days in any consecutive 7 days.  In addition, the person’s household income must be below a certain level to qualify. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Following the Deputy’s Dáil Question No. 1148, a review of the overpayment for the person concerned was initiated. An official from the Ballyfermot Intreo Centre phoned the person concerned on 14/06/2022 and requested end of year payslips for the person and her spouse from 2014 to 2020. A letter confirming the request also issued on 14/06/2022 and again on 28/06/2022. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In order to examine entitlement to living alone allowance for the person concerned, they must submit an application to this Department.  I have arranged for an application form for the living alone allowance to be posted to the person concerned.  When the completed application is received in my Department, a decision will be made and the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is currently repaying an overpayment to my Department amounting to €47,875.80. The recovery plan put in place allows for a deduction of €31.20 which is equivalent to 15% of the person’s Jobseeker’s Benefit payment with effect from 22/06/2022. If the person concerned is experiencing financial hardship in repaying the current deduction, he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned applied for a Personal Public Service (PPS) Number on 30/05/2022. The application was referred back to the person on 18/06/2022 and she was asked to provide proof of identity and documentation confirming the reason for requiring a PPS Number. The documentation was subsequently provided by the person on 23/06/2022 and her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: To qualify for a Disability Allowance (DA) payment a person must: be substantially restricted in undertaking suitable employment; be aged between 16 and 66; satisfy a means test; and be habitually resident in the State. The person concerned submitted an application for DA on 21 June 2019. The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on 19 September 2019, as the client...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department currently has four agencies under its remit which are accountable to their respective boards. They are the Charities Regulatory Authority, Pobal, Water Safety Ireland and the Western Development Commission. I can confirm to the Deputy that three of the four agencies are registered charities as set out below. A charitable organisation must meet three requirements as specified in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Jobseeker's Benefit scheme is a payment available to people under 66 years of age who become fully or partly unemployed, irrespective of the nature of their previous employment, and have paid enough pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contributions. The issue raised by the Deputy refers to the requirements as regards a public service pension.  The policy for public service...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: For the period, 1st January to 31st May 2022, an overall total of 129,634 (66,416 female, 63,218 male) Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) have been issued by my Department. Of this overall total, 25,458 PPSNs were allocated for children (12,378 female, 13,080 male) whose births were registered with the General Register Office. Details on PPSN allocations by nationality to the end of May...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child, aged under 16 with a severe disability who requires continual or continuous care and attention substantially over and above the care and attention usually required by a child of the same age. An application for DCA in respect of their child was received from the person concerned on 26 May 2022. Processing times for DCA new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child aged under 16 with a severe disability who requires continual or continuous care and attention substantially over and above the level of care and attention usually required by a child of the same age. Where an application for DCA is awarded, payment is effective from the first of the month following receipt of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Pensions Commission’s Report was published on the 7th October 2021. It contained almost 250 pages of analysis, consideration and recommendations. The report established that the current State Pension system is not sustainable into the future and it has set out a recommended approach for Government. In the interests both of older people and future generations of older people,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits package comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test. The package is also available to some people under the age of 66, who are in receipt of certain welfare type...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This question relates to Action No. 60 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (Health and Wellbeing section), which is assigned to the Department of Health under the Strategy. This matter is therefore more appropriate to my colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 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 currently approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system in that it provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. Supports provided under the SWA scheme can consist of a basic weekly payment, a weekly or monthly supplement in respect of certain expenses, as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In order to determine entitlement to the widow’s widower’s or surviving civil partnership pension, a Deciding Officer must first establish if the applicant is the legal spouse of the deceased. Evidence of births, marriages and deaths that occur in this state are available to the Department and certificates are not required with such applications.  However, where the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 17 March 2022. An application for the State Pension Contributory was received on 6 April 2022. Under current eligibility conditions, an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions in order to qualify for a standard contributory pension. 520 full-rate contributions equates to 10 years of full-rate insurable employment. According to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department received an application for Illness Benefit from the person concerned on the 24th February 2022. This claim was awarded and a payment of €104.00 issued to the him on the 28th February 2022 paying him for the duration of his medical certification. My Department also received an application for Illness Benefit on the 7th June 2022. There was a delay processing this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (29 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive implemented in March, people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been granted the status to avail of the supports and services, including income supports and employment services, provided by my Department. This means that they can work in Ireland and access social services and the full range of social welfare supports. A fast-track approach in...