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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Short Term Enterprise Allowance scheme (STEA) is designed to provide immediate support for someone who loses their job and qualifies for Jobseeker’s Benefit (JB) or Jobseeker’s Benefit Self-Employed (JBSE) but wants to start a new business not currently in operation. The support provides an incentive to avail of self-employment opportunities by allowing a person to retain...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department received an Enhanced Illness Benefit claim from the person concerned on the 21st March 2022. This claim was awarded and a payment of €350.00 issued to him on the 28th March 2022, paying him for the duration of his medical certificate. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: There was a delay in processing the Enhanced Illness Benefit claim from the person concerned as it overlapped with payment she received of Jobseeker's Benefit. The monetary difference between the associated claim payment and her Enhanced Illness Benefit entitlement needed to be calculated before any payments due to her could issue. Her Enhanced Illness Benefit claim has now been awarded, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Enhanced Illness Benefit (EIB) is a form of Illness Benefit that is payable to self-employed persons or an employee who is told to self-isolate or has been diagnosed with Covid-19. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), funded by the Citizens Information Board (CIB), a statutory body under the aegis of my Department, is the State’s money advice service and provides assistance to people, in particular those on low income or dependent on social welfare supports, who are over-indebted. As part of its free services, MABS also provides support to those in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a dedicated TD enquiry line and mailbox for each of the main schemes whereby Teachtaí Dála can raise specific queries for their constituents directly with the relevant scheme area by phone or email. The enquiry lines and mailboxes are monitored daily to ensure an efficient and effective response is provided to queries raised. With the onset of COVID-19,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection is committed to delivering an excellent customer service as pledged in our Customer Service Charter. My Department always aims to ensure that all customers are served in a fair, courteous, and timely manner, are informed of their rights, provided with full and clear information regarding entitlements and have their privacy respected. All complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, contains a number of actions with respect to gender recognition. My Department is engaged in progressing these actions. The Government has approved the drafting of legislation to give effect to recommendations with respect the process of gender recognition for children aged 16 and 17. Research is being commissioned to inform policy options...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I launched the Community Centres Investment Fund on the 15th April 2022.  This is a €15m fund to support community groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with the upgrade of their community centre facilities. To date, my Department does not appear to have received an application from the group referred to, however, applications can be made up until the closing date of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I launched the Community Centres Investment Fund on the 15th April 2022.  This is a €15m fund to support community groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with the upgrade of their community centre facilities. To date, my Department does not appear to have received an application from the group referred to, however, applications can be made up to 3pm on the closing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I was pleased to be in a position at the 2021 SuperValu TidyTowns awards ceremony to announce a funding package of €1.5 million to support TidyTowns groups in preparing for the 2022 competition. This brings the total funding allocated to TidyTowns groups to €6.7 million since my Department was established in 2017. To qualify, a TidyTowns group  needed to have...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: State Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The agencies under my Department's aegis are Water Safety Ireland (WSI), Pobal, the Western Development Commission (WDC) and the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA). In addition, an appellate body, the Charity Appeals Tribunal, was provided for in the Charities Act of 2009. The details of each State board and the details of all the persons who are currently on each board are provided in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017.  I can confirm that the total number of persons who are currently employed by my Department is 174. 167 of these are currently working remotely for, in the main, a maximum of three days per week pending the roll-out of my Department's Blended Working Policy in September next.  There is flexibility built...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together. The Minister for Social Protection has no function in these matters.Policy issues related to public service pensions are matters for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Policy matters related to public sector broadcasting are for my colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (23 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Public Services Card (PSC) is accepted as proof of identity when a person accesses public services, and is also used by my Department’s free travel customers to avail of their entitlement to free travel.  My Department does not automatically issue PSCs to those whose card is expiring for a number of reasons. Firstly, to ensure the efficacy and reliability of the PSC as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Appointments (23 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has placed 100 Job Coaches to date. It is planned that, in 2022 and 2023, an additional 50 Job Coaches will be assigned by reassignment of staff roles within the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Job Clubs currently provide a short-term employment service to job-ready clients under contract to my Department.   The Department is currently procuring a significant expansion of employment services that will see the delivery of an enhanced nation-wide service designed to support those most distant from the labour market.  This revised model will see the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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.  Payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme, taking into account the requirements of the legislation, and all the relevant circumstances of the case in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 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. The child must be likely to require this level of care for at least 12 months. The following table shows the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 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.  The child must be likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 months. The following table shows...