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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not currently have any major capital projects in excess of €100m and therefore, no tenders for external assurance process reviews issued for the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) is paid to people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. Other people who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment but who are providing full time care and attention to a person may also be eligible and can apply for the grant as a stand-alone payment. The payment is made regardless of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned applied for State Pension (contributory) on 15 November 2023. The state pension (contributory) is currently in payment at the weekly rate of €249.30. This is based on a yearly average of 35 and equivalent to 90% of the maximum rate. In order to check entitlement to a pro-rata pension based on the insurance record of the person concerned in Ireland and the UK, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that I am considering a wide range of options for Budget 2025, taking account of available resources and the need to protect the most vulnerable in society. Recipients of certain social welfare payments can claim an increase in their payment in respect of a Qualified Adult, subject to a means assessment. A Qualified Adult is the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies. My department provides assistance to eligible households in the immediate aftermath of emergency weather events under the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme. The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme, administered by my department through the local Community Welfare Service, was activated to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. My Department received an application for IP from the person concerned on 15 July 2024. Based on the information supplied, it was refused on the grounds that the medical...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 9th July...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: A qualified adult is the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the recipient of the payment who is being wholly or mainly maintained by that person. Claimants with a qualified adult partner are recognised within the social welfare system as having additional needs because their spouse/partner is financially dependent on them. The payment of an Increase for a Qualified Adult (IQA), in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. To establish an IP entitlement, all applicants must have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions class (A, E, H or S) since entering social insurance. Furthermore,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (9 Sep 2024)

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. I confirm that the person concerned is in receipt of CA from 16 June 2016. Once claims are in payment, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those unable to work due to illness or disability. These include insurance-based schemes, based on Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions, and means-tested social assistance schemes. Disability Allowance is a means tested social assistance scheme, which is also subject to a medical assessment and habitual residency requirement....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the Deputy's question, I have taken no flights to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport or Knock Airport since assuming office in my capacity as Minister for Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP), formerly Family Income Supplement, is a weekly in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. To qualify for Working Family Payment the customer must have at least 1 qualified child who normally resides with them and be working a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight in ongoing insurable employment. A review of WFP...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Illness benefit is the primary short term income support provided by my Department to those who are unable to work due to illness of any type and who are covered by social insurance. Eligibility for illness benefit depends on the person’s PRSI record and class. The person must have made the required number of contributions under class A, E, H or P to qualify. In general, self-employed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The JobsPlus scheme is a financial incentive for employers. It supports them to focus their recruitment on those who are out of work for long periods, on young unemployed people, and those from disadvantaged and minority groups. The Government has provided €4.9 million for the scheme in 2024. The JobsPlus scheme receives EU co-funding under ESF+ for participants under the age of 30....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy in relation to staff employed by the Department of Social Protection. Years Role Salary Duties 2020 to date Special Advisor In line with Principal Officer payscale Advisor Minister Humphreys 2020 to date Civilian Driver Civilian Driver payscale Driver for MOS Joe O'Brien 2020 to date Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Pauric McPhillips works as my Special Adviser in both the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Rural and Community Development. He is employed by the Department of Social Protection and is paid at the Principal Officer scale.