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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Properties (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government recently published Town Centre First - A Policy Approach for Irish Towns.  This represents a whole of Government policy and aims to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new life into our town centres.  The policy is underpinned by significant levels of public investment spread across major Government schemes such as the Rural Regeneration and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Social Enterprises are businesses that work primarily to improve the lives of people. Their core objective is to achieve a social, societal, or environmental impact. Like other businesses, social enterprises pursue their objectives by trading in goods and services on an ongoing basis. However, surpluses generated by social enterprises are re-invested into achieving their core social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy is aware incorrect bank details were provided by the person concerned when completing their application form.  My Department’s Accounts Branch contacted the recipients’ bank with a view to having the monies recalled.  Unfortunately the efforts to date have been unsuccessful.  My Department will issue formal correspondence to the company involved...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland has negotiated Bilateral Social Security Agreements with a number of countries, including with the Republic of Korea which came into effect in 2009. The main purpose of these Agreements is to protect the pension rights of people who have worked and paid social security contributions in Ireland and the countries with which Ireland has such agreements.  This is achieved by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 March 2022.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought.  The Appeals Office has now sent a reminder of its request to the Department. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I was pleased to recently announce a series of measures which will remove barriers facing social welfare customers who choose to accommodate people in their homes. I am introducing a new means disregard of up to €14,000 per annum, in respect of those who rent a room in their home.  This brings social welfare rules in line with the Rent a Room Relief Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: International Protection applicants can apply for a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) online on mywelfare.ie or by contacting their nearest PPSN Allocation Centre. My Department also offers a service via various Non-Governmental Organisations who work with International Protection applicants and assist them in dealing with the PPSN application process. My Department does not collect...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant.  Combined spending on all these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion.   The Carer’s Allowance is the main scheme by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government recognises the important role that family carers play in Irish society and is fully committed to supporting them through a range of supports and services.  My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability.  Provisional outturn for illness, disability and caring related payments was €4.8 billion in 2021.  It is important to note that entitlement to these supports is generally not contingent on the nature of the illness or disability but on the extent to which...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 May 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 full-time care and attention for at least 12 months. An application for DCA in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 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 September each year. The allowance is payable in respect of eligible children between the ages of 4 and 17 in respect of whom a qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable in respect of children, aged under 16, who have a severe disability resulting in the need for substantial extra care and attention compared to other children of the same age without that disability.  The child must be likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 months.  Eligibility is determined...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable in respect of children, aged under 16, who have a severe disability resulting in the need for substantial extra care and attention compared to other children of the same age without that disability.  The child must be likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 months.  Eligibility is determined...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: An incomplete application for Fuel Allowance was received in my Department on 21stApril 2022.  As this allowance is a means tested payment a letter issued to the person in question on 24thMay 2022 requesting information in relation to their means.  In order for a decision to be made on the application, 3 months statements for all accounts held...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has held a continuing entitlement to Free Travel since 6th April 2009.  The person concerned required a new PPSN and this has now been assigned.  A new Free Travel Public Services Card has been issued which should arrive by post in the coming days.   I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned  applied for invalidity pension in an application received by the Department of Social Protection on 3 August 2021.  The application was disallowed on 9 September 2021. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the person concerned appealed this decision to that Office on 9 November 2021.  The appeal was disallowed by way of a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A letter issued to the person concerned on the 6 December 2021 advising that their disability allowance (DA) was being reviewed.  The person concerned was asked to provide details of their income, capital etc. A reminder letter issued to the person concerned on 13 January 2022 and a final reminder letter was issued on 7 February 2022. The person concerned did not provide any of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: COVID Illness Benefit (Enhanced Illness Benefit) is a scheme that was introduced in March 2020, to support people who are incapable of work or who are required to self-isolate, as a result of a COVID diagnosis or being a probable source of infection.  To date a total of 583,994 COVID Illness Benefit related claims have been processed of which 559,131 have received a payment.   The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The majority of Illness Benefit claims are automatically processed where an application has been received and an e-Cert has been submitted by a GP. Processing statistics for Illness Benefit, which includes Enhanced Illness Benefit, show that 82% of claims are currently being awarded within a week.  If the Deputy wishes to provide details of the person concerned...